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Tuesday, 07 April 2020

Lux Research predicts electrification of chemical manufacturing platforms

Robin Whitlock

Lux Research’s new report, “Electrifying Chemicals: The Cost of Producing Chemicals from Electricity,” predicts that emerging power-to-chemicals technologies will disrupt the dominance of oil and gas in the chemical sector and provide a new route of production, especially for the niche product sector.

IHA Statement on UN Climate Conference and COVID-19

ADE opens entries Decentralised Energy Awards 2020

wind

Monday, 06 April 2020

Innogy Paves the Way for Wind Farm Off The German Coast

REM

Germany’s innogy has made the final investment decision (FID) for the construction of a 342 MW-wind farm, to be located 35 kilometers north of the island of Heligoland, paving the way for its third offshore wind farm. In preparation for construction, contracts for all major components have been signed. The contract value for wind turbines and foundations, the offshore transformer substation and the cabling for the wind farm is in the region of €500 million.

BayWa r.e. Secures Financing for Texas Wind Farm

Siemens Gamesa wins first order in Brazil for its 5.X turbine

Tuesday, 07 April 2020

IEA Breaks Ground On 25 MW Solar Construction Project in Georgia

REM

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, a leading infrastructure construction company with specialized energy and heavy civil expertise, has announced that it has begun construction on the 25 MW_AC Appling Solar Farm, located near the city of Baxley, a rural community in Southeast Georgia.

Toshiba Signs Construction Agreement for Solar Project in Japan

Scatec Solar completes 258 MW Upington project in South Africa

Tuesday, 07 April 2020

Making Biofuels Cheaper by Putting Plants to Work

REM

Biofuels are an important part of the broader strategy to replace petroleum-based gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels that we use today. However, biofuels have so far not reached cost parity with conventional petroleum fuels.

Severn Trent Green Power Awarded Peterborough Food Waste Contract

Another Jumpstart Order For HoSt

Tuesday, 07 April 2020

Loop Energy receives fuel cell range extender order for hydrogen fuel cell buses in China

Robin Whitlock

Loop Energy, a company providing hydrogen fuel cell based solutions for the medium-to-heavy duty vehicle market, has announced it has received a purchase order from a leading bus manufacturer in China.

Minesto Secures All Permits For Faroe Islands’ Installations

Hydrogen economy offers promising path to decarbonisation says BNEF

energy saving

Friday, 03 April 2020

UK software firm to develop digital platform for Living Lab 2.0

Robin Whitlock

UK-based software development company, SysMech, has been chosen by Energy Systems Catapult to help deliver a cloud-based Digital Integration Platform for Living Lab 2.0.

Ofgem issues five suppliers with final orders to become DCC users

Energy Focus Awarded $3.4 Million Contract for the U.S. Navy Fleet

electric/ hybrid

Wednesday, 08 April 2020

Lockdowns around the world encourage EV consideration

Robin Whitlock

The positive and immediate global impact of the imposed lockdown on the environment has been boosting motorist’s willingness to drive an electric vehicle, reports Venson.

Torqeedo's Milestone 100,000th Electric Drive Goes to Spirit Yachts

UK Government publishes Transport Decarbonisation Plan

interviews

Friday, 07 February 2020

Efficiency and Forecasting for Wind Power: An interview with Bruce Hall, Evgenia Golysheva of ONYX Insight

Renewable Energy Magazine Talks With Antonio Delgado Rigal of AleaSoft

Wind energy in Russia: An interview with Igor Bryzgunov of the Russian Association of Wind Power Industry (RAWI)

Energías Renovables

Wednesday, 08 April 2020

Las energías renovables están llamadas a ser el motor de la recuperación de Europa

Antonio Barrero F.

Es el mensaje que ha transmitido Giles Dickson, el presidente de la Asociación Europea de la Industria Eólica (WindEurope), durante la presentación del informe Financing and Investment Trends (que analiza cuáles han sido las tendencias de la financiación y la inversión en el sector eólico en 2019, ejercicio durante el cual el sector ha movido la formidable cifra de 51.800 millones de euros en Europa). Dickson reconoce que las perspectivas (en lo que se refiere a la inversión en el corto plazo) se hallan ahora mismo “bajo la sombra de los efectos del Covid-19”, pero articula un discurso muy claro: “las energías renovables y el Pacto Verde Europeo son el motor de la recuperación de Europa”.