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Category: Renewable Energy


Commercialization, Renewable Energy

How Power Companies Can Ride the EV Wave for New Revenue

December 1, 2023

Via: Power Magazine

Have you noticed more electric vehicles (EVs) driving around your neighborhood? According to Kelley Blue Book’s “Electric Vehicle Sales Report Q3 2023,” EV sales volume in the U.S. set a new record in the third quarter (Q3) of this year, […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Technology Advancements Support Distributed Solar Generation

December 1, 2023

Via: Power Magazine

Decentralized power generation continues to grow, providing companies in the solar power sector more opportunities to develop technologies to support both economic and efficiency gains, be it with better equipment, software, or installation strategies. New technologies for residential (Figure 1), […]


Commercialization, Renewable Energy

Wind Project Approvals, Tax Credits Look to Outpace Macroeconomic and Supply Chain Headwinds in 2024

November 27, 2023

Via: Power Magazine

Recent events in the wind power industry, all occurring on a single day, provide a snapshot of the sector’s challenges and opportunities heading into 2024. Ørsted, the world’s largest developer of offshore wind, on Oct. 31 announced the cancellation of […]


Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy

Using AI as a guide for the better manufacturing of perovskite solar cells

November 22, 2023

Via: Tech Xplore

Tandem solar cells based on perovskite semiconductors convert sunlight to electricity more efficiently than conventional silicon solar cells. In order to make this technology ready for the market, further improvements with regard to stability and manufacturing processes are required. Researchers […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

US DoE provides USD 3.5bn to boost battery manufacturing

November 21, 2023

Via: Renewables Now

The US Department of Energy (DoE) is making available up to USD 3.5 billion (EUR 3.2bn) from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to strengthen US production of advanced batteries and battery materials, which are key to the renewable energy and electric […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Volkswagen ID.7 Is Volkswagen’s New Star EV

November 14, 2023

Via: CleanTechnica

Volkswagen ID.3? Volkswagen ID.4? No, add them together and you get the real star of the show — the hot new Volkswagen ID.7. As the German auto giant says, this is its new flagship EV. Go to the back of […]


Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy

New Solar Power & Energy Storage System Uses Former Electric Vehicle Batteries

November 14, 2023

Via: CleanTechnica

One of the common myths about electric vehicle batteries is that they are hard to recycle when they are no longer being used or can’t be used in a vehicle. This notion is not true, and to the contrary, some […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Offshore wind patents on the rise, new study by IRENA and EPO shows

November 9, 2023

Via: IRENA

The global renewable power capacity must triple by 2030 to keep the 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement within reach. Offshore Wind capacity would need to reach almost 500 GW in 2030, a fourteen-fold increase in comparison to 2020. Offshore […]


Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy

Bifacial Solar Panels To Open Floodgates Of Agrivoltaic Potential

November 8, 2023

Via: CleanTechnica

The agrivoltaic field is racing along at a rapid clip in some parts of the globe, where farmers are eager to combine renewable energy from solar panels with pollinator habitats, grazing lands, and other agricultural activities. The economic case for […]


Commercialization, Renewable Energy

Masdar team inks PPA for 1.1GW Saudi solar

November 7, 2023

Via: reNews

Masdar, EDF Renewables and Nesma have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) to develop the 1100MW Al Henakiyah solar power plant. The estimated $1bn project is expected to reach financial close in early […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Current Trends in Climate Change Technology Investment

November 3, 2023

Via: Power Magazine

As the world grapples with fast-changing weather patterns, wildfires, record-breaking heat, and many other climate-related issues, it is becoming increasingly important to develop the technologies that will help to combat climate change. There is a race to develop new technologies […]


Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy

Deep Decarbonization Scenarios Reveal Importance of Accelerating Zero-Emission Vehicle Adoption

November 2, 2023

Via: CleanTechnica

The rapid adoption of zero-emission electric vehicles will move the nation close to an 80% or more drop in transportation greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 from the 2019 level according to researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Solar mini-grids offer clean-power hope to rural Africa

November 2, 2023

Via: Tech Xplore

Working as a nurse in her rural Nigerian village, Andat Datau faced more than her share of challenges. But delivering babies by torchlight was always hard. Off-grid for years, her Sabon Gida village relied on diesel generators or lamps and, […]


Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy

California startup to ‘sponge’ CO2 from the atmosphere

October 30, 2023

Via: TechRadar

Scrubbing carbon dioxide from the air is imperative if humanity is to limit global warming, experts say, and a California startup says it can do just that, using limestone as a carbon-sucking sponge. San Francisco-based Heirloom Carbon has become a […]


Commercialization, Renewable Energy

New York Announces 6.4 GW of Renewable Energy Projects

October 27, 2023

Via: Power Magazine

New York officials said the state will invest in several new renewable energy projects, both offshore and onshore, that will add 6.4 GW of clean energy generation capacity to the state’s power grid. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Oct. 24 said […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

New Database Shines Spotlight on Decades of Solar Mirror Research

October 24, 2023

Via: CleanTechnica

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is preparing to unveil a database containing the results of exposure experiments on solar reflectors conducted over more than four decades. The publicly available Solar Mirror Materials Database (SMMD) will […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

The POWER Interview: Transformative Technology Aims to Advance Decarbonization

October 19, 2023

Via: Power Magazine

Decarbonization of the U.S. power sector is bringing new technologies to the forefront, including an array of new battery types for energy storage, electric vehicles (EVs), and more. Lyten, a San Jose, California-based advanced materials manufacturer known for its Lyten […]


Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy

AI Revolution Could Drive Clean Energy Future

October 18, 2023

Via: Power Magazine

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a ubiquitous part of our lives, impacting much of what we do at work and home. AI’s growth trajectory is expected to skyrocket, with new potentials identified to help address and solve today’s challenges and […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Building Progress: Solar & Storage Industry Celebrate Construction Inclusion Week

October 18, 2023

Via: CleanTechnica

America’s solar and storage industry is experiencing rapid growth. Today the industry supports the livelihoods of more than 263,000 workers, and our workforce is expected to double in size over the next decade to nearly half a million jobs. The […]


Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy

Scientists Find the Potential Key to Longer-Lasting Sodium Batteries for Electric Vehicles

October 17, 2023

Via: CleanTechnica

The Science Lithium-ion batteries are the standard for electric vehicles, but their raw materials are costly and can have unreliable supply chains. Sodium-ion batteries are an alternative that could alleviate some of these challenges. However, the performance of these batteries […]