By [Energy Central] Robert Stavins With the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) having concluded less than two months ago in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, this is a good time to step back, and reflect on the history and evolution of these annual international negotiations, which…
By [Energy Central] Ivy Main Photo credit iid.com When the Virginia General Assembly convenes this week for the 2023 session, Republicans will once again try to undo the commonwealth’s framework for a transition to renewable energy. Led by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, they will attack Virginia’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and the Virginia…
By [Energy Central] Gail Tverberg Why is the economy headed for a financial crash? It appears to me that the world economy hit Limits to Growth about 2018 because of a combination of diminishing returns in resource extraction together with rising population. The Covid-19 pandemic and the accompanying financial manipulations hid these problems for a…
By [Energy Central] Robert Rapier The year 2022 was one of the most volatile we have ever seen in the energy markets. Oil prices have been extremely volatile in the past, but this year natural gas prices, gasoline prices, and diesel prices all swung wildly — and sometimes out of sync with each other. When…
By [Energy Central] Harun Asad “This Tri-Gen project is expected to generate 2.3MW of electricity and 1.2 tons of hydrogen per day to support Toyota Logistics Services operations at the port. The uniqueness of this project is that the plant will be powered by renewable biogas.“ The post Spotlight on 2022’s Project Winner: FuelCell Energy…
By Sophie Vorrath Utility-scale solar generation notches up biggest month ever in Australia in December of 2022 and helps send NSW black coal output to new low. The post Big solar smashes Australian generation record, crunches coal, to close out 2022 appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Andrew Macintosh & Don Butler An independent review of Australia’s controversial carbon credit system concluded it is largely sound. How the panel reached this conclusion is hard to fathom. The post Carbon credit scheme review falls short – and problems will continue to fester appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more…
By [Energy Central] Harriette Knight The Sustainable Energy Council in partnership with the Australian Hydrogen Council and with the support of Austrade, are delighted to announce the Asia Pacific Hydrogen 2023 Summit & Exhibition will be taking place on 6 – 7 December at the ICC in Sydney, Australia. Gathering global hydrogen leaders to meet…
By [Energy Central] Charley Rattan Humberside The Project would initially be used as a conduit for the import of green ammonia (NH3) from NEOM in Saudi Arabia to be converted to green hydrogen The huge plan, potentially creating more than 1,000 jobs and a £4 billion boost to the UK economy, would see ammonia imported…
By Huy Nguyen Certified installers will benefit most From Inglewood to India, via Slovenia and Spain, rooftop solar funding is in a state of flux. While California has suspended its statewide incentives, the Federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has funding for the next decade, Households that outfit their homes with rooftop solar can receive a…
By [Energy Central] Len Rosen A Caltech-designed prototype satellite containing an experiment, the Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD), was launched on January 3rd of this year in what could prove to be a breakthrough for harvesting the energy of the Sun from space. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: The Energy Collective –…
By [Energy Central] German Toro Ghio Usually, the Baltic Sea is calm. Along the four kilometers of snow-covered beach that form the coastline of Lubmin, in northeast Germany, there’s nothing to suggest the presence of the famous Nord Stream pipelines. However, from this town of 2,100 inhabitants in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in the former GDR, the…
By Renewable Energy World Trina Solar said it started production in late December of its 210mm n-type i-TOPCon cells. The cells are manufactured in its 8 GW factory in Suqian, Jiangsu province in China. The n-type cells are expected to be used to produce on Vertex N modules, which Trina said have a power output…
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) Mercedes has announced its own charging network. Vinfast revealed more details about its smaller EVs. A heated seat belt could help unlock more winter-time EV range. And how will a Ram range-extended electric truck take form? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Stellantis’ Ram brand will soon offer a…
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) You might already have heated seats and possibly a heated steering wheel in your vehicle. Are you ready for a heated seat belt? That’s what ZF, one of the world’s top automotive suppliers, announced this past week at CES. The innovation is focused toward electric vehicles. While it might sound extravagant…