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- U.S. petroleum product exports set a record high in 2022In 2022, the United States set a new record for petroleum product exports, up 7% from 2021, according to our Petroleum Supply Monthly. U.S. petroleum product exports averaged 5.97 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2022 (405,000 b/d more than in 2021) driven by an increase of 18% (193,000 b/d)... Read more »Source: Today in Energy | Published: March 20, 2023 - 1:00 pm
- EIA projects that U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions will fall through 2050 in AEO2023U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions drop 25% to 38% below what they were in 2005 by 2030, according to our projections in the Annual Energy Outlook 2023 (AEO2023). We use 2005 as an emissions reference year because the United States' nationally determined contribution (NDC), submitted as part of the Paris Agreement,... Read more »Source: Today in Energy | Published: March 16, 2023 - 1:00 pm
- Residential retail electric choice participation rate has leveled off since 2019In 2021, 26% of eligible U.S. customers participated in their state's retail choice program, or 13.2 million U.S. residential electric customers, based on data from our Annual Electric Power Industry Report. The participation rate in U.S. residential retail choice programs remained relatively unchanged from 2019 to 2021, following several years... Read more »Source: Today in Energy | Published: March 15, 2023 - 12:00 pm
- U.S. natural gas consumption set nine monthly records and an annual record in 2022In 2022, U.S. natural gas consumption averaged a record 88.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d)—the highest annual natural gas consumption, according to records beginning in 1949. U.S. natural gas consumption last year increased 5% (4.5 Bcf/d) from 2021, the second-fastest year-over-year growth since 2013. Natural gas consumption in the... Read more »Source: Today in Energy | Published: March 14, 2023 - 1:00 pm
- U.S. ethane demand grew 9% in 2022, driven by petrochemical capacity additionsIn 2022, U.S. ethane demand increased by approximately 9%, or almost 0.2 million barrels per day (b/d), according to our Petroleum Supply Monthly. U.S. production and consumption of ethane (a hydrocarbon gas liquid used almost exclusively as a feedstock in the petrochemical industry) has grown since 2010, along with the... Read more »Source: Today in Energy | Published: March 13, 2023 - 1:00 pm
Today in Energy
FREEING ENERGY
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- 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
- The Oil and Gas Global Network’s Editor-in-Chief Mark LaCour goes toe-to-toe with Bill Nussey about renewable energy and fossil fuelsOGGN is the largest media organization of its type. Their Edit-in-Chief, Mark LaCour hosts a fair, fun, and occasionally spirted discussion on climate change, monopolies, and the future of energy. The post The Oil and Gas Global Network’s Editor-in-Chief Mark LaCour goes toe-to-toe with Bill Nussey about renewable energy and... Read more »Source: Freeing Energy | Published: October 26, 2022 - 10:10 pm
- ‘Disrupting Energy with an Entrepreneurial Perspective;’ Bill Nussey is interviewed by the utility-industry podcast, Energy CentralUtility-focused podcast Energy Central and its host, Jason Price, talk to Bill Nussey about the coming disruption of local energy. The post ‘Disrupting Energy with an Entrepreneurial Perspective;’ Bill Nussey is interviewed by the utility-industry podcast, Energy Central appeared first on Freeing Energy.... Read more »Source: Freeing Energy | Published: October 26, 2022 - 3:09 am
Freeing Energy
OILPRICE
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- ● Venezuela Oil Minister Resigns Amid PDVSA Corruption ProbeTareck El Aissami, Venezuela’s oil minister for three years, has resigned amid a corruption probe into state oil company PDVSA, Reuters has reported, noting six arrests have already been made. The probe, which also covers the judiciary, has so far resulted in the arrests of two judges, a mayor, and... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: March 21, 2023 - 7:47 am
- ● New Report Estimates A $110 Trillion Price Tag For Net Zero EmissionsGlobal investments in the energy transition would need to increase to $3.5 trillion per year if the world is to become a net-zero place by 2050, a climate change think tank has said in a new report, in which it noted there were no fundamental barriers to the net-zero plan.... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: March 21, 2023 - 6:36 am
- ● The Age Of The U.S. As A Middle East Power Broker Is OverAlthough White House national security spokesperson, John Kirby, did observe tersely that the deal done on 10 March between Iran and Saudi Arabia to re-establish relations “is not about China”, it absolutely was about China. What it absolutely was not about was the U.S. The biggest diplomatic coup in the... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: March 21, 2023 - 12:00 am
- Goldman Sachs No Longer Sees $100 Oil In 2023Last week, oil prices booked their worst week since the start of the year, dropping off a cliff on renewed fears about the global economy after the collapse of two big U.S. banks and the near-collapse of Credit Suisse. While most price forecasts for the short term have been bullish... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: March 20, 2023 - 11:00 pm
- Rising Chinese Crude Demand Sends Supertanker Rates SoaringShipping rates for supertankers have recently shot up above $100,000 a day as the market for very large crude carriers (VLCC) tightens and Chinese oil demand rises. Chinese refiners are chartering more supertankers to bring crude later this year as the economy reopens. At the same time, the sanctions on... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: March 20, 2023 - 10:00 pm
- Is There A New Cold War Brewing Between East And West?The increasingly ferocious competition between the United States and its allies on the one hand, and China and the “axis of autocratic states” on the other, has taken on unmistakable signs of a “new Cold War.” The leadership of President Xi Jinping, who is a hawkish nationalist convinced of the... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: March 20, 2023 - 9:00 pm
- Economic Worries Weigh On Nickel PricesVia AG Metal Miner The Stainless Monthly Metals Index (MMI) dropped 4.68% from February to March. Meanwhile, the price of Nickel also fell significantly. Stainless Spot Pricing for Buyers U.S. cold rolled stainless steel import licenses remain depressed. Indeed, many importers appear apprehensive, as it remains too risky to bring in materials due... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: March 20, 2023 - 8:00 pm
- Reopening Of Chinese Economy Spurs Gold Buying SpreeAfter ending 2022 on an upward trend that continued into January, Chinese gold demand surged again in February as the economy continues to rebound from government-imposed COVID policies. Gold withdrawals from the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) totaled 169 tons in February. This is a reflection of strong wholesale demand and... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: March 20, 2023 - 7:00 pm
- More Strikes: European Diesel Markets Could Tighten, Crude Market WeakensStriking action in France's refineries is poised to tighten European diesel markets, while crude oil markets are looking weaker, traders who spoke to Reuters said on Monday. France has been battling strikes in its crude oil refineries as union members' pension system is due to be overhauled. The strikes have... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: March 20, 2023 - 6:30 pm
- Air Pollution Is An $8 Trillion ProblemAir pollution is the greatest environmental health hazard to humankind, leading to over six million deaths a year and an economic cost that equates to over $8 trillion dollars. That’s according to the World Air Quality Report 2022 released Tuesday by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir. Statista's Anna Fleck reports that the... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: March 20, 2023 - 6:00 pm
- Gasoline Prices Buck The Trend Ahead Of Driving SeasonWith U.S. gasoline prices trending about 3 cents lower than the same time last week, analysts are now speculating that the banking crisis and broader financial markets concerns may prevent prices at the pump from ticking upwards as they would normally do ahead of the summer driving season. "The broad... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: March 20, 2023 - 5:30 pm
- Decarbonizing China's Steel IndustryOn February 6, the China Meteorological Association (CMA) published the 2022 China Climate Bulletin (??????) (China Climate Bulletin, February 7). The annual report provides an overall analysis of China’s climate conditions and tracks significant meteorological disasters and major climate events from the previous year (CMA, February 24). The newly released... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: March 20, 2023 - 5:00 pm
- Rhode Island Is Struggling To Realize Its Offshore Wind PotentialRhode Island is making strides in the renewable energy sector, with plans to develop offshore wind energy. Governor McKee recently announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) for 600 to 1,000 megawatts of newly developed offshore wind capacity. This move is part of the state’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: March 20, 2023 - 4:30 pm
- Humanity On Thin Ice, Says Latest UN Climate ReportIn its latest climate report, the United Nations warns that “humanity is on thin ice” and “ice is melting fast” as greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase. From 2010 to 2019, we saw a 12% increase in greenhouse gas emission, according to the UN climate report. From 1990 to 2019,... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: March 20, 2023 - 4:00 pm
- Vitol Revenue Skyrocketed 80% In 2022Swiss commodities trading giant Vitol has reported $500 billion in revenues for 2022, an 80% increase year-on-year, thanks largely to last year’s surging oil prices courtesy of Russia’s war on Ukraine and the Western sanctions response. In total, Vitol delivered 7.4 million barrels per day of crude and crude oil... Read more »Source: Oilprice.com | Published: March 20, 2023 - 3:30 pm
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ENERGY DAILY
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- ● Researchers create breakthrough spintronics manufacturing process that could revolutionize the electronics industryMinneapolis MN (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers, along with a team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have developed a breakthrough process for making spintronic devices that has the potential to become the new industry standard for semiconductors chips that make up... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: March 21, 2023 - 7:34 am
- ● Minimizing electric vehicles' impact on the gridBoston MA (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 National and global plans to combat climate change include increasing the electrification of vehicles and the percentage of electricity generated from renewable sources. But some projections show that these trends might require costly new power plants to meet peak loads in the evening when... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: March 21, 2023 - 7:34 am
- ● Scientists create novel bandgap-tunable 2D nanosheets made from perovskite oxynitridesKumamoto, Japan (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 Two-dimensional monolayer nanosheets made from layered perovskite have many desirable properties. However, it has been difficult to create them with tunable bandgaps in the visible region without adding oxygen defects. Recently, researchers from Japan were able to successfully develop chemically stable nanosheets from perovskite... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: March 21, 2023 - 7:34 am
- ● Russian uranium delivery to France 'scandalous': GreenpeaceParis (AFP) March 20, 2023 Russia delivered enriched uranium to France on Monday in a move the NGO Greenpeace described as "scandalous" following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. A cargo ship unloaded cylinders of uranium from Russia at the French port of Dunkirk on Monday morning, according to an AFP journalist.... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: March 21, 2023 - 7:34 am
- ● Porous insulator contact breaks passivation-transport trade-offHefei, China (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 A research team led by Prof. XU Jixian from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) designed and fashioned a novel porous insulator contact (PIC) for perovskite solar cells. The PIC ameliorated the non-radiative charge... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: March 21, 2023 - 7:34 am
- ● Solar industry feeling the heat over disposal of 80 million panelsAdelaide, Australia (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 The renewable energy sector is facing a quandary: how Australia will dispose of 80 million solar panels in an environmentally friendly way when they reach the end of their life. Paradoxically, one of the reasons people are installing solar photovoltaic (PV) panels in huge... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: March 21, 2023 - 7:34 am
- ● UT Austin leads review of world water resourcesAustin TX (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 A recent review study led by The University of Texas at Austin provides an overview of the planet's freshwater supplies and strategies for sustainably managing them. Published in Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, the study highlights the connections between surface and groundwater and calls... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: March 21, 2023 - 7:34 am
- ● UN chief: rich nations must achieve net zero carbon quicker, by 2040United Nations, United States (AFP) March 20, 2023 UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on wealthy countries Monday to move up their goals of achieving carbon neutrality as close as possible to 2040, mostly from 2050 now, in order to "defuse the climate time bomb." Introducing a capstone report by... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: March 21, 2023 - 7:34 am
- ● Intelligent robots of the future will move and learn with us thanks to IntelliManBologna, Italy (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 A world in which robots will be guided by artificial intelligence: they will move with us and interact with the environment, learning step by step how to adapt to the different circumstances in which they will operate. How far are we from this scenario?... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: March 21, 2023 - 7:34 am
- ● Mind-control robots a realitySydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have developed biosensor technology that will allow you to operate devices, such as robots and machines, solely through thought control. The advanced brain-computer interface was developed by Distinguished Professor Chin-Teng Lin and Professor Francesca Iacopi, from... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: March 21, 2023 - 7:34 am
- ● Exploring the nanoworld of biogenic gemsBoston MA (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 A new research collaboration with The Bahrain Institute for Pearls and Gemstones (DANAT) will seek to develop advanced characterization tools for the analysis of the properties of pearls and to explore technologies to assign unique identifiers to individual pearls. The three-year project will be... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: March 21, 2023 - 7:34 am
- ● MIT physicists predict exotic new phenomena and give "recipe" for realizing themBoston MA (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 In work that could lead to important new physics with potentially heady applications in computer science and more, MIT scientists have shown that two previously separate fields in condensed matter physics can be combined to yield new, exotic phenomena. The work is theoretical, but... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: March 21, 2023 - 7:34 am
- ● Ultrafast beam-steering breakthrough at Sandia LabsAlbuquerque NM (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 In a major breakthrough in the fields of nanophotonics and ultrafast optics, a Sandia National Laboratories research team has demonstrated the ability to dynamically steer light pulses from conventional, so-called incoherent light sources. This ability to control light using a semiconductor device could allow... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: March 21, 2023 - 7:34 am
- ● Sculpting quantum materials for the electronics of the futureGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 The development of new information and communication technologies poses new challenges to scientists and industry. Designing new quantum materials - whose exceptional properties stem from quantum physics - is the most promising way to meet these challenges. An international team led by the University... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: March 21, 2023 - 7:34 am
- ● Scientists open door to manipulating 'quantum light'Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 For the first time, scientists at the University of Sydney and the University of Basel in Switzerland have demonstrated the ability to manipulate and identify small numbers of interacting photons - packets of light energy - with high correlation. This unprecedented achievement represents an... Read more »Source: Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment | Published: March 21, 2023 - 7:34 am
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PV MAGAZINE
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- ● India exempts some solar projects from domestic content requirementsIndia's Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has exempted solar projects from domestic content requirements if they are commissioned by March 31, 2024. The move provides developers with the flexibility to source modules at more cost-competitive rates, according to Indian ratings agency ICRA.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: March 21, 2023 - 8:30 am
- ● Australian startup using second-life Nissan Leaf EV battery packs for storageRelectrify, an Australian battery technology startup, has secured approval from the International Electrotechnical Commission for its ReVolve energy storage product, which opens the way for it to globally scale up its cell-level control tech.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: March 21, 2023 - 7:45 am
- ● Used, resold PV module prices aligned with general market, says US supplierEnergyBin has released its annual PV module price index, which shows that module prices have fallen from their 2022 peak – but they are still more expensive than they were in 2020.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: March 21, 2023 - 7:00 am
- ACWA Power secures PPAs for 1.4 GW of solar, 1.5 GWh of storage in UzbekistanACWA Power says it will develop three PV projects in Tashkent and Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It will also install storage capacity in Tashkent, Bukhara and Samarkand.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: March 20, 2023 - 4:00 pm
- Key takeaways from Solar SolutionsThe latest edition of Solar Solutions, the largest solar trade show in the Netherlands, showed that the Dutch PV market is set to stabilize in terms of volumes, while preparing to integrate more heat pumps and storage. The solar sector is asking to move away from net metering to create... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: March 20, 2023 - 3:45 pm
- Bosch unveils propane heat pump for residential applicationsGermany's Bosch has developed an air-source heat pump that uses propane (R290) as the refrigerant. It can produce between 3.9 kW and 6.7 kW of heat, and domestic hot water to a temperature of up to 75 C. It says the heat pump can be paired with rooftop solar to... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:45 pm
- US-made solar panels could cut emissions by 30%, says studyReshoring crystalline silicon PV panel manufacturing to the United States by 2035 could cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30% and energy consumption by 13% from 2020 levels, according to scientists from Cornell University.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:00 pm
- Solitek to build 600 MW solar module factory in ItalySolitek has revealed plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Benevento, Italy.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: March 20, 2023 - 1:20 pm
- Australia startup announces nanosilicon tech that may help build better batteriesAustralian materials tech developer Kinaltek has unveiled a one-step production process that it says can convert common silica powders into battery-grade nanosilicon for less than 5% of the cost of existing technologies. The innovation paves the way for the use of silicon nanoparticles in high-performance lithium-ion batteries.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: March 20, 2023 - 12:15 pm
- Huasun claims 23.30% efficiency, 723.97 W output for utility-scale solar panelsHuasun's new PV modules have an open-circuit voltage of 49.46 V, a short-circuit current of 17.57 A, and a fill factor of 83.29%. Germany's TÜV SUD has confirmed the results.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: March 20, 2023 - 10:15 am
- Midsummer develops 24.9% efficient 4T tandem perovskite-CIGS solar cellMidsummer and researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), say that their new tandem PV cell is suitable for the company's Duo production equipment, which makes 56 mm x 156 mm CIGS cells on a flexible stainless steel substrate.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: March 20, 2023 - 9:15 am
- Iberdrola using dogs, robots to monitor solar plantsIberdrola is using a springer spaniel in a solar park to smell electrical problems that could lead to power cuts. It is also using a robotic dog to detect and analyze faults in substations.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: March 20, 2023 - 8:30 am
- Lead-free perovskite solar cell achieves 24.1% efficiencyResearchers in Singapore have developed a perovskite solar cell via a new method to synthesize the capping without using lead. The cell is capped with a zinc-based compound and reportedly has a conversion efficiency of 24.1%.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: March 20, 2023 - 7:45 am
- Solar grazing methods a centerpiece of inaugural agrivoltaics conferenceDan French, executive producer of the Solar Farm Summit, told pv magazine USA that more than 500 farmers, manufacturers, and community solar developers likely attended the first US agrivoltaics conference in Chicago last week.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: March 20, 2023 - 7:00 am
- Weekend Read: As simple as IBCThe search for ever higher conversion efficiency has driven solar researchers to focus on back-contact cell approaches, and efforts to devise more cost-effective manufacturing are bringing technologies such as interdigitated back contact (IBC) solar into the mainstream, as Mark Hutchins reports.... Read more »Source: pv magazine International | Published: March 18, 2023 - 5:00 am
pv magazine International
OFFSHORE WIND
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- ● Shimizu Corporation Takes Delivery of Mega Jack-UpThe Japan Marine United (JMU) shipyard delivered the GustoMSC designed and equipped offshore wind […]... Read more »Source: Offshore Wind | Published: March 21, 2023 - 8:55 am
- ● Edda Wind Nets CSOVs Contracts with VestasOffshore wind service vessel company Edda Wind has signed contracts with the Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas for […]... Read more »Source: Offshore Wind | Published: March 21, 2023 - 7:55 am
- BREAKING: Vestas Buys ST3 OffshoreDanish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has acquired ST3 Offshore in the sixth tendering round […]... Read more »Source: Offshore Wind | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:38 pm
- The Netherlands Chooses Site for World’s Largest Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen ProjectThe Dutch government has designated an area for what will become the world’s largest […]... Read more »Source: Offshore Wind | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:31 pm
- Wagenborg to Transport XXL Monopiles for Ørsted’s Offshore Wind Farms in GermanyJan De Nul has picked Royal Wagenborg to transport monopile foundations for the Gode […]... Read more »Source: Offshore Wind | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:28 pm
- A.P. Moller Holding Targets Top Spot in Offshore Wind with Maersk Supply Service BuyDenmark’s A.P. Møller Holding (A.P. Moller Holding) has entered into an agreement to acquire […]... Read more »Source: Offshore Wind | Published: March 20, 2023 - 1:59 pm
- Denmark Unsuspends Further Four Open-Door Offshore Wind ProjectsThe Danish Energy Agency has resumed the assessment of the Jammerland Bugt, Lillebælt South, […]... Read more »Source: Offshore Wind | Published: March 20, 2023 - 1:21 pm
- ‘We Had Hoped to See More Developers’ – Rhode Island Reviewing the Only Offshore Wind Proposal It ReceivedOn 13 March, Ørsted and Eversource announced that they had submitted a proposal for […]... Read more »Source: Offshore Wind | Published: March 20, 2023 - 11:02 am
- RVO Awards Contracts for Metocean Campaigns Offshore NetherlandsThe Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has awarded contracts to GEOxyz and RPS advies- en […]... Read more »Source: Offshore Wind | Published: March 20, 2023 - 9:31 am
- ScotWind Partners Choose Argeo for Low-Emission SurveyNorwegian offshore service company Argeo has signed a survey contract with Stromar, a consortium […]... Read more »Source: Offshore Wind | Published: March 20, 2023 - 8:52 am
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ECOWATCH
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- This Is the Make-or-Break Decade for Climate Action, IPCC WarnsDecisions made this decade will largely determine whether world leaders can limit global warming to 1.5 or two degrees Celsius of warming below pre-industrial levels and avoid the increasingly more drastic impacts of the climate crisis. That’s one key takeaway from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Synthesis Report... Read more »Source: EcoWatch | Published: March 20, 2023 - 9:33 pm
- EU Solar Companies Say New Plans to Boost Domestic Products Over Imports Would Hamper Solar ProgressEuropean solar companies disapprove of local content rules in the European Commission’s proposed Net Zero Industry Act that effectively limit Chinese imports, saying the rules will make the transition to clean energy more difficult. The rules require governments to reduce public funding and consumer subsidies for renewables projects if companies... Read more »Source: EcoWatch | Published: March 20, 2023 - 8:59 pm
- VideoMillions of Fish Dead in Australia River Following Low Oxygen Levels, High TemperaturesIn Menindee, New South Wales, millions of dead fish have been found in the Darling River. Local authorities and scientists say the die-off event is likely due to high temperatures and low oxygen levels as water from recent floods recedes. The dead fish are primarily bony herring, or bony bream,... Read more »Source: EcoWatch | Published: March 20, 2023 - 8:25 pm
- EU Seeks to Boost Domestic Green Energy Production With Net Zero Industry ActThe European Union on Thursday unveiled its plan to become a major global player in the green energy transition. Its Net Zero Industry Act sets a goal of manufacturing at least 40 percent of its own clean technology by 2030. “We need a regulatory environment that allows us to scale... Read more »Source: EcoWatch | Published: March 20, 2023 - 4:58 pm
- Texas Education Officials Weaken Climate Science in TextbooksThe Texas State Board of Education changed its guidelines last month to "emphasize the 'positive' aspects of fossil fuels in science textbooks," Scott Waldman reported yesterday. The Republican-controlled board approved changes proposed by climate denier Patricia Hardy, who wants teachers to offer "both sides" of climate science. The post Texas... Read more »Source: EcoWatch | Published: March 20, 2023 - 1:25 pm
- VideoVideoArctic Sea Ice Maximum Extent Is Fifth Lowest on RecordThe Arctic sea ice extent for the Northern Hemisphere winter of 2023 is the fifth lowest on record. The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) announced Wednesday that the Arctic sea ice likely reached its maximum extent on March 6 at 5.64 million square miles. That’s 398,000 square miles... Read more »Source: EcoWatch | Published: March 17, 2023 - 9:39 pm
- Global Freshwater Demand Will Exceed Supply 40% by 2030, Experts WarnSamuel Taylor Coleridge first published the poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” in 1798, but, with the world running out of fresh water, the lines, “Water, water, every where, / Ne any drop to drink,” feel timely. Today, the planet is facing an unprecedented water crisis, with global freshwater... Read more »Source: EcoWatch | Published: March 17, 2023 - 8:03 pm
- Train Derails, Leaks an Estimated 5,000 Gallons of Fuel on Reservation in WashingtonAnother train has derailed, this time on the Swinomish Reservation near Anacortes, Washington. The incident, which happened in the early morning hours on Thursday, March 16, has led to a fuel leak estimated by state officials to be around 5,000 gallons. The freight train with BNSF Railway derailed on a... Read more »Source: EcoWatch | Published: March 17, 2023 - 7:27 pm
- Forest Recovery Can Offset Some Tropical Deforestation Emissions, But Not AllA new study published in Nature Wednesday found that recovering forests in the Amazon, Central Africa and Borneo had offset the greenhouse gas emissions from slightly more than a quarter of deforestation in those regions over more than three decades. The post Forest Recovery Can Offset Some Tropical Deforestation Emissions,... Read more »Source: EcoWatch | Published: March 17, 2023 - 5:16 pm
- Two Aging UK Coal Plants to Shutter in March Despite Government Requests to Remain on StandbyTwo aging UK coal plants will close at the end of the winter despite requests by the government to keep them running. The plants were originally scheduled to shutter in 2022, but the government asked them to remain on standby through the winter of 2022 and 2023 to pick up... Read more »Source: EcoWatch | Published: March 17, 2023 - 4:40 pm
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- ● UN says Australia must quit coal by 2030, reach net zero by 2040, no new coal or gasIn case they missed the message from the IPCC, UN chief delivers the cold hard facts on climate and fossil fuels. Will Australia respond? The post UN says Australia must quit coal by 2030, reach net zero by 2040, no new coal or gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.... Read more »Source: RenewEconomy | Published: March 21, 2023 - 4:35 am
- ● Researchers urge mandatory scheme to ensure solar panels are recycledNew study calls for comprehensive “product stewardship scheme” for solar panels, that puts whole-of-life responsibility on shoulders of the producer. The post Researchers urge mandatory scheme to ensure solar panels are recycled appeared first on RenewEconomy.... Read more »Source: RenewEconomy | Published: March 21, 2023 - 3:51 am
- ● Australia’s oldest gas power company urges customers to go electricAGL Energy has launched a website to simplify the process of quitting gas and accessing the benefits of a more electric and energy efficient home. The post Australia’s oldest gas power company urges customers to go electric appeared first on RenewEconomy.... Read more »Source: RenewEconomy | Published: March 21, 2023 - 2:01 am
- ● New two-hour battery joins bid to “bank” rooftop solar and allow more installsAnother 12 community-scale, grid connected batteries will be rolled out in Queensland's solar soaked regions, starting in Emerald. The post New two-hour battery joins bid to “bank” rooftop solar and allow more installs appeared first on RenewEconomy.... Read more »Source: RenewEconomy | Published: March 21, 2023 - 1:58 am
- ● EcoFlow offers smart modular power solutions for campervans and off-grid living in AustraliaThe compact EcoFlow Power Kits are simple to setup and support a variety of charging methods. The post EcoFlow offers smart modular power solutions for campervans and off-grid living in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.... Read more »Source: RenewEconomy | Published: March 21, 2023 - 1:16 am
- New IPCC report shows Labor’s approach is deadly and recklessThe Labor party has manufactured a widespread delusion that climate action can be left to later. What will it take to break through the fog of denial? The post New IPCC report shows Labor’s approach is deadly and reckless appeared first on RenewEconomy.... Read more »Source: RenewEconomy | Published: March 20, 2023 - 9:54 pm
- South Australia swamped with nearly 30 proposals for world leading green hydrogen planSouth Australia's plan to repeat the success of the Tesla big battery with a world-leading green hydrogen plan receives overwhelming response. The post South Australia swamped with nearly 30 proposals for world leading green hydrogen plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.... Read more »Source: RenewEconomy | Published: March 20, 2023 - 7:59 pm
- What price clean air? This benefit alone will cover cost of 1.5°C climate actionIPCC report provides "unequivocal statement" that the economic benefits of limiting global warming to below 2°C outweigh the costs. The post What price clean air? This benefit alone will cover cost of 1.5°C climate action appeared first on RenewEconomy.... Read more »Source: RenewEconomy | Published: March 20, 2023 - 3:26 pm
- IPCC climate warning leaves no room for coal and gas, little room for offsetsLatest assessment from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change delivers crystal clear verdict on future of coal and gas and raises questions on offsets. The post IPCC climate warning leaves no room for coal and gas, little room for offsets appeared first on RenewEconomy.... Read more »Source: RenewEconomy | Published: March 20, 2023 - 3:21 pm
- Independents want coal and gas projects buried in net zero clause rather than Safeguard bansIndependents suggest new gas projects should meet net zero standard for the life of project, in compromise deal on Safeguards Mechanism. The post Independents want coal and gas projects buried in net zero clause rather than Safeguard bans appeared first on RenewEconomy.... Read more »Source: RenewEconomy | Published: March 20, 2023 - 4:12 am