Tesla’s New Frontier: Batteries And Wind
Electric car builder Tesla and wind turbine manufacturer Vestas have combined forces to create an energy storage system based on wind power View full article at oilprice.com
Saudi Arabia Shortlists 25 Bidders For First Utility-Scale Wind Plant
Saudi Arabia has shortlisted 25 companies that qualify to bid for proposals to build a 400-MW wind power plant in the northern part of the Kingdom, in what would be Continue Reading
NREL, Swiss scientists create silicon-based multijunction solar cells that reach nearly 36% efficiency
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM), and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have created Continue Reading
First foundations set for Baltic Sea wind farm
German energy company E.ON said Thursday it laid the first of the 60 foundations for a wind farm development in national waters of the Baltic Sea. The German company said Continue Reading
Minor Market Reforms Are Called Enough to Support Electric Grid
A widely anticipated federal report suggests minor market reforms can help ensure a reliable electric power grid and shies away from handouts to struggling coal and nuclear-power producers. The Energy Continue Reading
Renewables: Trump’s Key To U.S. Energy Dominance?
Since a pro-oil administration entered the White House, the oil industry lobby has praised the ‘America-First’ energy strategy, while proponents of cleaner energy have been arguing that the U.S. needs Continue Reading
Solar eclipse’s effect on power demand proved a yawn for utilities
Monday’s solar eclipse had no major impact on electricity demand in affected areas of the United States, according to grid operators and utilities, many of which had lined up alternative Continue Reading
Refiner Valero’s secret campaign against U.S. biofuels mandates
U.S. biofuels regulations, which mandate mixing corn-based ethanol into gasoline, have lately drawn together a diverse cast of political opponents. They include an upstart gas station owners’ trade group, a Continue Reading
Why Tesla Is Interested In Offshore Wind
Platt’s recently reported that global offshore wind capacity could double to 34 GWs by 2020, growing at a compound rate of 19 percent per year. The rapid expansion would be Continue Reading
Floating solar power: new frontier for green-leaning water utilities
Lakes and ponds used by water utilities have long been viewed with a single purpose: holding water. Now a handful of pioneering water utilities are looking at their aquatic real Continue Reading