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- U.S. natural gas storage levels remain above average through injection seasonIn our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, we forecast U.S. working natural gas inventories will reach 3,872 billion cubic feet (Bcf) by the end of October, or 2% more than the previous five-year average for that time of year. Natural gas inventories grew quickly in late April through early June, with... Read more »Source: Today in Energy | Published: August 18, 2025 - 2:00 pm
- Even without hurricanes, customers in Puerto Rico lose about 27 hours of power per yearEven without accounting for electricity interruptions resulting from major events such as hurricanes, customers in Puerto Rico experienced on average 27 hours of power grid interruptions per year between 2021 and 2024. By comparison, electricity customers in the mainland United States generally experience about two hours of electricity interruptions per... Read more »Source: Today in Energy | Published: August 13, 2025 - 2:00 pm
- The United States exported 30% of the energy it produced in 2024In 2024, the United States exported about 30% of its domestic primary energy production. This percentage has grown considerably in recent decades, according to data in our Monthly Energy Review. Nearly all of the exports were fossil fuels destined for other countries in North America, Europe, or Asia.... Read more »Source: Today in Energy | Published: August 12, 2025 - 2:00 pm
- Five countries account for 71% of the world's nuclear generation capacityFive countries account for more than two-thirds of the world's total nuclear electricity generation capacity. The United States has the most capacity, followed by France, China, Russia, and South Korea, based on International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) data as of June 2025. Globally, 416 nuclear power reactors are operating in... Read more »Source: Today in Energy | Published: August 11, 2025 - 2:00 pm
- Russia's oil exports have decreased modestly since 2022, shifting toward AsiaFrom 2020 to 2024, crude oil and condensate exports from Russia averaged 5.0 million barrels per day (b/d). Exports from Russia in the first half of 2025 (1H25) were 4.3 million b/d (compared with 4.8 million b/d in 2024). Even as crude oil export volumes from Russia have remained relatively... Read more »Source: Today in Energy | Published: August 7, 2025 - 2:00 pm
- Petroleum prices reacted to economic and geopolitical uncertainty in the second quarterEnergy prices—along with other globally traded commodities, equities, and currencies—were more volatile in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q25) amid significant uncertainty from concerns over economic growth as well as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The geopolitical uncertainty has affected crude oil prices and refinery margins, and shifting government... Read more »Source: Today in Energy | Published: August 6, 2025 - 2:00 pm
- U.S. electricity peak demand set new records twice in JulyElectricity demand in the Lower 48 states exceeded previous peaks on two days in the last week of July.... Read more »Source: Today in Energy | Published: August 5, 2025 - 2:00 pm
- Natural gas remains the largest source of hydrogen in our long-term projectionsIn our recently published Annual Energy Outlook 2025 (AEO2025), we introduced our new Hydrogen Market Module (HMM), which allows us to model the market for hydrogen in the coming decades.... Read more »Source: Today in Energy | Published: August 4, 2025 - 2:00 pm
- We expect rapid electricity demand growth in Texas and the mid-AtlanticIn our most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we forecast nationwide U.S. retail electricity sales to ultimate customers will grow at an annual rate of 2.2% in both 2025 and 2026, compared with average growth of 0.8% between 2020 and 2024. The forecast reflects rapid electricity demand growth in Texas... Read more »Source: Today in Energy | Published: July 31, 2025 - 2:00 pm
- Last year's U.S.-Canada energy trade was valued around $150 billionThe value of energy trade between the United States and Canada remained steady in 2024 at an estimated $151 billion compared with $154 billion in 2023, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Energy trade value is the total value of energy imports and exports between two countries and... Read more »Source: Today in Energy | Published: July 30, 2025 - 2:00 pm
- Eastern U.S. natural gas increasingly meets LNG-fueled demand growth in AEO2025In our Annual Energy Outlook 2025 (AEO2025), we project regional differences in natural gas markets will encourage increased natural gas flows from the mid-Atlantic to the southern Gulf Coast in the coming decades. Across the cases we explored, we project production from the Appalachian Basin in the mid-Atlantic and Ohio... Read more »Source: Today in Energy | Published: July 29, 2025 - 2:00 pm
- Onshore crude oil production on federal lands has increased in recent yearsCrude oil production from onshore federal lands has increased in recent years as a result of significant growth in drilling activity and operations. According to data collected by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Natural Resources Revenue, onshore crude oil production from federal lands reached 1.7 million barrels... Read more »Source: Today in Energy | Published: July 28, 2025 - 2:00 pm
- Natural gas price volatility fell over the first half of 2025The average historical volatility of the daily Henry Hub front-month futures price, a key benchmark for U.S. natural gas, trended downward through the first half of the year, with quarterly volatility falling from a recent high of 81% in the fourth quarter of 2024 to 69% by mid-2025. This decline... Read more »Source: Today in Energy | Published: July 24, 2025 - 2:00 pm
- Coal-fired power plants are well-stocked this yearWe expect U.S. coal-fired power plants will remain relatively well-stocked through the end of next year in our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook. We estimate power plants in the United States had 124 million short tons of coal on-site at the end of June for them to consume that coal at... Read more »Source: Today in Energy | Published: July 23, 2025 - 2:00 pm
- In February and March, the United States was a net exporter of crude oil to NigeriaThe United States exported more crude oil to Nigeria than it received from Nigeria for the first time in February and March 2025. During this period, refinery maintenance on the U.S. East Coast drove down U.S. demand for crude oil imports, including imports from Nigeria, and the relatively new Dangote... Read more »Source: Today in Energy | Published: July 22, 2025 - 2:00 pm
Today in Energy
FREEING ENERGY
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- VideoGreg Robinson, host of the World Changing Podcast, interviews Bill about his journey into clean energyIn this remarkably candid and personal discussion, Bill shares several stories publicly for the first time. The post Greg Robinson, host of the World Changing Podcast, interviews Bill about his journey into clean energy appeared first on Freeing Energy.... Read more »Source: Freeing Energy | Published: March 1, 2024 - 8:55 pm
- How the History of Computers Predicts the Future of Energy: Bill Shares Research from Freeing Energy at the Computer Museum of AmericaFreeing Energy dives deeply into the lessons from computer history and their application to energy. The post How the History of Computers Predicts the Future of Energy: Bill Shares Research from Freeing Energy at the Computer Museum of America appeared first on Freeing Energy.... Read more »Source: Freeing Energy | Published: January 20, 2024 - 11:26 pm
- Podcast 99: Tom Jensen of FREYR Battery – From Giga Arctic to Giga Americas, the most capital and operationally efficient battery plant in Europe is headed for the US State of GeorgiaFREYR may not be a household name in the US but their CEO is delivering on his vision to make the most efficient and most environmentally responsible battery plant in the US. The post Podcast 99: Tom Jensen of FREYR Battery – From Giga Arctic to Giga Americas, the most... Read more »Source: Freeing Energy | Published: February 12, 2023 - 3:47 pm
- Forbes Magazine interviews Bill Nussey about the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and how local energy is reshaping the century-old gridForbes Magazine explores the role of innovation in the century-old electric power industry. The post Forbes Magazine interviews Bill Nussey about the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and how local energy is reshaping the century-old grid appeared first on Freeing Energy.... Read more »Source: Freeing Energy | Published: December 18, 2022 - 6:42 pm
- Forbes’ Futures in Focus podcast host Michael Gale interviews Bill Nussey about the Inflation Reduction Act and the unstoppable economics of local energyMichael Gale interviews Bill Nussey about "Breaking the Gordian Knot of energy thinking by 2035" The post Forbes’ Futures in Focus podcast host Michael Gale interviews Bill Nussey about the Inflation Reduction Act and the unstoppable economics of local energy appeared first on Freeing Energy.... Read more »Source: Freeing Energy | Published: December 13, 2022 - 6:21 pm
- Podcast 98: John Berger and Michael Grasso: Sunnova wants to build a ground breaking local energy powered neighborhood and that is rattling cages. Will regulators let them?John Berger and Michael Grasso of Sunnova share their vision for solar+battery neighborhoods and why California's state regulators are dragging their feet The post Podcast 98: John Berger and Michael Grasso: Sunnova wants to build a ground breaking local energy powered neighborhood and that is rattling cages. Will regulators let... Read more »Source: Freeing Energy | Published: December 12, 2022 - 2:41 am
- #HeroesofFreeingEnergy: Bryan HanneganGrowing up in India, I experienced the shortage of electricity very personally. We did not have access to uninterrupted, good quality power. The thing that always bothered me was a thermal power plant I could see from my house. It was burning coal to produce electricity for the City of... Read more »Source: Freeing Energy | Published: December 1, 2022 - 6:11 pm
- Nicole Jansen, host of the Leaders of Transformation podcast talks to Bill: How can you tap into the global energy market and help empower billions of people?Nicole Jansen is a rockstar podcast host who talks with Bill to tackle--head on--the biggest myths in clean energy and the biggest business opportunities, as well The post Nicole Jansen, host of the Leaders of Transformation podcast talks to Bill: How can you tap into the global energy market and... Read more »Source: Freeing Energy | Published: November 7, 2022 - 1:43 pm
- Podcast 097: Donnel Baird – His boyhood Brooklyn apartment was heated with an oven. Now he is pursuing a bold, gutsy vision of how entire cities can retrofit buildings and save on energy costs.Listen in as Donnel Baird gives us a peek into a journey of why he started BlocPower, what drove his evolving vision, and how he is scaling his business to retrofit old, fossil-fuel powered heating with smart new heat pumps and solar panels. The post Podcast 097: Donnel Baird –... Read more »Source: Freeing Energy | Published: October 31, 2022 - 7:31 pm
- Christopher Lochhead of the #1 business podcast, Follow Your Different, interviews Bill Nussey about the myths and opportunities of renewable energyChristopher Lochhead, the host of the #1 business podcast, Follow Your Different, interviews Bill Nussey about his book, Freeing Energy The post Christopher Lochhead of the #1 business podcast, Follow Your Different, interviews Bill Nussey about the myths and opportunities of renewable energy appeared first on Freeing Energy.... Read more »Source: Freeing Energy | Published: October 31, 2022 - 12:38 am
Freeing Energy
OILPRICE
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- ● Norway’s Oil and Gas Production Tops ForecastsOil and gas production in Norway topped forecasts by nearly 4% in July as crude oil production jumped, data from the Norwegian Offshore Directorate showed on Wednesday. Norway’s crude oil output of 1.958 million barrels per day (bpd) last month exceeded by 8.2% the regulator’s estimate of 1.809 million bpd,... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: August 20, 2025 - 10:52 am
- ● Indian State Refiners Resume Russian Oil PurchasesDespite continued pressure from the United States over crude supply from Russia, Indian state refiners have returned to the spot market for purchases of Russian oil, company officials familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, as discounts for Moscow’s crude grades deepened. Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IndianOil) and Bharat... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: August 20, 2025 - 9:45 am
- ● Oil Flows via Druzhba Pipeline ResumeCrude oil flows from Russia to Slovakia and Hungary have been restored after a Ukrainian attack suspended exports earlier this week, Reuters has reported, citing official statements. “The flow of oil to Slovakia is currently standard,” Slovak Economy Minister Denisa Sakova said in a statement, as quoted by the publication.... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: August 20, 2025 - 8:30 am
- ● EPA Set to Issue Biofuel Waivers for Small RefinersThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may issue a host of waivers for biofuel blending mandates for small refiners, countering a proposal made by the federal government earlier this year for an increase in biofuels blending with regular fuels. In that proposal, the Trump administration eyed an 8% increase in the... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: August 20, 2025 - 7:30 am
- ● China Prepares to Trim Oil Refining SectorThe Chinese government is planning to reduce the number of oil refiners and petrochemicals producers in the country in a bid to solve the industry’s problem with overcapacity. According to a Bloomberg report, the authorities will shut down some smaller refineries and upgrade facilities that have become outdated. The latter... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: August 20, 2025 - 5:48 am
- ● WoodMac: Energy Transition Needs $1.2T In Battery Storage InvestmentsA couple of years ago, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) made a bold prediction that wind and solar energy will make up half of the planet’s electricity generation by the middle of the century, thanks to the rapid transition to low-carbon energy. However, the intermittent nature of these sources makes... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: August 20, 2025 - 12:00 am
- Aramco’s $2 Trillion Dream Turns Into Investor LetdownWhen Aramco listed on the Tadawul stock exchange in Riyadh, many hailed the move as the listing of the decade and bet on whether it would immediately reach top market cap status. Six years later, Aramco has turned into something of a disappointment—because of oil prices. One could argue with... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: August 19, 2025 - 11:00 pm
- U.S. And Great Britain Move To Secure Strategic Advantage In Syria and LibyaWith Russia focused on Ukraine, Washington is stepping up its efforts to ensure that Moscow cannot re-establish itself so easily in its previously vital strategic Middle East and North Africa strongholds of Syria and Libya. The U.S. and Great Britain were instrumental in the removal from power of longtime Libyan... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: August 19, 2025 - 10:00 pm
- Mexico Bets on Two Major Shale Plays to Break Free from Debt SpiralMexico is betting on ‘complex geology’ development to reverse the fortunes of its state-owned oil and gas giant Pemex, which has been struggling with declining production and enormous debts in recent years. A return to unconventional exploration could be a boon to the Mexican firm’s production and profits and to... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: August 19, 2025 - 9:00 pm
- US Crude Oil Inventories—and Prices—ContractThe American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States fell this week, shrinking by 2.4 million barrels in the week ending August 15. Analysts had expected a 1.2-million-barrel draw. So far this year, crude oil inventories are up nearly 8 million barrels, according to Oilprice... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: August 19, 2025 - 8:54 pm
- Despite Delays Suriname’s Oil Boom is Fast Becoming a RealityIt is a long time coming, but the impoverished South American country of Suriname is poised to enjoy the fruits of a major oil boom. For nearly a decade, the government, in the capital Paramaribo, hungrily eyed neighboring Guyana’s drilling success, which transformed that country into the world’s newest petrostate.... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: August 19, 2025 - 8:00 pm
- Interior Rolls Out First “Big Beautiful Gulf” Auction for DecemberThe Interior Department just laid out a decades-long offshore leasing calendar under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, locking in regular auctions in the Gulf of America and Alaska’s Cook Inlet. At least 30 Gulf sales and six in Cook Inlet are scheduled, according to a Department of the Interior... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: August 19, 2025 - 7:15 pm
- East Coast Dodges Direct Hit as Erin Tracks Into AtlanticThe U.S. East Coast dodged a massive bullet this week as powerful Category 3 Hurricane Erin passed near the Bahamas on Tuesday morning. Instead of making landfall, Erin is expected to unleash rough surf from Central Florida to Canada before curving out into the western Atlantic later this week. This has certaintly brought... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: August 19, 2025 - 7:00 pm
- Asia Turns to Ammonia for Power GenerationWith coal accounting for 54% of Asia’s power mix last year, the region faces a significant challenge in meeting its net-zero ambitions. In a bid to cut emissions, several Asian countries are turning to ammonia for power generation, particularly through co-firing, blending low-carbon ammonia with coal or natural gas. Rystad... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: August 19, 2025 - 6:00 pm
- Trump Seeks Nobel Peace Prize With Two Diplomatic DealsBarack Obama has one. So do Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Jimmy Carter. And it seems abundantly clear that Donald Trump is bucking for one too – a Nobel Peace Prize awarded to a sitting US president. Trump has gone on a peace-making offensive over the past few weeks. He... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: August 19, 2025 - 5:00 pm
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ENERGY DAILY
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- ● BHP books rise in profit on back of Chinese copper demandSydney (AFP) Aug 19, 2025 Australian mining giant BHP on Tuesday reported a bump in yearly profits, as China's appetite for copper helped to counter slumping prices for iron ore and coal. Chief executive Mike Henry trumpeted a strong year "marked by record production", with annual net profits rising 14... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: August 20, 2025 - 6:49 am
- ● Greta Thunberg, activists block Norway oil refineryOslo (AFP) Aug 18, 2025 /> Some 200 climate activists including Greta Thunberg of Sweden blocked Norway's largest oil refinery on Monday in a protest demanding an end to the country's oil industry, organisers and police said. Activists from Extinction Rebellion sat on the road, blocking the entrance to the... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: August 20, 2025 - 6:49 am
- ● Asian markets dip after US tech slideHong Kong (AFP) Aug 20, 2025 Asian markets mostly fell Wednesday morning, mirroring a rout of US tech titans the previous day as investors await signals of an interest rate cut in the world's largest economy. The dips also came after top US and European military leaders met in Washington... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: August 20, 2025 - 6:49 am
- ● China's top diplomat hails 'positive trend' in relations with IndiaBeijing (AFP) Aug 19, 2025 Relations between China and India are on a "positive trend" towards cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Indian counterpart in New Delhi, according to a readout of the meeting... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: August 20, 2025 - 6:49 am
- ● India celebrates clean energy milestone but coal still kingNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 20, 2025 Non-fossil fuels now account for half of India's installed energy capacity - years ahead of schedule - but the third-largest greenhouse gas polluter remains deeply reliant on coal for electricity generation. "A landmark in India's energy transition journey," Minister of Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: August 20, 2025 - 6:49 am
- ● US demand for RVs fuels deforestation on Indonesia's Borneo: NGOsJakarta (AFP) Aug 20, 2025 Tropical wood demand from some of America's top RV brands is fuelling deforestation on the Indonesian island of Borneo, home to Asia's last great rainforest, according to a new investigation by environmental NGOs. The recreational vehicle industry is now the biggest consumer of tropical wood... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: August 20, 2025 - 6:49 am
- ● Scientists find new quantum behavior in unusual superconducting materialHouston TX (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 Researchers at Rice University and collaborating institutions have discovered direct evidence of active flat electronic bands in a kagome superconductor. This breakthrough could pave the way for new methods to design quantum materials - including superconductors, topological insulators and spin-based electronics - that could... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: August 20, 2025 - 6:49 am
- ● SolarDaily Exclusive: One Small Contractor Forces CPUC to Blink on 150% Storage RuleLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 On August 13 at exactly 4:38 p.m., Southern California Edison (SCE) pressed send on an email that landed like a hammer blow across California's solar industry. The subject was clinical: "Suspension of the Paired Storage 150% Rule is Expiring August 15, 2025." The... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: August 20, 2025 - 6:49 am
- ● Nuclear waste may provide new source of fuel for future fusion powerLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 From electric vehicles to artificial intelligence data centers, modern technology demands ever-increasing amounts of electricity. Nuclear fusion could potentially deliver vast supplies of low-emission energy, but its progress is constrained by the scarcity and high cost of tritium, a critical fuel component. Researchers... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: August 20, 2025 - 6:49 am
- ● Quantum scientists shrink hardware demands with breakthrough error correcting gateSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 Quantum scientists at the University of Sydney Nano Institute have created a new type of quantum logic gate that drastically reduces the number of physical qubits required for computation, marking a milestone in the push toward scalable quantum computing. The team employed Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill (GKP)... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: August 20, 2025 - 6:49 am
- ● Novel nuclear battery design delivers high efficiency and durabilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 A research team led by Prof. Haisheng San of Xiamen University and Prof. Xin Li of the China Institute of Atomic Energy has developed a new class of 90Sr radio-photovoltaic cells (RPVC) that combine high power output with long-term durability. The innovation relies... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: August 20, 2025 - 6:49 am
- ● MIT study sheds light on graphite's lifespan in nuclear reactorsBoston MA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 Graphite is a key structural component in some of the world's oldest nuclear reactors and many of the next-generation designs being built today. But it also condenses and swells in response to radiation - and the mechanism behind those changes has proven difficult to... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: August 20, 2025 - 6:49 am
- ● Leonardo DRS completes first sea trials of maritime counter drone system for small uncrewed vesselsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 13, 2025 Leonardo DRS has completed its first open-water trials of a maritime Mission Equipment Package (MEP) designed to protect naval fleets from uncrewed aerial systems. The scalable system adapts the company's land-based mobile short-range air defense and C-UAS technologies for small uncrewed surface vessels,... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: August 20, 2025 - 6:49 am
- ● China accelerates space computing as Geovis and Sugon map an orbital data networkTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 China is accelerating investment in the emerging space information, or space computing, sector that it frames as a future trillion-yuan growth engine, with leading firms joining to process satellite and aerial data in orbit rather than entirely on the ground. Geovis Technology Co Ltd... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: August 20, 2025 - 6:49 am
- ● Caltech scientists use sound to remember quantum informationPasadena CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 While conventional computers store information in the form of bits, fundamental pieces of logic that take a value of either 0 or 1, quantum computers are based on qubits. These can have a state that is simultaneously both 0 and 1. This odd property,... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: August 20, 2025 - 6:49 am
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PV MAGAZINE
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- ● Vikram Solar IPO oversubscribed 1.52 times on strong retail demandVikram Solar’s initial public offering (IPO) was 1.52 times subscribed on its first day, with strong demand from retail and non-institutional investors, following anchor investments of INR 6.208 billion ($75 million) and support from major mutual funds and global banks.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: August 20, 2025 - 11:45 am
- ● Don’t put off until tomorrow …… what you can do today. PV and installation professionals should act now as module prices drop to new lows despite efficiency revisions.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: August 20, 2025 - 11:00 am
- ● Brazil’s solar capacity reaches 60 GWThe latest report from the Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy (Absolar) says Brazil's operational solar fleet consists of 42.1 GW from small and medium-sized systems and 17.9 GW from large-scale solar plants. Solar currently represents 23.5% of all installed capacity in the Brazilian electricity grid.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: August 20, 2025 - 10:30 am
- ● Solar can deliver growth, competitiveness, and resilience all over the worldSolar is so scalable, so versatile, that every single country in the world, every single human on the planet from the frozen North to the deepest rainforests, from the dry, arid plains of the Atacama to the buzzing metropolises of New York, Paris, São Paulo, Shanghai and Tokyo.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: August 20, 2025 - 10:00 am
- ● Solar module certification is broken. Here’s how to fix itIs the solar industry’s focus on cutting costs undermining module reliability, safety and lifecycle economics?... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: August 20, 2025 - 9:30 am
- ● California farmers expand revenue with vertical solar, strawberriesCalifornia farmers face mounting economic pressures, including high electricity prices. Do agrivoltaics offer a solution?... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: August 20, 2025 - 9:00 am
- ● Scientists build 42.01%-efficient indoor PV cell for self-powered devicesAn international researc team has included an interlocked self-assembled monolayer in perovskite indoor PV to enhance its stability and durability. Fabricating cells, mini modules, and a prototype device of an electronic price tag, the novel structure was tested. It was found to exhibit a lifetime approaching 6,000 hours.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: August 20, 2025 - 9:00 am
- ● Consortium reaches financial close on 2 GW Saudi solar projectMasdar, GD Power and Korea Electric Power Corp. (Kepco) have reached financial close on the 2 GW Al Sadawi solar project in Saudi Arabia. The financing includes $1.1 billion from eight regional and international banks.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: August 20, 2025 - 8:30 am
- ● Anker Solix launches C1000 Gen 2, billed as world’s fastest charging stationAnker Solix’s C1000 Gen 2 portable power station delivers 2,000 W (AC) output from a 1,024 Wh battery and can fully recharge in 49 minutes using HyperFlash technology.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: August 20, 2025 - 8:00 am
- ● Advantage of back-contact solar modules in shading scenarios is limited to specific conditions, study findsResearchers from Trina Solar and China's Nanchang University claim to have verified that back-contact solar modules outperform TOPCon modules only when fewer than three cells in a substring are shaded. Their findings were published in a peer-reviewed scientific paper.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: August 20, 2025 - 8:00 am
- ● Waaree reviews terms in $95 million Enel Green Power India acquisitionWaaree Energies says its planned acquisition of Enel Green Power India is still under discussion, with some commercial terms under review, rejecting media reports that the deal is collapsing.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: August 20, 2025 - 7:30 am
- ● Indian scientists build near-infrared transparent inverted perovskite solar cell with 16.5% efficiencyThe team produced a 16.53% inverted 1.08 cm2 perovskite solar cell using atomic layer deposition to apply a buffering layer of tin oxide to prevent electrode sputtering damage.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: August 20, 2025 - 7:00 am
- ● Australia launches fund to expand battery manufacturingThe Australian Renewable Energy Agency has launched a AUD 500 million ($324 million) initiative aimed at supercharging Australia’s battery manufacturing industry and seizing opportunities associated with the global renewable energy transition.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: August 20, 2025 - 6:45 am
- ● Austria allocates €12 million for solar-plus-storage rebatesThe Austrian government had budgeted €12 million ($14 million) for a second funding round but wants to finance successful applications and bring 220 MW new solar and 200 MWh of storage online.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: August 20, 2025 - 5:00 am
- ● USDA announces it will discontinue funding solar projectsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded billions in Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants for solar projects. Secretary Brook Rollins said the agency will no longer deploy funds to solar and wind projects.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: August 20, 2025 - 4:00 am
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OFFSHORE WIND
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- ● Offshore Consent Applications Submitted for 1 GW Buchan Floating Wind FarmBuchan Offshore Wind, a consortium comprising BayWa r.e., Elicio, and BW Ideol, has submitted […]... Read more »Source: Offshore Wind | Published: August 20, 2025 - 9:09 am
- ● DNV Hired as Technical Advisor on 400 MW South Korean Offshore Wind ProjectDNV has signed a two-year contract with South Korea’s Kolon Global Corporation to provide […]... Read more »Source: Offshore Wind | Published: August 20, 2025 - 8:08 am
- ● CDWE Installs All Jacket Foundations at Hai Long Wind Project Offshore TaiwanCSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE), using its heavy lift vessel Green Jade, has completed the installation of […]... Read more »Source: Offshore Wind | Published: August 20, 2025 - 7:05 am
- Final Turbine Assembled for 30 MW EFGL Floating Wind Pilot Project (Video)The third and final floating wind turbine that will be installed at the site […]... Read more »Source: Offshore Wind | Published: August 19, 2025 - 12:23 pm
- South Korean Companies Enter Offshore Wind PartnershipKorea-headquartered Hanwha Ocean has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with its compatriot Hyundai […]... Read more »Source: Offshore Wind | Published: August 19, 2025 - 11:02 am
- Brazilian Gov’t Working on Methodology to Select Offshore Wind Bidding AreasBrazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has opened a public consultation on the proposed […]... Read more »Source: Offshore Wind | Published: August 19, 2025 - 10:03 am
- Boskalis Kicks Off Baltica 2 Boulder Clearance Work Offshore PolandThe next stage of seabed preparation for the construction of the 1.5 GW Baltica […]... Read more »Source: Offshore Wind | Published: August 19, 2025 - 8:31 am
- New Jersey, Atlantic Shores Terminate OREC Contract for 1.5 GW Offshore Wind ProjectThe New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has vacated the offshore renewable energy […]... Read more »Source: Offshore Wind | Published: August 19, 2025 - 7:46 am
- Victoria Gov’t Adopts Plan for Renewable Energy ZonesThe Victorian government has published the final 2025 Victorian Transmission Plan, outlining six renewable […]... Read more »Source: Offshore Wind | Published: August 19, 2025 - 7:12 am
- Half of Turbines Up at Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier Offshore Wind FarmHalf of the total of 61 wind turbines that the French offshore wind farm […]... Read more »Source: Offshore Wind | Published: August 18, 2025 - 2:17 pm
Offshore Wind
ECOWATCH
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- Methane 101: Understanding the Second Most Important Greenhouse GasBy Olivia Rosane and Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Quick Key Facts What Is Methane? What has no color or smell and is found in wetlands, cow burps and your basement furnace? The answer is methane — a powerful greenhouse gas that is the second most important contributor to the climate crisis... Read more »Source: EcoWatch | Published: August 5, 2025 - 8:17 pm
- New York Finalizes Rule for New Buildings to Be ElectricNew York is now the first state in the U.S. to require new buildings to be built entirely electric, without hookups to fossil fuels including gas, the New York State Assembly reported. The rule was initially passed in 2023 as the All-Electric Buildings Act and was finalized with the State... Read more »Source: EcoWatch | Published: August 4, 2025 - 5:15 pm
- VideoMass Die-Off of Western Monarch Butterflies Linked to Pesticides, Study FindsA new peer-reviewed study has linked pesticides as a likely cause to a mass die-off of Western monarch butterflies that occurred in 2024. In January 2024, researchers found hundreds of dead or dying monarch butterflies near the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary in California, where Western monarch butterflies typically overwinter. As... Read more »Source: EcoWatch | Published: August 1, 2025 - 6:49 pm
- VideoDeepest-Known Animal Communities Found Almost Six Miles Below Sea LevelThousands of mollusks and worms have been discovered by a Chinese submersible in the Mariana Trench, almost six miles below sea level. The new study revealed it is the deepest colony of animals ever observed. “Hadal trenches, some of the Earth’s least explored and understood environments, have long been proposed... Read more »Source: EcoWatch | Published: August 1, 2025 - 9:55 am
- VideoPristine Forest and Endangered Gorilla Habitat at Risk as Half of DRC Opened to Bids for Oil and Gas Drilling: ReportThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is home to many species of rare and endangered wildlife, such as mountain gorillas, eastern lowland gorillas and bonobos. But the country has plans to open more than half its land — including 306 million acres of intact tropical forest and vital gorilla... Read more »Source: EcoWatch | Published: July 31, 2025 - 6:26 pm
- VideoGlobal Hunger Fell Overall in 2024, but Rose in Africa and Western Asia as Climate and Conflict Threaten Progress: UN ReportWorld hunger fell overall last year, but continued to rise in most of Africa and western Asia, according to a new report — The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) — published by five specialized UN agencies and released Monday by the Food and Agriculture Organization... Read more »Source: EcoWatch | Published: July 30, 2025 - 12:01 pm
- VideoProbiotic Found to Slow Disease Spread Among Florida CoralA beneficial bacterial probiotic is restoring hope for mitigating disease spread in corals off the coast of Florida. In a new study, scientists have investigated the effectiveness of a compound produced by the probiotic strain MCH1-7 for combating the deadly stony coral tissue loss disease. MCH1-7 was first uncovered by... Read more »Source: EcoWatch | Published: July 29, 2025 - 6:54 pm
- VideoEarth Overshoot Day Reaches Record for Earliest DateEarth Overshoot Day is the point in the year when human demand for materials obtained from nature exceeds what the Earth can naturally regenerate in one year. For 2025, Earth Overshoot Day fell on July 24, the earliest it has been since the event was first calculated in 2006. The... Read more »Source: EcoWatch | Published: July 28, 2025 - 6:46 pm
- VideoEarth’s Underground Fungi Networks Need Urgent Protection: StudyThe underground fungi networks that help sustain Earth’s ecosystems are in need of urgent conservation action, according to researchers from the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN). The scientists found that 90 percent of mycorrhizal fungi biodiversity hotspots were located in unprotected ecosystems, the loss of which could... Read more »Source: EcoWatch | Published: July 25, 2025 - 8:44 pm
- VideoUN’s Top Court Rules That ‘Clean, Healthy’ Environment Is a Human RightIn a landmark finding, the United Nations’ top court on Wednesday issued an advisory opinion stating that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a human right. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling supports the obligation of UN member states to tackle the climate crisis and outlines the consequences... Read more »Source: EcoWatch | Published: July 24, 2025 - 7:10 pm
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- ● Batteries soak up PV in sunny south to smash charging record, as wind blows strong in sunshine stateAustralia's rapidly growing fleet of big batteries set a new charging record on the country's main grid, soaking up excess solar in the sunny south. The post Batteries soak up PV in sunny south to smash charging record, as wind blows strong in sunshine state appeared first on RenewEconomy.... Read more »Source: RenewEconomy | Published: August 20, 2025 - 5:29 am
- ● SwitchedOn podcast: The “poles and wires” company busting to get into solar hubsAn Ausgrid trial will put solar on unused commercial rooftops and deliver cheaper electricity for locals. CEO Marc England explains why it should be allowed to swim outside its lane. The post SwitchedOn podcast: The “poles and wires” company busting to get into solar hubs appeared first on RenewEconomy.... Read more »Source: RenewEconomy | Published: August 20, 2025 - 5:25 am
- ● Consumer watchdog launches investigation into “sneaky, confusing” energy retailer tacticsA "super complaint" alleging "sneaky, confusing energy pricing tactics" by Australian electricity retailers is being investigated by the consumer watchdog. The post Consumer watchdog launches investigation into “sneaky, confusing” energy retailer tactics appeared first on RenewEconomy.... Read more »Source: RenewEconomy | Published: August 20, 2025 - 4:49 am
- ● Ausgrid hopes new solar pilot can help “break the boundaries” on narrow network limitsAusgrid plan to put solar on unused commercial rooftops and deliver cheaper electricity to local communities will test the rules on network limits. CEO Marc England says it's time for a rethink. The post Ausgrid hopes new solar pilot can help “break the boundaries” on narrow network limits appeared first... Read more »Source: RenewEconomy | Published: August 20, 2025 - 4:44 am
- ● The solar farm that winds down at dusk, charges up for dinner and is still generating at midnightAustralia's first large scale solar battery hybrid is dodging weak wholesale prices and sending power into the grid in time for dinner, and often past midnight. The post The solar farm that winds down at dusk, charges up for dinner and is still generating at midnight appeared first on RenewEconomy.... Read more »Source: RenewEconomy | Published: August 20, 2025 - 4:40 am
- ● Cyclone-proof solar farm underlines $33bn potential for remote area renewables, but APA is all in on gasAPA says its new Port Hedland solar farm proves it is cyclone proof, but despite a potential $33bn market opportunity, that was about it on renewables. The rest is gas. The post Cyclone-proof solar farm underlines $33bn potential for remote area renewables, but APA is all in on gas appeared... Read more »Source: RenewEconomy | Published: August 20, 2025 - 4:24 am
- ● Solar farm and four-hour big battery wins fast-tracked state approvalA solar farm and four-hour big battery project has been cleared for construction in Victoria's south-east after having its development approval process fast-tracked by the state government. The post Solar farm and four-hour big battery wins fast-tracked state approval appeared first on RenewEconomy.... Read more »Source: RenewEconomy | Published: August 20, 2025 - 3:15 am
- Capping Australia’s biggest fossil subsidy is the productivity reform we can’t afford to ignoreAustralia will spend 50 pct more on this relic of fossil-era policies than on transitioning the country's energy system to renewables by 2050. The post Capping Australia’s biggest fossil subsidy is the productivity reform we can’t afford to ignore appeared first on RenewEconomy.... Read more »Source: RenewEconomy | Published: August 19, 2025 - 11:25 pm
- Australians love batteries. They would also love efficient electric homes to go with themSolar and batteries play directly to Australia’s strengths. But to make the transition work, we also need to address leaky homes and inefficient appliances. The post Australians love batteries. They would also love efficient electric homes to go with them appeared first on RenewEconomy.... Read more »Source: RenewEconomy | Published: August 19, 2025 - 9:37 pm
- Webinar: How industry can use batteries to cut their energy costsJoin ABB, GridBeyond and Renew Economy for a webinar on how industry can use batteries to cut their energy costs without the burden of large upfront investments. The post Webinar: How industry can use batteries to cut their energy costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.... Read more »Source: RenewEconomy | Published: August 19, 2025 - 5:00 am