Welcome to Zero Island
Neste’s Zero Island project cuts emissions on Lidö by 78%. Sweden is aiming to become climate neutral by 2045. However, it has been estimated by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that we may have as little as twelve years to tackle climate change. To examine what it takes to reduce CO2 emissions as fast as possible, Neste and its partners set to turn the island of Lidö in the Swedish archipelago into a climate neutral Zero Island in just twelve months. As a result of the...
Global Smart Meters Market Set to Reach US$7.06bn in 2023, says GlobalData
The global smart meters market is estimated to be worth US$7.06bn in 2023, increasing from US$5.8bn in 2018, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s latest report: ‘Smart Meters, Update 2019 – Global Market Size, Competitive Landscape and Key Country Analysis to 2023’ reveals that this growth will be driven by evolving information and communications technology (ICT) standards, entry into new markets, replacement of outdated meters: both advanced metering i...
Wärtsilä’s GEMS technology delivers long-term grid stability in Northern Germany with the commissioning of Cremzow Project
The technology group Wärtsilä has delivered its proprietary advanced software and controls platform, GEMS, to the 22MW/34.8MWh Cremzow energy storage project in Northern Germany. The project inauguration took place on 16 May, 2019. Greensmith Energy, a Wärtsilä Company, was brought into the project by Leclanché for their expertise in designing, building and intelligently managing utility-scale energy storage systems. Energy storage will play a vital part of Germany’s future as intermittent re...
Poland’s Renewable Drive Praised for Contributing to “Exceptional Year” for European Solar Energy
Despite its modest progress in terms of solar energy, the Polish government and the country’s adoption of renewables has been praised for its contribution to what has been described as “an exceptional year” for solar energy in the European Union. It is estimated that by the end of 2019, the number of solar panels installed across the EU during 2019 will increase by 81% to 20.4 GW as a result of a 2018 levy removal on imported solar panels. This was also boosted by political will shown by EU m...
Making Solar and Renewable Energy Job Opportunities Available to Low Income Americans
New Columbia Solar (NCS), a clean energy company based in the District’s Ward 5, is now a partner to the Solar for All Program operated by the DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU). Partnership will increase renewable energy access, jobs for low-income residents NCS builds and operates solar energy systems on rooftops and parking canopies across the District and provides the power produced from the systems to low-income residents, nonprofits and businesses. “New Columbia Solar has...
Neste and The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Collaborate to Facilitate the Use of Sustainable Transportation Fuels
Neste, the leading renewable fuels producer, and the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on its joint sustainable fuel initiative. The partners will be working together to facilitate the use of sustainable transportation fuels at Port Authority facilities and in its fleet vehicles and equipment, including renewable aviation fuel, renewable diesel, renewable propane and other sustainable fuel products. “As the first U.S. tra...
Neste: Finland to join Nordic forefront in reducing emissions in aviation
Finland’s incoming government has today introduced its Government Programme which includes ambitious climate targets and a goal for carbon neutral Finland in 2035. As part of reducing transport-related emissions, the share of biofuels in aviation is targeted at 30% through a blending obligation. “This is a significant goal, enabling Finland to join the forerunners in reducing emissions in aviation. Air traffic is predicted to double during the next 15 years. The aviation industry has committe...
Falling Renewable Power Costs Open Door to Greater Climate Ambition
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Renewable power is the cheapest source of electricity in many parts of the world already today, the latest report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows. The report contributes to the international discussion on raising climate action worldwide, ahead of Abu Dhabi’s global preparatory meeting for the United Nations Climate Action Summit in September. With prices set to fall, the cost advantage of renewables will extend further, Renewable Po...
New Columbia Solar Partners with DCSEU on Solar For All
New Columbia Solar (NCS), a clean energy company based in the District’s Ward 5, is now a partner to the Solar for All Program operated by the DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU). NCS builds and operates solar energy systems on rooftops and parking canopies across the District and provides the power produced from the systems to low-income residents, nonprofits and businesses. “New Columbia Solar has the proven experience to be an effective partner on the Solar for All Program,” said...
Solar Project Racks up 50 Farms in South Australia
A renewable energy project that started as a way to provide extra income for grape and citrus growers has built its 50th small-scale solar farm in South Australia. Renmark-based Yates Electrical Services began its Red Mud Green Energy project three years ago with the first 187kW commercial farm joining the electricity grid in September 2016. Since then 50 farms have been built up to 1MW in size on sites ranging in area from 4000sq m (1 acre) to 2 hectares (5 acres). About 80 per cent of t...
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