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Cleantech news site editors on emerging utilities model: Keep an eye on electric vehicles
We’re proud to have hosted the editors of six leading clean economy news sites last month. It was the first time they’d convened to discuss trends in the sectors they cover. In our most recent post, we summarized trends the editors…
Queensland keen on big battery to support new regional solar and storage hub
The Queensland Labor government has tipped $300,000 into the development of a new large-scale solar and battery storage project in the state’s central west, as part of plans to “turbo-charge” economic growth in the Barcaldine region.…
‘One Sun One World One Grid’ is a mistake
On October 2, 2018 at the Vigyan Bhawan auditorium in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said, “We have a dream: One World One Sun One Grid. We generate round the clock electricity from the Sun as it sets in one part of the world…
New dates for Enlit Europe in Milan
Flagship energy event Enlit Europe has been rescheduled to 2021.
It was due to take place in Milan from 27-29 October, but organiser Clarion Events said today that “as a result of directions provided by the European Centre for Disease…
Ikea now selling home solar and storage in Australia, flags plan for Adelaide microgrid
Australian households yet to invest in rooftop solar can now do so through their favourite Scandinavian furniture retailer, with the official launch of Ikea’s SolStråle PV and battery packages around the country this week.
The Swedish…
Hope for storage developers as the first interregional transmission project approaches approval
Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) Board expects to approve a first interregional Market Efficiency Project (MEP) at its June 2020 meeting. Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection (PJM) Board already approved this…
Neoen to build first big battery in Finland, to allow for growing wind share
French renewable energy company Neoen, one of the world’s fastest-growing independent producers of renewable energy and the owner of the Tesla big battery in South Australia, is to build a 30MW/30MWh battery storage project in Finland,…
New COP26 date agreed as the idea of a ‘Green Recovery’ takes hold
The UK Government has put forward a revised date for the next UN Climate Change Conference to take place during the first two weeks of November 2021. This decision will suggest shifting the summit back by a year.
The next session was due…
90% Clean Grid by 2035 Is Not Just Feasible, But Cheaper, Study Says
It will be feasible to power the U.S. on 90 percent clean electricity by 2035 thanks to stunning declines in the costs of renewables, a new study finds.
In just a few years, decarbonizing the grid went from a solar-lover’s pipe dream…
Rule changes that could shift balance of power in clean energy transition
This week is shaping up as a critical one for the clean energy transition in Australia – with a decision on one important rule change due to be delivered, and submissions due on another.
Both could be critical in shaping the path and pace…