Saudi Arabia Reported to Acquire Uranium Mill Technology from China to Make Yellowcake
By Dan Yurman The New York Times reported on August 6, 2020, that a U.S. government classified intelligence analysis includes an assessment that Saudi Arabia, working with China, was building a facility to convert uranium ore into yellowcake.This is an intermediate step for producing either commercial nuclear fuel (3-5% U235) or weapons grade highly enriched…
SmartStop self-storage company completes first of 10 solar projects planned in 2020
By Kelsey Misbrener SmartStop Self Storage REIT, a self-managed and fully-integrated self-storage company with approximately $1.6 billion of self storage assets under management, announced the completion of the first solar panel project as part of a broader Company-wide initiative to reduce SmartStop’s carbon footprint and become more energy efficient. The 61.38-kW project at SmartStop’s Mt….
Germany could produce cost-competitive hydrogen at $1/kg in 2050, says report
By Charley Rattan Ambitious cost reductions discussed in this article Join me Tuesday for;Offshore wind and hydrogen – the essentials | Energy Central Click headline for full article Read Full Article Here For more great articles: The Energy Collective – The world’s best thinkers on energy & climate
Discussing the role of the electricity sector in a post-COVID recovery
By ENEL Foundation Contributor July 27, 2020Enel Foundation recently contributed to the 123rd issue of the Oxford Energy Forum dedicated to COVID-19 and energy transition, published by the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Our research team wrote a piece on the importance of a clean and resilient electricity sector for a post-COVID recovery.The published issue…
EGLE awards $1.7 million for 36 EV charger stations
By Nick Assendelft Drivers of electric vehicles will have more locations to recharge their vehicle’s batteries as they travel across Michigan through $1.7 million in grants announced today by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) for direct current fast chargers (DCFC) along well-traveled routes, which will make it more convenient for…
Why Doesn’t Load Flexibility Have the Same Incentives as Energy Storage?
By [email protected] John Powers is the co-founder and CEO of Extensible Energy, a load-flexibility software company. **** We are in the middle of the most remarkable transformation in the history of the electricity grid — from dirty and centralized to clean, distributed, and digital. Many policymakers and pundits believe that if only we had enough…
Solving the Renewable Energy Grid’s Inertia Problem [GTM Squared]
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The Black Farmer Backs Our Call for Land Access
By Nick Rosen Black Farmer Calls For Church, State And Private Land Owners To Make More Allotment Space Available For ‘Farming Lite’ – 45% Increase In Demand For Allotments Due To COVID-19 Accentuates 18 Month Backlog More allotments for all equals more food for all THE BLACK FARMER, a Jamaican, born-again country gentleman, has backed…
BP underscores commitment to energy transition
By Richard Brooks BP is making a strategic decision to be a leader in the energy transition. I’m thinking the new BP stands for “British Preservation” with the push for zero carbon energy in this announcement. This energy transition is going to require careful planning, coordination and strong leadership. Today we rely on natural gas…
New Policy Group Calls for Parity in Policy Focus & Incentives Offered to Renewables and Nuclear Energy
By Dan Yurman New Policy Group Calls for Parity in Policy Focus& Incentives Offered to Renewables and Nuclear EnergyOther Nuclear NewsInvest in Nuclear to Galvanize Growth, says OECD-NEAJacobs Selected by Moltex Energy to Help Develop a New Type of Nuclear Power ReactorHydrogen / US DOE Providing $84 Million For Project That Includes Installing Electrolysers At…