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Australia's new prime minister vows to make nation 'renewable energy superpower'
Australia's new head of state, Anthony Albanese, has promised to make the nation a renewables "superpower" following his Labor Party's victory in Saturday's federal election, which ousted predecessor Scott Morrison's conservative coalition.
May 23, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Grids, Policy, ENERGY STORAGE, Australia, climate council, Oceania, rooftop solar, policy, net zero, national electricity market, grid upgrades, Anthony Albanese
Renewables curtailment 'will help to bridge the gap' in creating green hydrogen
Powering electrolysers with renewables generation that would certainly otherwise be stopped could be an efficient approach for generating green hydrogen in the coming years until the H2 sector gain from additional price declines, it was recommended throughout a panel discussion.
May 19, 2022 // Plants, Storage, Grids, Solar to Fuel, Portugal, Europe, iberia, grid congestion, green hydrogen, curtailment, Endesa, behind the meter, Eurowind Energy, hybridisation, Green Hydrogen Summit 2022
Vietnam slashes 2030 capacity target yet makes more room for renewables under new power strategy
Vietnam has actually cut its 2030 power capacity target by 35GW under its recently set draft Power Master Plan VIII (PMP8) but is making more room for renewables as it looks for to reduce its reliance on coal.
Apr 27, 2022 // Grids, Policy, Asia, fitch solutions, Vietnam, renewable energy targets, grid capacity, coal retirement, power master plan, renewable target
Malawi solar mini-grid shows promise as means of electrifying rural Africa
Malawi, a landlocked nation in southeastern Africa, is defined by its topography of highlands split by the Great Rift Valley and enormous Lake Malawi. The cost of solar energy there has fallen by more than 3 quarters internationally over the past decade.
Apr 22, 2022 // Grids, Solar Energy, Africa, Malawi, low-carbon power, Solar Mini Grid, southeastern Africa
EDPR wins floating PV grid connection
70MWA of capacity at Alqueva has a CfD for 15 years and also allows for growth of solar as well as wind
Apr 5, 2022 // Grids, Floating PV, Portugal, floating PV, Europe, EDPR
Australian climate organisations slam federal budget as a "massive missed opportunity"
Australia's 2022-23 Federal Budget has actually "missed the mark" when it concerns sustaining the energy transition and also has actually disregarded financial investment in transmission facilities over investing in fossil fuels at a critical joint in Australia's decarbonisation journey, claimed the Clean Energy Council (CEC).
Mar 31, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, climate council, Clean Energy Council, ARENA, Microgrids, transmission, Australian Energy Market Operator, australia solar, budget
Altus Power to supply clean power options to US real estate giant
Commercial and industrial (C&I) solar designer Altus Power has actually authorized a major strategic partnership with Trammell Crow Company (TCC), one of the largest commercial real estate developers in the US, to bring Altus Power's clean power remedies to TCC's real estate projects.
Mar 30, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, USA, North America, Altus Power, Altus Power America, commercial and industrial, supply agreements, trammell crow company
United States scientists find way to boost battery efficiency for grid, transportation
Researchers uncover brand-new avenue for getting rid of the performance decline that occurs with duplicated charge-discharge cycling in the cathodes of next generation batteries.
Mar 28, 2022 // Storage, Grids, USA, North America, cathode, Argonne National Laboratory, U.S Department of Energy, Guiliang Xu, transportation, Yuzi Liu
Terna to invest US$ 10.45 bn to improve Italy's grid, expanding cross-border connections
Italian grid driver Terna will certainly invest EUR9.5 billion (US$ 10.45 billion) to aid improve the country's nationwide transmission grid and construct cross-border affiliations, paving the way for less complicated accessibility for renewables.
Mar 25, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, Italy, Europe, grid congestion, Terna, Stefano Donnarumma
Bboxx releases flexible items for off-grid communities in Africa
Off-grid pay-as-you-go solar provider Bboxx has introduced a new service to provide renewable solutions to off-grid communities in Africa.
Mar 16, 2022 // Grids, Kenya, Africa, bboxx, off-grid, rwanda
UL, NREL reveal DERs cybersecurity report, call for industry standards to protect against threats
Safety as well as certification company UL and the United States Division of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have actually released a report into the cybersecurity people interconnected grid side devices and inverter-based resources that requires safety criteria to be developed to counter potential threats.
Mar 9, 2022 // Grids, USA, NREL, North America, ders, cybersecurity, standards, Kenneth Boyce
On-Grid vs Off-Grid vs Hybrid Systems
Feb 16, 2022 // Grids, Solar, grid, hybrid systems, off-grid, solar guide, On-Grid
Interconnection reform ought to be a leading priority for FERC, clean energy associations say
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) should make interconnection reform a top priority to lower the backlog of projects waiting to connect to the nation's grid, a coalition of three clean energy profession associations has said.
Feb 15, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Grids, Policy, USA, SEIA, FERC, PJM, interconnection, North America, American Clean Power Association, advanced energy economy
CPUC indefinitely delays net metering vote in the middle of prevalent criticism of changes
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has actually made a decision to forever postpone its decision on controversial adjustments to the state's net metering laws, according to reports and a Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) statement.
Feb 4, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, Policy, California, USA, SEIA, California Public Utilities Commission, North America, Gavin Newsom, us, net metering, NEM 3.0
Statkraft submits prepare for UK solar as well as grid park
Developer claims 2 complimentary projects might aid accomplish net zero by 2050
Feb 3, 2022 // Plants, Grids, UK, Europe, Statkraft, Charlotte Healey, Lucy Kent