Mars Australia completes switch to 100% renewable electricity supply
By Joshua S Hill After inking one of the nation’s first major corporate PPA’s in 2018, Mars Australia is now powering its six manufacturing sites across the country with 100% renewables. The post Mars Australia completes switch to 100% renewable electricity supply appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew…
Texas Crisis Drives First Public Power Bankruptcy, With More Fallout Expected
By [email protected] The financial fallout from the Texas energy system collapse of two weeks ago has begun. And with tens of billions of dollars in energy costs yet to be settled from a week of sky-high wholesale electricity prices in the midst of a breakdown of the state’s power generation system, the wave of financial…
Reducing Corporates Carbon Footprint
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How Siemens Energy Is Targeting the US Green Hydrogen Opportunity
By [email protected] Green hydrogen is both an untested and a potentially vital way for renewable-energy-powered grids to store their intermittent power for later use, not just for hours at a time, but for days, weeks or even seasons ahead. Most of the early-stage work on hydrogen’s grid storage potential is happening in Europe and Asia,…
German steel giant Thyssenkrupp plans 500MW green hydrogen plant
By Joshua S Hill German steel giant Thyssenkrupp and energy company Steag are planning a 500MW green hydrogen electrolysis plant intended to power steel production. The post German steel giant Thyssenkrupp plans 500MW green hydrogen plant appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
Australia shifts emissions baseline again, as Covid-carbon rebound begins
By Ketan Joshi Australia’s latest emissions data shows a steady post-COVID carbon climb and yet another increase in the country’s “baseline”. What else is hidden in the data? The post Australia shifts emissions baseline again, as Covid-carbon rebound begins appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
Examining the Limits of ‘Energy Return on Investment’
By [email protected] The energy transition isn’t just sounding the death knell for fossil fuels. According to some experts, it has also revealed flaws in an idea that has bugged some academics for decades: As we move to less energy-dense fuels, could we end up without enough surplus for society? At the heart of this debate…
Carnegie closes choppy half-year with “key progress” on wave power technology
By Sophie Vorrath Carnegie Clean Energy interim result reveals bigger losses, but also key progress on the company’s CETO wave power technology. The post Carnegie closes choppy half-year with “key progress” on wave power technology appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
New portable lithium energy storage systems catered to utility-scale market
By Kelly Pickerel Energy storage companies Northern Reliability Inc (NRI), and KORE Power have announced the launch of their joint venture company, Nomad Transportable Power Systems (NOMAD) to provide utility-scale mobile energy storage systems. The company will offer “plug-and-play” lithium battery systems integrated into a specially designed and patent-pending mobile ESS and docking system. The…
Salt-based energy storage trial taps “first-class” Australian technology
By Sophie Vorrath Swedish plans to develop and trial a salt-based energy storage system will enlist the electric kiln technology of award-winning Australian company Calix. The post Salt-based energy storage trial taps “first-class” Australian technology appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy