By Giles Parkinson Consider this statistic. An average size off grid mine with a 30MW power plant will likely burn about $1.4 billion of diesel fuel over a 20-year period, at current prices. That’s about one third of the total cost of the mine. Now, the Australian mining industry has suddenly discovered that there is…
By Joel Stronberg Climate, Politics/Capitol Light©, is a service of The JBS Group and Civil Notion.comIssue 10/June 19, 2019Ace or Joker? On Wednesday the EPA released its final Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule to reduce carbon emissions from individual power plants without setting limits on the sector’s emissions. The Trump administration’s replacement for the Clean…
By Michelle Froese The new rule will go into effect shortly after publication in the Federal Register. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final Affordable Clean Energy Rule, which replaces the Clean Power Plan with less stringent emissions guidelines for power plants. Essentially, the final ruling “restores the rule of law,” letting states…
By EDF Energy Exchange By Rama ZakariaCo-authored by Laura Supple and Rama Zakaria The Trump administration is expected to soon finalize a rule that will throw out the Clean Power Plan – the first and only nation-wide limit on carbon pollution from existing power plants – and replace it with a “do-nothing” rule. Unlike the…
By Giles Parkinson AGL to expand virtual power plant to other states, offering $1,000 payment to households installing a new battery, and an annual rebate to those with existing systems. The post AGL to boost battery offerings and expand virtual power plant after S.A. success appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more…
By Michael Mazengarb NSW government confirms cancellation of planned 200MW virtual power plant to cover costs of interest-free loans for solar, promised in the state election. The post NSW government quietly cancels $50m VPP, redirects funds to solar loans appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Kelsey Misbrener 8minutenergy Renewables announced the launch of a new corporate brand identity and name: 8minute Solar Energy. Along with the new name, the company announced a new logo and simplified domain name, 8minute.com. The new name reflects the developer’s belief that large-scale solar power plants with integrated energy storage will dominate the future…
By [email protected] Michael Bloomberg unveiled a $500 million “Beyond Carbon” campaign on Friday, aimed at closing every U.S. coal-fired power plant by 2030 and halting the construction of any new natural gas plants. The new campaign will direct its funding toward environmental groups’ lobbying efforts in state legislatures, city councils and public utility commissions, as…
By Michelle Froese Wind-turbine velocities modeled with Nalu-Wind. The Nalu-Wind work is part of DOE’s Atmosphere to Electrons initiative, a multi-year, multi-stakeholder R&D effort focused on improving wind plant performance and mitigating risk. (Image: Matt Barone, Stefan Domino, & Chris Brune with Sandia) Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)…
By [email protected] Ohio state lawmakers are moving ahead on a bill that would gut the state’s renewable energy and energy efficiency funding in order to bail out nuclear power plants owned by bankrupt utility FirstEnergy Solutions and maintain customer charges for coal plants. The bill has drawn condemnation from clean energy and environmental groups, but…
‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, Canadian Solar has reported a net loss of US$17.2 million in the first quarter of 2019, which was expected, due to a slowdown in PV power plant project sales and rebuilds its late-stage projects pipeline for 2020 onwards. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Adnan Durakovic Floating Power Plant (FPP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) to investigate and develop a potential deployment of FPP’s technology in… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Article Here…
By Joshua S Hill Japan’s 46MW Wasabizawa Geothermal Power Plant begins commercial operation, marking its first new large-scale geothermal power station in 23 years. The post Japan switches on first new geothermal power plant in 23 years appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
Independent PV power producer, GCL New Energy (GNE), a division of GCL-Poly is selling a 70% shareholding in 19 PV power plants with an installed capacity of approximately 977MW for RMB 1.74 billion (US$251.5 million). Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By [email protected] Xcel Energy plans to close its last two coal-fired power plants in Minnesota by 2030, a decade earlier than scheduled, while keeping its nuclear power plants running through at least 2040 — the latest step in the eight-state utility’s plan to reach 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2050. The proposed early closures are…