Energy Update
Matthew Lackner, UMass Amherst
Northern California has some of the strongest offshore winds in the U.S., with immense potential to produce clean energy. But it also has a problem. Its continental shelf drops off quickly, making building traditional wind turbines directly on the seafloor costly if not impossible.
Six research projects aiming to expand the co-location of solar power generation and agriculture production have received a combined $8 million from the U.S. Dept. of Energy.
So-called agrivoltaics projects have the potential to provide mutual benefits for farmers, communities, ecosystems, and solar developers. In the U.S., only 2% of solar projects are co-located with crops or pollinator habitats.
The evening news on WTVF in Nashville on December 7 had the kind of news that the solar industry would rather not see.
The station’s consumer reporter aired a nearly four-minute story detailing a list of complaints aimed at residential solar installer Pink Energy. The company filed for bankruptcy liquidation in early October.
Contributed by Bryan Sherbacow, chairperson and CEO, Alder Fuels
After 27 rounds of global climate negotiations, the world still can’t seem to break its fossil fuel addiction.
By now the green hydrogen hype cycle is well understood. Still, project announcements without much merit often face little scrutiny.
The 900 MW Nant de Drance Pumped Storage Power Plant in Switzerland was named one of TIME’s Best Inventions for 2022.
A two-day auction to determine who will develop the first-ever offshore wind projects off the coast of California raised a combined total of $757 million from developers.
A manufacturer of lithium iron phosphate battery cells has chosen Tuscon, Arizona, for its first gigafactory, representing an estimated capital investment of $1.2 billion.
LONDON (AP) — Environmental groups on Dec.7 welcomed a decision by Britain’s Conservative government to lift its opposition to onshore wind farms. But they warned that any benefit would be erased if the government backs plans to open the U.K.’s first new coal mine in three decades.
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