Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath Our hunch was right. The rural NSW town of Uralla has been revealed as the choice for what could well be Australia’s first zero net energy town (ZNET), in a joint announcement Thursday morning from the NSW government and Starfish Enterprises, who developed … [continued]
Originally published on World Resources Institute. By Jennifer Morgan and David Waskow The landmark U.S.-China climate deal—coupled with nearly $10 billion in pledges to the Green Climate Fund that aims to help developing countries deal with a changing climate—are going to give an energy boost to international climate talks in … [continued]
Eos Energy Storage recently sold one of its new, low-cost zinc hybrid cathode (Znyth) battery systems to the energy giant GDF SUEZ, bringing the company’s pilot demonstration program one step forward — leading the way to the wider deployment of the product in the commercial landscape of Europe sometime in … [continued]
The Government of Finland has announced the construction of a 40 MW offshore wind project that will serve as a demonstrator to test the validity of offshore wind in the harsh conditions of the North. We don’t normally cover “small-scale” renewable energy development unless there is some defining factor that … [continued]
Originally published on Rocky Mountain Institute. Distributed Solar’s Continued Growth Requires Aligning Interests of Utilities, Solar Companies “Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar” is perhaps the most widely cited solar market statistic today. But while that number is impressive, it doesn’t give a sense for just … [continued]
By Ryan Gilchrist With over 1.3 billion people still without electricity and many more lacking access to reliable power, expanding access to energy remains crucial. Overwhelmingly, remote islands have relied on expensive and “dirty” fossil fuels for their energy. While this technology has helped in bringing electricity to millions, it … [continued]
A new online electricity network mapping tool is currently being developed via a partnership between the UTS’s Institute for Sustainable Futures, Ergon Energy, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, TransGrid, the New South Wales Department of Trade and Investment, and ElectraNet. This “series of detailed online network opportunity maps” is being … [continued]
Shanghai Jiao Tong University and General Motors China have started a collaboration and joined in a quest for sustainable urban mobility. Shanghai Jiao Tong University hopes this project will result in a model that will be used to widely integrate small electric vehicles (EVs) with the transportation network. The coming program plans on strengthening … [continued]
Amazon’s cloud infrastructure — now known as Amazon Web Services (AWS) — will eventually be powered entirely by renewable energy, according to a recent press release from the company. Notably, AWS doesn’t just support Amazon.com, but also Netflix, Pinterest, Reddit, AirBnB, and many other sites. “According to one 2012 study, one … [continued]
The largest pension funds manager in Norway, KLP, is divesting completely from coal energy, according to recent reports. The money involved — around NOK 500 million (~$75 million) — will instead be invested into renewable energy companies. For those wondering, KLP is actually the manager for the pension funds of … [continued]
