Hydro Energy News
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ecobee Launches Pilot Program with California Utility to Help Prevent Power Emergencies
ecobee, a subsidiary of Generac Power Systems, this week announced the launch of a pilot program with San Diego Gas & Electric designed to help prevent power outages caused by extreme weather, sustained high heat, and natural disasters. In the event of an emergency, eligible ecobee customers in SDG&E's service territory will receive a notification when slight, temporary temperature ...
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Israel’s Electric Authority Sets Feed-in Tariff for Eco Wave Power’s EWP-EDF One Project, which Enables the Commencement of the Official Grid Connection Works by The Israeli Electric Company
Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (Nasdaq Capital Market: WAVE) (“Eco Wave Power” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Israeli Electric Authority (IEA) has set an official Feed-in Tariff (“FIT”) for the Company’s newly-installed wave energy pilot project (“EWP-EDF One Project”) at the Port of Jaffa in Tel Aviv, Israel. With the FIT ...
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Biden Administration Launches $28 Million Program to Advance Hydropower for Clean Energy
The Biden Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy, this week launched more than $28 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for research and development projects that will advance and preserve hydropower as a critical source of clean energy. This Notice of Intent (NOI) will offer three funding opportunities this fall to support research, development, and deployment of ...
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U.S. Department Of Energy Finds Record Production And Job Growth In U.S. Wind Power Sector
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (Aug 16) released three reports showing that wind power remains one of America's fastest growing energy sources and a generator of high-quality jobs. Wind power accounted for 32% of U.S. energy capacity growth in 2021, employs 120,000 Americans, and now provides enough energy to power 40 million American homes. The 2021 wind market reports show that the ...
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CEC Adopts Historic California Offshore Wind Goals, Enough to Power Upwards of 25 Million Homes
The California Energy Commission (CEC) recently (Aug 10) adopted a report establishing offshore wind goals and moving the state one step closer to development of the clean energy resource off California's coast. Preliminary findings in the report set planning goals of 2,000-5,000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2030 and 25,000 MW by 2045, enough electricity to power 3.75 million initially and 25 ...
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DOE Launches New Offices to Lower Energy Costs and Deploy Clean Power Nationwide
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (Aug 10) launched two new program offices - the Grid Deployment Office and the Office of State and Community Energy Programs. Together, the offices will drive more than $23 billion in investments to modernize and expand capacity of the nation's power grid and deploy cheaper, cleaner energy across America. "DOE is moving faster than ever to modernize and ...
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Eco Wave Power Commences Real Conditions Test Runs of its Newest EWP-EDF One Wave Energy Project at Jaffa Port, Israel
Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (Nasdaq Capital Market: WAVE) (“Eco Wave Power” or the “Company”) announced today that it has officially commenced test runs of its newly installed wave energy pilot project at the Port of Jaffa in Tel Aviv, Israel. The EWP-EDF One project is executed in collaboration and co-funding from EDF Renewables IL and the Israeli Energy Ministry, ...
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Eco Wave Power Expects a Boost to its U.S. Market Penetration Efforts in Line With the $369 Billion Renewable Energy Bill Initiative by the U.S. Government
Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (Nasdaq Capital Market: WAVE) (“Eco Wave Power” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the U.S. President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are promoting a $369 billion renewable energy bill. The proposed legislation, under the name the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, would mark the nation’s largest federal ...
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WWF report urges insurers to help improve hydropower’s sustainability
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has published a new report exploring how insurers can facilitate sustainable hydropower development. The report, ‘Insuring a nature-positive world, an insurers guide to hydropower’ acknowledges the role that hydropower will play in the clean energy transition, as an enabler of other variable renewables, such as wind and solar power. It offers practical ...
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Eco Wave Power’s Innovative Wave Energy Pilot is on Way to AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles
Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (Nasdaq Capital Market: WAVE) (“Eco Wave Power” or the “Company”) announced today that the energy conversion unit, formerly deployed in Gibraltar, is officially on its way to AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles, set to arrive in September 2022. This will be the first U.S. location for Eco Wave Power’s technology, which is already ...
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Juice Technology’s j+ pilot App Enables Real-Time EV Charging with Green Electricity
Juice Technology AG, producer of electric charging stations and software and a leader in portable chargers for electric vehicles (EVs), this week announced that it now supports EV charging with renewable energy via the j+ pilot app. The software solution now also integrates with Juice Power AG, provider of ecological energy generation from renewable sources including hydropower, to guarantee use ...
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Marine Leader Maritimo Engages Clarke Energy to Provide Industry Leading Marine Gensets
Clarke Energy provide power solutions across various market segments and have recently cemented its entry into the Australian marine industry by unveiling an ongoing partnership with Maritimo. Maritimo is the second largest boat builder in the Southern Hemisphere. For the past 20+ years Maritimo has engaged a competing brand to supply marine power generation but has recently transitioned to ...
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LG&E and KU Request Proposals for Generation as They Look Toward a Clean Energy Future
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company this week issued a request for proposals for generation to serve the utilities' more than 1.3 million customers across Kentucky and a small portion of Virginia. The request, which is exploring the potential for the utilities to add capacity and associated energy, is open to a variety of generation sources as the utilities, along ...
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Avista's Clean Energy Implementation Plan approved by WUTC
Avista Utilities, an operating division of Avista Corp., filed its first Clean Energy Implementation Plan (CEIP) with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) in October 2021. Recently (June 16), the plan was approved by the WUTC. Avista was the first utility to file a CEIP in the State of Washington and the first investor-owned utility to reach approval. Avista's CEIP is a ...
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Cost of turning off UK wind farms reached record high in 2021
Investing in more long duration electricity storage, such as expanding Drax’s Cruachan pumped storage hydro plant in Scotland, would mean more excess renewable power could be stored and made available when required, cutting costs and carbon emissions. The cost of turning off UK wind farms to manage the electricity system rose from almost £300m during 2020 to over £500m in ...
By Drax Group
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Clarke Energy Partners With Premium Motor Yacht Builder Riviera
Clarke Energy provide power solutions across various market segments, and the marine industry is beginning to see the impact of our leadership position in power generation through the unveiling of an new partnership with Riviera. The partnership announcement coincides with one of the marine industry’s premier events - the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show 2022 where both Riviera and ...
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Drax submits application to expand iconic ‘Hollow Mountain’ Power Station
Renewable energy leader Drax will today submit its application for planning consent to build a new underground pumped storage hydro power station which would more than double the electricity generating capacity at its iconic ‘Hollow Mountain’ Cruachan facility in Scotland. Plans submitted by renewable energy company Drax to expand Cruachan Power Station in Scotland will support UK ...
By Drax Group
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XENDEE and Idaho National Laboratory Partner to Develop Zero-Carbon Microgrids in Puerto Rico
XENDEE Corporation, a company focused on microgrid design and decision support software, and Idaho National Laboratory's (INL) Net-Zero Microgrid Program will support the Cooperativa Hidroeléctrica de la Montaña to develop and implement an environmentally and financially sustainable zero-carbon microgrid in Puerto Rico. "Increasingly dangerous climate events have been devastating to Puerto Rico's ...
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A new era of eMobility featuring SONCEBOZ’s solutions for e-Auxiliaries
With the new eActros from Mercedes-Benz, Daimler has just presented the first series-produced electric truck - a world premiere! SONCEBOZ contributed to this purely battery-powered truck for heavy-duty distribution with an Electro Hydraulic Pump for Steering (EHPS) actuated by a high power Smart BLDC motor, creating an optimized power-on-demand system. We are proud to contribute to reducing ...
By Sonceboz SA
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New Data Indicates California Remains Ahead of Clean Electricity Goals
Data from the California Energy Commission (CEC) shows that 59 percent of the state's electricity came from renewable and zero-carbon sources in 2020. The CEC estimates that in 2020, 34.5 percent of the state's retail electricity sales were served by Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS)-eligible sources such as solar and wind. When sources of zero-carbon energy such as large hydroelectric ...
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