Clean Tech News & Views: EVs, Solar Energy, Batteries Thu, 25 May 2023 20:23:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://cleantechnica.com/files/2013/07/ct-favicon-50x50.png 32 32 13821326 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/25/shining-a-spotlight-on-wind-solar-misinformation/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/25/shining-a-spotlight-on-wind-solar-misinformation/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 23:35:51 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=296419 Wind and solar are a fool's game says Bryan Leyland of New Zealand. He has some interesting theories about sustainable energy. ]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/25/shining-a-spotlight-on-wind-solar-misinformation/feed/ 0 296419 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/23/massive-texas-sized-wind-energy-transmission-project-to-finally-link-nm-az/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/23/massive-texas-sized-wind-energy-transmission-project-to-finally-link-nm-az/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 14:35:56 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=296170 The massive new SunZia wind energy transmission line is closing in on the finish line, ESG or not.]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/23/massive-texas-sized-wind-energy-transmission-project-to-finally-link-nm-az/feed/ 0 296170 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/22/how-is-cleantech-faring-in-the-current-economic-climate/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/22/how-is-cleantech-faring-in-the-current-economic-climate/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 02:36:15 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=296071 Global economic conditions seem to be a little tumultuous at the moment, don’t they? In this post, I’m going to look at the US situation only, but as we know, the US is a pretty good proxy for global economic conditions. I’m also going to go briefly into how that seems to be affecting cleantech. […]]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/22/how-is-cleantech-faring-in-the-current-economic-climate/feed/ 0 296071 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/22/us-electricity-from-renewable-energy-beat-electricity-from-coal-or-nuclear-in-2022/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/22/us-electricity-from-renewable-energy-beat-electricity-from-coal-or-nuclear-in-2022/#respond Mon, 22 May 2023 22:51:09 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=296247 Since 2007, the use of coal for electricity generation has generally been in decline, while the use of renewables has been on the rise. Electricity generation from nuclear had remained relatively flat over the last two decades but has experienced a slight decline in recent years. In 2022, net generation of electricity from renewables reached […]]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/22/us-electricity-from-renewable-energy-beat-electricity-from-coal-or-nuclear-in-2022/feed/ 0 296247 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/22/the-great-electricity-transmission-debate-how-much-is-enough/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/22/the-great-electricity-transmission-debate-how-much-is-enough/#respond Mon, 22 May 2023 20:42:29 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=296143 Many people want to build new transmission lines for renewable energy like solar and wind. We dive into the issues, pro and con, on this matter.]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/22/the-great-electricity-transmission-debate-how-much-is-enough/feed/ 0 296143 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/21/more-renewable-energy-projects-in-the-philippines-pop-up-as-conglomerates-jump-in/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/21/more-renewable-energy-projects-in-the-philippines-pop-up-as-conglomerates-jump-in/#respond Sun, 21 May 2023 17:01:06 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=296144 PetroGreen Energy Corp (PGEC), part of one of the Philippines’ largest business conglomerates, the Yuchengco Group of Companies, has announced its acquisition of two solar projects in Luzon, which will contribute an additional 60 megawatts (MW) of capacity to the company’s renewable energy portfolio. PGEC, established in 2010, oversees PetroEnergy Resources Corporation’s renewable projects, including […]]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/21/more-renewable-energy-projects-in-the-philippines-pop-up-as-conglomerates-jump-in/feed/ 0 296144 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/18/the-u-s-geological-survey-invests-millions-to-map-critical-mineral-resources-in-alaska/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/18/the-u-s-geological-survey-invests-millions-to-map-critical-mineral-resources-in-alaska/#respond Thu, 18 May 2023 17:40:30 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=295949 The U.S. Geological Survey will invest more than $5.8 million to map critical-mineral resources in Alaska in partnership with the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. This partnership is a key step in securing a reliable and sustainable supply of the critical minerals that are essential to everything from household appliances and electronics to […]]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/18/the-u-s-geological-survey-invests-millions-to-map-critical-mineral-resources-in-alaska/feed/ 0 295949 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/16/the-power-of-spin-how-old-mechanical-solutions-are-ensuring-modern-grid-stability/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/16/the-power-of-spin-how-old-mechanical-solutions-are-ensuring-modern-grid-stability/#respond Tue, 16 May 2023 18:35:18 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=295476 The combination of technical, market and regulatory innovation sometimes brings old technical solutions back to life. Such is the case for synchronous condensers it seems.]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/16/the-power-of-spin-how-old-mechanical-solutions-are-ensuring-modern-grid-stability/feed/ 0 295476 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/11/interview-with-the-president-of-new-bedford-foss-marine-terminal-a-cleantechnica-exclusive/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/11/interview-with-the-president-of-new-bedford-foss-marine-terminal-a-cleantechnica-exclusive/#respond Thu, 11 May 2023 20:55:57 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=295338 The new berthing facilities for a range of vessels, including crew transfer vessels, service operation vessels, and Foss Offshore Wind tug boats and barges, are designed to support the offshore wind industry. ]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/11/interview-with-the-president-of-new-bedford-foss-marine-terminal-a-cleantechnica-exclusive/feed/ 0 295338 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/09/proposed-wind-energy-site-stirs-bitter-memories-for-japanese-americans/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/09/proposed-wind-energy-site-stirs-bitter-memories-for-japanese-americans/#respond Tue, 09 May 2023 19:15:46 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=295068 A proposed wind farm with 400 turbines near the Minidoka internment camp in Idaho is opposed by Japanese Americans who were imprisoned there.]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/09/proposed-wind-energy-site-stirs-bitter-memories-for-japanese-americans/feed/ 0 295068 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/08/ukraine-green-hydrogen-hub-on-track-russia-or-not/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/08/ukraine-green-hydrogen-hub-on-track-russia-or-not/#respond Mon, 08 May 2023 13:55:14 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=294850 The law of unintended consequences, green hydrogen edition, is on full display in Russia's misbegotten war on Ukraine.]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/08/ukraine-green-hydrogen-hub-on-track-russia-or-not/feed/ 0 294850 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/07/not-enough-wind-in-australias-grid/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/07/not-enough-wind-in-australias-grid/#respond Mon, 08 May 2023 02:14:08 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=295080 The sun is shining on my panels, my battery is filling up, and solar is king in Queensland. The downside of this is that Australia desperately needs more wind. There is not enough wind in Australia’s grid. According to the NEM, we are currently producing about 8 GW of electricity from solar power and 4 […]]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/07/not-enough-wind-in-australias-grid/feed/ 0 295080 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/07/the-energy-revolution-in-5-charts/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/07/the-energy-revolution-in-5-charts/#respond Mon, 08 May 2023 01:27:42 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=294736 RMI experts Sam Butler-Sloss and Kingsmill Bond distill the energy transition down to five crucial concepts.]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/07/the-energy-revolution-in-5-charts/feed/ 0 294736 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/05/improving-grid-transmission-in-andean-countries/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/05/improving-grid-transmission-in-andean-countries/#respond Sat, 06 May 2023 02:00:47 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=294822 In conversation with renewable energy entrepreneurs and enthusiasts throughout South America, the most common response to the question of what needs to be improved is “grid transmission.” This is by no means a uniquely South American problem. There is no continent with a perfect power grid, and investments by the Biden administration show how far […]]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/05/improving-grid-transmission-in-andean-countries/feed/ 0 294822 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/05/the-winds-of-change-keep-blowing/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/05/the-winds-of-change-keep-blowing/#respond Fri, 05 May 2023 08:00:23 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=294672 NREL Wind Pioneers Revisit the ‘Wild West of Wind’ and Look at Wind Energy’s Future]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/05/the-winds-of-change-keep-blowing/feed/ 0 294672 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/03/technology-red-flags-what-accessible-tests-can-you-apply-to-cleantech-innovations/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/03/technology-red-flags-what-accessible-tests-can-you-apply-to-cleantech-innovations/#respond Wed, 03 May 2023 19:35:07 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=294517 None of these red flags by themselves make a company, a product, or a purported solution a guaranteed failure or an outright scam. But the more red flags pop up, the less likely something is to be something worth bothering with.]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/03/technology-red-flags-what-accessible-tests-can-you-apply-to-cleantech-innovations/feed/ 0 294517 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/02/japans-culture-of-consensus-means-its-slithering-into-hydrogens-10x-energy-cost-economy/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/02/japans-culture-of-consensus-means-its-slithering-into-hydrogens-10x-energy-cost-economy/#respond Tue, 02 May 2023 18:15:38 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=294244 Japan will either figure it out or suffer the consequences of being completely unable to compete internationally and see their economy collapse to the point that they can't afford to import energy any more.]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/02/japans-culture-of-consensus-means-its-slithering-into-hydrogens-10x-energy-cost-economy/feed/ 0 294244 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/01/green-hydrogen-sails-under-anti-esg-radar-in-texas/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/01/green-hydrogen-sails-under-anti-esg-radar-in-texas/#respond Mon, 01 May 2023 21:05:58 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=294194 In Texas, anti-ESG whiners lead the cheer for a massive new green hydrogen facility supported by wind and solar power.]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/01/green-hydrogen-sails-under-anti-esg-radar-in-texas/feed/ 0 294194 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/28/australias-new-net-zero-report-is-a-study-in-bad-assumptions-wishful-thinking/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/28/australias-new-net-zero-report-is-a-study-in-bad-assumptions-wishful-thinking/#respond Fri, 28 Apr 2023 11:05:30 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=293896 Pretending that energy exports are going to double does Australia and Australians exactly zero favors.]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/28/australias-new-net-zero-report-is-a-study-in-bad-assumptions-wishful-thinking/feed/ 0 293896 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/27/canada-pays-85-billion-higher-social-carbon-price-than-oil-gas-revenues/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/27/canada-pays-85-billion-higher-social-carbon-price-than-oil-gas-revenues/#respond Thu, 27 Apr 2023 22:05:24 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=293884 Our children and their children and their children's children will be paying that price.]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/27/canada-pays-85-billion-higher-social-carbon-price-than-oil-gas-revenues/feed/ 0 293884 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/26/european-countries-plan-to-make-the-north-sea-a-renewable-energy-powerhouse/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/26/european-countries-plan-to-make-the-north-sea-a-renewable-energy-powerhouse/#respond Wed, 26 Apr 2023 16:30:13 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=293717 This week, 9 countries and the European Commission agreed to a plan to massively increase wind power in the North Sea. ]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/26/european-countries-plan-to-make-the-north-sea-a-renewable-energy-powerhouse/feed/ 0 293717 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/25/is-green-hydrogen-always-green/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/25/is-green-hydrogen-always-green/#respond Tue, 25 Apr 2023 19:01:31 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=293453 Governments shouldn't be rewarding firms that are actually emitting more CO2e just because they are making hydrogen.]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/25/is-green-hydrogen-always-green/feed/ 0 293453 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/22/the-bill-that-could-connect-california-to-sun-wind-savings-across-the-west/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/22/the-bill-that-could-connect-california-to-sun-wind-savings-across-the-west/#respond Sat, 22 Apr 2023 05:27:32 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=293484 A bill in the California State Legislature that would start a fully integrated western electricity grid will be heard in the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee next week]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/22/the-bill-that-could-connect-california-to-sun-wind-savings-across-the-west/feed/ 0 293484 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/21/hvdc-is-the-new-pipeline/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/21/hvdc-is-the-new-pipeline/#respond Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:18:58 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=293354 HVDC is the technology for energy links. Tubes of steel carrying molecules need not apply.]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/21/hvdc-is-the-new-pipeline/feed/ 0 293354 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/19/glidepath-philippines-acen-group-secure-alliance-to-produce-360-gwh-of-wind-energy/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/19/glidepath-philippines-acen-group-secure-alliance-to-produce-360-gwh-of-wind-energy/#respond Wed, 19 Apr 2023 15:25:51 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=292980 Pursuing a business commitment started last April, the Philippines’ ACEN Corporation (formerly known as AC Energy Corporation), acquired a portfolio of operating wind projects in the US, closing the deal towards the end of March this year. Through its joint-venture company in the US, UPC Power Solutions LLC, ACEN signed a Purchase and Sale Agreement […]]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/19/glidepath-philippines-acen-group-secure-alliance-to-produce-360-gwh-of-wind-energy/feed/ 0 292980 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/18/arcelormittal-places-166-megawatt-india-wind-turbine-order-with-siemens-gamesa/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/18/arcelormittal-places-166-megawatt-india-wind-turbine-order-with-siemens-gamesa/#respond Tue, 18 Apr 2023 09:01:47 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=292889 The world’s second largest steel maker, ArcelorMittal, has placed a huge wind turbine order in India as part of its ambitious plans to expand its renewable energy footprint in the country.  AM Green Energy placed an order for 166 megawatts of wind turbines with Siemens Gamesa. AM Green Energy is a joint venture between ArcelorMittal […]]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/18/arcelormittal-places-166-megawatt-india-wind-turbine-order-with-siemens-gamesa/feed/ 0 292889 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/17/in-renewable-energy-project-development-the-messenger-matters/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/17/in-renewable-energy-project-development-the-messenger-matters/#respond Tue, 18 Apr 2023 03:59:00 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=293119 #Cleantechers, if you run point on community engagement for a renewable energy developer or EPC, you already know your work is harder than it was even a few years ago. Several factors have combined to harden the landscape you’re working on: 1) Standard development practices, combined with occasional missteps by some developers, can trigger community suspicions. 2) Polarized […]]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/17/in-renewable-energy-project-development-the-messenger-matters/feed/ 0 293119 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/15/wind-solar-power-now-the-clear-champions-on-cost/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/15/wind-solar-power-now-the-clear-champions-on-cost/#respond Sat, 15 Apr 2023 12:23:59 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=292684 Wind and solar are far and away the least expensive sources of electricity available today, leading to major increases in both. ]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/15/wind-solar-power-now-the-clear-champions-on-cost/feed/ 0 292684 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/10/more-offshore-wind-power-projects-planned-for-the-philippines-this-year/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/10/more-offshore-wind-power-projects-planned-for-the-philippines-this-year/#respond Mon, 10 Apr 2023 16:25:39 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=292028 The Philippines’ Department of Energy (DoE) is aggressively pursuing on- and off-shore wind power projects. As investment portfolios, contracts and memoranda of understanding have been signed or deployed towards the end of March and the first week of April, energy analysts are in agreement that the archipelago will benefit from promoting wind power side by […]]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/10/more-offshore-wind-power-projects-planned-for-the-philippines-this-year/feed/ 0 292028 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/10/electric-boats-to-jumpstart-japans-floating-offshore-wind-industry/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/10/electric-boats-to-jumpstart-japans-floating-offshore-wind-industry/#respond Mon, 10 Apr 2023 14:25:59 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=291939 A fleet of electric boats could build new floating offshore wind farms in Japan that deploy new cost-cutting tensile leg platform technology, eventually.]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/10/electric-boats-to-jumpstart-japans-floating-offshore-wind-industry/feed/ 0 291939 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/09/underground-water-could-be-the-solution-to-green-heating-cooling/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/09/underground-water-could-be-the-solution-to-green-heating-cooling/#respond Mon, 10 Apr 2023 02:57:43 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=291866 Decarbonizing the grid means storing energy from renewables. Aquifers can do that. About 12% of total global energy demand comes from heating and cooling homes and businesses. A new study suggests that using underground water to maintain comfortable temperatures could reduce consumption of natural gas and electricity in this sector by 40% in the United […]]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/09/underground-water-could-be-the-solution-to-green-heating-cooling/feed/ 0 291866 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/08/gas-generators-get-caught-with-their-plants-down/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/08/gas-generators-get-caught-with-their-plants-down/#respond Sun, 09 Apr 2023 02:07:57 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=292118 While natural gas plants underperform, wind farms outperform.]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/08/gas-generators-get-caught-with-their-plants-down/feed/ 0 292118 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/07/hiding-behind-whale-fatality-disinformation-big-oil-works-to-slow-offshore-wind-projects/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/07/hiding-behind-whale-fatality-disinformation-big-oil-works-to-slow-offshore-wind-projects/#respond Fri, 07 Apr 2023 15:05:34 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=291785 Tech is helping to assuage controversies with innovations like floating LiDAR buoys, which can provide data and insights to those pursuing wind development opportunities, and telemetry tracking buoys to monitor information about the whales themselves.]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/07/hiding-behind-whale-fatality-disinformation-big-oil-works-to-slow-offshore-wind-projects/feed/ 0 291785 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/04/mine-powered-by-reused-turbines-next-fud-please/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/04/mine-powered-by-reused-turbines-next-fud-please/#respond Tue, 04 Apr 2023 05:01:31 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=290929 From 2020, the Port Gregory garnet mine, in Western Australia, has been 70% powered by a hybrid power plant consisting of a 2.5 MW wind farm (composed of reused wind turbines) and a 1.1 MW solar farm with a 2 MW/0.6 MWh battery. Australia-based Advanced Energy Resources (AER) is providing the infrastructure. AER is a […]]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/04/mine-powered-by-reused-turbines-next-fud-please/feed/ 0 290929 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/03/powering-up-britain-multi-billion-pound-investment-in-energy-revolution-unveiled/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/03/powering-up-britain-multi-billion-pound-investment-in-energy-revolution-unveiled/#respond Mon, 03 Apr 2023 20:05:07 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=291479 The plan includes a big push in Britain for carbon capture usage and storage, floating offshore wind industry, green hydrogen, small modular reactors, insulation of homes, EV charging infrastructure, and heat pumps. Last week, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero unveiled a plan to strengthen Britain’s long-term energy security and independence to “help […]]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/03/powering-up-britain-multi-billion-pound-investment-in-energy-revolution-unveiled/feed/ 0 291479 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/03/south-africas-department-of-water-sanitation-issues-an-eoi-for-renewable-energy-plants/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/03/south-africas-department-of-water-sanitation-issues-an-eoi-for-renewable-energy-plants/#respond Mon, 03 Apr 2023 16:34:37 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=291410 South Africa’s Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is looking into augmenting its energy supplies with distributed renewable energy systems at selected water works and associated infrastructure around the country. These projects will be for a 20-year operational period under a Design-Build-Finance and Operate (DBFO) framework. The Department of Water and Sanitation says, “South Africa […]]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/03/south-africas-department-of-water-sanitation-issues-an-eoi-for-renewable-energy-plants/feed/ 0 291410 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/31/wartsila-200-mw-429-mwh-standalone-battery-storage-facility-switched-on-in-texas/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/31/wartsila-200-mw-429-mwh-standalone-battery-storage-facility-switched-on-in-texas/#respond Fri, 31 Mar 2023 11:00:30 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=291201 Wärtsilä has completed a 200 MW / 500+ MWh stand-alone battery storage project in Texas that will help stabilize that state's grid. ]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/31/wartsila-200-mw-429-mwh-standalone-battery-storage-facility-switched-on-in-texas/feed/ 0 291201 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/30/industrial-heat-will-decarbonize-with-electricity-not-molecules-kanthal-svp-helps-us-understand-why/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/30/industrial-heat-will-decarbonize-with-electricity-not-molecules-kanthal-svp-helps-us-understand-why/#respond Thu, 30 Mar 2023 16:45:32 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=291070 I had the opportunity to sit down for 90 minutes with Dilip Chandrasekaran, engineer, materials science PhD and SVP of industrial heat leader Kanthal. ]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/30/industrial-heat-will-decarbonize-with-electricity-not-molecules-kanthal-svp-helps-us-understand-why/feed/ 0 291070 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/30/juwi-starts-construction-of-84-mw-wolf-wind-project-in-the-eastern-cape-south-africa/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/30/juwi-starts-construction-of-84-mw-wolf-wind-project-in-the-eastern-cape-south-africa/#respond Thu, 30 Mar 2023 14:55:50 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=291131 JUWI reports high demand for large renewables, driven by the energy crisis and the country’s climate commitments. JUWI now has over 4 GW of wind, solar, and hybrid projects in various stages of development for large private and public energy users. JUWI Renewable Energies, a leading global solar, wind, and hybrid project developer, EPC, and […]]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/30/juwi-starts-construction-of-84-mw-wolf-wind-project-in-the-eastern-cape-south-africa/feed/ 0 291131 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/30/u-s-department-of-energys-strategy-to-advance-offshore-wind-energy-in-the-united-states/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/30/u-s-department-of-energys-strategy-to-advance-offshore-wind-energy-in-the-united-states/#respond Thu, 30 Mar 2023 04:10:50 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=291162 On March 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released Advancing Offshore Wind Energy in the United States, U.S. Department of Energy Strategic Contributions Toward 30 Gigawatts and Beyond, a comprehensive summary of DOE’s role in the nationwide effort to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030 and setting the nation […]]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/30/u-s-department-of-energys-strategy-to-advance-offshore-wind-energy-in-the-united-states/feed/ 0 291162 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/28/shoveling-money-into-small-modular-nuclear-reactors-wont-make-their-electricity-cheap/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/28/shoveling-money-into-small-modular-nuclear-reactors-wont-make-their-electricity-cheap/#respond Tue, 28 Mar 2023 19:35:27 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=290919 Wrights Law isn't going to save the deep inefficiencies of SMRs. As I pointed out two years ago, the world tried tiny commercial nuclear reactors in the 1960s and 1970s, they were too expensive.]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/28/shoveling-money-into-small-modular-nuclear-reactors-wont-make-their-electricity-cheap/feed/ 0 290919 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/27/how-much-steel-will-all-those-wind-turbines-solar-panels-need-can-we-make-it/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/27/how-much-steel-will-all-those-wind-turbines-solar-panels-need-can-we-make-it/#respond Mon, 27 Mar 2023 15:35:13 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=290434 Steel will not remotely be a constraint for global transformation of energy over the coming decades. We make vastly more of it per year than annual requirements, and there's an increasing amount of scrap being created.]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/27/how-much-steel-will-all-those-wind-turbines-solar-panels-need-can-we-make-it/feed/ 0 290434 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/26/wind-turbines-repurposed-fud-dispatched/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/26/wind-turbines-repurposed-fud-dispatched/#respond Sun, 26 Mar 2023 11:03:48 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=290510 One of the enduring pieces of FUD misinformation that circulates in the miasma of the internet is that wind turbines (and other materials that are used for renewable energy generation) will end up in the landfill and destroy the Earth — much worse than coal, obviously. Like all FUD, there is some truth in this. […]]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/26/wind-turbines-repurposed-fud-dispatched/feed/ 0 290510 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/25/how-will-future-larger-turbines-impact-wind-project-electricity-output-surrounding-community-sound-levels/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/25/how-will-future-larger-turbines-impact-wind-project-electricity-output-surrounding-community-sound-levels/#respond Sat, 25 Mar 2023 14:00:27 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=290770 New Berkeley Lab study finds a dramatic increase in estimated project output coupled with a decrease in surrounding sound levels for future turbines as compared to those installed in the past.  Multiple technological, social, and market factors of wind power are evolving rapidly. Most notably, significant wind turbine scaling in height and size is occurring […]]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/25/how-will-future-larger-turbines-impact-wind-project-electricity-output-surrounding-community-sound-levels/feed/ 0 290770 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/24/steels-outsized-carbon-emissions-will-shrink-rapidly-in-coming-decades-even-as-demand-rises/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/24/steels-outsized-carbon-emissions-will-shrink-rapidly-in-coming-decades-even-as-demand-rises/#respond Fri, 24 Mar 2023 18:35:28 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=290261 With more scrapping and more direct reduction using lower carbon technologies such as Midrex' DRI and HYBRIT every decade, and the likely creation of those facilities closer to iron ore mines, high-emissions furnaces will go out of business over the coming decades, unable to decarbonize.]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/24/steels-outsized-carbon-emissions-will-shrink-rapidly-in-coming-decades-even-as-demand-rises/feed/ 0 290261