Wireless electric vehicle charging carries a whiff of the future, akin to flying cars. But HEVO, a Brooklyn-based startup, aims to make it part of the present by emerging from obscurity with a commercially ready wireless charger this year. The company has designed a ground-mounted pad that beams electricity...
Read MoreBy any measure, 2019 was a breakout year for energy storage in the U.S. Fueled by improved economics, growing demand for resilience, and the ever-increasing integration of intermittent renewable generation, energy storage installations hit an all-time high of 522 megawatts/1,113 megawatt-hours last year. Though coronavirus-related supply...
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The shipping industry is charting a new route toward cutting fossil fuel use in ocean-going vessels: ammonia. To date, no ammonia-fueled ships have been built, but that’s not stopping companies including Equinor, Man Energy Solutions and Wärtsilä from rushing to help bring ammonia-fueled ships to market. Moves...
Read MoreSunShare completed three new solar gardens in Scott County, Minnesota that are now providing 4.5 MW of renewable energy to more than 800 households in and the county. These systems mark SunShare’s 80th megawatt of Minnesota community solar and deliver approximately 11% on subscriber’s electricity...
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The developer has decided to cancel the power purchase agreement for the 600 MW project that it won at a tariff of Rs 2.44/kWh as it fears commissioning to stretch beyond a 6-month extension from the scheduled date.Acme Solar, which won a 600 MW project...
Read MoreGlobal deployment of renewable energy in 2020 will fall short of last year's tally, the first interruption of year-on-year growth in nearly two decades, according to the International Energy Agency. New data from the IEA released Wednesday reaffirms earlier forecasts of lower wind and solar installations in 2020 due...
Read MoreThe renewable energy asset class in the U.S., particularly solar and wind projects, is something of a safe haven for investors looking for non-correlated, stable, dollar-denominated long-term cash flows. But the solar market, like every sector of our economy, is changing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It is tempting...
Read MoreThe national SolSmart program is partnering with experts at the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) and the University of Virginia (UVA) to help local governments across the state make it faster, easier, and more affordable to go solar. Carrie Hearne at the...
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Scientists in the United States have created a quantum dot solar cell which has a photon-to-electron conversion efficiency of 85%. The device is also said to exhibit remarkable defect tolerance and toxic-element-free composition.A research team at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the U.S. claims to...
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Inverter maker Sungrow is supplying the inverters and storage system for China’s largest, 202.8 MW/MWh solar-plus-storage facility. The plant will be connected to a new, 800 kV ultra-high voltage power line.State-owned electric utility Huanghe Hydropower Development is building a 202.8 MW/MWh solar-plus-storage plant in a...
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