By Alice Grundy Solar Power Portal caught up with James Armstrong, managing partner of Bluefield Partners, to discuss how the recent acquisition of a 70MWp asset reflects Bluefield’s solar strategy, whether subsidy-free developments are still on the table and how the solar sector may see significant growth in 2022/23. Read Full Article Here For more…
By [email protected] The final report on California’s rolling blackouts in August is out — and its key findings for what caused the state’s heatwave-driven grid emergency haven’t changed much from initial findings. Simply put, the heat waves that blanketed the U.S. West pushed electricity demand past available supply, and problems with California’s resource adequacy program…
By Joshua S Hill University of Western Australia researchers deploy second monitoring device off Albany coast, a region that could be an important showroom for wave energy technology. The post Wave energy researchers test waters off Albany as renewable sweet spot appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By [email protected] The human suffering and economic turmoil of the global coronavirus pandemic and the impacts of climate-change-driven heat waves and wildfires have given humanity little reason to celebrate the year that’s coming to a close. But when it comes to the grid edge — the combination of technologies, policies and economic drivers encouraging the…
By National Wind Watch Orkney Islands Council has requested that the Scottish Government handle the council’s own planning application for six wind turbines on the island of Hoy rather than it consider it itself; this is the first of three wind farms it is planning and it expects to submit the remaining two to Holyrood…
By Sophie Vorrath Tasmanian government unveils final “action plan” for 200% renewables by 2040, including new push to promote and develop its ocean and tidal energy resources. The post Tasmania weighs ocean energy potential in 200 per cent renewables plan appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
Fluorescence usually entails the conversion of light at shorter wavelengths to light at longer wavelengths. Scientists have now discovered a chromophore system that goes the other way around. When excited by visible light, the fluorescent dyes emit light in the ultraviolet region. According to the study, such light upconversion systems could boost the light-dependent reactions…
By Stephen Dunne UK Energy Minister mulls CfD boost for tidal Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
By National Wind Watch Can inaudible sound waves caused by wind turbines lead to adverse health effects? Nobody can really answer that question, North Stormont council has been told by the Eastern Ontario Health Unit. “No conclusive statements are possible on wind turbines and infrasound in the absence of evidence,” Chief Medical Officer of Health…
By [email protected] California utility regulators want to avoid a repeat of the rolling blackouts that hit during August’s record heat wave. The trick is finding meaningful interventions in time for next summer. That’s a tight timeline given the pace of regulatory decision-making, but Thursday’s order instituting rulemaking from the California Public Utilities Commission is asking…
By [email protected] More than a dozen technology developers are looking to capitalize on the momentum behind floating offshore wind by adding other marine power concepts into the mix. The companies, which include Floating Power Plant of Denmark, Marine Power Systems of the U.K. and Pelagic Power of Norway, are all pushing the idea of using…
By FORESIGHT Contributor There needs to be more effort in easing access to financial backing in order to take full advantage of Europe’s Renovation Wave, says Louise White and Reinhard Six from the European Investment Bank (EIB) To heat, cool and light buildings, we use 40% of the energy consumed in the European Union which…
By Kelsey Misbrener Eric Pasi, chief development officer at Minnesota solar installation company IPS Solar, recently published CleanWave: A Guide to Success in the Green Recovery, a book about the past, present and future of cleantech with interviews, stories and advice for green career seekers. Solar Power World recently asked Pasi some questions about his…
By [email protected] In August, California’s grid operators shut off power for millions of residents during an historic heat wave. The blackouts caused confusion and outrage in the state. People were looking for someone to blame: an agency, a utility, or a technology like renewables. We now know what happened. The cause was detailed in a…
By Andy Bradley Since our last new energy letter, the European Commission has published its long-awaited Renovation Wave Strategy, revealing of the extent of Europe’s decarbonisation ambitions in existing buildings – arguably the most challenging sector to decarbonise. The renovation wave strategy is making ripples, which could become a tidal wave of transformation for our…