By FORESIGHT Contributor With careful planning and utilising materials within a circular economy, the wind industry can reduce its waste during the production process, says Olivier Fontan, the new CEO at blade manufacturer LM Wind PowerAccording to International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) 2020 Global Renewables Outlook report, in order to set the world on a…
By Sophie Vorrath Push for strict new rooftop solar controls gains new muscle, with the CER adding checks of inverter settings to its inspection program. The post Clean Energy Regulator promises crackdown on solar inverter installations appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Giles Parkinson Cannon-Brookes says he is talking to Musk again. Is this just about a Newcastle battery, or plans for the world’s biggest solar and battery project in the NT? The post Are Cannon-Brookes and Elon Musk about to team up for big battery plans? appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For…
By Adele Redmond Integrating renewables and O&G sectors ‘worth trillions’ to UK Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
Solar cells have come a long way, but inexpensive, thin film solar cells are still far behind more expensive, crystalline solar cells in efficiency. Now, a team of researchers suggests that using two thin films of different materials may be the way to go to create affordable, thin film cells with about 34% efficiency. Read…
By Charley Rattan A US Department of Energy (DOE) project titled Demonstration and Framework for [email protected] in Texas and Beyond has today been launched. Interested? Join the Business opportunities for the Hydrogen Economy bit.ly/2DwrpHP Professional Group. Delivering the hydrogen economy on Orkney 22 September?The new hydrogen economy – a practical guide for market entrants.. Click…
By FORESIGHT Contributor The biggest barrier in the transition to electric vehicles is the lack of charging infrastructure. While large-scale projects will ultimately deliver the most effective results, traction will come from multiple smaller applications and innovations, argues Jean-Christoph Heyne from Siemens’ Future Grids business unit Mobility is responsible for one third of all energy…
By National Wind Watch The sponsor of 124-megawatt wind turbine installation in eastern Broome County has applied for a 30-year, $21 million property tax reduction in return for two permanent jobs. Job totals in the tax abatement application represent a reduction from what was stated by project sponsors in documentation supplied to New York regulators…
By National Wind Watch COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Ohio Power Siting Board is preparing to rule that it will not revisit its decision to allow the construction of Icebreaker Wind, the nation’s first freshwater offshore wind farm, in Lake Erie, with restrictions that backers say would doom the project. According to a draft ruling obtained by cleveland.com,…
By National Wind Watch A group of Albany County residents concerned about potential wind energy development in their communities delivered a petition to the county clerk on Monday, urging commissioners to update siting regulations to ensure public safety and natural resources in the region. Standing outside the county courthouse at 10 a.m. Monday, leaders of…
By National Wind Watch A red kite was found dead under a wind turbine in Wincrange on 8 September. Analysis of the bird’s corpse determined that its wing had been severed, most likely by one of the wind turbine’s blades. Legislation provides that during the red kite’s reproduction period, all wind turbines located on fields…
By National Wind Watch Bord na Mona’s plans to create a large scale windfarm in south Longford have taken a fresh twist after the High Court granted a judicial review against the decision. Environmental activist Peter Sweetman, acting on behalf of the ‘No to Derryadd Windfarm’ opposition group was approved the order against An Bord…
By National Wind Watch California’s North Coast, along with southern Oregon, has the strongest offshore winds in the U.S., researchers say, and could generate approximately 4% of the state’s electricity needs if a larger offshore wind farm was built in a 200-square-mile area about 20 miles off the coast of Humboldt Bay. “It’s quite significant,”…
By John Benson This paper is about low carbon fuels, emergency generation, green / blue hydrogen and development vs. deployment. 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 Billy Ludt For the first time in the U.S., community solar will be offered on an opt-out basis to the communities of Brockport and Lima, New York, in partnership with Joule Community Power. The New York State Department of Public Service (DPS) has approved the implementation of the pilot in Lima and Brockport as…