By Giles Parkinson Rooftop solar PV switched off in South Australia after state cut off from rest of grid because of storm damage to transmission towers. The post Rooftop solar switched off in South Australia, as state isolated after storm damage to network appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles:…
By Mark Byrne Network operators have provided very little evidence to substantiate the need for the sun tax – the export tariff for rooftop PV. The post Here comes the sun tax for rooftop PV – and it’s not alright appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By [Energy Central] FORESIGHT Contributor From FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, Watt Matters is a podcast all about the energy transition and the shift to a decarbonised economy. Global solar capacity continues to rise and solar PV is becoming ever more popular among homeowners as costs fall. As its role in the energy transition becomes more…
By [Energy Central] Jane Marsh Cities are notorious for generating greenhouse gases and particulate matter (PM2.5) from transportation, industries and power plants, among other sectors — primary contributors to poor air quality and the ongoing climate crisis. Recent studies have shown that 86% of urban dwellers reside in cities with high PM2.5 concentrations, exceeding the…
By National Wind Watch Viking Energy has been accused of making “hollow” promises about protecting the environment after trace metals from its construction site were found in a nearby burn. SSE admitted to The Shetland Times there bad been an “increase in certain metals/minerals detected in water sample points” in the Burn of Lunklet, near…
By National Wind Watch A Labour government would rip up planning rules restricting the expansion of onshore windfarms as part of a plan to make the UK a clean energy superpower, the Guardian has learned. Keir Starmer admitted that he would have to “persuade some communities to get on board” after Rishi Sunak reinstated a…
By National Wind Watch There has long been a wind of promise attached to renewables, with each new development bringing with it the pledge of jobs for Scotland – but too often that has turned to disappointment. Such was the case when Seagreen awarded all of the contracts for manufacture of the jacket foundation structures…
By National Wind Watch Plans for two offshore UK wind farms could risk maritime safety in a “busy part of the Irish sea”, the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company boss has said. Brian Thomson raised concerns the Morgan and Morecambe proposals would not only affect ferries, but cruise ships and other marine operators. The…
By National Wind Watch Orders for wind turbines in Europe fell 36% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2022, with inflationary cost pressures, slow permitting and uncertainty around the EU’s emergency electricity market interventions combining to stifle the market, according to new research from industry association WindEurope. Orders for new wind turbines totalled 2GW in…
By National Wind Watch An SNP claim that Scotland has a quarter of Europe’s offshore wind power has proved to be false and government officials have known for at least two years that it was never ‘property sourced’. Senior SNP figures, including Westminster leader Ian Blackford and Constitution Secretary Angus Robertson have repeated the claim,…
By National Wind Watch Lincoln, Ill. (NEXSTAR) – Chris Miller spent 20 years at the Lincoln National Weather Service office. He’s seen the impact that wind farms can have on doppler radar data. But one instance stands out in particular. The storm that made the 2018 Taylorville tornado passed right through a wind farm in…
By [Energy Central] Ivy Main Choose your fuel source carefully: you are likely to have to live with your decision for the next 10-20 years. Image: iamNigelMorris, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Washington Gas has been emailing its Virginia customers this month to offer them rebates if they buy new gas appliances, including…
By [Energy Central] Robert Rapier Following my recent article — Why The U.S. Has A Diesel Shortage — one reader pointed out that I omitted one factor from my analysis. Even as the U.S. grapples with one of the worst diesel shortages on record, U.S. companies are exporting more than a million barrels of distillates…
By [Energy Central] Robert Rapier The U.S. is rapidly depleting our Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and is now begging Saudi Arabia and OPEC not to cut oil production. This is a result of the unintended — but predictable — consequences of U.S. energy policy that is often hostile to our domestic energy companies. Our energy…
By [Energy Central] Harun Asad They may be an important tool in moving toward net-zero targets in the region. The post Sustainability Bonds See Potential in Latin America Despite Slowdown appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Read More Read Full Article Here For more great articles: The Energy Collective – The world’s best thinkers…