Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
January 2, 2024
Via: CleanTechnicaThe rarefied world of saffron cultivation is about to encounter a solar makeover. About 90% of the global saffron supply comes from Iran, but the allure of raising a spice crop that retails for $5,000 a pound could widen the […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
December 22, 2023
Via: Power MagazineGermany-based RWE, among the world’s leading companies in development of offshore wind energy, said it will acquire three major projects off the East Anglia coast of the UK from Sweden’s Vattenfall in a $1.2 billion deal. RWE on Dec. 21 […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
December 19, 2023
Via: Power MagazineWork continues on what would be the largest hydropower project in Angola, a $5.2 billion run-of-river power station that Angolan officials have said could come online as early as 2026. Technology group Voith on Dec. 19 said it is supplying […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
December 8, 2023
Via: Power MagazineIn an era defined by environmental consciousness and a pressing need to reduce our carbon emissions, renewable energy has emerged as the shining beacon of hope for a sustainable future. As we stand at the crossroads of rapid climate change […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
November 22, 2023
Via: Tech XploreTandem 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 […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
November 14, 2023
Via: CleanTechnicaOne 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 […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
November 8, 2023
Via: CleanTechnicaThe 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 […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
November 2, 2023
Via: CleanTechnicaThe 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 […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
October 30, 2023
Via: TechRadarScrubbing 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 […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
October 18, 2023
Via: Power MagazineArtificial 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 […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
October 17, 2023
Via: CleanTechnicaThe 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 […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
September 26, 2023
Via: CleanTechnicaIn support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of the proposed Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project, […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
September 18, 2023
Via: CleanTechnicaDRX cathodes could provide batteries with higher energy density than conventional lithium-ion battery cathodes made of nickel and cobalt, two metals that are in critically short supply. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has made it a priority to find […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
September 13, 2023
Via: Power MagazinePetra Nova, one of the world’s only two carbon capture and storage (CCS) retrofits at a commercial power plant, has restarted operations, JX Nippon Oil and Gas Exploration Corp. announced on Sept. 13. The project, which is designed to remove […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
September 1, 2023
Via: Power MagazineIn the late 1870s, American inventor Lester Allan Pelton devised the Pelton wheel, an impulse-type hydraulic turbine, to enhance energy generation in Western mining operations, which typically used lower-volume mountain streams. The hydraulic turbine employs a straightforward design, oriented horizontally […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
August 16, 2023
Via: Power MagazineCarbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies have long been seen as a tool to tackle climate chaos, but the potential was largely theoretical. Two projects at Sleipner and Snohvit off the coast of Norway have been capturing and safely storing millions […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
August 14, 2023
Via: Tech XploreA team of hydrologists and bioengineers affiliated with several institutions across Europe has found, via modeling, that building dams to generate hydroelectricity in Africa may be not be a cost-effective approach in light of falling costs for solar and wind […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
August 3, 2023
Via: IRENAIncreasing the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) is a fundamental part of accelerating the renewables-based energy transition and getting us onto the 1.5°C pathway. The uptake of EVs holds the potential to cut emissions by the replacement of fossil fuel […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
August 2, 2023
Via: Tech XploreClimate change may affect the future stability of grid-connected solar power systems—something that needs to be considered in the planning of Australia’s renewable energy transition. Modeling conducted by researchers from UNSW Sydney shows the magnitude, frequency and duration of disruptive […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
July 24, 2023
Via: Power MagazineA UK-based energy supplier that counts former U.S. Vice President Al Gore among its investors announced it would pour about $20 billion into offshore wind projects by 2030. Octopus Energy Group on July 24 said the investment would come through […]