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Microgrid

Gold Fields Opens Australia’s Biggest Hybrid Renewable Microgrid at Agnew Mine Near Leinster

Gold Fields’ Agnew gold mine near Leinster is leading the charge for renewable energy, with the South-African based miner claiming bragging rights for Australi…

Wave Energy Tech Is Ready to Plug Into a Real Grid

The OceanEnergy Buoy off Oahu’s coast may prove resilient enough to avoid the fate of earlier efforts.Ocean Energy's buoy would be one of many such devices on …

Microgrid

INNIO Signs Agreement With EGAT To Develop Advanced Microgrid Solutions In Thailand

INNIO announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to support the develop…

Germany and China Partner on Hydrogen Mobility

Following on from an earlier signed memorandum of understanding on innovative mobility technologies and infrastructure, such as hydrogen, a meeting has been hel…

Global Energy Consumption Up by 2.3%, Experts Blame It on Tech & Population

According to Capgemini’s annual World Energy Markets Observatory (WEMO) report, global energy consumption increased 2.3 per cent, nearly double the average rat…

ITM Power and Iwatani form US Collaboration Agreement

UK-based energy storage and clean fuel company ITM has signed a collaboration agreement with Iwatani Corporation of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Iwatan…

Vattenfall to Focus on Lower Cost Hydrogen Production at WindEurope Offshore Conference

Swedish power company Vattenfall will discuss how hydrogen production from offshore wind could play a bigger role in global decarbonisation at the upcoming Wind…

Nuclear Power Plant

France's EDF to Sell its Stake in U.S. Nuclear Reactor Firm CENG

French state-controlled power group EDF (EDF.PA) said it would exercise an option to sell its 49.99% stake in CENG, which owns five nuclear reactors across thre…

Valeo Launches R744-Charged HVAC and Heat Pump Unit for E-Buses

The German OEM has developed a small-scale roof-mounted reversible heat pump, which heats, cools and demists electric-vehicle cabins.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

States Versus the Union: How Could the ACE Rule Impact US Energy?

22 US states have sued the Trump administration for its attempts to replace an Obama-era law with a new bill that would give states greater power over their own…

DOE Plans to Weaken Energy Efficiency Standards for Quick Dishwahers

The Department of Energy (DOE) is pushing forward with plans to allow faster-cleaning dishwashers to duck current energy efficiency standards, a move critics sa…

Polaris Infrastructure Continues Increase in Revenues from San Jacinto Geothermal plant

Polaris Infrastructure reports positive financial results for the third quarter of 2019 with higher revenue reported for the San Jacinto-Tizate geothermal power…

New System to Provide Heat to Wood Pellet Manufacturing Plant Started in Taupo, NZ

Results of an extensive 2D seismic campaign in the region of Frankonia in Bavaria/ Germany show a promising potential for geothermal energy utilisation.

Closed Landfills May Provide The Key To Energy Efficiency

Decades of garbage is buried in more than 100 former landfills across the state. Now, there’s growing interest in putting the closed waste sites to better use.…

US lawmakers redouble efforts to extend renewables tax credits

House Democrats unveiled draft legislation this week that would extend tax credits for for solar and wind developers.