By AmyWilliams The revolution – battery factory coming to Europe Swedish company NorthVolt, which was co-founded by an ex-Tesla executive, has outlined plans to build Europe’s largest battery factory. The project would rival Tesla’s Gigafactory which is based in the Nevada Desert. It would also enable European businesses to move away from Asian battery companies…
By Michelle Froese ABB announced the launch of the world’s first digital distribution transformer at its ABB Customer World event in Houston, Texas. Integrated sensing and monitoring technology in ABB’s new TXpert transformer will provide intelligence to maximize reliability, optimize operating and maintenance costs, and manage the asset more efficiently. ABB Ability based intelligent transformers…
By Michelle Froese Vattenfall and the BMW Group have signed a contract for the delivery of up to 1,000 lithium-ion batteries this year. The batteries will be deployed for storage projects at Vattenfall wind farms. With a capacity of 33 kilowatt hours (kWh), each one is equipped with a BMW-owned battery management system and are…
Growatt has combined a unique technology and design concept into the Growatt SPF3000/5000 series to provide power independently and cost-effectively in off-grid and self consumption applications. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Michelle Froese With its 69-m blades, the low-wind SWT-3.15-142 has a rotor diameter of 142 m and is approved for testing. Siemens‘ new direct-drive, low-wind turbine has reached the prototype testing stage. The onshore model SWT-3.15-142, with a rotor diameter of 142 meters has successfully passed prototype approval and has now been erected at…
Residential solar service provider Sunnova Energy announced Tuesday that it has secured US$80 million in tax equity funding commitments from US Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC), a division of US Bank. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Michael Slezak In the first of a series about communities building renewable energy projects, we look at how Victoria’s Hepburn Shire overcame local opposition to deliver a new homegrown, community-owned generatorFrom the fertile spud-growing country of Hepburn Shire, 90km northwest of Melbourne, has sprung what many hope will become a revolution in renewable energy…
By Josh Wall Kicking off our six-part series highlighting innovative community renewable energy projects across Australia, we visit the town of Daylesford in Hepburn Shire in rural Victoria. Despite early local opposition, residents have tackled the electricity crisis by building their own renewable energy projects, starting with a cooperative-owned windfarm and moving into the hydro…
Solar power company SunLink announced Wednesday that it has agreed to a financial deal with Heritage Bank of Commerce to provide an expanded line of credit and other financial services in an effort to spur expansion. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
French solar developer Neoen announced that it has signed off on a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 54MW PV project in Zambia. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Robin Lancaster PassivSystems to install energy management systems across islands Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
Roborace provides an open A.I. platform with fixed hardware for companies to develop their own driverless software and push the limits in an extreme and safe environment. The series is designed to be a competition of intelligence so all teams will use the same Robocar. By ensuring the hardware is consistent all efforts will be…
The recent meeting of the SMMT EV Group in London revealed just how far the capital is from a plan let alone adequate action to prevent the 10,000 deaths yearly from vehicle emissions, now the top emissions killer. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles Research
By [email protected] The U.S. demand response provider EnerNOC staked much of its future on expanding its energy efficiency and management software businesses. Now, the company has come to a financial impasse that could see it selling off those business units — or the company as a whole. That’s the dire news from EnerNOC’s fourth-quarter and…
Ford is expanding its Advanced Fuel Qualified Vehicle Modifier (QVM) program to include companies that develop and install electrified and hydraulic hybrid powertrains for Ford trucks and vans. The new eQVM program kicks off with three developers: XL Hybrids, Motiv Power Systems and Lightning Hybrids. Ford is investing $4.5 —Richard Cupka Jr.,Brought to you by:…