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New Report: Offshore Wind Can Create Over 60,000 Jobs in Norway by 2050
cleantechnica.com New Report: Offshore Wind Can Create Over 60,000 Jobs in Norway by 2050 - CleanTechnicaNew Report: Offshore Wind Can Create Over 60,000 Jobs in Norway by 2050
- cleantechnica.com New Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Project Enlists 3-D Printing
A new US energy storage project will adapt the power of pumped storage hydro to subsea locations near offshore wind farms and coastal cities.
- www.renewableenergymagazine.com Zero-cost solar pilot launches in Cornwall to unlock clean energy for millions of homes
A first-of-its-kind residential solar pilot has launched in St. Ives, Cornwall that aims to unlock affordable clean energy for millions of UK households.
- www.renewableenergymagazine.com Tidal power has potential to address energy challenges faced by Scottish coastal communities
A more creative approach to using power generated locally by tidal energy projects could help businesses and homes around Scotland?s coastline become less reliant on expensive an...
- www.theguardian.com Plans for biggest onshore windfarm in England to be submitted this week
Cubico project at Scout Moor near Greater Manchester could power the equivalent of 100,000 homes
- www.renewableenergymagazine.com New report sets out a route to transform environmental consenting in UK offshore wind
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has published a new report that sets out a new approach to environmental monitoring and consenting within the UK offshore wind sector, anticipati...
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Powering an E-Bike using Disposable Vape Batteries
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Lithium-ion batteries have ruled for decades. Now they have a challenger. | Sodium-ion batteries are emerging as a possible alternative.
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- www.optimistdaily.com In 4 years, US power grid increased battery storage to the equivalent of 20 nuclear reactors | The Optimist Daily
Massive battery deployment stabilizes America's electrical infrastructure, allowing for renewable energy growth and preventing blackouts.
>According to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), more than 20 gigawatts (GW) of battery capacity have been added to the US electric grid in the last four years. This rapid expansion is equivalent to the production of 20 nuclear reactors and is crucial for averting power disruptions, especially in states that rely significantly on intermittent renewable energy sources such as wind and solar.
- www.renewableenergyworld.com New Orleans subdivision on toxic Superfund site being cleared for solar farm
A former landfill is getting new life as a 6.3 MW solar farm.
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World’s largest transformer maker warns of supply crunch | AI data centre demands and renewable energy’s dispersed nature are driving equipment orders for power grid upgrades
www.ft.com World’s largest transformer maker warns of supply crunchAI data centre demands and renewable energy’s dispersed nature are driving equipment orders for power grid upgrades
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- pv-magazine-usa.com Solar module manufacturing capacity could exceed 1.5 TW by 2035, says IEA
The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest report, which maps out the future evolution of clean energy manufacturing, says the combined global market for PV, wind turbines, electric cars, batte…
- electrek.co A wind farm in Texas will help power Rivian's Adventure Network
Rivian will power its DC fast-charging network with renewable energy company RWE's Champion Wind farm in Texas.
- electrek.co SOLARCYCLE's new plant will recycle 25% of all US end-of-life solar panels in 2030
SOLARCYCLE is building a huge solar recycling plant in Cedartown, Georgia, which will recycle 10 million solar panels a year.
- electrek.co The US's largest offshore wind farm is on budget and on time
Dominion Energy has successfully completed its first monopile installation season for on-time and on-budget Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind.
- electrek.co Toyota to buy clean power from a $1.1 billion solar farm in Texas
Toyota has agreed to buy power from Enbridge's Sequoia Solar Project in Texas, one of the largest solar farms in North America.
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Singapore Approves 2,600-Mile Undersea Cable to Import Solar Energy from Australia
newatlas.com Massive Australia-to-Singapore clean energy cable gets green lightThe world's largest renewable energy and transmission project has received key approval from government officials. The Australia-Asia Power Link project will send Australian solar power to Singapore via 4,300 kilometer-long undersea cables.
"The world's largest renewable energy and transmission project has received key approval from government officials," reports New Atlas.
Solar power from Australia will be carried 2,672 miles (4,300 kilometers) to Singapore over undersea cables in what's being called "the Australia-Asia Power Link project." Reuters reports that SunCable "aims to produce 6 gigawatts of electricity at a vast solar farm in Northern Australia and ship about a third of that to Singapore via undersea cable."
More from New Atlas: > [The project] will start by constructing a mammoth solar farm in Australia's Northern Territory to transmit around-the-clock clean power to [the Australian city] Darwin, and also export "reliable, cost-competitive renewable energy" to Singapore... with a clean energy generation capacity of up to 10 gigawatts, plus utility scale onsite storage. [The recently-obtained environmental approval] also green lights an 800-km (~500-mile) overhead transmission line between the solar precinct and Murrumujuk near Darwin...
> If all of the dominoes line up perfectly, supply of the first clean electricity is estimated to start in the early 2030s. An overview graphic on the project page shows that the eventual end game for the Powell Creek development appears to be the generation of up to 20 GW of peak solar power and have some 36-42 GWh of battery storage on site.
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Die Erfolgsgeschichte von Guerilla-Photovoltaik als Solarpunk-Erzählung
Photovoltaik hat sich in den letzten Jahren in Deutschland massenhaft dezentral verbreitet. Die Solarpunk-Vision einer autarken, klimafreundlicheren Energieversorgung rückt damit etwas näher. Dies ist auch eine Erfolgsgeschichte einer gesellschaftlichen Transformation, vorangebracht durch Do It Yourself und Ungehorsam (beides zentrale Merkmale von Punk), durch ernste globale Krisen, soziale Vorbilder und positive gesellschaftliche Ansteckungseffekte.
- www.renewableenergymagazine.com UK clean energy sector reacts to positive Autumn Budget but with some reservations
The UK clean energy sector has, in general, welcomed the Government?s Autumn Budget, but with some criticisms in certain areas, particularly energy efficiency and low carbon homes...
- electrek.co The US's first Atlantic floating offshore wind lease sale raises $21.9 million
The Atlantic coast's first floating offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Maine resulted in $21.9 million in winning bids.
- www.resilience.org State of the global energy system
The big picture, as illustrated below, is that global fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise, after a Covid blip, and the production of coal, oil and gas all reached record highs in 2023.
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> Because opposing voices tend to dominate these debates, Greenlight America will inform supporters about plans in their communities.
> Matt Traldi, CEO and co-founder, said he takes inspiration from the way the labor movement prioritizes local voices and focuses on organizing. He was a co-founder of Indivisible, an advocacy group formed to counter the policy agenda of Donald Trump, and previously he spent a decade working for labor unions.
> The ability of local and national groups to collaborate was essential and Greenlight helped to bring the parties together, she said. > > “Local folks provide firsthand knowledge of the proposed projects, community concerns and tight-knit relationships with local elected officials,” she said. “The statewide and national groups bring lessons learned from other communities, relationships with the solar industry and legal and policy expertise.”
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U.S. approves massive lithium mine in Nevada, overriding protests
> Some environmentalists worry the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project could drive a rare wildflower to extinction, highlighting the trade-offs of the energy transition.
> But Patrick Donnelly, Great Basin director at the Center for Biological Diversity, said the conservation group plans to challenge the final permit in court. (...) “The Endangered Species Act does not have carve-outs if we really, really want the minerals that are going to drive a species extinct.”
> Some environmentalists have also raised alarm about the mine’s water consumption, given a historic drought gripping much of the American West.
> The mine is scheduled to become fully operational in 2028;
> The Biden administration has taken a flurry of steps to boost domestic mining for lithium and other critical minerals used in green technologies. On Thursday, the Treasury Department also finalized a rule making mines for critical minerals eligible for generous federal tax credits.
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MIddlebury College Embraces Solar Power While Others Dither
cleantechnica.com MIddlebury College Embraces Solar Power While Others Dither - CleanTechnicaSolar power is becoming the go-to alternative for many US colleges and universities to lower their very significant greenhouse gas emissions.
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Solar & Wind Cheaper & Cheaper — New Reports
cleantechnica.com Solar & Wind Cheaper & Cheaper — New Reports - CleanTechnicaSign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Why are solar power and wind power dominating new power installations? Because they’re cheaper. The problem with some big purchases people make, and plenty of little purchases, is we look at the upfront cost .....
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Churches Look Skyward for Energy Savings | Big federal subsidies drive a surge in solar installations on church rooftops
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How We Build Socialist Power (Literally)
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- www.resilience.org Solar surge will send coal power tumbling by 2030, IEA data reveals
The outlook warns that decisionmakers “too often entrench the flaws in today’s energy system, rather than pushing it towards a cleaner and safer path”. It adds: “[L]ocking in fossil fuel use has consequences…the costs of climate inaction…grow higher by the day.”
- www.motherjones.com When NIMBYs show up to block local renewables projects, this group can help
Greenlight America rallies supporters to make sure their voices are heard.
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The surprising winners — and losers — of America’s clean energy boom | Two years after the Inflation Reduction Act, some areas of the country have won big. Others have lagged.
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- electrek.co Seriously good cold-climate heat pumps are headed to the US market
The manufacturers that took part in the DOE's Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge are taking their new, improved products to market.
- electrek.co Cincinnati Zoo powers up with a 2.8 MW solar carport
The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden's new solar carport is now online, and at 2.8 megawatts (MW), it's a big one.
- electrek.co In a first, US approves massive new lithium mine in Nevada
The US government has approved the construction of a massive new lithium mine in Nevada as part of a strategy to break China’s dominance over the supply chain of critical minerals used in EVs.
- electrek.co One of the UK's largest solar farms is now online and can power 20,000 homes
One of the UK's largest solar farms, a 55 MW project, is now officially online, providing enough power for over 20,000 homes.
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Longi Green Energy sets world record for solar module efficiency at 25.4% | pv magazine International
www.pv-magazine.com Longi Green Energy sets world record for solar module efficiency at 25.4%China's Longi Green Energy has set a new world record for crystalline silicon solar module efficiency with its independently developed hybrid passivated back contact (HPBC) 2.0 module, achieving a conversion efficiency of 25.4%, according to a certification report from Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute...
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