RWE Renewables’ first European battery energy storage system (BESS) – an 8.5MWh project – has gone live in Dublin, Ireland. The battery is set to provide balancing services to the Irish grid to help it integrate increased renewable energy, with a target of 70% of electricity demand to be met by renewables by 2030. Located in Stephenstown, Balbriggan, […]

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, part of the University of California, conducted a survey in 2020 of 140 of the ‘world’s foremost wind power experts’ and published results this month. According to those experts, technology and commercial advancements will continue to drive down the cost of wind energy, by 17% to 35% by 2035 and […]

NJ is looking to see how it can push an aggressive solar-energy agenda while keeping costs low and jobs here The state is floating a straw proposal to help accomplish a couple of its key clean-energy goals: lower the costs electric customers pay to transition to solar energy while retaining a robust solar sector and […]

New Delhi: With the cost of developing and operating electric vehicles (EVs) expected to decline substantially with a drop in prices of lithium-ion batteries, India is likely to become a leading hub for manufacturing EVs and EV components, said Nitin Gadkari, the Union minister for road transport, highways and MSMEs, at an event hosted by […]

Survey of 140 industry figures finds technology and commercial advancements will push prices lower Technology and commercial advancements are expected to continue to drive down the cost of wind energy, according to a survey. The study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory of 140 global wind power experts found cost reductions of 17%-35% by 2035 […]

The benefits of switching to clean energy are huge. As with any industrial activity, the transition has potential environmental and social impacts. As we head towards net-zero emissions, record quantities of copper will be required. Copper is critical for solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicles and battery storage. Unfortunately, we’re headed for a supply crunch. Market analystsestimate […]

Despite the difficulties associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, the world added a record amount of new renewable energy capacity in 2020, according to data released Monday by the International Renewable Energy Agency.  IRENA’s annual Renewable Capacity Statistics 2021 shows that global renewable energy capacity grew by more than 260 gigawatts (GW) last year, beating the previous record […]

Scientists in the U.S. developed an aluminum battery that demonstrates better than 99.5% reversibility, and could offer “up to 10,000 error-free cycles”. By incorporating a substrate of carbon fibers into the anode design, the group gained better control over chemical bonds that form as the battery charges, leading to greatly improved performance. With the potential […]

Researchers in Japan reported a 100-fold improvement in their solar energy conversion method Converting sunlight into hydrogen is a seemingly ideal way to address the world’s energy challenges. The process doesn’t directly involve fossil fuels or create any greenhouse gas emissions. The resulting hydrogen can power fuel-cell systems in vehicles, ships, and trains; it can feed […]

The Australian solar industry awoke with a surprise when AEMC announced a draft determination that on one hand seeks to ensure the right for solar system owners to export their energy into the grid, while at the same time, proposing charges for the right to do this. For an average 5 kilowatt (kW) solar system, the AEMC’s […]

Renewably-produced hydrogen will be cheaper than natural gas by 2050 in many markets according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, in one of the most bullish assessments yet of the potential for green hydrogen to replace fossil fuels. The study makes some significant adjustments to BloombergNEF’s previous assumptions, which were already among the most optimistic around. […]

Eco-Business speaks with wind developer Theo Sunico of Triconti ECC, which has tapped into the Philippines’ nascent wind market. Wind has the potential to meet soaring consumer demand for power, but will policy disconnect stall growth? As the Philippines builds its offshore wind potential, its developers are looking to its Asian counterparts for which policies to push as […]

The share of renewables in the transport, electricity and heating sectors increased in 2020, said an analysis by the government’s AGEE stat working group and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA). As larger amounts of biofuels were used last year in the transport sector, while the use of conventional fuels declined, the share of renewables rose to 7.3 […]