By Sophie Vorrath The 57MW Cherry Tree wind farm near Seymour delivers first power to the grid to grid in Victoria, just under two months after last of the project’s turbines were installed. The post Cherry Tree wind farm delivers first generation to Victorian grid appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more…
By Michael Mazengarb Angus Taylor again refuses to details of advice to government about energy and emissions policies, refusing a RenewEconomy FOI request. The post Taylor, department refuse to release findings of ‘expert panel’ into emissions reductions appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Sophie Vorrath Abu Dhabi Power Corp lays claim to “world’s lowest tariff” for solar power, with competitive bids for 2GW Al Dhafra project setting a price at roughly $A0.02/kWh. The post Stunning record low bid of US 1.35 cents/kWh wins Abu Dhabi solar auction appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more…
By Joshua S Hill Simec Atlantis has completed the installation of mammoth tidal stream turbine, boasting a rotor diameter of 18 metres, in the Zhoushan archipelago in China. The post Simec Atlantis completes “mammoth” tidal turbine build in Wuhan appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
This year, Solaris will introduce a 15-meter Urbino version to the electric bus portfolio. Up until now, the “electric offer” of Solaris encompassed only city buses, the 15-meter version of the Urbino will also meet requirements of inter-city transport. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles Research
By Dan Yurman CNL & Moltex Energy Partner on SMR Fuel ResearchLightbridge Signs Cooperative R&D Agreement with DOE / GAIN at INLBWXT Meets Technical Milestones Towards Production of TRISO Fuel ElementsCanadian National Laboratory Partners with Molten Salt Reactor FirmA new research project will explore innovative fuel processing and development. It is funded through CNL’s Canadian…
By Sophie Vorrath Energy minister Angus Taylor said “too much” wind and solar would push up prices. Experience, and new modelling, shows the opposite is true. The post Recipe for cheaper electricity? Try 90 per cent renewables by 2040 appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Simon Evans Great Britain has run for a new record of 18 days, six hours and 15 minutes without burning coal to generate electricity – and counting – as the coronavirus lockdown cuts demand by nearly 20%. The post Analysis: Great Britain hits coal-free electricity record amid coronavirus lockdown appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read…
By Jammy Like many of my generation, I’ve come to the conclusion that the system as it stands is not for me, or for humanity in the long term. I studied environmental science at Uni, then spent the next decade ignoring my degree and picking up every useful skills I could think of. I have…
By [email protected] Huawei, Sungrow and SMA remained the solar inverter market leaders for the fifth year running, based on a new Wood Mackenzie report on the inverter market in 2019. These top three vendors have now held the same positions from 2015 to 2019. Fimer (ABB) saw the most significant market gains last year, a…
By [email protected] Harley-Davidson, the iconic American motorcycle maker, reaffirmed its commitment to electric models this week in a first-quarter earnings call overshadowed by COVID-19. The company launched its first electric motorcycle, the $29,799 LiveWire, last August. “We’ll expand our profitable iconic heritage bikes to excite our existing customers,” CEO Jochen Zeitz told investors this week….
By [email protected] The coronavirus pandemic may be crushing the electric vehicle market for 2020, but Amply Power CEO Vic Shao doesn’t see that as a threat to the fleet electrification trend. On Tuesday, he revealed a datapoint that bolsters that argument: his fleet electrification startup managed to raise another $13.2 million despite the ongoing lockdown…
By Simon Goess Authors: Carlos Perez Linkenheil, Christopher Troost and Calvin Triems A collapse in demand and supply are facing each other on the energy market. Using three different scenarios, we are attempting to separate the factors that are currently having the biggest impacts. Subsequently, the authors assess the effects on electricity prices, emissions and…
By Simon Goess In this first of two articles on the Corona Pandemic and commodity prices, we focus on the links between the pandemic and the energy markets. In the second part we want to further quantify the energy economic consequences of the pandemic with a scenario analysis.From local outbreak to global crisisAfter a new…
By [email protected] Abu Dhabi has set a global record-low solar price as authorities confirmed the winning bid in a 2-gigawatt tender. Upon its expected completion in mid-2022, it is slated to be the largest single-site solar energy project in the world. The Al Dhafra project had five bidders, with the lowest offer coming in at…