Category: Energy

– Alinta Energy and Parkwind, a subsidiary of JERA Nex, are partnering to develop the Spinifex Offshore Wind Farm in Victoria, Australia. – The project is expected to generate enough power for 650,000 homes annually and inject up to A$1.6bn into the regional economy during construction. – JERA Nex, with Parkwind at its core, brings…

1. Schneider Electric unveils energy storage system for grid-scale applications 2. Graybar is the first channel partner for Schneider Electric’s Battery Energy Storage System 3. BESS features include full integration, UL certification, easy installation and maintenance, and resilience with bidirectional connectivity. Schneider Electric has introduced an energy storage system for grid-scale applications called the Battery…

1. Battery storage saw record investment in 2023, with 42GW of batteries deployed globally across various types of installations. 2. BloombergNEF forecasts a 60% growth in global deployments in 2024, with APAC, led by China, accounting for about half of all new additions. 3. The IEA emphasizes the importance of batteries in the power and…

1. Supplier lock-in can limit growth potential and lead to financial implications for municipalities. 2. STS is the only globally accepted open standard for prepayment systems, allowing scalability and interoperability. 3. Issues associated with supplier lock-in include barriers to innovation, vulnerability to price increases, and risk of dependency on a single supplier. When a municipality…

– Green Hydrogen Systems A/S and BWSC have reached a strategic collaboration agreement to expand their collaboration on green hydrogen projects. – The agreement is a continuation of their joint installation project at GreenLab in Denmark which involved installing the 6 MW HyProvide X-Series prototype module. – The collaboration aims to offer full hydrogen plants…

1. Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email or follow on Google News. 2. Elon Musk predicted autonomous robotaxis from Tesla in 2020, but regulatory approval is a challenge. 3. Tesla’s latest shareholder letter includes a concept for a ridesharing app, but the focus is on Full Self Driving and robotaxis, not…

– Boeing plans to purchase and use sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) despite the green premium to signal demand to the market – SAFs are unlikely to reach price parity with traditional jet fuel, raising concerns about emission reduction effectiveness in the aviation industry – The Biden administration is expected to release a preliminary climate model…

1. Pivot Energy and the University of Denver are partnering on campus and off-site solar projects totaling over 23 MWDC. 2. DU aims to offset total campus electricity consumption with clean solar power to reach carbon neutrality by 2030. 3. The projects will include on-site solar systems and off-site net metering projects in various counties,…

– Auburn University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory partnering to establish Southeast Region Cybersecurity Collaboration Center (SERC3) – SERC3 focused on research, operations, and workforce development to protect the power grid from cyber threats – Growing landscape of insidious cyber threats facing the U.S. energy sector, with a need for public-private collaboration and R&D initiatives…

1. Governor Kathy Hochul announced construction of a 12MW solar carport and 7.5MW BESS unit at JFK airport by Port Authority and NY Power Authority. 2. New York state targets 6GW of energy storage by 2030 through grid-scale projects and smaller commercial, industrial, and residential projects. 3. NYCIDA approves 5-15MW projects on Staten Island, including…