Five Clean Energy Trends To Watch In 2020
At the start of 2020, analysts bravely stepped out on a limb to predict how the turbulent energy market and energy systems will evolve at the beginning of the new Continue Reading
US government OKs long-delayed, $1 billion First Solar plant in California
The U.S. government has approved First Solar Inc.’s proposed $1 billion Desert Quartzite Solar Project on roughly 3,000 acres of public land in eastern Riverside County, California. The project has Continue Reading
US Renewable Energy Investment Hits Record in 2019 Despite Trump – Bloomberg
The U.S. renewable energy industry doesn’t seem to take much notice of President Donald Trump’s views on green energy and climate change as investments surged to a record last year. New Continue Reading
Poland onshore wind distance law to be amended
Poland is to amend the 10-H distance law for onshore wind projects in the first half of this year, the country’s development minister Jadwiga Emilewicz said Thursday. Receive daily email Continue Reading
Wind, Solar To Dominate New U.S. Power Capacity This Year
Wind and solar power will dominate the electricity generation additions across the United States in 2020, accounting for an overwhelming 76 percent of all new capacity set to begin commercial Continue Reading
Solar capacity to surge in Southeast US over next decade: Fitch Solutions
The Southeast US is likely to have strong solar capacity growth over the next decade, despite the winding down of federal subsidies, a new Fitch Solutions report issued Friday showed, Continue Reading
Ammonia-salt solvent pretreatment for biomass could significantly reduce cost of cellulosic biofuels
A Rutgers-led team has developed a new biomass pretreatment process that could make it much cheaper to produce biofuels such as ethanol from plant waste and reduce reliance on fossil Continue Reading
Enevate announces new 4th-generation Si-dominant battery technology; optimized for high volume production
Enevate, a developer of advanced silicon-dominant Li-ion battery technology capable of extreme fast charging for electric vehicles (EVs), announced its new fourth-generation technology optimized for high volume commercialization and manufacturing Continue Reading
German 2019 North Sea offshore wind output jumps 21% to 20.2 TWh
German North Sea offshore wind farms generated 20.2 TWh in 2019, up 21% on the year, system operator Tennet said Monday. December itself set a new monthly record with output Continue Reading
Green hydrogen could be cost competitive in five years: UAE minister
Hydrogen produced by renewables in the very best locations could become cost competitive in the next five year, UAE environment minister Thani Al Zeyoudi told delegates at International Renewable Energy Continue Reading