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World Adds Record New Renewable Energy Capacity in 2020

Global renewable energy capacity additions in 2020 beat earlier estimates and all previous records despite the economic slowdown that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data released this week by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) the world added more than 260 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity last year, exceeding expansion in 2019 by close to 50 per cent. ...

Apr. 7, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Time for Action for 100% Renewable Energy Globally

Renewable energy organizations representing different spheres of the renewable energy community gathered earlier this week on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima nuclear accident to emphasise that renewable energies are not only available in abundance but ready to deliver a renewable world. The combination of all renewable technologies, be it ...

Mar. 18, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

DOE Awards $46 Million for Geothermal Initiative Projects with Potential to Power Millions of U.S. Homes

The U.S. Department of Energy this week announced that its Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) Initiative at the University of Utah has selected 17 projects to receive up to $46 million in funding for cutting-edge, domestic, and carbon-free geothermal projects with potential to supply power to homes in the United States. "There is enormous untapped potential for ...

Feb. 25, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Hawaiian Electric Hits Nearly 35% Renewable Energy, Exceeding State Mandate

Driven by higher solar energy and wind production and lower consumer demand, Hawaiian Electric achieved a 34.5 percent consolidated renewable portfolio standard (RPS) in 2020. The 34.5 percent is the consolidated RPS for O'ahu, Hawai'i Island and Maui County, up from 28.4 percent in 2019. Hawaiian Electric exceeded the state requirement to reach 30 percent by 2020 and has more than tripled the ...

Feb. 16, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $100 Million for Transformative Clean Energy Solutions

In support of the Biden Administration's climate innovation agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy this week announced up to $100 million in funding for transformative clean energy technology research and development via its Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy's (ARPA-E) OPEN 2021 funding opportunity. The first of billions of dollars of DOE R&D opportunities to be announced this year, ...

Feb. 12, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

NY Governor Cuomo Announces $15 Million Available for Piloting Community Thermal Systems to Reduce Buildings

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently (Feb 4) announced that up to $15 million is available through a new program to pilot the use of community thermal systems to reduce buildings' greenhouse gas emissions. The new Community Heat Pump Systems Pilot Program will accept proposals to study, design and construct community thermal systems using heat pump technology, as well as produce a best practices ...

Feb. 8, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Federal Budget and Stimulus Signed into Law - Credits for Geothermal Included

President Trump ended several days of uncertainty last night, signing into law a massive budget, economic stimulus, and Covid-19 relief package. As we mentioned last week, this legislative package includes an extension for commercial and residential geothermal heat pump (GHP) tax credits. See our announcement from last week here. The new law extends the credits for GHP installations through ...

Dec. 28, 2020

By Geothermal Exchange Organization

End-of-Year Budget and Covid Relief Package Includes Tax Benefits for Geothermal Heat Pumps

After eight months of start-and-stop negotiations, Congress has successfully brokered a massive end-of-year budget and pandemic relief deal which includes major economic stimulus components including an extension of federal tax credits for geothermal heat pump (GHP) installations. The legislation moves on to the White House for President Trump’s signature. As part of the deal, the Energy ...

Dec. 22, 2020

By Geothermal Exchange Organization

GEO Announces Cooperative Engagement Initiative

The Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO), a national non-profit trade association promoting the manufacture, design and installation of geothermal heating and cooling systems, announces a new effort to increase its involvement with rural electric cooperatives (RECs) to promote and support the installation of geothermal heat pumps. “Geothermal is the most energy efficient and ...

Dec. 5, 2020

By Geothermal Exchange Organization

Department of Energy Announces 2020 U.S. Clean Energy Education & Empowerment Awardees

This week (Dec 1), the U.S. Department of Energy recognized nine accomplished women for their achievements and leadership in clean energy as part of the U.S Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) Initiative. The winners of the 2020 U.S. C3E Awards, who will be honored at the Ninth Annual U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium, represent a diverse range of women leading in clean ...

Dec. 4, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Study Warns That Green Energy Projects Can Be As Socially and Environmentally Conflictive As Fossil Fuel Projects

To meet the most ambitious 1.5° C climate goal requires a rapid phaseout of fossil fuels and mass use of renewables. However, new international research by McGill University and the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) warns that green energy projects can be as socially and environmentally conflictive as fossil fuel ...

Dec. 4, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Appalachian Power Among Key Partners in a New Effort to Advance Energy Storage Technology

Appalachian Power and Dominion Energy, Virginia’s largest electric utilities, have entered into a public-private partnership with InvestSWVA to advance energy storage technology and attract industry prospects to the region. The partnership also includes the Appalachian School of Law, Mountain Empire Community College and the Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority. ...

Nov. 5, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

BaxEnergy achieves a Microsoft Gold Cloud Platform and DevOps Competency

A leading European energy software provider demonstrates best-in-class capability and market leadership through technology success and customer commitment. BaxEnergy today announced it has attained a gold Cloud Platform and DevOps competency, demonstrating a “best-in-class” ability and commitment to meet Microsoft Corp. customers’ evolving needs in today’s mobile-first, ...

Aug. 17, 2020

By Acireale- BaxEnergy

Contractor to supply diesel

Geothermal Engineering Ltd is seeking a contractor to supply diesel fuel for the testing of two geothermal wells at the United Downs Deep Geothermal Power (UDDGP) project, Cornwall, UK. A supply of diesel fuel (red and white) is required to run the on-site plant needed for this phase of the project. The project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund. The closing date for the ...

Jun. 12, 2020

By Geothermal Engineering Ltd

PG&E Poised to Expand Battery Energy Storage Capacity by More Than 420 Megawatts

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has requested approval of five energy storage projects totaling 423 megawatts (MW), in a filing with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The projects are intended to further integrate clean energy from renewable generation sources while ensuring future reliability of the electric system. "PG&E is deeply committed to the California ...

May 20, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Rensa Further Expands Sustainable Range With Pvt Heat Pump Panels From Triple Solar

Rensa Heating & Ventilation, with two central distribution centers in Didam and Doetinchem The Netherlands, has once again expanded its sustainable range. The PVT heat pump solar panels of the Dutch Triple Solar can be ordered from wholesalers from May. With PVT heat pump solar panels, solar energy is not only converted into electricity, but also into heat. This PVT solar heatpump panel is ...

May 13, 2020

By Triple Solar BV

Potential of renewable energy outlined - Report by the intergovernmental panel on climate change

Editor's Note:For years I've been asking myself why do we as a people (as in the government is us) invest major amounts in non-renewable, polluting, climate changing energy technologies while leaving table scraps for research and implementation of renewables? The answer, of course, is that unfortunately our government is not our government, not a government of the people, but a government of the ...

Jan. 1, 2020

By MapCruzin

COP25: Leading renewable associations urge policy makers to increase ambition

Leading renewable associations urge policy makers to increase ambition REN Alliance Side Event on Renewable Technologies Working Together Madrid, 16 December 2019 – The leading global renewable energy industry associations have sent a clear signal to the UNFCCC negotiators about the crucial role of renewable energy technologies at the recently concluded COP25 climate conference in Madrid, ...

Dec. 17, 2019

By World Wind Energy Association (WWEA)

WWEC2019 Conference Resolution

The World Wind Energy Association welcomes the presence of those more than 300 participants from 20 countries attending this Conference, from wind and all other renewable energy technologies. The Conference covered all aspects of the growth of wind utilisation and the related policies, science and technology, manufacturing, development, operation, integrated solutions, community involvement as ...

Nov. 28, 2019

By World Wind Energy Association (WWEA)

More Than 70 Associations Back Renewable Energy Extension Act

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has announced that dozens of associations representing a broad array of interests are calling for an extension of the Section 48 and Section 25D Investment Tax Credit (ITC). More than 70 organizations representing farmers, homebuilders, environmental groups, electric cooperatives and a variety of other industries sent a letter to Congress urging them ...

Oct. 30, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

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