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Australian oil and gas giant Woodside is partnering with U.S.-based concentrated solar specialist Heliogen to build a 5 MW solar thermal demonstration plant in California. The project will deliver clean energy with nearly 24/7 availability.

PV Magazine

Woodside teams with US startup to explore solar thermal technology

At the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, much attention will be focused on China. As the world's largest CO2 emitter, China's efforts to decarbonize its energy system will be critical to the goal of limiting the rise in global average surface temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Tech Xplore

Solar energy can be cheap and reliable across China by 2060, research shows

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Colorado School of Mines are applying a new technique to identify defects in silicon solar cells that cause a drop in efficiency. The lessons learned at the atomic level could lead to improvements in the way manufacturers strengthen their products against what is known as light-induced degradation.

New insight could lead to better silicon solar panels

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Renews

Lightsource BP makes 757MW Polish solar debut 

Fund manager to take 51% stake in Ib Vogt 

Iona, IGas partner to develop UK solar projects 

Vesper signs Texas PV power play with Pfizer

Ib Vogt offloads 51% stake

Frazer Solar eyes southern Africa for 100MW PV-battery 

ACWA Power, the water and electricity company in which Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund has a 44% stake, expects to take part in about $30 billion worth of renewable projects with partners Saudi Aramco and the fund, the company's CEO, Paddy Padmanathan told S&P Global Platts.



Saudi's ACWA to develop $30 billion of renewable projects by 2030 with Aramco, PIF

Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer Woodside (ASX:WPL) is collaborating with US-based Heliogen, a provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar energy, to build a 5 MW commercial-scale demonstration facility in California.


Energy Voice

Woodside teams up with Heliogen on ‘breakthrough’ solar tech in US

Ahead of the Cop 26 climate summit, Nina Lakhani reports from Puerto Rico on the row over how to rebuild the island’s energy system in the aftermath of two devastating hurricanes. Rosalina Marrero spends the best part of each day ironing and watching telenovelas at her modest bungalow in Puerto Rico’s coastal Guayama province. When it gets too hot or her asthma plays up due to the toxic coal ash from the nearby power plant, the 78-year-old widow rests on an adjustable hospital bed, clicks on the fan and thanks God for the solar panels on her roof. Earlier this year, Marrero was among two dozen residents in a low-income, predominantly Black neighbourhood blighted by coal pollution, fitted with a rooftop solar and storage system. Campaigners say systems like hers should be rolled out more widely to tackle the island’s energy crisis and the global climate emergency – both of which are exacerbating racialized health inequalities. 

The Guardian

Build back solar: the Puerto Ricans who see sun as key to resist climate shocks

The variety of humble algae that cover the surface of ponds and seas could hold the key to boosting the efficiency of artificial photosynthesis, allowing scientists to produce more energy and lower waste in the process.

Method discovered to boost energy generation from microalgae

When you fly into Johannesburg, solar panels seem to gleam everywhere, from the roofs of mansions and small township homes alike.

Energy-stricken S.Africa weighs need to save climate and keep lights on

Energy Trend

China Builds 100GW Gigantic Renewable Energy Plant in Desert, Bigger than India’s  Total Renewable Electricity Generation

The International Solar Alliance's fourth general assembly will be held virtually from October 18-21 which will deliberate on key initiatives in the solar energy sector, including the operationalisation of One Sun One World One Grid (OSOWOG). The Assembly will be presided over by R K Singh, Minister for Power, New and Renewable Energy and the President of ISA, a statement by ISA said


Economic Times

International Solar Alliance's general assembly next week  

Dutch team designed and built two-person van with kitchen, bed, shower, loo and range of up to 450 miles a day. A team of students from the Netherlands are due to complete an 1,800-mile (3,000km) road trip across western Europe in a solar-powered camper van that they designed and built themselves. The Stella Vita is designed for two passengers and has a kitchen, sitting area, bed, shower and toilet. Using solar energy alone, the vehicle can cover up to 450 miles on a sunny day, reaching a top speed of 75mph, as well as powering all the inside amenities, a TV and a laptop. 

Students’ solar-powered camper van turns heads on 1,800-mile road trip

A pilot tender for 1,000MWh of battery storage is being readied for launch by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).

Prospective participants in a competitive bidding process have been invited to respond to an Expression of Interest (EOI) which SECI announced yesterday. Through the tender, 500MW / 1,000MWh of standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) would be connected to the Indian inter-state transmission system (ISTS).

Energy Storage News

Solar Energy Corporation of India launching 1,000MWh energy storage tender

With EDF Renewables as a strategic partner, SkyX Solar which has around 30 MWp of solar projects under operation, plans to invest more than $100 million to further develop 200MWp of rooftop solar and distributed energy solar projects for commercial and industrial customers in Vietnam over the next few years, the pair said on Wednesday.



EDF and VinaCapital to invest $100m in Vietnam solar

Lightsource BP has launched a 300MW solar project in Colorado that will “largely” power a local steel mill in what the company has said is a world’s first.

PV Tech

Lightsource BP energises 300MW Colorado project to power steel mill

Total corporate funding in solar increased 190% in the first nine months of this year, with US$22.8 billion raised in 112 deals compared with US$7.9 billion in 72 deals in the same period last year, according to a Mercom Capital Group report.

Solar corporate funding almost doubles on last year, VC funding sees biggest rise of 466%

China Silicon Industry, the country’s trade association for the nonferrous metals industry, has warned that pricing for polysilicon chips has soared 13.2% to highs of RMB273/kg (US$42.42/kg), placing further pricing pressure on the solar industry.

PV Price Watch: Polysilicon prices jump a further 13% as ‘double control’ energy measures exacerbate supply issues

Perovskite is a promising material. It captures the sun's rays and efficiently converts them into solar energy. It is also much cheaper than the current generation of silicon solar cells. But why are the Dutch rooftops not yet massively filled with solar cells of perovskite to capture solar energy? "Perovskite has a rather soft structure that easily changes phase," says TU/e researcher Junke Jiang. He was therefore looking for a way to make the relatively cheap solar cells of perovskite more stable and therefore more efficient.

Stable solar cells from perovskite

As industrial-sized solar installations pop up throughout New York and New England states, residents fear the loss of agricultural land. One solution is simple: Sheep.

Electric sheep: Grazing in solar arrays supports economy, climate

Glennmont books service for 473MW Spanish portfolio

Italy solar venture secures funding for 600MW 

Octopus, RES eye £3bn UK green hydrogen rollout 

In this edition of #Solar100, CEO and founder of kWh Analytics Richard Matsui speaks with the former Director of Women in Energy at Columbia’s Center for Energy Policy, Jully Merino Carela.

Forbes

Solar100’s: Jully Merino Carela, The Susan B. Anthony Of Energy

Lightsource BP unveils 300MW US solar site 

China’s president has detailed plans to accelerate the planning and construction of large-scale wind and PV projects in desert areas, while Wuxi Shanghai announced new granular silicon and nano-silicon production capacity expansions.

China PV Industry Brief: 100 GW of solar for desert areas, new polysilicon production

With the twin M&A deals over the weekend, Reliance Industries (RIL) has taken a big leap towards its ambitious plan of creating 100 GW of clean and green energy capacity before the end of this decade. Deals context First, Reliance New Energy Solar — a wholly owned subsidiary of RIL — is acquiring REC Solar Holdings from China National Bluestar for an enterprise value of $771 million.

Moneycontrol

RIL goes big on execution to make the most of solar value chain

The Queensland government says the state will be producing its own renewable hydrogen within two years, with the construction of a solar and battery-powered renewable hydrogen electrolyser near Chinchilla on the Darling Downs. 

Renew Economy

Queensland coal generator pivots to renewable hydrogen, powered by solar and battery

Though renewable energy could meet 100% of demand by 2025, the nuclear option still looms over discussions on how to rapidly lower emissions. Is it worth it?Get our free news app; get our morning email briefingWeeks out from the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow, political figures and commentators have again suggested Australia should consider nuclear energy as part of its future power grid. Though renewable energy could meet 100% of demand by 2025 at certain times of day at current rates of progress – a trend that could be turbocharged with active support from the federal government – the prospect of an Australian nuclear power station still looms large in the public conversation. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning 

Explainer: should Australia build nuclear power plants to combat the climate crisis?

Rooftop solar panels are up to 79% cheaper than they were in 2010. These plummeting costs have made rooftop solar photovoltaics even more attractive to households and businesses who want to reduce their reliance on electricity grids while reducing their carbon footprints.

Solar panels on half the world's roofs could meet its entire electricity demand

According to a new analysis by researchers at Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, homeowners who install solar panels wind up using more electricity than before going green, a finding that could have implications for energy planning and climate change mitigation efforts.

Rooftop solar increases electricity use, raising questions for utilities and policymakers

Scottish government urged to set solar target

Clenera signs 150MW Michigan PV power play

Pattern starts up 83MW Texas solar 

JinkoSolar Gets Recognition as the Winner of the Green World Awards 2021

Reliance buys REC Group for US$771 million

Risen Energy unveils n-type solar panel with output of 700 W

Portugal's 219 MW unsubsidized PV project was completed

Meyer Burger showcases new solar tiles

Ireland-based WElink Group and China Triumph International Engineering Co. Ltd have announced the completion of the 219 MW Solara 4 project in Portugal’s Algarve region. An inauguration ceremony for the project was held last week, and it is expected to begin full operations before the end of October.

Portugal completes 219 MW unsubsidized PV project

Platinum group metals mining giant Anglo American Platinum (Amplants) has selected Pele Green Energy and EDF Renewables South Africa as the preferred developers to build a 100 MW solar PV plant in South Africa.

Pele Green, EDF consortium to build 100 MW PV plant in South Africa

PV module prices are at a level we have not seen since last fall – a fact that is mainly down to very high transport costs for container shipments. This is an insight that was shared in this column last month. This month, we discuss whether and how bolstering local value creation through European cell and module production could lead to an end of dependence on Asia and break the upward cost spiral. But first, let’s have a look at the current price trends.

EU spot market module prices: Is there an alternative to ‘made in China’?

The Desroches Island in Seychelles recently inaugurated a 2.5MW solar farm which will see 90% of the island resort running on solar energy.

The solar farm on Desroches was inaugurated by President Wavel Ramkalwan and chairperson of the Islands Development Company board of directors, Patrick Berlouis. The farm is the second-largest solar plant in Seychelles after the one on Ile de Romainville, a man-made island.

ESI Africa

Seychelles island resort to run on 90% solar energy

The 30314 ZIP code of west Atlanta, home to the neighborhood of Bankhead, is one of the most energy-burdened zip codes in the city. Residents pay five times more for electricity and gas than their neighbors in Buckhead in north Atlanta do, despite making an average annual income that is five times less, according to a 2021 report by Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance.

GreenBiz

Atlanta community resilience project seeks to become model for energy equity

A plant threatened with closure in a Colorado town is hiring again after switching to renewables.

Financial Times

Solar-powered steel mill blazes trail for green energy transition

A subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries has acquired solar module manufacturer REC Group and a 40% stake in EPC and O&M solutions provider Sterling and Wilson.

Reliance buys REC Group, plans to support new module facilities in France and US

Renewables | Solar

EDF Renewables picks up new Blyth partner 

88MW Vietnamese wind farm comes online 

Malaysian utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has acquired a 49 per cent stake in […]

Offshore Wind

Malaysian Utility Enters Offshore Wind, Buys Stake in UK Projects

Glennmont Partners has signed an agreement with Ørsted to acquire a 50 per cent […]

Ørsted Sells Half of Borkum Riffgrund 3 Offshore Wind Farm

Singapore-based Sam Pan Marine Holdings Pte Ltd has ordered six Strat Cat 27 (SC27) […]

Singapore’s Sam Pan Marine Orders CTV Fleet at Strategic Marine

Seaway 7 has reported there has been an incident involving the main crane on […]

Crane Incident on Alfa Lift Installation Vessel

Despite overwhelming support for onshore windfarms, planning rules mean it is possible for only one person to prevent development. The UK, being a windy island, has vast potential to produce more electricity from onshore windfarms. With urgent action required on the climate crises, the latest renewable prospectus is that substantial investment by 2030 in cheap onshore wind would cut household bills by £25 a year, create 27,000 jobs and level up deprived areas. Polls show more than 70% of people, especially Conservatives, are in favour. The government’s December 2020 energy white paper seems to agree, saying onshore wind is one of the “key building blocks of the future generation mix”. 

England’s wind energy potential remains untapped

Iberdrola earmarks £6bn for UK offshore wind hub 

Kincardine floater starts full operation

Australian Senate’s Environment and Communications Legislation Committee has endorsed the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Bill […]

Australia Senate’s Committee In Favour of Offshore Wind Bills

Ørsted has submitted a Development Consent Order (DCO) application for its Hornsea Four offshore […]

Ørsted Applies for Hornsea Four Development Consent

TenneT completes HKN jacket load out 

Investor Glennmont acquires 50% of Borkum Riffgrund 3

Buss Terminal in Eemshaven, the Netherlands, has completed the handling and load-out of the […]

Buss Terminal Sends Off Final Hornsea Two Hardware

RWE to invest £15bn in UK renewables by 2030

Buss wraps up Hornsea 2 load out

Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC), an AqualisBraemar LOC Group company, has been appointed as one […]

OWC Wins Offshore Wind Contract in Taiwan

Seaway 7 reports Alfa Lift crane incident

US energy outfit issues 1GW wind call

OWC wins owner’s engineer role on Hai Long

Energi Coast expands team 

UK-based marine energy company Marine Power Systems (MPS) has joined forces with Marine2o to […]

UK Partners Join Forces to Advance Green Hydrogen Production and Distribution

The 50 MW Kincardine floating offshore wind farm is now fully operational, Kincardine Offshore […]

World’s Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm Fully Operational

Hellenic, CRP wrap up floater cable tests

'Germany most attractive for cleantech in Europe'

Spanish renewable energy major Iberdrola and its Portuguese counterpart EDP have reaffirmed their investment […]

Iberian Energy Giants Reaffirm UK Offshore Wind Investment Commitments

In the far north of the United Kingdom, where the wind blows and the sea rages, the islands of Orkney and Shetland have long relied on oil and gas for prosperity.

From oil to renewables, winds of change blow on Scottish islands

Vestas merges Asia operations

TotalEnergies, GIG unveil £140m Scots supply chain plan

Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and bp, has named Vestas as […]

BP and Equinor Pick Vestas 15 MW Turbines for US Offshore Wind Projects

Equinor, BP select Vestas 15MW for Empire Wind 1&2

The first offshore wind project to be built in Lithuania’s sector of the Baltic […]

Lithuania’s First Offshore Wind Farm Could Feature 16 MW Turbines

Vestas will consolidate its two business regions in Asia, China (CHI) and Asia Pacific […]

Vestas to Consolidate Its APAC Businesses as Next Step in Offshore Expansion

EDPR plans UK onshore wind, PV expansion

German coalition eyes renewables expansion

BayWa r.e acquires 48MW Broken Cross

Belgium plans to increase the capacity to be offered at the upcoming tenders for […]

Belgium Boosts Offshore Wind Zone, Nods to Energy Island

Lithuania consults on 700MW offshore EIA programme

OX2 seeks permit for 101-turbine Galatea-Galene

German investor cancels 68MW Swedish wind purchase

Spanish yards to support Canary Islands floaters

French energy major TotalEnergies has opened its UK Offshore Wind Hub in Aberdeen, Scotland. […]

TotalEnergies Opens UK Offshore Wind Hub in Scotland

Global Maritime wraps up Kincardine work

Lithuania consults on offshore EIA programme

The Prime Minister of Egypt, Moustafa Madbouli, has attended the signing of two agreements on establishing a 500MW wind farm in the Gulf of Suez area.

Power Engineering International

Egypt’s 500MW wind farm in the Gulf of Suez to commence operations

Ørsted and ZE PAK (Zespół Elektrowni Pątnów-Adamów-Konin), Poland’s second largest producer of energy from coal-fired […]

Ørsted Teaming Up with Polish Coal Power Producer to Bid in Offshore Wind Auctions

Renewables | Wind

G7 'could decarbonise electricity by 2035'

Wave energy pilot to power offshore vessels 

Falck sells renewables arm stake to investment firm

Many countries in Africa view renewable energy as a game changer when it comes to access to electricity. This is especially true for Zimbabwe and its rural development. Ellen Fungisai Chipango explores how socio-economic conditions shape renewable energy uptake in Zimbabwe.



Socio-economic conditions and renewable energy uptake in Zimbabwe

Australia risks losing its advantage in the green energy revolution if its leaders don't promptly commit to cutting carbon emissions by 2050, the country's richest man, Fortescue Metals Group (FMG.AX) founder Andrew Forrest said on Monday.

Reuters

Australia must commit to carbon cuts to keep green energy advantage, Fortescue's Forrest says

Hydrocarbons must be left in the ground if the world is serious about net zero, says Accelerate Energy Transition Forum panellist.

Upstream Online

'We have to come clean' about massive fossil fuel subsidies

The plan to decarbonise Britain must be welcomed. But in key areas it falls short . In a number of ways the net zero strategy published by the UK government on Tuesday falls short of what was hoped for, and perhaps even expected by more optimistic observers. The public investment that ministers have committed to is insufficient, their faith in private-sector solutions overblown. The combination is concerning. As the host of the upcoming Cop26 summit, and the first major industrialised country to put a net zero target into law, the UK is in a unique position. By significantly upping their ambitions with regard to emissions cuts, ministers had the chance to send a powerful message. Instead, they have hedged many of the new commitments in ways which risk undermining them. 

The Guardian view on the net zero strategy: not tough enough | Editorial

Query over homeowners’ costs as government’s net-zero strategy reveals lender targets to encourage energy efficiency. The government is exploring plans to link mortgages to green home improvements by imposing targets for lenders, to help decarbonise the UK’s ageing and leaky housing stock. Revealing the move in its net-zero strategy, published on Tuesday, the government said it was working with mortgage lenders to support homeowners in improving the energy performance of their properties. 

Mortgages tied to ‘green’ home improvements considered by UK

Plans include replacing gas boilers with heat pumps and but no plans for insulation. Ministers have published the UK’s net zero strategy, a 400-page document detailing the future of tackling climate change and carbon emissions in the UK. What are the key policies – and what’s missing?. Ambitious plans for insulation. Gaps in commitments on fossil fuel. Alternatives to car and air travel. Meat and dairy farming. Future of fuel duty 

UK’s net zero strategy: what are the key policies?

“The world missed an opportunity to have a green recovery,” said Obama climate official Alice Hill. “We hoped it would. But it didn’t.”

Politico

World leaders promised a green recovery. They got a brown one instead.

Further supply chain shortages, inflation, and public discontent are on horizon for China as energy crisis continues.

China’s Energy Crisis Deepens With Potentially Fatal Consequences

The growing energy crisis is causing rising prices for groceries, cars, rent, and just about everything else. Americans have been here before — in the 1970s when oil shocks and soaring inflation defined the economy. Is America on a similar course today? It can’t be ruled out.

Energy Crisis Threatens Return Of 1970s Inflation

The path to a new energy economy is clear, but it is technically and politically difficult

COP26 is the real thing and not a drill

The UK Government has pledged to invest up to £100m in hydrogen production using electrolysis, as part of its Net Zero Strategy, released today. Around £140m will be made available within the new Industrial Decarbonisation and Hydrogen Revenue Support (IDHRS) scheme, which includes £100m that will award contracts of up to 250MW of electrolytic hydrogen production capacity in 2023, with further allocation in 2024. The Net Zero Strategy stated the IDHRS scheme will bridge the gap between industrial energy costs from gas and hydrogen and will help “green hydrogen projects get off the ground”.

UK launches Net Zero Strategy 

South Africa is looking to step up its power generation capacity and commission new coal and nuclear plants as it deals with an energy crisis.

Scheduled power cuts, or "load shedding" as national electricity utility Eskom calls it, have darkened homes and shut down industries for up to nine hours a day during the past week.

The National

Why South Africa is turning to nuclear energy to plug its power shortage

The organisations step up their efforts to work for a sustainable energy future that promotes decent work for all.

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