Commercialization, Renewable Energy
December 4, 2023
Via: reNewsMasdar has signed agreements to collaborate with Indonesia’s state-owned utility company, PLN, to move ahead with major development plans for Southeast Asia’s largest floating solar power plant and explore green hydrogen opportunities. The partnership has already resulted in the launch […]
Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy
December 1, 2023
Via: Power MagazineDecentralized 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), […]
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 […]
Commercialization, Renewable Energy
November 7, 2023
Via: reNewsMasdar, 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
November 2, 2023
Via: Tech XploreWorking 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, […]
Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy
October 18, 2023
Via: CleanTechnicaAmerica’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 […]
Commercialization, Renewable Energy
October 16, 2023
Via: CleanTechnicaThis week, the presidents of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the Laborers International Union of North America, and the International Union of Operating Engineers signed a national tri-trade solar agreement governing the construction of utility-scale solar projects, making it […]
Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy
October 12, 2023
Via: CleanTechnicaThe floating solar industry is beginning to take off, as investors are attracted by the opportunity to set solar panels off to sail on the waters of existing human-made reservoirs instead of taking up land for solar development. To gild […]
October 10, 2023
Via: PetrolPlazaAlexela unveiled the result of its largest investment in a service station so far. This includes the addition of a restaurant with almost a hundred seats where all food is prepared on site with local ingredients, and the first 400 […]
Commercialization, Renewable Energy
October 5, 2023
Via: CleanTechnicaHDF Energy (Hydrogène de France), a developer of large-scale green hydrogen infrastructure and manufacturer of high-power fuel cells, recently announced the start of development studies, the next step on the path to install the first green hydrogen power plant in […]
Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy
October 3, 2023
Via: CleanTechnicaIn many communities, hospitals, places of worship, and recreation centers play a vital role in bringing people together and helping in times of need. Now, community centers are turning to solar and storage to provide power and are exploring new […]
Commercialization, Renewable Energy
September 29, 2023
Via: CleanTechnicaThe word is out. Renewable energy is in and now everyone wants to get in on the game. This week, there have been news reports about companies we don’t normally associate with climate action queuing up to add solar power […]
Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy
September 19, 2023
Via: Power MagazinePower generation represents a varied and evolving landscape, both globally and within the U.S., with numerous technology types contributing to the energy mix. From traditional simple cycle gas and turbine peaking plants to modern photovoltaic (PV) solar, battery energy storage […]
Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy
September 15, 2023
Via: PetrolPlazaTotalEnergies, Petrobras and Casa dos Ventos Holding signed a Memorandum of Understanding to evaluate perspectives and joint opportunities in renewable energy and low-carbon hydrogen in Brazil. This agreement will enable the three companies to jointly study opportunities of investment and […]
Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy
September 12, 2023
Via: CleanTechnicaThe 2023 annual report from Solar Power Europe comes to a startling conclusion. It says the EU will reach the renewable energy goal it set for 2030 three years early. The report is 148 pages long, so we are going […]
Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy
September 7, 2023
Via: CleanTechnicaCommunity solar power is a special solar power option that has always tickled the minds of solar enthusiasts and policy wonks. It’s truly unique in the solar power market, as a couple of recent guests on our CleanTech Talk podcast […]
Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy
September 6, 2023
Via: CleanTechnicaThis fading summer will long be recalled for cascading climate disasters hurtling across the country like a runaway train. Fires destroyed Maui’s Lahaina and took more than 115 lives. Dangerous heat waves threatened two-thirds of the country. Smoke from Canadian […]
Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy
September 5, 2023
Via: Tech XploreWhile conventional silicon-based solar cells have had an unmistakable impact on the buildout of renewable energy resources around the world, additional performance improvements have become increasingly difficult to make as the devices approach their practical efficiency limits. This constraint has […]
Commercialization, Renewable Energy
August 17, 2023
Via: Power MagazineAmerican Electric Power (AEP), one of the nation’s largest power producers, has completed the sale of its 1,365-MW unregulated contracted renewables portfolio to an Invenergy-led consortium. IRG Acquisition Holdings (IRGAH)—a partnership between Invenergy, CDPQ, and funds managed by Blackstone Infrastructure […]