The city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, the remote mining region that suffered debilitating blackouts late last week after a storm tore down the main transmission lines, says it will now turn to renewables and […]
Greater visibility for accurate load management: How real-time monitoring improves grid resiliency
With wildfires and heatwaves sweeping across the globe over the last year, the need for decarbonization is starker than ever. The utility sector knows that decarbonization will entail increased electrification as well as […]
Solar energy surges ahead, set to eclipse hydro, nuclear, and wind capacities
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 18, 2024 A comprehensive review of the latest data released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has underscored a significant shift in the U.S. energy sector, […]
AES Corporation built 3.5GW of renewables capacity in 2022
Notable among these were the 200MW Great Cove Solar project in Pennsylvania, which is being commissioned in multiple phases. The site has a power purchase agreement (PPA) in place with the University […]
U.S. Oil Production Flatlines
1. US Oil Production Flatlines as Shale Drilling Falters- US unconventional crude supply is expected to remain flat in February for the third straight month, declining by a mere 2,000 b/d to […]
Are electric car batteries recyclable?
Regarding the prominent issue at hand, it is really true that electric car batteries can be recycled, and there are specific methods that allow for the recovery of up to 95% of […]
Gravity Storage 101 Or Why Pumped Hydro Is The Only Remotely Real Gravity Storage
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! In my recent article (link) celebrating the great month that pumped hydro had, between the Loch […]
RMI Has Fallen Into The Hydrogen For Energy Pit Again
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The Rocky Mountain Institute is a respected organization that has done great work since its founding […]
New U.S. Solar and Electric Car Factories Face Familiar Challenge: China
The Biden administration has begun pumping more than $2 trillion into U.S. factories and infrastructure, investing huge sums to try to strengthen American industry and fight climate change. But the effort is […]
Czech Republic adds 970MWp solar PV plants to grid in 2023
Of the new solar power plants, 80,069 (96.7%) were from household rooftops, with a total output of 823.3MWp. The average size of domestic PV plants was 10.3kWp last year, up from 6.7kWp […]
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