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Wednesday
17 Jul 2019

Solar

Solar Power Panel / MIT and Princeton University have Got High-Energy Photons

Researchers at MIT and Princeton University in the U.S. have got high-energy photons to strike silicon and kick out two electrons instead of one , opening the d

Solar Technology / New Solar Cell Allows A Photon to Release Two Electrons, Not Just One

Experiments show dramatic increase in solar cell output. Method for collecting two electrons from each photon could break through theoretical solar-cell efficiency limit. By David L. Chandler, MIT News

Solar Inverter / Sungrow Preps for Indian Future After Passing 4GW of India Shipments

Major PV inverter manufacturer, Sungrow Power Supply Co, is preparing for a renewed push in the Indian market having already passed 4GW of deployment in the country.

Solar Power for Home / Villages in Myanmar are Taking Electricity Generation into their own Hands

Villages in Myanmar are taking electricity generation into their own hands, turning to solarmicro-grids to power their homes.

Solar Inverter / VPPs with Smart Inverters Offer Crucial Flexibility to the C...

Key to managing these new flexible energy resources is the smart inverter, which acts as an energy manager for PV, storage, EV charging, and other smart appliances, in addition to grid interaction.

Solar Power Plant / ​China to Support Nearly 23GW of Solar with New Feed-in Tar...

China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has approved nearly 22GW of solar capacity for the country’s new feed-in tariffs scheme.According to Asia Europe Clean Energy Advisory (AECEA) this could see 38-42GW installed in the country this year.

Wind Power

Offshore Wind Power / WSP Joins Changhua 1 and 2a Team in Taiwan

Ørsted has awarded WSP with a contract to provide engineering services for the Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind project in Taiwan.

Wind Turbine / German Offshore Wind Farm Entering Turbine Installation Phase

Located in the German North Sea, the 200MW TWBII wind farm will comprise 32 Senvion 6.2M152 wind turbines installed at the site some 40 kilometres north of the island of Borkum.

Wind Farm / Scotland's Wind Generated Enough Electricity to Power 4.47 Million Homes

Wind generation in Scotland continued its soaring upward trajectory through the first half of this year, with turbines producing enough electricity to power almost double the number of homes in Scotland, according to the latest figures from WeatherEnergy.

Wind Farm / Scotland Produces Enough to Power Scotland and also the North of England

Figures provided by Weather Energy show that in the first six months of 2019 turbines provided enough electricity to power the equivalent of 4.47 million homes.

Wind Power Project / Siemens Gamesa Wins Largest Repowering Order in North America

Siemens Gamesa has been selected by MidAmerican Energy Company to repower the Rolling Hills wind power project, sized at a total of 429.3 MW, the largest repowering order to date in North America.

Hydropower

ABB is to Deliver Predictive Maintenance Solutions to Hydropower Plants

ABB is to deliver predictive maintenance solutions to Enel Green Power’s fleet of hydropower plants across Italy.The solutions are intended to lower maintenance costs and transform the performance, reliability and energy efficiency the plants.

Morocco's Platinum Power Partners With China's CFHEC on $300 mln Hydropower Project

Renewable energy investor Platinum Power, minority-owned by U.S. private equity firm Brookstone Partners, has teamed up with China’s CFHEC to build a $300 million hydropower plant in central Morocco, it said on Wednesday.

Output of Iran' s Hydroelectric: Four Times more than the Figure for Last Year’s Same Period

The Problem Was Satellite Imaging, Rather Than the Three Gorges Dam

PowerChina Set to Construct 2 Hydropower Plants in Congo

ZAMBIA: Western Power Allocates $500 Million to Ngonye Hydroelectric Project

India Government targets at adding 1,190MW of hydropower capacity in 2019

Statkraft Sets August Sate for Chile Hydro Build

Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power Plant / Uzbekistan Adds Second Plant to Nuclear Power Goal

Uzbekistan has decided it now wants to build four nuclear power units and not just two as previously stated, Alisher Sultanov, the country's energy minister, said in an interview with news agency Kun.uz this week.

France, Germany, and the UK Reaffirm Commitment to Iran Deal

France, Germany, and the UK - together known as the E3, as the three founding members of the European Union - issued a joint statement yesterday reaffirming their commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

EU Desperately Trying to Prevent Iran Nuclear Deal Unravelling Completely

European foreign ministers met Monday for crisis talks on the Iran nuclear deal, as Britain warned the "small window" to save the accord was closing, with Tehran breaching the agreement.

Nuclear Policy / Russia's Nuclear Power Sector "Continues to Benefit" from Supportive Government Policy

What Makes Russia's Nuclear Sector Competitive - says state support includes capacity-supply agreements, ad hoc equity contributions from the government, and low nuclear liabilities that accrue only after 2011.

Thermal Power

Chinese Enterprises are Investing Big in Relevant European Businesses With an Eye on Green Future

Thermal Plant / Ignoring Zero Emissions, the New South Wales Welcome New Coal Fired Generators

Thermal Fuel / Biogas' could Slash Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions by up to 13%'

Thermal Fuel / EIA: Fossil Fuels Continue to Dominate U.S. Energy Consumption

Thermal Plant / 5-year power vision: Scaling up the grid integration of renewable energy

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Battery / FuelCell Energy Announces Sub-MW Solution for European Market

These fuel cells are manufactured in Torrington, CT and assembled in Europe at the FuelCell Energy manufacturing facility located in Taufkirchen, Germany.

Energy Storage Battery / The World's Lightest Fuel Cell Stack for Drones

Using BMPower’s fuel element will allow drone developers to increase their time spent in the air by 5 to 7 times!

Major Solar-Wind-Storage Project at Queensland Gold Mine Bags Extra Funding

Australia-based firm Genex Power is set to bag a second round of debt funding from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) for what will be the world's first pumped storage hydro project to utilise an abandoned gold mine.

China may Face Hydrogen Storage Challenges Going Forward

Building an efficient hydrogen society is unlikely to be smooth sailing for the nation.

Market Analysis / China To Be the Largest Energy Storage Market in Asia Pacific Region by 2024

“Although China’s energy storage market is still in its infancy, we can expect to see continued strong growth driven by battery cost reduction, policy incentives, and power market reform”

Energy Efficiency

Energy Efficiency is the Most Cost-effective Way to Achieve Economic Growth

What is energy efficiency? Energy efficiency, means using less energy to provide the same level of energy. It is therefore one method to reduce human greenhouse gas emissions.

Britain Urged to Reform 'Failing' Energy Policy to Meet Net Zero Emission Goal by 2050

Britain must urgently reform its “failing” national policy on energy efficiency to have any prospect of meeting an ambitious target to slash its carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, parliamentarians said on Friday.

Swiss Lab Announces 20.8% CIGS Cell Efficiency

Bright Futures: Efficiency Versus Cost in Solar Cell Production

IEA Holds Largest Ever Energy Efficiency Conference and Launches New Global Commission for Urgent Action

Viewpoints: Energy Efficiency is The First Step Towards Clean Energy Today

DOE Announces $33.5 Million for Energy Efficient, Advanced Building Construction Technologies & Practices

Germany Is Partner of Ukraine in Energy Efficiency Development

Power Grid

Smart Grid / Smarter Grid Solutions Unveils advanced DERMS Software

UK-based Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS) has unveiled ANM Strata 2.0, the advanced version of its distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) software.

Smart Energy / TEPCO Trials AI for Predictive Maintenance

Soon, artificial intelligence and big data analytics will help Japan’s largest utility provider carry out maintenance of their infrastructure, reveals Innovation General Manager at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. (TEPCO)

Power Construction / South Africa to Finalise A New Power Supply Deal to Ease Zimbabwe's Electricity Woes

The Zimbabwean Energy and Power Development Minister, Fortune Chasi, will soon lead a delegation to South Africa to finalise a new power supply deal to ease electricity woes in the country.

PowerGrid Technology / Siemens Ensures a Reliable Power Supply and Stable Grid with Innovative STATCOM Technologies

STATCOM systems stabilize these fluctuations by absorbing or feeding in voltage-supporting reactive power, depending on the requirements.

Power Construction / DEWA to Invest 598 Million for Substations in Three Years

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is investing $598 million to increase its substations over the next three years.The energy provider to over 900,000 customers will add five new 400 kilovolt substations. To date, DEWA has 22 substations.

Electricity Transmission / ABB to Support South Korea’s Greener Future

Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), the country’s largest electric utility, awarded ABB Power Grid’s business with a large order to build two new converter stations.

Oil & Gas

Oil&Gas Drilling / EU Imposes Financial Sanctions on Turkey

EU will halt high-level dialogue with Turkey, suspend talks over aviation deal, cut 145.8 million euros in pre-accession financial funds allocated for 2020.

Crude / Chevron Spills Nearly 800,000 Gallons of Oil and Water into a California Canyon

Officials began to clean up a massive oil spill Friday that dumped nearly 800,000 gallons of oil and water into a California canyon, making it larger — if less devastating — than the state’s last two major oil spills.

Shale Gas / Shale Oil And The Illusion of US Energy Independence

U.S. crude oil and energy product exports surged to an all-time high in the third week of June, making the country a net exporter of oil and products for the third time since November 2018.

Oil & Gas Trade / Kuwait Joint Cooperation Protocol Signed to Protect Key OPEC Exporter’s Ports

Joint cooperation protocol signed to protect key OPEC exporter’s ports to ‘ensure full readiness for any potential emergency’.

Oil & Gas Trade / The Oil Market will Weigh Fresh Cues on Chinese Demand

Sour crude benchmark Dubai futures' discount to ICE Brent widened slightly in mid-morning trade in Asia Monday, while the market will weigh fresh cues on Chinese demand, which has been driving premiums higher for Middle East barrels in recent days.

Coal

Coal Trade / China's Caofeidian Port Restrictions are Targeting Both Thermal and Metallurgical Coals

Caofeidian port in northern China has halted custom declarations for all coal imports effective July 16, which is being interpreted by the market as a signal of

Coal Mine / The Leader of the Polish Said His Constituents Plan to Phase Out Coal by 2040

The leader of the Polish opposition party said Saturday his constituents plan to phase out coal by 2040.Grzegorz Schetyna, leader of the Civic Platform party, spoke at a convention of the group. The country is set to hold elections later this year.

Coal Technology / B&W Awarded Patent for New Coal Ash Conveyor

The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) has been awarded a US patent for a submerged grind conveyor (SGC) system, a cost-effective coal ash conveyor system that enables utilities to reduce water usage and their reliance on ash storage ponds.

Coal Trade / Vietnam Needs to Break Its Addiction to Chinese Coal

Hanoi needs to consider the environmental and strategic consequences of reliance on Chinese coal projects.

Coal Power / The U.S. coal industry is Dying

The US coal industry is dying, and the Trump administration's schemes to keep it alive through taxpayer subsidies have likewise hit a dead end. But that's not stopping coal states' increasingly desperate efforts to keep it on life support.

Coal Trade / Japan prioritises new renewables projects over fossil fuels,...

The demand for new coal-fired power stations in Japan has collapsed dramatically over the last four years, as Japan prioritises new renewables projects over fossil fuels.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles will Serve Transport Passengers for 330000 Kilometers Per Year

FuelCell Energy having “Amicable” Settlement Agreement with POSCO Energy

Siemens to Open ‘Innovation Campus’ for Hydrogen Technology -Handelsblatt

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Nexo Wins One of Two Awards for Hyundai from Automotive INNOVATIONS Awards for Most Innovative Brand

World's Fastest Hydrogen Sensor Could Pave the Way for Clean Energy

New Energy Vehicles

Electric Car / CleanTechnica Car Of The Year — Hyundai Kona Electric — Launched In India

Korean automaker Hyundai recently launched the electric SUV Kona in India, making it the country's first-ever electric crossover.

Electric Car / Are Solar Vehicles Becoming Viable?

Recently, Toyota announced a special research and development project. With Sharp and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).

Electric Car / Could The United Kingdom Be The Next Norway For Tesla?

This article summarizes what I found out about the market potential for Tesla vehicles in the UK over the next few years.

Electric Vehicle Charging / Korean Three Large Oil Refiners Push Into EV Charging Market

Hyundai Oilbank, GS Caltex and SK Innovation -- are seeking new opportunities in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, amid slowing sales of diesel cars and weakening profitability in the saturated gas station market.

Electric Car / Electric Ice Cream Van Concept Vehicle Created By Nissan

Nissan has collaborated with Mackie’s of Scotland to create an all-electric ice cream van demonstration vehicle,the typical ice cream van’s internal combustion engine was eliminated in order to create a zero-emissions vehicle.

Geothermal

Indonesia's Medco Energi to Sell 49% of Geothermal Power Plant to Ormat Geothermal Power

The plant is still in development and is expected to start by end-2022. MCG is entitled to a 35-year geothermal concession from Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

Geothermal Heat Exposes Glacial Cliffs

Grímsvötn is located on the west side of Vatnajökull glacier and is the most active volcano in Iceland. Over the last few decades, its activity has increased, and the resultant heat has melted part of the glacier.

Ethiopia To Unveil A USD 2.5 Bn Geothermal Electric Project To Curb Power Shortage

Geothermal Energy is Taking off Globally, So Why Not in Canada?

Turkey Global Leader in New Geothermal Capacity in 2018, Croatia Sixth

Smart Geothermal Technology Keeps Outdoor Community Cool

PDPU to Rope in Oil Companies to Harness Geothermal Energy

New Geothermal Heating Project Kicking Off in Norway

Decentralized Energy

Market Analysis / Who Is The Best Employer - Decentralised Renewables or Central Grid?

Power for All has released the results of a study which looks at employment creation within the decentralised renewable energy industry as Asia and Africa striv

Microgrid / Microgrid at The Center of $630 Million London City Airport Expansion

The London City Airport microgrid, now under development, will nearly double the size of the airport’s electricity distribution infrastructure, from 3.6 MVA to 7 MVA, and help power a major airport expansion and upgrade.

Microgrid / Japanese Giant Sumitomo Enters US Microgrid Market with Investment in LO3

Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo has entered the US microgrid market with an investment in New York-based blockchain innovator LO3 Energy, a company perhaps best known for the Brooklyn Microgrid.

Smart Grid / Canada Launches First Utility-Scale Microgrid System

Ontario-based municipal utility North Bay Hydro Services has partnered with smart grid solutions firm S&C Electric Company to launch Canada’s first utility-scale microgrid system.

Microgrid / How A Perfect Storm is Driving Microgrids into the Mainstrea...

Given the diverse benefits that microgrids provide – reductions in energy costs, business risk, and carbon emissions, and increases in resiliency and power reliability – one wonders why discussion of microgrids has only started to take off recently.

Microgrid / A Tool to Help Home Microgrids Stay Off Grid as Long as Poss...

Researchers at the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) have developed an optimization tool for microgrids that allows homes to stay off grid as long as possible, generally using solar, storage and smart meters.

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Energy Economy

Pentagon Assessed American Rare Earths Capability Amid the Country's Trade Conflict with China

The Pentagon is rapidly assessing the United States’ rare earths capability in a race to secure stable supply of the specialized material amid the country’s trade conflict with China.

China Solar PV Auction Awards 22.8 Gigawatts With Feed-in Tariffs

China's National Energy Administration announced the results of its first national solar auction for Feed-in Tariff (FiT)-approved projects.

Green Routes to High-Quality Development

Worldwide Investments in Clean Energy Projects have Hit a Six-Year Low

EU Carbon Prices Hit an 11-year High

Renewables are Fast Catching up With Fossil Fuels

EU-Backed Fund to Invest millions into Southern European PV

Smart Energy / Report Shows：Consumers Prefer Self-Installing Smart Energy Devices

Climate Change

Fraunhofer ISE Compares Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Battery and Fuel Cell Vehicles

In order to achieve the climate protection goals, the transport sector must drastically reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by the use of fossil fuels.

Germany Is not Going to Achieve the Carbon Reductions it Committed to in Pari

With current policies, Germany is not going to achieve the carbon reductions it committed to in Paris, according to a report by Germany’s Council of Economic Experts.

​Canada Is Investing in Important Climate Change Research

On July 11, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced $4.7 million to fund nine climate change research projects.

Latest UN Report: Climate Change is Eroding the Key Pillars that Drive Global Development

Latest UN report on progress towards Sustainable Development Goals warns climate change is eroding the key pillars that drive global development.

The UK: Failing Its Own to End Global Warming Ambition

The UK - which is expected to host the 2020 UN climate change summit - last month became the first major economy in the world to pass laws to end its contribution to global warming by 2050.

Policy & Regulation

The UK Government has Announced an Ambitious Clean Maritime Plan

Canada Launches New Energy Efficiency Program

Ghana Announced Plans to Introduce Nuclear into Energy Mix - Minister

Japan's Energy Policies at a Critical Juncture

Renewable Energy In Spain: From The 'Sun Tax' To The Promotion Of Collective Self-Consumption

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