By Massimiliano Cervo There is no doubt that the world is going through what could be the biggest crisis up to date. In this context the energy sector is facing unprecedented conditions, both political and economic. However, the COVID-19 has brought new business opportunities for the sector. In this brief article I will further explain…
By Bridie Schmidt Electric bike start-up Bolt Bikes rebrands as Zoomo and raises $16 million as it seeks to capture growing last-mile delivery market. The post Australian electric bike start-up Zoomo lands $16 million in capital, led by CEFC appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Michael Mazengarb Construction starts at SolarShare’s 1MW Majura solar farm, set to be one of Australia’s largest community owned solar projects. The post Construction begins at Australia’s largest community-owned solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By [email protected] California grid regulators approved the largest utility-led electric vehicle charging deployment in the country on Thursday. The new program allows Southern California Edison to spend $436 million of ratepayer funds to install 38,000 light-duty electric car chargers. The utility pays for supporting equipment to get power from the grid to the charger, while…
By Billy Ludt The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) officially opened its proceeding to consider additional modifications to the foundational policy for distributed solar + storage, Net Energy Metering (NEM). With a backdrop of COVID-19, blackouts caused by unreliable fossil fuel power plants and wildfires — widely believed to be a sign of the impacts…
By [email protected] TerraPower, the Bill Gates-backed nuclear innovation firm, has launched a new small modular reactor system paired with a molten salt storage unit. The new concept, dubbed Natrium, is being developed in partnership with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. According to the pair, it could be used to boost a 345-megawatt small modular reactor (SMR)…
By [email protected] Exelon is following through with a threat to close two of its Illinois nuclear power plants by next year unless it receives state support to boost their financial viability, a move that could undermine the state’s carbon-free electricity goals. But with a bribery scandal involving Exelon subsidiary Commonwealth Edison eroding its political clout…
By Andy Bradley Can Energy Communities fund the energy transition? Against the background of the worst recession in the last three centuries, the EU ambition to deliver a trillion-dollar infrastructure investment initiative seems ambitious. It raises one simple question. Where is the money going to come from? And the answer? Maybe from you! Find out…
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By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) That electric Corvette might still be coming—or GM is just looking to apply the Vette’s expertise on its upcoming EVs. The Mustang Mach-E electric SUV gets remixed into a song. And we drive the Mercedes-Benz GLB and wish it were an EQB. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Detroit-based…
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) Sometimes what vehicles have gained through thoughtful improvement and brilliant design is overshadowed by what they gave up along the way. Yes, I’m talking about the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB. And yes, the whole time I was driving it last month I was haunted by the fact that it’s not offered with…
By [email protected] This week, we discuss how an innocuous grid-modeling project came to be seen as a threat to Trump’s efforts to save coal and then languished inside the Department of Energy. It’s one of many pieces of research that have been suppressed by the current administration. What is the study? What does it tell…
By Halle Kirsh Thursday, September 24, 2020 2 pm ET / 11 am PT Residential solar installers aren’t able to visit trade show booths this year, so SunModo is bring its booth to installers. There are a lot of residential mounting and racking products on the market, and no manufacturer provides more possibilities than SunModo….
All four major western manufacturers recorded losses for the second quarter as the coronavirus outbreak continued to play havoc with the global economy and supply chains. Things were made worse for some by problems with hardware or markets that had already been slowing down before the outbreak. Read Full Article Here For more great articles:…
Trina Solar’s module shipments topped 5,840MW, a 37% increase of the prior year period. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech