By Ansh Nasta The Cleantech group published its annual Global Cleantech 100 report this week – a list of 100 private companies delivering sustainable innovation. Over 10,000 companies from around the world were nominated for the 2021 edition. The final report features 39 companies in the Energy & Power sector.The primary focus of the companies…
By Giles Parkinson Australia’s biggest wind farm is more or less complete, but its 149 turbines are standing idle more than a year after the original timetable for production. But we are not told why. The post Why are the blades not spinning at Australia’s biggest wind farm? appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article…
By Ketan Joshi A new report reveals reveals the dodgy assumptions used by the Coalition and Murdoch media to fan fears about renewable and climate action at 2019 federal election. The post The modelling that helped Morrison win in 2019 was based on ludicrous assumptions appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more…
By Michael Mazengarb ANAO finds the Clean Energy Finance Corporation is meeting its objectives, but says it should keep ministers more informed of its investment strategies. The post CEFC defends record, after watchdog cites failures to hit “unrealistic” government targets appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By [email protected] Representative Deb Haaland, a Democrat from New Mexico, is Biden’s pick for the top job at the Department of Interior, according to Thursday news reports. If confirmed, Haaland, an enrolled citizen of the Pueblo of Laguna, would be the first Native American cabinet secretary and head of the department that manages federal lands,…
By [email protected] The Biden-Harris transition team is expected to select Michael Regan, who currently heads North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality, as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, according to Thursday news reports. Before being selected by Gov. Roy Cooper to lead North Carolina’s DEQ in 2017, Regan worked at EPA during the…
By Michael Mazengarb A worker has been seriously injured an a ‘transformer incident’ at the Liddell power station, with a unit likely remain offline for the rest of the summer. The post Liddell unit out for summer after transformer failure injures worker, triggers RERT appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great…
By Rafael Herzberg Energy (Brazil): 5 Trends for 2021 Distributed generation Solar energy, cogeneration from biomass and gas and even traditional generator sets are alternatives to reduce costs and mitigate supply risks via the public grid. Energy Efficiency Load management, demand control, load programming (to avoid waste) are simple, low-cost actions that generally offer surprising…..
By Kaspar Kaarlep Australia needs a consumer data right for energy users that puts people in control of who has access to their data, and for what purposes they use it. The post As consumers harness the sun, who is controlling their energy data? appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great…
By SPW Solar Power World December 2020 Digital Edition is sponsored by CPS North America | Chint Power Global Welcome to the 2021 Renewable Energy Hand At times this past year felt like an eternity, but we bet a few expert renewable energy stories slipped past you in 2020. This handbook reviews what has been…
By Richard Brooks I’m hoping we have some fun with this item. Reply with some keywords which indicate that the energy transition is well underway. These should be terms/phrases that we would not have seen/heard without the energy transition. I’ll start:Synthetic Inertia: is the contribution of additional electrical power, from a source which does not…
By Giles Parkinson An old underground coal mine near Newcastle could be converted into a 600MW pumped hydro storage facility. The post Old Hunter Valley coal mine could be turned into big pumped hydro storage plant appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Stephen Minas The UN climate process is not unique in facing an uncertain 2021. The Glasgow conference, delayed by a year, remains a critical step to achieving Paris goals. The post Year of living virtually: Covid, climate, and the rocky road to Glasgow appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great…
By Sophie Vorrath A 34MW solar farm owned by Swiss Investment firm SUSI Partners has started production from its location in central Queensland. The post Queensland’s Middlemount solar farm starts sending power to the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Rafael Herzberg Energy: lessons learned this yearMy consulting activity has changed a lot in 2020r. Like so many other activities, it tended to virtual work.It was really interesting!In place of the traditional posture of prospecting information on the spot, analyzing it, modeling alternatives and then helping the client in his decision-making process, this year…