Inside The $8 Billion California Wind Energy Project
A proposed $8 billion California wind energy project with a compressed air energy storage feature could blow the socks off the regional energy market.
A proposed $8 billion California wind energy project with a compressed air energy storage feature could blow the socks off the regional energy market.
Elon Musk will soon be building what amounts, essentially, to another “gigafactory.” This one will be in New York State as per a recent agreement with the government there. Or course, to be clear, this “gigafactory” will be manufacturing solar PV modules, not lithium-ion batteries. But why not call it what it is? A … [continued]
Energy Post. By Sonja van Renssen. The Netherlands has found a way to refurbish existing buildings to net zero energy, within a week, with a 30-year builders’ guarantee and no subsidies. With new kitchen and bathroom! Now revolutionary renovation programme Energiesprong (literally: Energy Jump) is looking to take its learnings … [continued]
US Energy Information Administration Principal Contributor: Fred Mayes Geothermal energy has been a small, but consistent, source of electricity in the United States since 1971, providing 0.4% of total U.S. generation in 2013. California is the site of most U.S. geothermal capacity, but since 2001 new geothermal capacity additions have increasingly … [continued]
The 18 finalist inverters of the “Little Box Challenge” will undergo extensive performance testing after the initial selection process at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado, according to a recent press announcement. As part of this final testing process, the high power density inverters submitted to the … [continued]
Neighboring countries Iran and Azerbaijan plan to collaborate on renewable energy projects involving wind, solar, and geothermal power.
RenewEconomy. Imagine a world in 2050. Everyone drives an (electric) car, homes have all the gadgets, appliances and nick-nacks. The public transport system is emissions free. Mining work and transport is electrified, and diesel is dumped. Electrification has taken place in much of the steel industry. And it is all … [continued]
RenewEconomy. By Giles Parkinson and Sophie Vorrath. The Labor government in South Australia has announced it will increase its renewable energy target to 50 per cent by 2025 – up from the 33 per cent target that it has already met, six years ahead of scheduled date of 2020. The … [continued]
SolarWakeup. By Jonathan Silver “Wall Street and Main Street have voted. They voted for a clean energy economy. As any good investor knows, you back your winners.” When Congress returns after Labor Day, it will pick up the debate over the clean energy provisions (like extending the production tax credit, … [continued]
The Australian concentrated solar PV technology (CSPV) company RayGen appears to now be firmly on the incline with its recent winning of the People’s Choice Award in the Australian Technology Competition, as well as its lining up a new deal for a 10 MW demonstration project in China. With the … [continued]