Pandemic delivers seismic shock to global energy system, World Energy Council says
It is now clear that the COVID-19 pandemic will have a fundamental impact on the world’s energy systems and on the pace and direction of the global transition. Dramatic cuts in spending and a reallocation of funds into digital solutions and environmental sustainability are among some of the most significant changes likely to emerge as a result of the crisis. These findings emerged from the World Energy Council’s global survey of its extensive network of energy leaders and experts in 61 countries...
Installation Begins on Energy-Saving LED Streetlights Throughout Utica
NYPA Partners with Utica to Install more than 7,100 LED Streetlights Governor’s Statewide Smart Street Lighting NY Program Calls for 500,000 Streetlights to Be Converted to LED Technology by 2025 View Video on the Installation of the Utica Street Lights WHITE PLAINS—The New York Power Authority is partnering with the City of Utica to install energy-efficient LED streetlights throughout the City of Utica as part of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Smart Street Lighting NY program. Th...
The Energy Sectors Leading Economies in 2020
Research by British Business Energy reveals the economies powered by the energy sector The USA, China and Russia named as the world’s top energy earners Over 46% of the Netherlands nominal GDP is created by the energy sector - home to Royal Dutch Shell Hong Kong has the highest amount of energy-related employees per 1,000 working people, closely followed by Russia, France and the Netherlands April 2020: The production and sale of energy is growing - and with consumption...
L7 Drive Launches an End-to-end Solution for Virtual Power Plants (VPP)
The unique solution by L7 Drive enables an Internet of Energy by connecting batteries and other energy sources to a secure cloud management platform. The solution enables an interactive connection to and management of Distributed Energy Sources (DER), such as batteries of electric vehicles and solar charging stations, to form a smart grid. This groundbreaking solution revolutionizes the energy industry and brings substantially increased ROI for many players by enabling them to convert their p...
PowerCell signs MoU with ABB Power Grids regarding stationary fuel cell power solutions
PowerCell Sweden AB has signed a memorandum of understanding with ABB Power Grids regarding a collaboration around fuel cell based zero emissions stationary power solutions. The aim of the cooperation is to leverage the companies’ existing technologies to jointly develop a complete solution for the market. A final agreement is expected to be reached within approximately 12 months Following the joint development and licensing agreement with Robert Bosch GmbH regarding the PowerCell S3 fuel ce...
Bechtel Sets Top of Unit 3 at U.S. Nuclear Plant Construction Site
On May 21, a Bechtel-led construction team set a massive cooling water tank on Plant Vogtle Unit 3, the first of only two new nuclear units under construction in the Unites States. This is the final major lift for the Unit 3 team at the construction site in Waynesboro, Ga. The Passive Containment Cooling Water Tank module measures 35 feet tall with an outer diameter of 85 feet. The tank module, including the outfitting and rigging, weighs more than 720,000 pounds and took a year for crews to...
Outback energy company’s low-cost hydrogen bid
South Australian company Leigh Creek Energy says it can produce 200-million kilograms of hydrogen a year at less than A$1 per kg to fuel growing global demand. Leigh Creek Energy said in a release to the Australian Securities Exchange this week it had conducted a pre-commercial demonstration at its Leigh Creek Energy Project site 550km north of Adelaide, where it successfully produced significant quantities of ultra-low cost hydrogen. The Australian government last month released its “tec...
Infographic: Wind and Solar Shares 5 Year Outlook, Study Forecasts 169% Price Gains
Wind and solar stocks expected to grow 169% by 2025 Fastest growing sector 80% of Germans expect growing importance of wind and solar energy By 2025, publicly traded companies from the solar and wind energy sectors could boast share price gains of up to 169%. This emerges from the findings of a new infographic from Kryptoszene.de. According to the results of the study, this could even be the biggest growth industry. In contrast to the renewable energy sector, the value of the inte...
Renewables Increasingly Beat Even Cheapest Coal Competitors on Cost
Competitive power generation costs make investment in renewables highly attractive as countries target economic recovery from COVID-19, new IRENA report finds Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — Renewable power is increasingly cheaper than any new electricity capacity based on fossil fuels, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) published today finds. Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2019 shows that more than half of the renewable capacity added in 2019 achiev...
COVID-19 Intensifies the Urgency to Expand Sustainable Energy Solutions Worldwide
To meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets by 2030, countries must safeguard the gains already attained and accelerate efforts to achieve affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. WASHINGTON — Despite accelerated progress over the past decade, the world will fall short of ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy by 2030 unless efforts are scaled up significantly, reveals the new Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress...
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