By Sophie Vorrath Australia’s biggest clean energy industry event, All-Energy Australia 2020, has been cancelled as the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic takes hold in Victoria. The post All-Energy Australia 2020 cancelled, as Covid crisis deepens appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Michael Mazengarb Marking ten years since agreeement on carbon price, former PM Julia Gillard says its short lived success could be a source of optimism. The post Gillard on climate action: “It was done. And … we can do it again in the future. “ appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For…
By Jim Baird (Sunshine in a bottle)Caltech researchers, report, “Reliable and affordable electricity systems based on variable energy sources, such as wind and solar may depend on the ability to store large quantities of low-cost energy over long timescales. Here, we use 39 years of hourly U.S. weather data, and a macro-scale energy model to…
By Michael Mazengarb Engie deploys an innovative PPA to cut energy costs and emissions with solar power, in a deal with resources company Weir Minerals. The post Engie helps mining supplier cut costs and emissions through innovative solar PPA appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Seth Feaster World’s largest privately owned coal company finally acknowledges a long-apparent reality: Thermal coal mines in US have little value and not much of a future. The post Peabody’s massive write-down concedes coal mines have little value, and a dim future appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles:…
By Michael Mazengarb Origin Energy gets ARENA support for ‘smart charger’ trial, to allow energy companies to remotely monitor and optimise EV charging. The post Origin rolls out 150 EV smart chargers to customers in trial of future grid appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Giles Parkinson For all its success, there is a dark side to the big solar sector. And it came to the fore again this week when a leading sub-contractor filed for administration. The post Hung out to dry: The dark side of big solar appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more…
By Press Release GoodWe has always maintained a Safety First policy. GoodWe’s inverter solutions are efficient, easy to install, safe, and reliable, helping you achieve a faster return on investment. The post GoodWe: Joy to Install – PV safety first appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By [email protected] (Dr Khasha Ghaffarzadeh) It is often imagined that agriculture is alien to new technologies. This is far from reality. In fact, agriculture has always been a pioneer in the adoption of new technologies, embracing motor/power, modified seed, and agrochemical technologies over many decades to boost productivity. Read Full Article Here For more great…
By Joe Deely Wind replacing coal – great to see. Earlier this year I wrote an article which showed full year 2019 fuel share for generation on the SPP grid. In that note, I speculated that 2020 might be the year when Wind generation passes coal on the SPP grid to become the No 1…
By Jim Green Michael Shellenberger has been downplaying climate risks since 2010 if not earlier – his luke-warmism is reheated. The post Book review: Michael Shellenberger’s reheated critique of climate ‘alarmism’ appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) General Motors’ Cadillac luxury brand revealed its Lyriq electric crossover Thursday. The Lyriq will be the first of many EV models—many of them ending in -iq, pronounced “ick,” not “eek”—slated to transform Cadillac by the end of the decade to a primarily all-electric brand. And it could be a significant… Read…
By [email protected] First Solar has agreed to sell its North American operations and management business to NovaSource Power Services, the company formed from SunPower’s O&M business, as part of a streamlining to focus on its core business making thin-film solar modules. The biggest solar panel maker in the Western Hemisphere has also officially launched a…
By Blagojce Krivevski GM unveiled the Cadillac LYRIQ — a dynamic, modern and fully electric luxury crossover. The LYRIQ is the first fully-electric Cadillac. General Motors says the SUV is the first of several all-electric Cadillacs it plans to make as it tries to compete with the likes of Tesla. “Led by LYRIQ, Cadillac will…
By ENN Contributor Craig, Colorado may be one of the hardest-hit cities as the state transitions away from coal. Photo Credit: Allen BestA new draft report provides more detail on the state’s strategy as COVID-19 accelerates the crisisIn early March, a few days before the dark curtain of COVID-19 fell, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis was…