Panorama

Juwi to Construct World’s Largest Solar Hybrid Project at Sukari Mine in Egypt

Monday, 17 May 2021 Dan McCue The Cape Town-based subsidiary of German renewable energy specialist Juwi AG, signed an agreement with Sukari Gold Mines to design, supply, build and integrate a solar battery hybrid power plant for Egypt’s ...

GenComm SMART H2 Spring Series Featuring REM Editor Dan McCue

Monday, 17 May 2021 REM Hydrogen is the catalyst driving Europe’s energy transition. Optimizing this journey delivering SMARTH2 through development of the hydrogen supply chain, production, storage and use to meet future need ...

Italy

Siemens Energy’s grid stabilisation solutions enable seamless integration of renewable energy

Wednesday, 12 May 2021 Robin Whitlock Italian transmission system operator Terna. S.p.A (Terna) has ordered two static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) systems for grid stabilisation from Siemens Energy which will help the country meet new ...

World-first energy systems accelerator takes a step closer to powering net zero ambitions

Wednesday, 12 May 2021 Robin Whitlock A world-first, energy innovation ecosystem, the Whole Energy Systems Accelerator (WESA), is a step closer following a collaboration agreement between the Living Lab at the Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) ...

Ancient Rocks Deep Underground will Heat Next Generation Council Homes

Tuesday, 11 May 2021 REM

New eco-friendly social homes for rent in Denbighshire, Wales, are to be heated by warmth stored 450 feet deep in rocks laid down 350 million years ago.

California releases proposed 2022 building code update

Friday, 07 May 2021 Robin Whitlock Starting in 2022, at least one appliance for heating in most new California homes and buildings will likely be powered with electricity, rather than gas, according to a draft rule released this afternoon ...

Australia/China

China could push renewable investment globally and enhance its soft power

Friday, 07 May 2021 Robin Whitlock New research by Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia, published in Springer, argues that China’s size, status and growing influence in the world could help to steer global expectations, markets and ...

Australian Scientists Using Solar Energy Materials to Detect Pollutants

Monday, 03 May 2021 At the ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science in Australia, researchers have discovered two new breakthroughs that use solar energy technology to detect harmful pollutants in the surrounding environment. ...

Door to 1.5°C Still Open Says Director General of IRENA

Friday, 30 April 2021 REM The door is still open to achieve the 1.5°C goal by mid-century but the priority now is to move away from pledges and firmly towards implementation, said Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International ...

ECOHZ suggests a paradigm shift could be in the making for renewable energy demand

Thursday, 29 April 2021 Robin Whitlock Tom Lindberg, Managing Director at ECOHZ – commenting on new statistics from the Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) – has suggested that a paradigm shift can be in the making, with reductions in the ...