The Biden administration proposed on Tuesday a reduction in the amount of biofuels that U.S. oil refiners were required to blend into their fuel mix since the onset of the Continue Reading
Highlights Cuts 2020 biofuel mandate by 15% to 17.13 billion gallons Would require blending of 18.52 billion gallons in 2021 Further increases mandate to 20.77 billion gallons in 2022 The Continue Reading
As the race to go green picks up pace, biomass is becoming an increasingly popular source of clean energy, but questions remain over just how clean it is From the Continue Reading
Highlights Electrolyzer manufacturing capacity to reach 1.5-2.5 GW in 2022 Focus on leveraging manufacturing expertise to lower costs Overseas equipment orders to start coming in from 2022 China is rapidly Continue Reading
A U.K.-backed research group unveiled a design for a liquid hydrogen-powered airliner theoretically capable of matching the performance of current midsize aircraft without producing carbon emissions. The FlyZero concept envisions Continue Reading
Solar power costs in the best Asia Pacific locations are already cheap enough for $2/kg green hydrogen production or lower, Philippe Malbranche, assistant director-general of International Solar Alliance, told delegates Continue Reading
The U.S. administration plans to propose in days the amount of biofuels oil refiners must blend into their fuel mix this year and next year, as it reaches out to Continue Reading
Aemetis, Inc., a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, has an offtake agreement with American Airlines for 280 million gallons of blended fuel containing sustainable aviation fuel Continue Reading
British Airways and US-based refiner Phillips 66 signed a multi-year supply agreement which will provide the airline with sustainable aviation fuel produced at the Humber refinery, according to a joint Continue Reading
Two studies—led by a team from Seattle City Light, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and Sandia National Laboratories—are exploring the potential of shifting from fossil fuel to clean hydrogen as Continue Reading
bp confirmed it is planning a new large-scale green hydrogen production facility in the North East of England that could deliver up to 500MWe (megawatt electrical input) of hydrogen production Continue Reading
High natural gas prices mean green hydrogen produced with renewable energy can already be cheaper than its carbon-emitting alternative, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday. “Because Continue Reading
Highlights 2030 hydrogen demand 120 mil mt with govt pledges Over 200 mil mt needed by 2030 for net-zero pathway Massive additional renewables needed: Platts Analytics More ambitious and concrete Continue Reading
Supply chain snags are threatening to hamper deliveries of ethanol needed for blending with gasoline ahead of the Thanksgiving weekend, according to ethanol traders and producers. Unlike crude oil and Continue Reading
President Biden’s administration greenlit a major offshore wind project to supply power to New York, arriving as part of a broader push to build out renewable energy and tackle climate Continue Reading
The head of Siemens Gamesa (SGREN.MC) warned on Wednesday that a decade-long race to bring down the cost of generating wind power could not continue, as it would reduce the Continue Reading
DHL Express is the first within Deutsche Post DHL Group to test hydrogen-fueled trucks for the long haul. Together with its customer Apple, DHL is piloting the heavy-duty vehicle, equipped Continue Reading
The cost of Li-ion batteries has plunged some 97% since their introduction three decades ago—a rate similar to the drop in solar panel prices. A team at MIT has analyzed Continue Reading
BP Plc has kicked off a hiring campaign to fill jobs in its fledgling hydrogen business. The U.K. oil and gas major is initially looking to fill some 100 hydrogen Continue Reading
Hydrogen has been billed as the clean energy of the future by governments worldwide, including in the United States, Europe, Australia and Japan. But a new study published in the journal Applied Energy Continue Reading
Chile is planning to build a 15,000 km subsea cable for a cost of more than $2 billion to send solar energy to China This project would solve one of Continue Reading
While the impact of fossil fuels on the environment is commonly understood, casual observers may not be aware of the environmental footprint of renewable energy due to its heavy reliance Continue Reading
A U.S. judge overseeing trade issues on Tuesday overturned a decision by then-President Donald Trump to allow a reimposition of tariffs on some imported solar panels. The decision by Judge Continue Reading
As U.N. climate conference delegates considered how to save the planet over the weekend in Glasgow, Toyota Motor’s chief executive was in Japan racing an experimental hydrogen car – a Continue Reading
Power prices in the U.K. soared to the second highest level on record on Monday as low wind levels exposed the market to a supply crunch. Prices for between 5 Continue Reading
Highlights 34 GW average vs 51 GW Oct. average: WindEurope Wind forecast to surge from Nov. 17: EuroWind Spot prices jump above Eur200/MWh for Nov.15 EU wind power generation fell Continue Reading
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a scalable, low-cost method to improve the joining of materials in solid-state batteries, resolving one of the big Continue Reading
Daimler Truck AG and TotalEnergies signed an agreement on their joint commitment to the de-carbonization of the road freight in the European Union. The partners will collaborate in the development Continue Reading
Builds on 2020 hydrogen policy statement GBP100 million fund to boost low-carbon hydrogen Scotland targets 5 GW of capacity by 2030 Scotland has launched a GBP100 million ($134 million) fund Continue Reading
Ocean boosters like to compare the kinetic energy stored in the sea to a ginormous oil reserve that’s never going to run dry. It doesn’t matter if the sun shines Continue Reading
While the Australian government has dragged its feet on committing to a net-zero climate target in one of the world’s biggest fossil fuel exporters, the nation’s 10 million households are Continue Reading
The world’s largest hydro-floating solar farm has begun generating power in Thailand. Here’s how the hybrid system works. A floating solar farm that’s equivalent to about 70 soccer fields in Continue Reading
The first automaker to collaborate with dairy farms on renewable energy projects, BMW of North America and California Bioenergy (CalBio) announced an expanded partnership to include Bar 20 Dairy, a Continue Reading
California’s Foothill Transit has ordered 13 New Flyer hydrogen fuel-cell-electric Xcelsior CHARGE H2 forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses. This order is supported by Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds. This addition to Continue Reading
Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) and Norsk Hydro (NHY.OL) are looking into jointly producing hydrogen from renewable electricity in a push to decarbonize their own operations as well as supply heavy Continue Reading
As COP26 draws to an end, observers should be watching closely for any policies or regulations designed to increase hydrogen demand The recent awarding of a Nobel Prize related to Continue Reading
Despite the capital cost of Dominion Energy Virginia’s 2,640-MW offshore wind farm rising to $10 billion from $8 billion and the Levelized Cost of energy growing to $87/MWh from $80/MWh, Continue Reading
A top U.S. official on Thursday challenged nations to join the United States in setting aggressive goals to expand electricity production from offshore wind. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland issued the Continue Reading
MAN Energy Solutions a{announced} that its gas-powered, four-stroke engines are “H2-ready” and operable in stationary mode with a hydrogen content of up to 25% by volume in a gas-fuel mix. Continue Reading
Exelon Corp. will begin evaluating hydrogen production next year at one of its nuclear plants in New York, part of a growing push to use the most abundant element in Continue Reading
The Gulf of Mexico has for decades been a sea of hulking oil platforms. The Biden administration now wants to plant wind turbines there. This week the US interior department Continue Reading
Energy Vault, a company developing grid-scale gravity energy storage solutions, has entered into an energy storage system agreement with DG Fuels, a developer of renewable hydrogen and biogenic-based, synthetic sustainable Continue Reading
QuantumScape Corporation, a developer of next-generation solid-state lithium-metal batteries for use in electric vehicles, released an independent third-party laboratory testing report on the performance of its solid-state lithium-metal battery cells. Continue Reading
Britain will launch a 160 million pound ($220 million) fund to help developers of floating offshore wind technology as part of efforts to ramp up renewable power and meet climate Continue Reading
As governments and companies globally rush to install as much renewable energy capacity as possible to cut carbon emissions, areas often not suitable for solar arrays or wind farms are Continue Reading
The surging cost of manufacturing materials and shipping could threaten 50 gigawatts (GW) – a staggering 56% – of the 90 GW of global utility PV developments planned for 2022, Continue Reading
New hydrogen production technology developed at the University of British Columbia (UBC) will be tested in a $7-million project between UBC, the government of Alberta and Alberta utility company ATCO. Continue Reading
Spot prices for polysilicon bottomed at $6.30/kg in mid-2020 and have jumped 600% to $36.09/kg as of last week Bank of America: Perhaps the cost of polysilicon and ultimately solar Continue Reading
The wind energy sector is exploding this year, with European and Chinese companies leading the way in a race to build the world’s largest wind turbine While Denmark and the Continue Reading
Rolls-Royce, working with Boeing and World Energy, has carried out a successful test flight of its 747 Flying Testbed aircraft using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on a Trent 1000 Continue Reading
