Energy Update
A new program has been announced by Google and C40, a global network of mayors taking action to confront the climate and energy crisis, to explore and integrate the concept of 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE).
Pursuing 24/7 CFE means aiming to meet every kilowatt-hour of electricity consumption with carbon-free sources, every hour of every day, every day of the year.
Boston-based Swift Current Energy reached a supply agreement with First Solar for 2 GW of the Arizona-based manufacturer's thin film solar modules in 2025 and 2026.
Swift Current Energy CEO Eric Lammers said the deal provides the "certainty of supply" needed to execute his company's growing project pipeline.
Researchers at Tufts University and the University of Illinois are investigating opportunities to substitute concrete for steel in wind tower and foundation designs.
The use of concrete support structures for offshore wind turbines offers many potential advantages over towers comprised of only steel, including greater durability, a longer lifespan, increased local labor opportunities, and much quieter installations.
By Sarah Shemkus, Energy News Network
Maine is finalizing rules for a program that will soon let commercial property owners pay for clean energy upgrades through their property tax bills.
The U.S. hydropower industry faces an oncoming wave of retirements, and a new, diverse workforce is critical to the industry’s ability to sustain operations and grow to support a carbon-free power grid by 2035 and a net-zero-emissions economy by 2050, according to a new report.
In addition, more hydropower-focused educational and training opportunities are needed to address recruitment and hiring challenges.
Bosch said it will invest more than $260 million to expand production of electrification products at its Charleston, South Carolina, site.
Electric motor production at the site began in October at a 200,000-square-foot building on the Bosch Charleston campus. The new assembly area produces rotors and stators, as well as final electric motor assembly.
Moving rows of solar panels farther apart can boost efficiency and improve economics in some cases by allowing greater airflow to disperse heat, according to new analysis from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Researchers looked beyond current operating assumptions that typically account only for the amount of sunlight, wind speed, and ambient temperature. They included the accompanying heat that also can affect power output.
Ørsted and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners agreed to develop around 5.2 GW of offshore wind in Denmark across four projects.
The projects are Vikinge Banke (1.1 GW) and Jyske Banke Nord (1.1 GW) in the North Sea, and Bornholm Bassin Syd (1.5 GW) and Bornholm Basin Øst (1.5 GW) in the Baltic Sea.
The projects would more than double Denmark’s current installed offshore wind capacity.
Sunnova Energy said that 59 of its 30,000 rooftop solar arrays required repair in the two weeks following Hurricane Fiona, which struck Puerto Rico in early September, causing widespread outages as the island’s electric power grid failed.
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