By [Energy Central] Emily Newton Soleil Lofts opened in 2019, just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition to the yoga studio, dog park, swimming pools and basketball court, the luxury apartment complex features something truly unique — every unit has a seven-foot-tall battery in the living room. The country’s largest virtual power plant…
By [Energy Central] Paul Chapman The HC Insider Podcast Episode 149: Coal Trading with Hayn Park Coal demand reached an all-time peak in 2022. Prices reached levels not seen for over a decade. China is permitting two new coal fired power plants a week and Germany is burning lignite to meet its power demand. Traders…
Tesla announced the expansion of its massive virtual power plant in South Australia to 3,000 more homes. The program specifically aims to help low-income households with their electricity costs. more… The post Tesla expands massive virtual power plant to 3,000 more homes in Australia appeared first on Electrek.Brought to you by: EV Driven Read Full…
By [Energy Central] Dan Yurman US Commits $275M to NuScale SMR for Romania; $4B Pledged for Future Funding Oklo Announces Sites for Two Nuclear Power Plants in Southern Ohio SMRs Considered For Indonesian Fertilizer Plant UK’s Newcleo Launches €1 Billion Equity Raise For LFR Development Zeno Power Gets $30M to Build a Radioisotope powered satellite…
By [Energy Central] Ashwini Kumar Verma NTPC took blue sky initiative of biomass co-firing in coal fired power plant in year 2017 to solve the issue of stubble burning by farmers while mitigating CO2 emission from coal fired power plant by partial substitution of coal with carbon neutral biomass pellets. This will create a large-scale…
By mmillikin NuScale Power Corporation and Nucor Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore co-locating NuScale’s VOYGR small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) power plants to provide clean, reliable baseload electricity to Nucor’s scrap-based Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steel mills. The companies will also explore an expanded manufacturing partnership through which Nucor, the largest…
By [Energy Central] Dan Yurman X-Energy, DOW Select Texas Site for SMR Power Plant X-energy Seeks Financing from South Korea Export-Import Bank NuScale to Build South Korea’s First SMR to Produce Hydrogen NRC Issues License to Holtec for Spent Nuclear Fuel Interim Storage Facility in New Mexico Micronuclear Selects Premier Technology To Manufacture Its Molten…
By National Wind Watch The Clinton County Board of Commissioners could consider passing a one-year-long moratorium on any large-scale solar or wind energy projects. The unanimous vote from the county’s planning commission comes as large-scale green energy plants clash with residents’ concerns over the future of their rural farmland. Thursday’s public hearing comes weeks after…
By [Energy Central] Charley Rattan The Netherlands: Battolyser hydrogen system installed at Magnum power plant Dutch company Battolyser Systems today announces that the first industrial-scale Battolyser system has been installed at the RWE Magnum power plant in Eemshaven. A Battolyser is a combination of a battery and a hydrogen generator (electrolyser) in one device. As…
By [Energy Central] Steve Goreham Originally published in Master Resource. The Environmental Protection Agency is working on a new rule that would set stringent limits on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from US power plants. Utilities would be required to retrofit existing plants with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology or to switch to hydrogen fuel….
By [Energy Central] German Toro Ghio In Texas, an energy company is building a power plant that can run on hydrogen, a fuel that is gaining steam because of new tax credits and upcoming federal regulations WP BY TIMOTHY PUKO, MAY 1, 2023 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. — A half-hour’s drive from where the modern oil…
Monsoon Wind, Southeast Asia’s largest onshore wind farm, is Laos’ first wind project, and it’s also the region’s first cross-border wind power plant. more… The post Southeast Asia’s largest onshore wind farm just broke ground appeared first on Electrek.Brought to you by: EV Driven Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles
By Peter Hannam As coal-fired plants continuing their demise, the largest source of new power every year for the past five has been rooftop solarGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAGL Energy’s Liddell coal-fired power station in New South Wales closed on Friday, Australia’s first big power plant closure…
By Kelly Pickerel SunPower and OhmConnect today launched a new virtual power plant (VPP) offering for SunPower customers across California. Now, homeowners in select locations with solar and SunVault battery storage can connect with OhmConnect directly through the mySunPower app to earn rewards for managing their electricity use during periods of peak demand. SunPower and…
By National Wind Watch In Franklin County, a group of locals are concerned about potential environmental harm from renewable energy facilities and support a bill that would impose more regulations on solar and wind. The industry says it’s being unfairly singled out. Volunteer firefighter Jim Emery grew emotional as he spoke to the crowd at…