Pairing solar farms with pollinator-friendly plants could be a win for both green energy and biodiversity. The solar boom is here. According to the Solar Energy Industry Association, solar energy prices have fallen over 70 percent in the past decade. New solar installations have grown almost exponentially in that time, and they’re going to have […]
Why Hydrogen Is the Hottest Thing in Green Energy
Solar panels and wind turbines can’t clean up everything. Making steel, for instance, calls for higher temperatures than traditional electric furnaces can deliver. That’s why plans for blunting climate change now envision a big role for hydrogen in curbing industrial emissions and for powering cars, trucks and ships. So-called green hydrogen is essentially emissions free. […]
The Best Way to Judge Any Green Energy Policy
Instead of asking questions about cost or reliability, look at what special-interest groups are saying. Energy policy is often judged by three criteria: cost, reliability and effect on carbon emissions. That makes good sense, but I would like to suggest an alternative approach: Ask which green energy policies can get the support of most special-interest […]
A Giant, Poor-Sighted Bird Stands in The Way of India’s Green Energy Goals
The effort to save the great Indian bustard holds risks for what is arguably an even larger environmental cause. The majestic, endangered bird is massive, making it slow to maneuver in flight. It has poor frontal vision, and an unfortunate habit of scanning the earth while flying across the flat grasslands of India’s western borders. […]
Business Briefs Tata Power Corporate Customers Switch to Green Energy Sources
Business Briefs Tata Power Corporate Customers Switch to Green Energy Sources. Tata Power on Monday said 37 of its corporate customers in the financial capital have opted to switch to 100 per cent ‘green power’ sources like renewable energy after a regulatory nod to offer such services earlier this year. Mumbai : Tata Power on […]
Tesla to Buy More Than $1 Billion of Australian Battery Minerals a Year
Tesla already sources three quarters of its lithium feedstock from Australia and over a third of its nickel, Denham said, without specifying a dollar figure. MELBOURNE – Tesla said it expects to spend more than $1 billion a year on battery raw materials from Australia given the country’s reliable mining industry and responsible production practices. […]
CEO John Ng on Singapore’s Sustainable Future
John Ng, CEO of the utility company, says he has always kept green energy in mind since he began his career as a boiler engineer over 35 years ago. “I joined the power industry in 1985 … as a boiler engineer, I’m supposed to make sure that the boiler works in the most efficient way,” […]
Battery Software Startup TWAICE Gets US$26m Funding, Aiming at EV and Energy Storage Markets
The company was founded by Dr Stephan Rohr and Dr Michael Baumann with the aim of creating technologies to support the uptake of emissions-free and green energy. TWAICE, a German battery analytics software company founded in 2018 which already counts Audi and Daimler as well as European energy utility companies amongst its customers, has raised […]
Africa’s Green Energy Developers Face Uphill Battle
Workers install solar panels at a photovoltaic solar park situated on the outskirts of the coastal town of Lamberts Bay, South Africa. A host of obstacles are preventing oil majors from achieving their renewable energy ambitions, from investment delays to natural hazards to a lack of clear legislation. After their natural gas projects.Oil majors are […]
Oman Green Energy Hub Will Rival in Size $36 Billion Aussie Mega Project
The Oman Green Energy Hub is expected to mirror in scope and capacity an equally ambitious scheme planned in Western Australia with an estimated investment of $36 billion. Leading the development of the proposed Asian Renewable Energy Hub in Australia is Hong Kong-based InterContinental Energy, the same developer named last week in the international consortium […]