UPDATED Trump Offshore Wind Energy Buyout Deals Grow to Nearly $2.6B, With More Tumult

Invenergy is the latest to accept $765M buyout of wind lease areas in exchange for new gas projects, but developer still is set to build the 800-mile Grain Belt transmission line for land-based wind and solar energy.

Trump Offshore Wind Buyout Deals Grow to $2.5B, With More Tumult

Developer Invenergy is the latest to accept $765M buyout of wind lease areas off NY-NJ, Maine and California converted to gas projects in other states, but firm still is set to build an 800-mile transmission line to carry land-based wind and solar energy from the midwest to the eastern US.

Meridian secures consent for Bunnythorpe Solar Farm

Manawatu is set to host Meridian’s second battery energy storage system (BESS) and solar energy park after receiving consent to build a 120MW solar farm alongside an already consented BESS at Bunnythorpe, north of Palmerston North. With around 250,000 solar panels, the Bunnythorpe Solar Farm will be capable of producing approximately 225GWh of electricity per […] The post Meridian secures consent for Bunnythorpe Solar Farm appeared first on Building Today.

Abigail Ross Hopper: Forcefully Championed U.S. Solar Power Development

Abigail Ross Hopper, the outgoing president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, has been the face and voice of the influential clean power advocacy group since she took the top role in 2017, and widely credited for the sector’s huge growth over nearly a decade.

Utility-Scale Solar Assisted by Xpanner X1 Kit, Black & Veatch

More than 40 gigawatts of utility-scale solar generation was installed in 2023 according to Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association.

Vox - How to fix clean energy’s storage problem 27042023

We can’t truly switch to renewable energy without a breakthrough In the past few decades, solar and wind energy have made remarkable progress; they're now satisfying significant portions of our energy demand. But there's a problem holding us back from relying on them even more: They can’t be stored very well. Watch the video above to learn more about how we might be able to store solar and wind energy and, finally, transition away from fossil fuels.

Undecided - Top 5 Solar Energy Advances Using Perovskites 16052023

For years, perovskite solar cells have promised revolutionary improvements compared to traditional silicon solar panels. Perovskite could hold the key to higher efficiency at lower costs and in some cases has shown a 250% performance boost. But scientists have been working on improving this solar energy tech since the 1990s. What do we have to show for it today? … they might finally be on the market before the end of this year. "Undecided" look at 5 perovskite solar panel advances

BBC News - Plans to beam solar generated electricity wirelessly from space to homes, 23112022

Space bosses are to investigate whether electricity could be beamed wirelessly from space into millions of homes. The European Space Agency is likely to approve a three-year study to see if having huge solar farms in space could work and be cost effective. The eventual aim is to have giant satellites in orbit, each able to generate the same amount of electricity as a power station. ESA's governing council is to consider the idea at its Paris HQ this November

BBC World Service - From Scotland to Malawi: The communities living on renewable energy 15112021

As the world slowly moves away from using fossil fuels for electricity, a tiny Scottish island has shown it’s possible to rely almost entirely on renewables The community living on the Isle of Eigg were the first in the world to set up their own off-grid energy system powered by wind, water and the Sun. Since it was launched in 2008, they have received visitors from several other countries wanting to learn more about the project ... see below what was set up in Malawi, Africa

BBC World Service - How to heat water without hurting the planet 17032022

In much of the world the only way people can heat water is to use non-renewable fuel such as gas or charcoal. But in the global South they have a plentiful supply of one renewable energy source - the sun.

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