Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy
February 28, 2024
Via: Power MagazineTexas continues to add to its U.S.-leading portfolio of renewable energy projects, with two large solar power installations recently coming online. Clearway Energy Group on Feb. 22 said it had completed the 452-MW Texas Solar Nova complex in Kent County. […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
February 28, 2024
Via: Power MagazineThe interim CEO of Texas-based NRG Energy Inc. said the company plans to apply for up to $900 million in loans from the state in order to finance construction of new natural gas-fired power plants. Larry Coben, who was appointed […]
Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy
February 27, 2024
Via: Power MagazineSeveral solar power equipment manufacturing companies are building factories in the U.S., with many of those groups saying the investments are due to passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and its incentives tied to domestic production. One of those […]
February 27, 2024
Via: Tech XploreIn our technologically dependent society, the mobility, dependability, and safety of our devices—including phones and laptops—are critical. Just as important is our ability to easily charge and recharge these devices so they are available when we need them. To do […]
Commercialization, Renewable Energy
February 27, 2024
Via: Energy Storage NewsA microgrid project combining solar PV, wind and a 10MWh flow battery in Germany has been completed by BayWa r.e., Ampt and Fraunhofer. The completion of the project was announced today (27 February) by renewable energy developer and independent power […]
Commercialization, Renewable Energy
February 20, 2024
Via: CleanTechnicaDon’t listen to the haters — EV sales are booming, solar power is rising, and the cleantech revolution is alive and well. Read on for this week’s roundup of the top top stories of the past week here on CleanTechnica. […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
February 20, 2024
Via: Tech XploreThe world’s first chemical tanker ship fitted with massive rigid aluminum “sails” has left Rotterdam, its owner hoping to plot a route to bringing down the shipping industry’s huge carbon footprint. The MT Chemical Challenger, a 16,000-tonne chemicals transporter set […]
Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy
February 19, 2024
Via: Power MagazineInstallations of new solar power generation capacity this year are expected to nearly double the amount that was built in 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The agency is its latest “Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory” report […]
February 19, 2024
Via: Tech XploreHydrogen can play a key role in Australia’s energy transition by giving us additional ways of storing and moving energy around. As the world shifts towards cleaner energy production, there’s a push to make hydrogen production cleaner as well. In […]
Commercialization, Renewable Energy
February 19, 2024
Via: reNewsIneos Inovyn has confirmed that its 60MW solar farm in Belgium will come online in July 2024. The project is being developed with PerPetum Energy & Green4Power and will supply power exclusively to the Jemeppe production site, which employs over […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
February 13, 2024
Via: Power MagazineA third gas-fired unit planned at a power plant in Uzbekistan will use equipment from Mitsubishi Power, the company announced on Feb. 13. Mitsubishi said the 600-MW Navoi 3 facility is expected to come online in 2026. The plant will […]
February 13, 2024
Via: PetrolPlazaShell has decided to permanently close its entire hydrogen refueling network in California for light-duty vehicles. According to a report by Hydrogen Insight, the mobility company has pointed out “supply complications and other external market factors,” as the main reasons […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
February 12, 2024
Via: Tech XploreSolar panels and photovoltaics (PVs) are becoming increasingly widespread, contributing to ongoing efforts aimed at decarbonizing electricity production. Solar cells based on perovskites, a class of minerals that can leverage parts of the solar spectrum, have recently achieved highly promising […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
February 12, 2024
Via: Tech XploreSince the first cargo of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) left a terminal on the Gulf of Mexico bound for Brazil in February 2016, US exports of the fuel have boomed. In 2023 the US was both the world’s largest […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
February 12, 2024
Via: reNewsSSE Renewables has begun construction of the 64MW Jubera onshore wind farm in the La Rioja region of Spain. The site, located in the town of Santa Engracia del Jubera, is the company’s first onshore array in Spain. SSE Renewables […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
February 6, 2024
Via: Power MagazineData from Global Energy Monitor (GEM), a group that tracks thermal and renewable power generation projects worldwide, shows that China was responsible for construction of 96% of all new coal-fired facilities globally last year, and for almost 70% of all […]
Commercialization, Renewable Energy
February 6, 2024
Via: IRENAThe Renewables Readiness Assessment (RRA): Solomon Islands undertaken by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE), through the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Lighthouses Initiative (LHI) finds that renewable […]
February 6, 2024
Via: PetrolPlazaOrlen Unipetrol is continuing its collaboration with the municipalities of Most and Litvínov in the next phase of the pilot operation of a hydrogen-powered bus. The municipalities, alongside Orlen and other entities, are active members of the hydrogen platform in […]
February 5, 2024
Via: Power MagazineGerman officials announced a new plan for the country’s power generation, a strategy that includes putting at least 10 GW of new gas-fired capacity up for tenders. Officials on Feb. 5 said the plants would be designed to eventually burn […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
February 5, 2024
Via: Tech XploreReflectors placed in orbit around the Earth that reflect sunlight toward future solar power farms at dawn and dusk could help accelerate the transition to net-zero, researchers say. Space engineers from the University of Glasgow have published new research showing […]