August 7th, 2020 by Steve Hanley This may be a lousy time for the airline industry, but it is the perfect time for Australia’s Melbourne Airport to look to the future. The largest behind-the-meter solar farm in Australia is under construction at the airport and is expected to be completed by the end of September.
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A country of vivid beauty, Colombia is home to vast swathes of fertile land producing everything from coffee and sugarcane to bananas, cocoa and rice. In Cauca, a department in the southwest of the country, efforts are underway to develop farming practices that it’s hoped will be both sustainable and resilient to future challenges. Ana
OPEC and its allies need to find a balance between supporting oil prices and keeping U.S. crude production at bay, a strategist told CNBC this week as the oil-producing group starts to roll back supply cuts. The alliance’s historic production cuts of 9.7 million barrels per day expired on July 31 this year. From August,
Abu Dhabi city skyline, United Arab Emirates. kasto80 | iStock | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates announced Saturday the successful start-up of its Barakah nuclear energy plant, the first in the Arab world and a significant step towards the country’s goal of emissions-free electricity. With the announcement, the UAE
August 6th, 2020 by Saurabh Sembcorp Energy India Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore-based Sembcorp Industries, has announced completion of its 800 MW wind energy projects in India. The wind projects were awarded to Sembcorp under the first, second, and third auctions conducted by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The company was awarded
August 6th, 2020 by Saurabh India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has issued guidelines for round-the-clock supply of electricity by bundling solar and thermal power. This type of bundling renewable energy with the thermal is first-of-a-kind in the world wherein consistent power to the grid is ensured without worrying about grid stability issues. Under
A BP company logo at a gas station in London, U.K. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Energy giant BP reported a significant loss for the second quarter on Tuesday, after downgrading the value of some of its assets on expectations of lower commodity prices. Second-quarter underlying replacement cost profit, used as a proxy for
An aerial view shows pumpjacks in the South Belridge Oil Field on April 24, 2020 near McKittrick, California. David McNew | Getty Images Oil prices slid on Tuesday amid concerns that a nascent recovery in fuel demand could stall as a fresh wave of COVID-19 infections around the world sparks tighter lockdowns just as major
A BP petrol and diesel filling station in Hildenborough, England, on June 15, 2020. BEN STANSALL | AFP | Getty Images The CEO of oil and gas giant BP told CNBC on Wednesday that its decision to “reset” its dividend to 5.25 cents a share was “deeply rooted in strategy.” The newly announced dividend represents
August 5th, 2020 by Johnna Crider Photo by Justin Stumberg/U.S. Navy (public domain). Several energy companies have filed for bankruptcy this year, citing the coronavirus pandemic and all that resulted as the cause. The U.S. has had its lowest energy consumption in 30 years this past spring, according to federal officials. There were sharp drops
August 4th, 2020 by Kyle Field Siemens is pushing into microgrid development with news of the launch of a new microgrid test bed at its New Jersey R&D facility. The Siemens Advanced Microgrid Research and Demonstration Lab will work to integrate more traditional power generation, storage, and management solutions with Siemen’s core solutions in the
August 3rd, 2020 by Guest Contributor Originally published by EV Annex.by Charles Morris Piddling contests between billionaires are an All-American tradition, and Elon Musk can hold his own against the best of them. He’s mixed it up with Mark Zuckerberg, who has called Musk an alarmist for his concerns about artificial intelligence, and jousted with Jeff Bezos, whose
August 3rd, 2020 by Kyle Field Improvements in the price and weight of lithium-ion batteries have made it practical to supercharge bicycles with powerful motors and battery packs boasting support for hundreds of miles. As the technologies underpinning e-bikes has improved, innovators are pushing the limits of what is possible within the framework of the
August 3rd, 2020 by Carolyn Fortuna We’ve published a new community solar power guide for regular reference, and updates as needed. The first version of it is published below. If you have anything to add, correct, or request, please let us know. Many people in the United States would like to power their homes from
August 3rd, 2020 by Kyle Field EVBox started off as a developer of some of the most innovative electric vehicle chargers in Amsterdam and proceeded to push across the pond into the United States. CleanTechnica sat down with EVBox’s Director of Policy and Utility Programs for North America, Megha Lakhchaura for a socially distanced conversation
August 3rd, 2020 by Tina Casey Offshore wind farms are exciting enough without any accessorizing, but it looks like Shell is determined to gild the renewable energy lily. The company just nailed down rights to build the massive Hollandse Kust (nord, not zuid) wind farm off the coast of The Netherlands in its CrossWind joint