Earlier this year, the Biden administration said it planned to build offshore wind power generation capacity to the tune of 30 GW by 2030, creating more than 44,000 direct jobs Continue Reading
Local residents, ranchers, and farmers are opposing plans for the largest solar power facility in the San Francisco Bay Area, suing the county that approved the project and potentially opening Continue Reading
Highlights 800-MW Kitty Hawk environmental review started BOEM assessing industry interest in California Country must build infrastructure faster: Jindal US offshore wind power development is accelerating, with Avangrid Renewables’ 800-MW Continue Reading
Highlights Coal forecast 18% higher in 2021, renewables up 7% Coal was largest source of US electricity until 2016 Renewables account for 80% of 2021 additions Renewable energy generation became Continue Reading
Three floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea have been selected by the Crown Estate to progress to the next state of environmental assessment, the UK public body said July Continue Reading
The Toyota Prius hybrid was a milestone in the history of clean cars, attracting millions of buyers worldwide who could do their part for the environment while saving money on Continue Reading
Inspired by the sun, the Tokyo Olympic cauldron is designed to be better for the planet. The flame at Tokyo’s National Stadium and another cauldron burning along the waterfront near Continue Reading
China aims to install more than 30 gigawatts (GW) of new energy storage capacity by 2025, its state planner said on Friday, as part of efforts to boost renewable power Continue Reading
A four-year-old startup says it has built an inexpensive battery that can discharge power for days using one of the most common elements on Earth: iron. Form Energy Inc.’s batteries Continue Reading
Waste disposal is not a popular topic of discussion in the media when it comes to renewable energy. Most of the coverage that solar and wind power is getting is Continue Reading
Form Energy, a startup developing energy storage solutions, said on Thursday that it had developed an iron-air battery chemistry that could help incorporate more renewable energy into the power grid. Continue Reading
US production capacity for renewable diesel could increase significantly through 2024, based on announced projects and those that are under construction, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Growing Continue Reading
Deutsche Aircraft, the new purpose-driven German aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) ( earlier post ), and Universal Hydrogen Co. ( earlier post ) announced a technical collaboration to complete a Continue Reading
Equinor (EQNR.OL) said on Monday it submitted a bid for offshore floating wind power project in Scotland’s leasing round as the Norwegian energy firm continues to develop its North Sea Continue Reading
Renewable firms, oil majors, and investors said they would bid into Scotland’s offshore wind leasing round which closed on Friday, signaling the huge demand globally for the rights to build Continue Reading
Chevron USA, through its Chevron Products Company division, and Cummins announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore a strategic alliance to develop commercially viable business opportunities in hydrogen and Continue Reading
Multiple bids submitted to ScotWind Leasing Crown Estate to award capacity early 2022 Carbon Trust details ‘significant challenges’ ScottishPower and Shell have jointly bid to develop the world’s first large-scale Continue Reading
Singapore unveiled on Wednesday one of the world’s largest floating solar panel farms, spanning an area equivalent to 45 football fields and producing enough electricity to power the island’s five Continue Reading
Highlights Global energy demand fell by about 4.5% in 2020 US coal consumption dropped about 20% Energy transition needs more than renewables Despite coronavirus pandemic-related impacts, which hit the global Continue Reading
Highlights Project to produce 3.5 million mt/year green hydrogen Partners in project are CWP, Mirning Green Energy InterContinental Energy plans to build a 50 GW Western Australia renewable energy hub Continue Reading
Wunsiedel electrolyzer set to start in summer 2023 1,350 mt/year output for regional consumption Siemens has started construction of an 8.75 MW electrolyzer plant in Germany to be operational in Continue Reading
Targets 10% of European low-CO2 hydrogen by 2035 Economical CCS needs around Eur100/mt CO2 price A third of Northern Lights CCS space contracted Norway’s state-controlled energy company Equinor is confident Continue Reading
The Middle East is moving ahead with solar projects, seeking to pass on soaring polysilicon costs, even as some plans have been delayed due to the pandemic, the region’s solar Continue Reading
The president and energy companies want new transmission lines to carry electricity from large solar and wind farms. Some environmentalists and homeowners are pushing for smaller, more local systems. The Continue Reading
Vestas Wind Systems A/S booked a pre-order for what will be the world’s largest wind turbine. German utility EnBW Energie Baden-Wurttemberg AG is set to be the first customer to Continue Reading
Hydrogen has become a buzzword that has stirred the energy industry. Although some fossil fuel-dependent countries feel threatened, others see opportunities. And while skeptics first dismissed it as a ‘hype’, Continue Reading
Wind and solar power capacity expanded rapidly in 2020 while global energy demand cratered because of the pandemic, yet this did not yet reflect a “decisive shift” towards meeting U.N.-backed Continue Reading
It’s getting faster and cheaper to embed a wind tower the size of the Washington Monument into the sea floor. South Korea is cutting the time it takes to construct Continue Reading
Denmark’s wind farm developer Orsted (ORSTED.CO) on Wednesday said it had submitted a bid to develop the Skipjack Wind 2 offshore wind farm in the state of Maryland in the Continue Reading
Growth in large-scale U.S. solar capacity is projected to exceed that of wind next year for the first time. That’s according to a report Wednesday from the U.S. Energy Information Continue Reading
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $52.5 million to fund 31 projects to advance next-generation clean hydrogen technologies and support DOE’s recently announced Hydrogen Energy Earthshot initiative ( Continue Reading
Proposals at 5.2 GW by 2024: Platts Analytics Spain leads way with over 2 GW Less visibility on ambitious 2030 target European electrolyzer project proposals are not far off the Continue Reading
H2FLY, a German start-up developing hydrogen fuel cell systems for aircraft, and Deutsche Aircraft, a new German aircraft manufacturer developing energy-efficient, cost-effective, environmentally-friendly aircraft, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Continue Reading
Deutsche Bahn has selected Wystrach—a specialist in the transport and storage of gases—to provide a plug-and-play hydrogen refueling station for the joint H2goesRail project—a green hydrail mobility solution. With a Continue Reading
This year will likely go down in history as the year when hydrogen won over the media. While it will still be a while before it becomes as mainstream as Continue Reading
Highlights Action plan sets out measures for next government Focus on renewables expansion, power price reform Harmonized GOs essential for international trade Germany’s hydrogen council has called for an urgent Continue Reading
A US appeals court July 2 vacated the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of year-round E15 fuel sales, rejecting the regulatory process it took to fulfill former President Donald Trump’s October Continue Reading
Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) on Friday launched Europe’s biggest hydrogen electrolysis plant at the Wesseling site of its Rheinland refinery after two years of construction, as it expands further into Continue Reading
The United States must speed up project permits if it is to meet the Biden administration’s 2030 target for offshore wind power, major developer Orsted (ORSTED.CO) said on Thursday. The Continue Reading
Hydropower, the “forgotten giant” of low-carbon electricity, will need major policy support to help accelerate the expansion of solar and wind power and put the world on track for net-zero Continue Reading
With a climate and topography ill-suited for large-scale wind power generation on land, the country looks out to sea for its clean energy ambitions The offshore substation collects and sends Continue Reading
At least two dozen U.S. energy firms, including Dominion Energy Inc (D.N) and Sempra Energy (SRE.N) , have started producing hydrogen or testing its viability in natural gas pipes to Continue Reading
Retrofitting gas pipelines key for blue hydrogen Energy companies to lift hydrogen investments by 2025 Clear policies, frameworks lift investments Energy professionals say a lack of infrastructure investment, along with Continue Reading
Low-carbon hydropower capacity is vital for a faster integration of wind and solar power, but its growth is set to slow by 23% this decade without a sweeping policy and Continue Reading
Norway’s Equinor (EQNR.OL) and U.S. Steel Corp (X.N) will examine the potential for developing clean hydrogen production in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, the two companies said on Tuesday. The Continue Reading
The global drilling contractor is investing a total of $21 million in a pair of geothermal technology companies. PHOTO SOURCE: Nabors Industries Nabors Industries (NYSE: NBR) reported last week that Continue Reading
Announcements of large new electrolyser projects, and the formation of consortia to build them, are appearing in the news almost daily. What began as a few announcements a year ago Continue Reading
Silicon panels pretty much rule the solar energy sector, with more than 90% of panels manufactured using the versatile element. This is not by chance; Si PV cells are cheap, Continue Reading
The giant Baihetan hydropower plant on the upstream branch of China’s Yangtze river has begun generating electricity for the first time on Monday, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The project’s first Continue Reading
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched England’s first hydrogen double-decker buses. The 20 new buses are the first of their kind to be launched in England; the new hydrogen Continue Reading
