By David Leitch AEMC is proposing a series of complicated rule changes to solve what most see as a simple problem – and it risks an unknown impact on the electricity market. The post Is the AEMC reinventing the wheel to solve a simple problem? appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more…
By Sophie Vorrath Plans to build a 500MW solar farm with 250MW/1000MWh of battery storage north-east of Adelaide have won development approval from the S.A. government. The post Huge solar and battery project wins development approval in South Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Michelle Froese A meeting of the Commission on Environmental Standards will also be held on July 10 at 10am ET at DEEP’s office. Learn more by reading the RFP draft. Connecticut recently signed into legislation a bill that supports offshore wind capacity for the state. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) planned…
By Michelle Froese All of the project are expected to be in service in 2020. Vestas recently received three U.S.wind-turbine orders for two undisclosed customers. The first order is for 454 MW of the company’s V120-2.2 MW turbines. This contract includes supply and commissioning of the turbines, as well as a 10-year service agreement that’s…
By Joshua S Hill Mammoth 1.17 GW Noor Abu Dhabi solar park, claimed as the world’s largest single solar project – and one of the cheapest – has entered commercial operation. The post World’s largest single solar project now operational in Abu Dhabi appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles:…
By Michelle Froese MidAmerican Energy Company provided its Iowa customers with 51.4% of their energy from renewable sources last year, the Iowa Utilities Board verified in an order filed last week. The number reflects the amount of renewable generation, as a percent of total retail energy delivered, that MidAmerican Energy provided to its customers in…
By Bridie Schmidt Tesla has achieved its goal to beat its previous quarterly delivery record, reporting 95,200 electric vehicles delivered by end of June – 72,531 of which were Model 3s. The post Tesla beats electric vehicle delivery record, boosts stock by 7% appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles:…
By Sophie Vorrath An Australia-first housing development trial offering drastically reduced daytime power costs through a residential solar PPA has seen 90% uptake from new home buyers. The post W.A. residential solar PPA trial a big hit with home buyers appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Bryce Gaton Why I held a Tesla Model 3 reservation from week one, but bought a Hyundai Kona electric instead. The post Electric vehicle choice arrives in Australia: Model 3 vs Kona appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
Shortage of lithium-ion batteries is probable. Too few gigafactories. Too many burning batteries: factories shut to sort out their problems. The US-China trade war cuts off materials. Inadequate lithium or cobalt mining. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles Research
By Jim Baird To “bite the bullet” is to endure a painful or otherwise unpleasant situation that is seen as unavoidable. The phrase was first recorded by Rudyard Kipling in his 1891 novel The Light that Failed. The paper Committed emissions from existing energy infrastructure jeopardize 1.5 °C climate target recently published in the journal Nature…
By Sarah Spaugh Hello again from the depths of our garage! The team is 3 weeks into our summer break and fully running on Stanford time – which is to say that we started off a little behind, and deadlines are approaching, but the crew has been having a great time putting in the long…
By Matt Chester OPEC actions to continue oil production cuts provide insight into the thinking of the world’s oil producers, and how perilous they still see potential price movements Click headline for full article Read Full Article Here For more great articles: The Energy Collective – The world’s best thinkers on energy & climate
By [email protected] Offshore wind developer Ørsted plans to help Germany’s EEW build a factory for steel foundations in Paulsboro, New Jersey, in what would be one of the first major wins for the nascent U.S. offshore wind manufacturing sector. Two weeks ago Denmark’s Ørsted won New Jersey’s first offshore wind solicitation with a 1.1-gigawatt project…
By Michelle Froese GE Renewable Energy announced plans to recruit more than 200 employees at its LM Wind Power wind-turbine blade manufacturing site in Cherbourg, France. So far, 60 out of the 200 employees have been recruited and just began intensive training at the factory’s Center of Excellence. A total of 120 employees worked at…