The Finnish company has commissioned a large scale storage project to reduce curtailment of wind and solar assets on Bonaire. The system will use machine-learning based energy management software to provide grid services and manage all of the island’s power generators. The energy transition is not only about adding new renewables generation capacity but must […]
Will manufacture cost competitive electric vehicles in India: Renault Global CEO
Thierry Bollore, CEO Groupe Renault, said the company wants to now double sales with a string of new model launches including hybrids and electric vehicles French carmaker Renault is starting afresh in India with the unveiling of the Triber, a multi-seater passenger carrier. Thierry Bollore, CEO Groupe Renault, said the company wants to now double […]
Statkraft and Statera announce flexible grid alliance
Norwegian energy giant Statkraft and flexible grid specialist Statera Energy have today announced a new partnership to develop combined energy storage and flexible gas generation technologies in support of the UK’s net zero transition. The 15-year strategic partnership aims to deliver 1GW of flexible energy services as part of Statkraft’s UK-based Virtual Power Plant (VPP). […]
Off-grid solar is moving into the performance zone
The off-grid solar industry has always been bold and ambitious, from day one. Our members have truly brought about transformative change. The industry is making a lasting economic, social and environmental impact; and GOGLA is incredibly proud to represent such vital change-makers. The achievements of our industry to date are clear. We have provided 245 […]
Flexible textile battery may power wearable devices
Scientists have developed a thin, highly flexible textile lithium battery that could safely power wearable electronics used in healthcare monitoring, smart clothes and Internet of Things (IoT). The lightweight Textile Lithium Battery, developed by researchers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, has high energy density and excellent flexibility. The battery, which is less than 0.5 […]
Self-repairing batteries could soon become a reality
Engineers at the University of Tokyo have developed a material which could give more life and higher capacities to batteries. The study was published in the journal Nature Communications. Atsuo Yamada and his team demonstrated that if the battery is made with a model material – oxygen redox-layered oxide (Na2RuO3) – something remarkable happens. Not […]
ADB signs loan to finance SUS Environment’s waste-to-energy project in PRC
ADB’s loan to SUS will expand the PRC’s low-carbon circular economy and make cities more livable, through integrated urban waste management systems. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $100 million loan with Shanghai SUS Environment Company Limited (SUS) to finance a portfolio of innovative and socially inclusive waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities within low carbon eco-industrial […]
Sheetz Powers Up Its Electric Vehicle Charging Initiative
ALTOONA, Pa.: Sheetz now counts 21 locations with Tesla Supercharger electric vehicle charging stations. The latest Sheetz location to offer the service is at 17th Street and Pleasant Valley Boulevard in Altoona. The c-store chain recently completed the installation of eight Tesla Supercharger stations at this location, according to the Altoona Mirror. “At these 21 […]
Agreement signed to generate clean energy through rooftop PV system in West Bank
The EIB’s investment, which falls under the Economic Resilience Initiative (ERI) will generate 35 MW of clean energy enough to power more than 16000 houses across the West Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) have signed a loan agreement worth USD 18 million to finance the installation of rooftop […]
Fleets are the way towards popularisation of electric vehicles: Anand Mahindra
When fleets start using EVs, economies of scale is created in the industry as the cost of these vehicles come down when more people buy them, Mahindra said. For Mahindra group, from whose stable electric luxury supercar Battista is being rolled out, the path to mass adoption of electric vehicles will be through fleet such […]