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China Group Announces Successful Test of Space-Based Solar Power

June 19, 2022 admin China, France, India, Japan, nasa, news, Solar, solar array, space-based solar power, u.s., uk, xidian university

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2022 17:16:00 +0000

A research team at Xidian University in China announced it has successfully tested technology that would enable a space-based solar power plant that could transmit energy to Earth, akin to similar technology earlier announced by NASA and studied by other groups over the past decade. The “Daily Project” team, led by Duan Baoyan of Xidian […]

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Biden Pausing Solar Tariffs, Pushes for U.S. Production

June 6, 2022 admin auxin solar, biden, commerce, DOE, granholm, Legislative, Solar, Southeast Asia, tariffs

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 17:12:13 +0000

The White House is moving to support the solar power industry, including U.S. manufacturing of solar panels and other equipment, by pausing tariffs on imported solar panels from four Southeast Asian countries. The 24-month moratorium announced June 6 will exist while U.S. officials continue to look at the practices of Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, […]

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The POWER Interview: Solving Issues in the Solar Sector

June 6, 2022 admin aluminum, China, ghg emissions, Interview, origami solar, power interview, Solar, Southeast Asia, steel, supply chain, tariffs

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 14:16:32 +0000

The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) for the past few years has talked about the importance of “building a strong solar manufacturing sector and supply chain in America” to support the nation’s economy, and to help “keep pace with rising domestic and global demand for affordable solar energy.” Recent events, including further disruption of global […]

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Zinc Batteries Power Stationary Energy Storage

June 3, 2022 admin batteries, biogas, california energy commission, Energy Storage, Fertilizer, microgrid, power grid, reliability, Solar, Technology, zinc, zinc battery initiative, zinc manganese, zinc-air, zinc-bromine

Credit to Author: Josef Daniel-Ivad| Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 12:28:20 +0000

As solar, wind and other renewable resources play a larger role on the power grid, renewables’ essential partner—energy storage—must keep pace to provide power at peak hours when the sun doesn’t shine, and the wind doesn’t blow. Rechargeable zinc batteries offer an ideal energy storage solution; they can release power back to the grid for […]

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Much-Watched Reciprocating Engine Hydrogen Pilot Kicks Off at Michigan Power Plant

June 1, 2022 admin Business, climate change, Coal, coal retirements, decarbonization, Environmental, EPRI, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, hydrogen, International, news, reciprocating engines, rice, Solar, Technology, wartsila, wec energy, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:32:45 +0000

A landmark project to test fuel blends of up to 25% volume of hydrogen mixed with natural gas in reciprocating internal combustion engines (RICEs) has launched at WEC Energy Group’s 56-MW A.J. Mihm power plant in Michigan. If successful, the pilot—one of the first of its kind in the U.S.—could provide key insight into how […]

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Reliability, Resiliency, Cost, and Climate Driving C&I Power Systems

June 1, 2022 admin albireo energy, ap systems, backup power, Coal, commercial and industrial, cpower, delta-q technologies, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, Energy Storage, Gas, microgrid, news, Nuclear, power systems, Renewables, safari energy, schneider electric, Solar, therma, thermal, Wind, yotta energy

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:15:00 +0000

Commercial and industrial (C&I) entities want to ensure they have electricity when they need it. Businesses also are looking at sustainability, decarbonization, and control of their energy costs as factors

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Vermont and ISO-New England Provide an Interesting Renewable Energy Transition Case Study

June 1, 2022 admin distributed energy, Distributed Generation, distributed power, duck curve, Energy Storage, full coverage, iso-ne, Markets, New England, news, Power Demand, Renewables, Solar, T&D, vermont, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:14:00 +0000

Vermont doesn’t get a lot of attention outside of Bernie Sanders, but the state’s power system is worth taking a look at as it has undergone a notable shift toward renewable energy. About 80% of

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Nuclear, Hydrogen, CCUS Part of at Least 42 Country Ambitions

June 1, 2022 admin Business, Carbon Capture, carbon emissions, catf, ccus, climate change, Environmental, full coverage, hydrogen, International, news, Nuclear, Paris Agreement, Policy, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:13:00 +0000

At least 42 nationally determined contributions (NDCs) submitted under the Paris Agreement as of December 2021 indicate governments plan to utilize carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen and ammonia, and

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Morocco Project Could Support UK’s Renewable Goals, Hydrogen Economy

June 1, 2022 admin Energy Storage, International, ipg, Morocco, news, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, subsea cable, uk, Wind, wind farm, xlcc, xlinks

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:12:00 +0000

A project to bring solar and wind energy from a 10.5-GW project in Morocco to the UK will feature what is likely the world’s longest subsea, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables. The importation of

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India Plans to Reduce Coal-Fired Generation, and Mine More Coal

May 30, 2022 admin Business, Coal, Heat, hydropower, India, International, modi, news, power, renewable energy, Solar

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 30 May 2022 22:29:50 +0000

India’s Power Ministry, despite the country facing shortages of electricity in recent years and as recently as the past month, said it plans to reduce the amount of power generation from at least 81 of the country’s 173 coal-fired power plants over the next four years. The agency, in a letter dated May 26 that […]

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