Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon The first phase of the Noor solar thermal project in Morocco — which totals 160 megawatts (MW) in capacity — was recently completed and connected to the country’s grid, according to reports. Once completed, the project — located in the Ouarzazate province of … [continued]
NREL has published a report with some fascinating points about renewable energy in the Salton Sea area. These are the key points: The capacity of geothermal development that could be constructed by 2030 is estimated at 1.05 GW to 1.81 GW. The solar PV capacity is estimated at 1.8 GW and … [continued]
The solar company Edisun Heliostats gets a lift for its mini concentrating solar system from Energy Excelerator, a US Navy-sponsored clean tech incubator.
The idea of hitting 100% renewable energy (yes, energy, not just electricity) scares a lot of people. That is, a lot of people don’t think their cities or countries can achieve 100% renewable energy. However, a leading energy researcher at Stanford has led teams of researchers in order to practically … [continued]
For the second year in a row, the Shams 1 concentrating solar power plant in Abu Dhabi has proved that CSP can survive — and thrive — in harsh conditions.
Getting to 100% renewable energy in the US by 2050 is a goal that is gaining traction among the US public. Reports from many environmental organizations have been written on how to get to this target, including from Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Foundation. After last year’s COP21 conference, the momentum has … [continued]
To supplement our monthly US renewable energy capacity report, which is always a lot more upbeat than our electricity generation report, here’s the October electricity generation breakdown. Renewables were up to 13.6% of US electricity generation in October, and 13.2% for the year through November. Unfortunately, that’s slightly down from 13.3% in … [continued]
I know — it’s already January 2016. Unfortunately, it takes FERC a little while to accumulate all of the data on new utility-scale electricity generation capacity, and the November data was released just before the new year. As you can see below, FERC registered 200 megawatts (MW) of new wind … [continued]
Electricity generated by the first 160-megawatt portion of the 580-megawatt Ouarzazate CSP plant will be added to the grid in Morocco beginning in December. The World Bank and the European Investment Bank have provided about $9 billion in loans for the huge project. ACWA Power was behind the fundraising and it might be … [continued]
A new clean power concept from Purdue University combines concentrating solar power with biomass for a sustainable hydrogen-based economy.
