By Charley Rattan Enbridge on hydrogen Click headline for full article Read Full Article Here For more great articles: The Energy Collective – The world’s best thinkers on energy & climate
By [email protected] The catastrophic breakdown of Texas’ natural gas and electricity system last week lacks a single villain to blame for it all. Instead, the widespread constraints in natural-gas supply and the shutdown of core power plant capacity that left millions without power can be chalked up to cascading failures between these two interdependent systems…
By Billy Ludt After many years of gathering feedback from installers, SunModo has unveiled SMR, a solar rooftop rail system. With “Pop-On Clamps” and L-foot adaptors, solar installers can mount, adjust and secure PV panels with a single tool. “We are excited with the early response to SMR as our next-generation rail system that saves…
Scientists assess the dynamics of positron acoustic waves (PAWS) in EPI plasmas whilst under the influence of magnetic fields, or magnetoplasmas. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
By [email protected] Plans for a new 3.6-gigawatt natural gas power plant in the U.K. have been shelved by the developer Drax, highlighting the challenging economics of converting coal-fired power to a cleaner, but still fossil-fuel-fired, alternative. It would have been the largest gas plant in Europe and, unsurprisingly, drew the attention of environmental groups. They…
By National Wind Watch Local representatives and community members are aggrieved at the recent construction of a windmill at Knockballynameath, Parteen. A planning file was submitted on 28 May, 2010 for a single 800kW wind turbine, 73 meters high with a rotor diameter of 53 meters, and ancillary road access. No local objections were lodged,…
By National Wind Watch DOUGLASS TOWNSHIP – The same week Apex Clean Energy hosted a community meeting touting the benefits of wind turbine energy, a local township began the process of repealing its own controversial wind ordinance. The Douglass Township Planning Commission unanimously voted Wednesday evening to host a March 24 public hearing on the…
By National Wind Watch The commissioners also signed a resolution in opposition of House Bill 1381, currently pending in the Indiana General Assembly The resolution, created by the Indiana Board of Commissioners according to commissioners’ attorney Terry Modesitt, expresses support for local control on land use decisions for wind and solar farms. The resolution says:…
By National Wind Watch Apex Clean Energy officials hosted their first community meeting Tuesday evening and they used the occasion to explain why they are now addressing the entire county despite doing wind farm studies for the past three years or more. “We’re really starting to ramp up our engagement,” Senior Development Manager Albert Jongewaard…
By National Wind Watch To mitigate the noise and sight problems of the 131-metre-tall turbines, the company agreed to offer $150,000 to homeowners within a 1.5-kilometre radius of the wind farm for home improvements. The homeowners can collect a maximum of $5,000 from the fund, although depending on the number of applications, they may receive…
By National Wind Watch Attorney General William Tong announced Thursday that an investigation into the Connecticut Port Authority is already underway and is based on whistleblower complaints made in 2019. In concert with the Auditors of Public Accounts, the legislative agency that audits other state agencies, Tong said attorneys in a whistleblower unit, part of…
By National Wind Watch The East Hampton Democratic Committee did not endorse two incumbent Democrats, Councilman Jeff Bragman of the town board and Rick Drew of the town trustees, at its Feb. 17 nominating convention, instead backing Cate Rogers for town board and David Cataletto for trustee. Ms. Rogers, who is the committee’s chairwoman, will…
By National Wind Watch A Tory councillor has called for a public apology after a borough’s local plan mistakenly suggested a protected countryside area was suitable for a wind farm. West Pennine ward’s Cllr Julie Slater was alarmed to see the Hoddlesden Moss Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) earmarked for turbines in the Blackburn…
By [email protected] (Stephen Edelstein) Electric cars will surge to 10% of the United States new-car market by 2025, a new IHS Markit study predicts, but sales data shows that at least one part of the country is already there. EVs reached 1.8% of U.S. new-vehicle registrations in 2020—a new record—rising to 2.8% in December, according…
By Renewable Energy World Jennifer M. Granholm was sworn in Feb. 25 as the 16th Secretary of Energy by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, after a confirmation vote of 64-35 in the U.S. Senate. Secretary Granholm is only the second woman to lead the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). “I am humbled by the faith…