By Kyle Field The electricity grid operator in Spain, Red Eléctrica de España (REE), announced that renewable electricity generation provided 45.8 percent of the electricity demand of the mainland for the first six months of Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
By Michelle Froese Located in west-central Iowa, Richland Wind Farm is expected to create more than 150 construction jobs, and inject tens of millions of dollars in economic benefits to the local area. Alliant Energy and Invenergy have partnered to develop the 210-MW Richland Wind Farm in Sac County, Iowa. The project is part of…
By mmillikin Findings presented in a new working paper by a team at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) suggest that the new generation of supersonic aircraft currently in development by three US-based companies (e.g, earlier post) are unlikely to comply with existing international environmental standards for subsonic aircraft. The ICCT team, led by…
By Kelsey Misbrener The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) announced today a $1.8 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office to develop and demonstrate new methods to operate power systems with high penetrations of solar power. The award is part of the Solar Energy Technologies Office’s Solar Forecasting 2 funding…
By Joshua S Hill Seeking a competitive edge in renewable energy auctions around the world, manufacturers of both onshore and offshore wind turbines are having to increase the pace of innovation, driving “unprecedented growth” of the next-generation of onshore and offshore wind turbine sizes, according to new research from MAKE Consulting. Read Full Article Here…
By John Farrell The conventional wisdom in electricity generation is that scale matters. But this outdated notion rests on the assumption that electricity generators compete only in the wholesale market. California’s nearly 1 million solar roofs already producing power provide the factual counterpunch to this myth, but so does ample research on the economies of…
By mmillikin This autumn, AKASOL will begin serial production of the first-generation battery system AKASYSTEM OEM for the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro electric bus. AKASOL is also starting to develop second-generation lithium-ion battery systems in close cooperation with Daimler Buses. Being upwards compatible, these will offer about 35% more energy and contribute to an improved range in…
By Simon Evans National Grid says rapid rise of EVs will help the UK shift towards more renewable and low-carbon electricity generation. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Michelle Froese New York’s Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the New York State Public Service Commission has set a course for the state’s first procurements of offshore wind to support New York’s goal of 2,400 MW of new offshore wind generation by 2030 — enough to power 1.2 million New York households. New…
By Kelsey Misbrener EnSync, a developer of innovative distributed energy resources (DERs), business models and controls, announced that the company will feature an interactive livestream at Intersolar North America of a system running the EnSync Home Energy System (EnSync Home), which includes solar, energy storage, power electronics and an Internet of Energy control platform. Booth…
By Kelsey Misbrener Wave Solar, a sales software and lead generation platform for solar installers announced today that it has completed the acquisition of SolarPowerRocks.com, a top-ranking educational solar website. Colin Walsh, CEO of Wave Solar, said, “SolarPowerRocks.com is the top website where homeowners interested in solar can research information about policies in their state….
By Kelsey Misbrener Conti Solar, a national solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), O&M and energy storage development company, is expanding its regional staff to support its growing operation west of the Mississippi. The company currently has over 84 MW of solar projects in various stages of construction in California, Minnesota, Illinois, and Utah. The…
By Kelsey Misbrener Nuance Energy, manufacturer of the patent-pending Osprey PowerPlatform and developer of distributed generation solar projects, announced it was awarded a contract with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for ground mount solar arrays to be deployed at LADWP facilities. The contract was awarded after a competitive bidding process that attracted…
By Alan Pears We should be repurposing old industrial or electricity generation sites for more sustainable activities. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By National Wind Watch Liberty Utilities-Empire District had initially asked the Missouri Public Service Commission to make a ruling on its proposed wind energy generation plan by June 30, but the company says it anticipates an answer from regulators in the coming weeks. That time frame, a company spokesperson said Thursday, will allow enough time…