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Authorities look to control household rooftop solar power systems to stabilise the grid

The body that runs WA's main electricity market wants the ability to remotely dump excess solar power from households — cutting the bill rebates people receive…

28 Years Ago, Big Oil Predicted Carbon Tax was Necessary to Stop Global Warming

As far back as 1991, the Canadian arm of Exxon Mobil Corp.’s empire anticipated that a high tax on carbon emissions would be necessary to maintain a stable cli…

Apollo Got Six-figure Contract from Wave Energy Scotland

Apollo, of Aberdeen, said last night the award of a six-figure contract from Wave Energy Scotland will make a “big difference” to the firm. But the deal to de…

Electrocaloric Heat Pumps Promise Refrigerant-free Cooling

Six Fraunhofer institutes are joining forces on a newly launched project, ElKaWe (for Electrocaloric Heat Pumps) aiming to develop efficient solid-state and ref…

Solar Power Panel

Carlson Electric will Install 100-kW Solar System at Wisconsin Horseradish Farm

Huntsinger Farms, the world’s largest grower and processor of horseradish and the parent company of Silver Spring Foods, has won a $28,902.60 Focus on Energy g…

Solar Technology

Saving the Mekong With Floating Solar Power

For two decades or more, alarms have been sounding for the Mekong Delta. It is being hammered by climate change, by a proliferation of upstream dams, by unsusta…

Reclamation, DWR Move Forward with Seismic Upgrades at B.F. Sisk Dam

The U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources are moving forward on an estimated billion-dollar seis…

Energy Storage Battery

Bloomberg Forecasts Another Large Drop in Battery Energy Storage Prices

BNEF’s 2019 Battery Price Survey forecasts that the average price for battery energy storage will be close to $100/kWh by 2023, down from $156/kWh this year.

PowerGrid Technology

Michigan Launches MI Power Grid

MI Power Grid is also designed to offer feedback to help utilities improve their grid investments for affordable and reliable electricity services.

Oil & Gas Trade

Oil Security Issues Remain Major Challenge for African Energy Industry

Security issues remain a major challenge for African energy industry, necessitating the urgency for African governments and oil companies to do more to protect …

Oil & Gas Trade

Gail India Offers Up to 10 LNG Cargoes for Loading from U.S.

Gail has offered up to 10 liquefied natural gas cargoes for loading in the United States over early 2020 to early 2021, two industry sources said on Thursday.

Rolls-Royce and Mercedes Launch Hydrogen Fuel Cell Project

Rolls-Royce and Lab1886, a lab within the Mercedes-Benz group, have joined forces to examine the use of vehicle fuel cells for stationary power generation.

Nordic Investment Bank Finances New 47-MW Osterbo Hydropower in Norway

The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Norwegian utility company Sogn og Fjordane Energi AS have signed a 15-year loan agreement of €30 million (US$33.3 million)…

Energy Connected Homes Services Set for Substantial Growth

The research Connected Homes Insight Service has identified increasing levels of entry and investment, with rates of entry more than doubling over the last deca…

Industry Groups Urge White House to Finish Overhauling U.S. Environmental Review Process

More than 30 industry groups called on the Trump administration to finish a regulatory overhaul that would make it easier to clear federal environmental approva…