By Sophie Vorrath ACT, ARENA launch 3-year trial of eight leading battery storage technologies to see which works best for consumers. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Tom Quinn Australia’s National Energy Market is hamstrung by an out-dated, ‘dumb’ grid, and must be updated to face the realities of low carbon, low marginal cost energy generation. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Andrew Blakers The windbacks to solar subsidies may be a good sign for the industry, by encouraging larger systems. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Larry E. Hall Automakers are racing to achieve full-self driving autonomy and it looks like Ford wants to be the leader of the pack. To claim the top spot – and cars including those with no steering wheels or pedals by 2021 – it announced a $75 million investment in Velodyne, a leading light…
Energy costs in Chile are expected to drop in the next decade after a major auction has reeled in more bids than previously expected, according to Reuters. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
After one year of preparation the TUfast Eco Team achieved their goal: “most efficient electric vehicle.” Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles Research
By Aisha Abdelhamid Poised for massive expansion, the global solar photovoltaics market is ramping up and excitement is sparking. Cost reductions, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), are driving huge increases in solar PV investments. As solar is outgrowing traditional feed-in tariff structures, new grid connection strategies are starting to generate major-league attention…
By Jeff Cobb Depending on who is spinning the news, plug-in hybrids may be the recipient of high praise, deep criticism, or to the dismay of advocates, they may completely fly under consumers’ radar – but sometimes even good new ideas take a while to sink in. Presented as a solution to radically cut petroleum…
By [email protected] (Richard A. Kessler) The US Department of the Interior (DOI) is moving to determine if there is competitive interest for commercial wind energy development in federal waters off the coast of Morrow Bay, California. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: www.rechargenews.com
By Zachary Shahan As a CleanTechnica reader, you are forced to attend the upcoming EV Transportation & Technology Summit — literally, forced. Okay, let’s just calm down a little bit. More seriously, the upcoming EV Transportation & Technology Summit in Cocoa, Florida, looks like it’s going to be an excellent EV education and networking opportunity,…
By Michelle Froese The 180-MW Armow Wind facility was constructed of local products, including 91 Ontario-made towers and 273 blades for the Siemens 2.3-MW turbines. Pattern Energy Group announced it will acquire a 90-MW interest in the 180-MW Armow Wind-power facility in Ontario from Pattern Energy Group LP (“Pattern Development”). Pattern Energy intends to fund…
By Larry E. Hall In the future, you may only see electric cars on Dutch roads, as the Netherlands is in the throes of an outright ban of new cars fueled by gasoline or diesel fuel. Pending legislation would permit only zero emission cars powered by either batteries or hydrogen beginning in 2025. The ban…
By Steve Hanley Originally published on SolarLove. Solar power disrupts the business of existing utility companies. In exchange for being granted a monopoly to generate and distribute electricity in a given geographic area, utilities are guaranteed a certain rate of return. That gives them an incentive to spend more money on power plants and grid…
INDIANAPOLIS – It’s never over until it’s over, and that cliché is never more evident in the ongoing wind farm battle in Rush County. APEX Clean Energy, under its limited liability corporation Flat Rock Wind, last week filed its appellant brief with the Indiana Court of Appeals contesting the May decision by Rush Superior Court…
By Steve Hanley Originally published on Gas2. The Netherlands may soon approve of an outright ban on new cars fueled by gasoline or diesel fuel by the year 2025. Pursuant to pending legislation, only zero emissions cars powered by batteries or hydrogen fuel cells will be permitted after 2025. Germany may not be far behind,…