by Renewable Energy World | May 23, 2018 | Alternative Energy
A report that examines statements about rolling blackouts made by regional grid operator ISO-New England, shows that sustained growth of renewables, and not more gas, will boost reliability of New England’s electric power system. View Entire Article on...
by Renewable Energy World | May 23, 2018 | Alternative Energy
A new LBNL report offers concrete suggestions about what investments today will be most beneficial in tomorrow’s renewable energy future. View Entire Article on...
by Renewable Energy World | May 22, 2018 | Alternative Energy
Construction has begun on a 4-MW solar PV project that New Jersey-based EPC firm Conti Solar says will be the largest landfill solar project in Ohio. View Entire Article on...
by Renewable Energy World | May 22, 2018 | Alternative Energy
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is extending the comment period for information and nominations for offshore wind energy development in an area of shallow water between Long Island and the New Jersey coast called the New York Bight. View Entire Article on...
by Renewable Energy World | May 22, 2018 | Alternative Energy
The new era of big batteries has already drawn scrutiny after fiery electric-car crashes across America and Europe. Now, U.S. city planners are worried about the same risk of hard-to-control blazes as these power-storage units make their way into basements and onto...
by Renewable Energy World | May 22, 2018 | Alternative Energy
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the U.S. issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking last week that would eliminate Form 80 and revise regulations on recreational opportunities and development at licensed hydropower projects. View Entire Article on...
by Renewable Energy World | May 21, 2018 | Alternative Energy
In this episode, Ron DiFelice of Energy Intelligence Partners puts the challenges and opportunities of entering the energy storage market into perspective for businesses interested in everything from energy markets to big solar plus storage pairings. View Entire...
by Renewable Energy World | May 21, 2018 | Alternative Energy
A proposed waste-to-energy (WTE) facility in the New York Finger Lakes region has raised environmental justice issues for stakeholders, including New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. View Entire Article on...
by Renewable Energy World | May 21, 2018 | Alternative Energy
Last week, the body that governs Puerto Rico’s energy sector, the Puerto Rico Energy Commission (PREC), issued final rules regarding microgrid development on the island. According to a fact sheet issued by the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA), the rules define...
by Renewable Energy World | May 21, 2018 | Alternative Energy
Today’s topics include the impact of section 201 tariffs on module supply and prices. Will they go up? We’ll also talk about developing the next generation solar workforce based on a new report about energy jobs in the U.S. View Entire Article on...
by Renewable Energy World | May 21, 2018 | Alternative Energy
Why is there so little noise about the emerging oligopoly in one of the hottest elements on the periodic table, lithium? Tianqi Lithium Corp. will pay $4.1 billion to buy Nutrien Ltd.’s 24 percent stake in Soc. Quimica & Minera de Chile SA, or SQM, in a deal that...
by Renewable Energy World | May 21, 2018 | Alternative Energy
Shell New Energies announced the acquisition of a majority share in microgrid company GI Energy. This comes on the heels of an investment by Shell in an ice energy storage company and several others. In April, Shell published its Energy Transition Report detailing its...
by Renewable Energy World | May 18, 2018 | Alternative Energy
A recent report by the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI), established by former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, and the National Association of State Energy Officials confirms that the energy sector as a whole grew 2 percent last year, which is .3 percent more than the...
by Renewable Energy World | May 18, 2018 | Alternative Energy
The nation’s energy sector employed 6.5 million Americans in 2017, up 133,000 jobs from the year prior, according to a comprehensive report released today from the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) and the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO). This two...
by Renewable Energy World | May 18, 2018 | Alternative Energy
Solar PV manufacturer Central Electronics Ltd. in Uttar Pradesh, India, has commissioned India’s first 1-MW microgrid featuring a CPS-1000 inverter from Burlington, Vt.-based Dynapower. View Entire Article on...
by Renewable Energy World | May 18, 2018 | Alternative Energy
The Trump administration is weighing a broad array of strategies for keeping coal and nuclear power plants online as a matter of national security, with options ranging from invoking a 68-year-old law to a three-year-old one, according to a senior Energy Department...
by Renewable Energy World | May 18, 2018 | Alternative Energy
A cutting edge energy storage system to support a town with wildly fluctuating electricity needs has been switched on in South Australia. View Entire Article on...
by Renewable Energy World | May 17, 2018 | Alternative Energy
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee yesterday approved an energy and water funding bill that, as compared to fiscal year 2018, cuts energy efficiency and renewable energy programs by $243 million, and increases research and development funding for fossil fuels by...
by Renewable Energy World | May 17, 2018 | Alternative Energy
A group of all-women volunteers showed up at the home of a City Heights (San Diego) family to install solar panels for free. And it couldn’t have come at a better time for the family. KUSI’s Elizabeth Alvarez explains why this was a win/win for both the...
by Renewable Energy World | May 17, 2018 | Alternative Energy
Vivint yesterday said it plans to offer LG Chem RESU batteries to its solar customers across the U.S. this year. The company launched the energy storage offering this week for its customers in California. View Entire Article on...
by Renewable Energy World | May 16, 2018 | Alternative Energy
Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. recently acquired interests in three hydro plants in British Columbia, Canada, and two in Chile. View Entire Article on...
by Renewable Energy World | May 16, 2018 | Alternative Energy
Britain’s windfarms provided more electricity than its eight nuclear power stations in the first three months of 2018, marking the first time wind has overtaken nuclear across a quarter. The renewable energy industry hailed the milestone as a sign the UK was...
by Renewable Energy World | May 16, 2018 | Alternative Energy
Last week at the Windpower 2018 conference and expo, ACCIONA Energia received the first independent certification for its hybrid wind power and energy storage plant by DNV GL, an energy certification body. The plant is located at Barasoain in Navarra, northern Spain....
by Renewable Energy World | May 16, 2018 | Alternative Energy
Green investing in the U.K. fell 56 percent last year, sparking concerns in Parliament that the nation will not maintain its lead in clean energy or meet climate targets after leaving the European Union. View Entire Article on...
by Renewable Energy World | May 16, 2018 | Alternative Energy
Erika Boeing is developing a small wind turbine she hopes can someday find a home alongside solar panels on the rooftops of big-box stores, factories and other large commercial and industrial buildings. View Entire Article on...
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