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. […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
February 28, 2024
Via: Tech XploreOur recent article published in Nature Energy relates our first attempt at the development of a scalable photoelectrochemical (PEC) system to produce green hydrogen. Based on our critical review (previous review article; Chemical Society Reviews, 2019), there are challenges associated […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy
February 16, 2024
Via: CleanTechnicaWith the goal of reaching carbon neutral by 2050, Thailand is pushing heavily to decarbonize its energy sector. Like many countries in SouthEast Asia, this means reducing coal, oil, and natural gas usage and turning to renewable alternatives. While Thailand […]
Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy
February 15, 2024
Via: reNewsA 50MW solar farm in the county of Yorkshire in the UK has been approved. City of York Council approved plans for the Hessay project south of Low Moor Lane, south-east of Hessay village and north of Rufforth village. Richard […]
Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy
February 14, 2024
Via: Power MagazineGerman energy giant RWE has added three large battery energy storage (BESS) projects to the company’s U.S. portfolio. The group on Feb. 14 announced the completion of two installations in Texas and one in Arizona, and said energy storage systems […]
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 […]
Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy
February 8, 2024
Via: Renewables NowItalian independent power producer ERG SpA (BIT:ERG) has secured approval from the European Commission (EC) to acquire a majority stake in a 317-MW wind and solar farm portfolio in the United States in its first investment across the pond. The […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
February 7, 2024
Via: Power MagazineThe decarbonization of power generation is fostering research and development of new energy technologies, and some companies are reimagining what’s possible when it comes to power plant design. That includes pairing nuclear power with solar power, in a system that […]
Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy
February 7, 2024
Via: Tech XploreThe concept of solar geoengineering—blocking the sun’s radiation to slow Earth’s warming—is no longer just the realm of science fiction. In 2023, the U.S. government and the UN released reports on the topic. Whether or not solar geoengineering can save […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy
January 31, 2024
Via: Power MagazineAs the solar and renewable energy movement continues to gain momentum in the U.S., it’s important to note how critical the steel industry is to the renewable energy industry. In fact, reports show that steel comprises more than 70% of […]
Commercialization, Renewable Energy
January 24, 2024
Via: Power MagazineRenewable energy in Brazil will get a boost after the chief executive of Petrobras, the country’s state-run oil giant, said the company will begin buying solar power and onshore wind projects in an effort to build a clean energy portfolio. […]
Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy
January 24, 2024
Via: CleanTechnicaOn January 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) issued a request for information (RFI) to better understand technology development needs and commercialization opportunities for receivers and reactors used in concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) […]
Commercialization, Renewable Energy
January 18, 2024
Via: Power MagazineVirginia-based AES Corp. said the company added 3.5 GW of new renewable energy generation capacity to its global portfolio in 2023, an amount nearly double that built in the previous year. The projects, including solar power, wind power, and energy […]