By Andrea Bertoli If we’re going to scale up electric vehicle production, we need an abundance of lithium. Mining or production capacity is quite limited at this point, and it looks like the oil industry might be the best source of this valuable mineral going forward towards a more renewable future Lithium From A Surprising…
By National Wind Watch An energy developer with plans to build a big wind farm in rural St. Lawrence County recently got a surprise. Avangrid Renewables is getting ready to submit an application to build the North Ridge Wind Farm, with up to 40 turbines in Hopkinton and Parishville. The towns are deeply divided, but…
By National Wind Watch EirGrid’s decision to scale back its €240 million Grid West transmission project has elicited a mixed reaction from business and community groups in the west. Ireland’s electricity grid operator has decided that the contentious 400kV scheme proposed in 2012 is no longer needed “due to the lower than expected amounts of…
By Michelle Froese Acciona Energia has opened a new battery storage plant alongside a wind farm in Barasoain, located in the region of Navarra, Spain. It is the first battery storage facility incorporated into a grid-connected wind farm in the country. The aim of the battery system is to increase the generation of renewable energy…
By Michelle Froese Consumers Energy recently received approval from the Michigan Public Service Commission to create a pilot program that will let large businesses match their energy use with renewable energy sources. Consumers Energy announced that it is starting a new program to help large businesses be powered 100% by renewable energy. “Large businesses increasingly…
Imposing tariffs on solar components imported into the U.S. will drive up prices for solar developers. It could also cost U.S. taxpayers as much as $1.23 billion. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Tech News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com
A coalition of 10 electricity service providers serving the U.S. Rocky Mountain region said they will begin negotiations for membership in the Southwest Power Pool regional transmission organization. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Tech News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com
By Robin Lancaster Tender call for helicopter rescue team to cover the Baltic Sea Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
By Todd Westbrook Offshore wind farm features seven Vestas V90 3MW turbines Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
By Robin Lancaster Waves4Power device off Norway officially inaugurated Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
By Robin Lancaster Think-tank Agora Energiewende says surcharge will fall to €0.0674/kWh from €0.0688/kWh Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
Some really interesting developments are taking place in the Indian solar space. Module prices are hardening and there is talk of Discoms reneging on previous high tariff power purchase agreements (PPA) in light of declining tariffs, while developers are reportedly seeking to exit low tariff commitments in light of rising module prices. It’s all happening…
By Robin Lancaster Fabrication of jacket foundations underway for 714MW East Anglia 1 in UK Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
By Robin Lancaster Solar project in Uttar Pradesh will deliver power to Indian utility NTPC Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
By Alexandre Spatuzza in Sao Paulo DISPATCHES | The renewables sector isn’t immune to the sense of malaise gripping Brazil but its major players have shown they’re in for the long haul, writes Alexandre Spatuzza Read Full Article Here For more great articles: www.rechargenews.com