By [email protected] Accurate descriptions of the U.S. clean energy market have always required a bit of nuance. Installations of solar panels, wind turbines and energy storage have routinely vaulted the U.S. to the top of global rankings of market size. According to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables’ most recent forecast, for example, the U.S. was…
By Robin Lancaster Offshore wind hails ‘gamechanger’ UK Budget Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
By Richard Newcombe Synthetic fuels are compatible with existing internal combustion engines and could be produced via carbon-neutral processes to offset the carbon dioxide generated when the synthetic fuels are burnt. Porsche is teaming up with Siemens, Enel, AME, and ENAP to develop and build a pilot factory. The plant will initially produce 130,000 litres…
By Kelsey Misbrener Bridgestone Americas announced its first ground-mounted solar array providing power directly to the manufacturing process. The new solar array is located at the company’s Aiken County, South Carolina, Passenger/Light Truck Tire Plant in Graniteville, South Carolina. The new installation includes approximately 8 acres of solar panels that generate 2 MW of energy….
By Joshua S Hill After inking one of the nation’s first major corporate PPA’s in 2018, Mars Australia is now powering its six manufacturing sites across the country with 100% renewables. The post Mars Australia completes switch to 100% renewable electricity supply appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew…
By news[email protected] (Stephen Edelstein) Apple contract manufacturer Foxconn is partnering with Fisker Inc., a collaboration that could see the Taiwanese firm building Fisker electric cars for global markets beginning in 2023. On Wednesday the two companies announced a memorandum of understanding for a jointly-developed “global electric vehicle project,” to be manufactured by Foxconn… Read Full…
By [email protected] Malta has raised a $50 million Series B round to bring its super-long-duration energy storage to market, the company said Wednesday. The startup spun out of Google parent company Alphabet’s moonshot factory, X, in 2018. Many startups tackling energy storage breakthroughs have looked to batteries and other electrochemical devices. Malta turned instead to…
By mmillikin Fisker Inc. has entered into a MOU with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) supporting a project to develop a breakthrough electric vehicle. Highlights of the proposed collaboration, codenamed “Project PEAR” (Personal Electric Automotive Revolution): Fisker and Foxconn to jointly develop a breakthrough new segment vehicle. Foxconn to manufacture the vehicle at projected annual…
By Patrick Browne Siemens Gamesa seeks Hull blade factory expansion Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
By Sophie Vorrath Western Australia to build and install 1,000 standalone power systems including solar, battery and hydrogen electrolysers, to replace poles and wires and diesel gen-sets, and boost the state’s green manufacturing sector. The post Labor promises 1,000 stand-alone solar, battery and hydrogen microgrids appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more…
By [email protected] There’s a lot of energy underneath homes — if reasonably priced technology can be scaled up to tap its potential. A U.S. Department of Energy study indicates that geothermal heat pumps, which capture the steady temperatures of underground air to heat homes in winter and cool them in summer, could cost-effectively replace fossil-fuel-…
Danish manufacturer’s corporate venture capital arm Vestas Ventures backs Swedish firm Modvion to scale-up the production of wooden wind turbine towers Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
By [email protected] A port and fabrication yard in Scotland is planning to convert to green hydrogen as it looks to serve the carbon-conscious offshore wind sector. Global Energy Group’s (GEG) Nigg Energy Park has a storied history serving the oil and gas sector. But now it’s investing with offshore wind and other marine renewables in…
By Renewable Energy World South Korea has unveiled a KRW 48.5 trillion ($43.2 billion) project to develop an 8.2GW wind complex offshore the Sinan County, South Jeolla Province. The project is said to be the world’s largest of its kind and forms part of the country’s efforts to support a green recovery. The agreement is…
By Eleanore Robinson Vestas to cut manufacturing capacity in Colorado Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News