Energy
The race to build renewable energy infrastructure, governments pivoting to alternative sources, and the potential decline of the oil and gas industry—this page covers the trends and news that will influence the future of energy.
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/the-year-of-big-battery-storage-but-wind-and-solar-approvals-at-eight-year-low-in-2023/
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Reneweconomy
"Key challenges for the year included getting utility wind and solar projects approved and commissioning sufficient capacity to keep up with Australia's target of 82% renewables by 2030," the Rystad report says.
"A total of just 2.3 GWAC of utility solar and wind projects across Australia had...
"A total of just 2.3 GWAC of utility solar and wind projects across Australia had...
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https://www.pv-tech.org/masdar-socar-secure-ebrd-financing-on-760mw-solar-pv-in-azerbaijan/
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Pv-tech
Both projects started construction earlier this year and are expected to be commissioned by 2027. They are part of Masdar's first phase of an up to 10GW renewables development portfolio in Azerbaijan. A trio of development banks - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB) - are financing the two solar projects, which are expected to cost over US$600 million.
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https://www.albawaba.com/news/portugal-and-spain-power-outage-latest-1604004
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Albawaba
ALBAWABA - A "major" power outage across the Iberian Peninsula, which also affects Spain and portions of France, was notified by Portugal's electrical utility on Monday afternoon.It stated that "all plans to restore power supplies have been activated in stages in coordination with European energy...
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/russia-ready-to-ship-turbine-hall-valves-for-kudankulam-nuclear-reactors-5-and-6/article68303839.ece
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Thehindu
Russia is all set to ship the first batch of 26 turbine hall pipeline valves, totally weighing about 27.50 tonnes, for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project's (KKNPP) reactors 5 and These specially designed valves can withstand temperature up to 350 degrees Celsius. Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom's machine-building plant Petrozavodskmash is shipping the turbine hall pipeline valves to KKNPP, where 2 X 1,000 MWe VVER reactors built with Russian technical knowhow are generating power while four more reactors with similar capacity are under construction.
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https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/19/24181808/congress-pass-nuclear-energy-bill-biden-signature
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Theverge
Congress has passed a bill aimed at giving nuclear energy a boost in the US. The Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act is now waiting for President Joe Biden's signature to become law. The Senate passed the bill on Tuesday, after the House of...
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https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24993868.health-board-explores-using-geothermal-energy-heat-buildings/?ref=rss
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Heraldscotland
A health board is exploring the potential for heating public facilities across Aberdeen using heat from deep below the Earth's surface. The Scottish Government's Sustainable Estates team has funded a £50,000 feasibility study into geothermal energy which is being carried out by TownRock Energy in partnership with NHS Grampian.
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https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/22/3710
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Mdpi
1. IntroductionBaijiu, a traditional alcoholic beverage made from grains using solid-state fermentation and distillation [1,2], plays an important role in cultural, economic, and social activities [3,4]. Xifeng Baijiu, a famous Chinese Baijiu, has special characteristics owing to its unique...
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https://fortune.com/2023/04/28/portland-battery-facility-clean-energy/?xid=soc_socialflow_twitter_FORTUNE
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Fortune
Portland General Electric, the utility serving Portland, Oregon, announced Friday it is putting in the second-largest battery storage installation in the United States, at 400 MW of power. The significance of such projects is they diminish the need for power plants that burn fossil fuels that...
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https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=64327.php
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Nanowerk
(Nanowerk News) This new method is based on the exsolution process activated by microwave radiation. Exsolution is a method of generating metallic nanoparticles on the surface of ceramic materials. "At elevated temperatures and in a reducing atmosphere (usually hydrogen), metal atoms migrate from the structure of the material to its surface, forming metal nanoparticles anchored to the surface.
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https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2024/02/15/what-is-russias-mysterious-new-space-weapon
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Economist
WASHINGTON WAS abuzz on February 14th with news of a mysterious Russian space weapon. Mike Turner, chairman of the House intelligence committee, urged the White House to declassify intelligence on a "serious national-security threat". American broadcasters and newspapers said that it concerned a...
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https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/01/13/doug-burgum-is-all-american-cowboy-and-energy-expert-interior-needs/
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Dailysignal
Sprawled across our beautiful nation, more than 500 million acres of public land are entrusted to the Department of the Interior. A nearly incomprehensible amount of natural resources rest under our feet, a testament to the rich natural heritage Americans are heir to.
This year, a man who...
This year, a man who...
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https://openei.org/w/index.php?diff=1076481&oldid=1076479&title=GeoBridge/Advanced_Geothermal
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Openei
Geothermal Regulatory Guidance and Best Practices
Geothermal energy presents a significant opportunity to contribute to a clean energy future, offering a reliable and renewable source of baseload power that can help balance the intermittency of other renewable sources like wind and solar. To...
Geothermal energy presents a significant opportunity to contribute to a clean energy future, offering a reliable and renewable source of baseload power that can help balance the intermittency of other renewable sources like wind and solar. To...
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https://www.juancole.com/2023/06/gigawatts-capacity-compared.html
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Juancole
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - Carrie Xiao at PV Tech reports that in the first five months of 2023, China has installed 62.1 gigawatts of solar capacity at a cost of $13.6 billion. Year on year, it was a 140% expansion. Just to give you an idea of the magnitude of this advance, a typical nuclear...
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https://robbreport.com/travel/destinations/how-tinos-became-greece-it-destination-1235786805/
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Robbreport
Just below the crest of a mountain on Tinos, in Greece's Cycladic archipelago, sturdy oak trees are bent low to the ground, the near-constant northern wind sculpting their trunks and branches into bizarre, gravity-defying poses. Known as the Meltemi, these winds have occupied an outsize place in...
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https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/3/561
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Mdpi
1. IntroductionCurrently, the market of autonomous sustainable energy sources and storage devices is experiencing an increasing demand for devices with advanced electrochemical and consumer characteristics, which primarily include high capacity, power and energy densities, long service life with...
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https://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/784386-three-innovations-fueling-electric-vehicle-ev-adoption
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Csrwire
Home News Technology. Scaling e-mobility technologies more efficiently is critical to accelerating widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EV) and reducing carbon emissions worldwide. Fortunately, because of hardware and software innovations, the future of EVs and securing a healthier planet is closer than ever.
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https://cleantechnica.com/2023/12/09/new-floating-offshore-wind-turbine-lightweight-usa/
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Cleantechnica
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Floating offshore wind turbines can go where no other wind turbine can go. They can be located out in deep waters where conventional turbine construction methods are impossible. In a new twist, the US startup T-Omega Wind has come up with a never-been-tried-before floating turbine design that could open the door for new wind farms in both deep and shallow water, while cutting costs to the bone.
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https://knowridge.com/2024/09/scientists-develop-new-gel-to-boost-lithium-ion-battery-safety-and-lifespan/
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Knowridge
Chemists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have created a new type of gel that could significantly improve the safety and performance of lithium-ion batteries. These batteries, which power everything from smartphones to electric cars, are known for their efficiency but also carry risks, particularly due to the flammable electrolyte fluid they contain.
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https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2023/12/14/sse-renewables-and-futurenergy-join-forces-on-mayo-wind-farm/
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SSE Renewables is joining forces with State company partnership Futurenergy Ireland to build a wind farm capable of supplying more than 115,000 homes a year.SSE Renewables, part of the group that owns supplier Airtricity, said on Thursday that it and Futurenergy have sought planning permission...
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https://www.arabnews.com/node/2581316
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Arabnews
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https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/81-of-New-Renewable-Energy-Capacity-Added-in-2023-Was-Cheaper-Than-Fossil-Fuels.html
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Oilprice
Despite cost increases in recent years, renewables remain cost-competitive to fossil fuels as 81% of renewable capacity additions last year were cheaper than their fossil fuel alternatives, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said in a new report on Tuesday. Last year, a record 473 gigawatts (GW) of renewable capacity was added globally, of which 81% had lower costs than their fossil fuel-fired alternatives.
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https://www.ibtimes.com/glittering-dreams-indias-big-push-solar-power-3753431
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Vast lines of solar panels reflect the blazing sun in India's western deserts, a dazzling ocean broken only by bristling wind turbines.India, along its desolate border with Pakistan, is building what it boasts will be the world's largest renewable power plant, an emblem of a determined push to...