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Swiss solar fuel innovator Synhelion has successfully powered a 1985 Audi Sport quattro using solar gasoline, marking the first-ever use of solar-derived gasoline as a car fuel. Produced at Synhelion’s industrial-scale DAWN plant in Juelich, Germany, the Audi—part of the AMAG Classic car collection—completed a journey across Swiss mountain passes during a recent event. This ...
Energy storage has a unique and pivotal role to play in the transition to a low-carbon economy because it can help the electric grid accommodate more renewable energy. However, a number of barriers currently impede the process of connecting energy storage systems to the distribution grid. A new suite of actionable recommendations for regulators and utilities, recently launched by a team of ...
This week, the U.S. Department of Energy announced $32 million for six selected pilot projects that will support new load growth through grid-edge innovations and the ability of energy providers to right-size grid investments for future load growth. These Connected Communities projects in eight states will also provide new strategies and tools for utilities, grid planners and operators, ...
Nextracker and the University of California Berkeley Engineering announce a strategic partnership aimed at advancing solar power plant technology to meet rising global energy demand. The collaboration will establish the CAL-NEXT Center for Solar Energy Research that will drive a leading-edge research program and a planned state-of-the-art ...
We are constantly looking at how we can drive operations and integrate technology that delivers more efficiently and more sustainably." Rod MacGregor, CEO of GlassPoint, stated: "We are proud to partner with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to develop not only the largest industrial solar thermal project in history, but also a pioneering technology ...
Large-scale renewable energy and battery energy storage projects have a pivotal role as the United States moves to a clean energy system. Where and how these facilities are sited is a complex process that involves many considerations and parties.To further support state and local governments and Tribal nations with this process, the U.S. Department of Energy is seeking applications from ...
Due to supportive policies and favourable economics, the world’s renewable power capacity is expected to surge over the rest of this decade, with global additions on course to roughly equal the current power capacity of China, the European Union, India and the United States combined, according to a new IEA report out this week.The Renewables 2024 report, the IEA’s flagship annual publication on ...
Renewables remain competitive despite fossil fuel prices returning closer to historical cost levels, concludes Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2023, released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at the Global Renewables Summit during the UN General Assembly in New York this week. Of the record 473 gigawatts added in 2023, 81% or 382 GW of newly commissioned, utility-scale ...
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released version 2.0 of the Cybersecurity Value-at-Risk Framework (CVF), a free, publicly available tool that helps power plant owners and operators assess their cybersecurity risks and make sound cybersecurity investment decisions. Informed by feedback from industry stakeholders, these updates provide users with advanced tools to assess and ...
Examples include managed EV charging, low-power appliances, smart panels, energy storage, energy efficiency, and rooftop solar, as well as innovative distribution and grid planning strategies."It is vital that we plan for a power system that is secure, efficient, and flexible using grid edge technologies," said Jeff Marootian, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary ...
Amidst ongoing power outages and calls for investigations in the wake of Hurricane Beryl, the Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA) is advocating for Texas leaders to reevaluate the state’s approach to grid resilience.“Solar panels, battery storage, and other energy resources located in homes and businesses can provide significant relief for Texans who are disconnected from the grid,” ...
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) recently announced the Solar Technologies’ Rapid Integration and Validation for Energy Systems (STRIVES) funding opportunity, which will provide up to $31 million for research, development, and ...
At the U.S. Department of Energy's National Community Solar Partnership (NCSP) Annual Summit this week, Jeff Marootian, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, challenged the community solar industry to commit to meeting the NCSP target of 20 gigawatts of community solar by 2025 up from seven GW today. DOE also launched several new initiatives aimed at ...
IEC’s vision to create a safer, more efficient world gained further momentum recently with the launch of a new project supported by the IEC Global Impact Fund (GIF). Differ Community Power (DCP), an international provider of solar energy services to communities, has been selected to determine the feasibility of using second life lithium batteries to rehabilitate solar PV installations at ...
IEC’s vision to create a safer, more efficient world gained further momentum recently with the launch of a new project supported by the IEC Global Impact Fund (GIF). Differ Community Power (DCP), an international provider of solar energy services to communities, has been selected to determine the feasibility of using second life lithium batteries to rehabilitate solar PV installations at ...
The $8.4 million in DOE funding includes $6.8 million from OE and $1.5 million from EERE's Wind Energy and Solar Energy Technologies Offices. "DOE's goal to modernize America's electricity grid will make the 21st-century power grid a reality rather than a far-away concept," said Gene Rodrigues, Assistant Secretary for Electricity. "Modernization will integrate ...
The U.S. Department of Energy released a draft roadmap to address interconnection challenges on the transmission grid and seeks feedback from the public before releasing a final version. DOE convened a broad group of clean energy stakeholders through its Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) to develop the roadmap, which is intended to serve as a practical guide for implementing near-and ...
The National Association of State Energy Officials and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, with support from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office, released the Cybersecurity Advisory Team for State Solar (CATSS) Toolkit. The CATSS Toolkit provides State Energy Offices and public utility commissions with actionable information on cybersecurity ...
Worldwide employment in renewable energy reached 13.7 million in 2022, an increase of one million since 2021 and up from a total of 7.3 million in 2012, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO). The tenth edition of Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2023, is the product of a continuing collaboration ...
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced the Solar-thermal Fuels and Thermal Energy Storage Via Concentrated Solar-thermal Energy funding opportunity, which will award $30 million for projects to produce fuels via renewable energy resources and improve thermal energy storage technologies. The research, development, and demonstration projects resulting from ...