The Future Of Wind Energy
Proponents of renewable energy have faced criticism for years that while wind and solar power generate clean energy, the supply chain behind the technologies used in wind tower turbines and Continue Reading
Israel Is Betting Big On Solar Power
Israel, which hopes to become energy-independent with its huge natural gas fields, is aiming to significantly boost its solar power generation over the next decade under a new US$22.8 billion Continue Reading
China Sees Room to Boost Renewable Installations by 52% in 2020
China this year will be able to absorb 52% more new wind and solar power capacity than in it added 2019. The world’s biggest energy consumer has space on its grids Continue Reading
The Energy Transition Is an Oil Refinery Making Renewable Diesel
In a sign of changing times, a U.S. oil refining company is converting one of its plants into a producer of clean fuel. HollyFrontier Corp.’s Cheyenne refinery will stop using crude Continue Reading
WSU, PNNL researchers develop viable sodium battery
Washington State University (WSU) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) researchers, with colleagues at Beijing University of Technology and Brookhaven National Laboratory, have created a sodium-ion battery that holds as Continue Reading
Sunniest Spring Helps U.K. Hit a New Solar Record
The U.K.’s sunniest spring on record has boosted solar power’s share of the electricity mix to new heights. Clear skies throughout May, with low power demand during the coronvirus lockdown, helped the Continue Reading
Only One Oil Major Is Betting Big On Renewable Energy
Investments in solar and wind energy projects by the world’s oil majors over the next five years are expected to reach $17.5 billion, a Rystad Energy analysis finds. But a Continue Reading
Old EV Batteries Could Hold The Key To Solving The Energy Industry’s Biggest Pro
Here’s a fact you don’t often hear: electric cars are a tiny portion of the global market. “Tiny” here means 0.5 percent of all cars on the world’s roads. In Continue Reading
Oil-Bust Refugees Are Being Courted By Clean Energy in Texas
Jeff Bishop’s LinkedIn post gets right to the point: “Houston Oil & Gas Folks — we’re hiring in Texas” for jobs in clean tech. His company, battery developer Key Capture Energy, Continue Reading
German offshore wind draft law sets 40 GW target by 2040
Draft law lifts maximum bid, adds second component to avoid draw Cabinet to decide Wed, stakeholders call for adjustments Hydrogen (non-grid) fields to be included at a later stage Germany’s Continue Reading