Month: October 2021

Follow @EngelsAngle Even in the absence of government subsidies, certain renewable energy technologies remain cost-competitive with conventional generation technologies like gas peaking, nuclear, coal, and gas combined-cycle, according to a new report. The report from global asset management firm Lazard compares the levelized cost of energy (LCEO) of certain renewable energy technologies with conventional generation …

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Follow @EngelsAngle The Biden administration released details Thursday of a pared-down, but still historic, budget bill that includes sizeable investments in climate change mitigation and renewable energy. In total, the latest ‘Build Back Better’ budget reconciliation framework stands at $1.75 trillion, with $555 billion for the climate and clean energy — the largest investment ever …

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Follow @EngelsAngle The Biden administration announced plans Thursday to explore commercial offshore wind development in new areas off the Carolinas and the Gulf Coast, while reviewing a proposed wind farm offshore Massachusetts. The U.S. Dept. of the Interior will propose a lease sale for wind energy development in the Carolina Long Bay area offshore the …

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Contributed by Adam Graham, a construction industry analyst at Fixr.com When it comes to residential energy consumption, people are constantly striving for ways to reduce their monthly bills and energy usage and wastage. By looking at the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) annual energy outlook, we can see the top 10 appliances that are consuming …

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European energy company Vestas, in partnership with Sulzer Schmid, has announced the successful completion of its wind turbine rotor blade inspections in 14 EU countries. Sulzer Schmid provided its drone and associated technology which were used to collect smart data on the status of the wind turbines. FairWind, FaroWind, and ROBUR carried out blade inspections …

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By Elizabeth Ouzts, Energy News Network With bipartisan energy compromise now law, advocates and some Democrats look to the budget to help protect the state’s poorest ratepayers. A ceremony this month to enact a new North Carolina law to cut power plant pollution produced a rare picture in this often-polarized state: Republican leaders who control …

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Follow @EngelsAngle The U.S. government will provide $209 million in funding for 26 new laboratory electric vehicle battery research projects, and is taking steps to bolster the domestic lithium battery supply chain. The research projects will focus on electric vehicles, advanced batteries, and connected vehicles. The Dept. of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, meanwhile, announced the …

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Follow @EngelsAngle More than half of the global utility solar projects planned for 2022 could be delayed or canceled due to a worsening supply chain, according to a new analysis. Rystad Energy estimates that 56% of projects — or 90 gigawatts of solar capacity — are threatened by commodity price inflation and supply chain bottlenecks. …

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Follow @EngelsAngle Gravity-based energy storage provider Energy Vault has landed a deal with DG Fuels for 1.6 GWh of energy storage to support sustainable aviation fuel projects. The gravity storage systems will be deployed at DG Fuels projects in Louisiana, British Columbia, and Ohio, providing green electricity in conjunction with solar to match demand load …

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Follow @EngelsAngle New York’s Sunrise Wind project will be the first offshore wind farm in the U.S. to be connected to the grid using a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system. Siemens Energy has been selected to connect New York’s first utility-scale offshore wind project to the grid. The 924-megawatt Sunrise Wind project, which is …

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