Global Market Outlook For Solar Power 2024 - 2028 - SolarPower Europe
Amazon hits 100% renewables “moment” seven years ahead of schedule
Global online retail and cloud computing giant says it has achieved a “moment in time” milestone where all its electricity demand has been matched by renewables.
In a first, a solar microgrid will directly power an industrial plant
Timet’s facility in West Virginia will use solar and batteries to make titanium products. The durable metal is used in everything from airplanes to pacemakers.
Bursts of Free Power Raise Red Flags for Green Tech Investors
Something strange is going on in Europe’s power markets: Prices keep dropping below zero.
Renewables surge: Green energy made up the majority of the EU’s electricity in 2023 | Euronews
Wind and solar power increases combined with a sharp drop in fossil fuels pushed renewables into the lead.
Analysis: Cutting the ‘green crap’ has added £22bn to UK energy bills since 2015 - Carbon Brief
UK's energy bills were £22bn higher over the past decade than they would have been if Conservative governments had not cut “green crap” climate policies.
Investment in clean energy this year is set to be twice the amount going to fossil fuels - News - IEA
Investment in clean energy this year is set to be twice the amount going to fossil fuels - News from the International Energy Agency
Someone finally made a heat pump that looks good inside your home
Quilt is a smart heat pump system with millimeter wave presence sensing built-in.
Tesla Megapack on X: "Last Tuesday night, battery storage became the largest source of supply to the California grid for the first time, discharging over 6GW https://t.co/SomgrRqORS" / X
— Tesla Megapack (@Tesla_Megapack)
Indonesia’s e-bike shops are building their own batteries
Battery-pack builders chase maximum range, despite safety risks.
US startup ditches towers for unique pyramid-mounted wind turbines
An innovative floating offshore wind turbine prototype was launched in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Instead of a single anchor tower, the approach uses a pyramid base that can also passively orient itself in the direction of the blowing wind.
First full-height timber wind turbine opens in Sweden
The world's first full-scale timber wind turbine has started turning in Sweden, with a tower built by wood technology company Modvion.
This project cuts emissions by putting data centers inside wind turbines | CNN
WindCORES operates data centers inside wind turbines located in a wind park in western Germany, which the company says makes the centers almost carbon neutral.
NTU researchers build mini wind harvester to produce electricity from a gentle breeze | The Straits Times
The device is the size of a water bottle and made of copper, aluminium and other parts worth around $10. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Kitepower's Wind Energy System Fits in a Shipping Container
Automated wind-energy system brings portable renewables off-grid
‘Breakthrough battery’ from Sweden may cut dependency on China
Northvolt says new lithium-free sodium-ion battery is cheaper, more sustainable and doesn’t rely on scarce raw materials
Beam Solar Energy From Space? These Scientists Achieve a Breakthrough
Caltech researchers are experimenting with a space-based solar power system that would assemble itself after being launched by rockets.
New Breakthrough in Energy Storage – MIT Engineers Create Supercapacitor out of Ancient Materials
Constructed from cement, carbon black, and water, the device holds the potential to offer affordable and scalable energy storage for renewable energy sources. Two of humanity's most ubiquitous historical materials, cement and carbon black (which resembles very fine charcoal), may form the basis for
Electric power emissions barely rose in H1
The globe could be "nearing the point of falling power sector emissions."
Microsoft’s Remarkably Big Bet on Carbon-Absorbing Rocks
Why the tech giant is so high on Heirloom Carbon
India joins rush to renewables, but its rural solar systems fall off grid
A cautionary tale for a world racing into renewables: The large majority of mini-grids in India no longer work, an environmental group found.
Energy Startup Says It Has Achieved Geothermal Tech Breakthrough
An enhanced geothermal system expands the range of sites able to be tapped for geothermal energy, and Fervo’s demo is the first time a company has shown it can be done on this kind of commercial scale.
Tesla Electric customers report making as much as $150 a day
Tesla Electric customers in Texas are reporting making as much as $150 a day during the heat waves as Tesla’s...
Mineral discovery could meet global battery and solar panel demand for next 100 years
Norge Mining hopes to open first mine in Norway within next five years