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• FPL’s 900-MWh energy storage project receives first battery unit installations

  23-06-2021 22:25 via renewableenergyworld.com
  
  Power EngineeringCrews have started work installing the first energy storage battery units at Florida Power & Light’s massive Manatee Energy Storage Center.The utility says FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center will be the biggest solar power-battery storage facility in the world when operational. The Parrish, Fla., center will have 400 MW of output and 900MWh of capacity, enough to power about 329,000 homes for more than two hours, according to the release.It is expected to be c
  
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• Report: New solar is cheaper to build than to run existing coal plants in China, India and most of Europe

  23-06-2021 15:38 via renewableenergyworld.com
  
  This week, BloombergNEF’s released estimates for its global benchmark that tracks the levelized cost of electricity, or LCOE, for utility-scale PV and onshore wind. The LCOE looks at the all-in cost to build, operate, and maintain power plants and then calculates the cost per megawatt-hour (MWh) of the energy produced based on all of those inputs.The group found that the LCOE for large-scale solar and onshore wind fell to $48 and $41 per MWh in the first half of 2021, respectively. These w
  
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• Report: its now cheaper to build new solar than to run existing coal plants in China, India and most of Europe

  23-06-2021 15:38 via renewableenergyworld.com
  
  This week, BloombergNEF’s released estimates for its global benchmark that tracks the levelized cost of electricity, or LCOE, for utility-scale PV and onshore wind. The LCOE looks at the all-in cost to build, operate, and maintain power plants and then calculates the cost per megawatt-hour (MWh) of the energy produced based on all of those inputs.The group found that the LCOE for large-scale solar and onshore wind fell to $48 and $41 per MWh in the first half of 2021, respectively. These w
  
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• Going green: The future of hydrogen energy

  23-06-2021 10:15 via renewableenergyworld.com
  
  By Bill Ireland, Logan EnergyThis year’s COP26 summit is widely viewed as one of the last chances to fulfil the 2015 Paris climate agreement and ensure meaningful progress is made towards tackling our net zero targets and the climate emergency. Hydrogen is one of the energy solutions that can significantly address climate change and has a vital role to play in decarbonization. In the last decade, green hydrogen in particular has shown great promise as an
  
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• Market rules for hybrid interconnections taking shape at MISO

  22-06-2021 19:05 via renewableenergyworld.com
  
  MISO interconnection customers have the option of designating “hybrid” as fuel type when they submit an interconnection request before July 22, 2021, for the 2021 Definitive Planning Phase (DPP) cycle. In addition, there are nearly 5,000 MW of hybrid resources, mostly solar plus storage, waiting to be studied by MISO from the 2019 and 2020 cycles. But MISO does not have a tariff definition yet for hybrid resources.MISO is preparing to file a hybrid resource definition at FERC next mo
  
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• Virgin Money supports SHIL’s acquisition of two small hydro schemes

  22-06-2021 18:40 via renewableenergyworld.com
  
  Virgin Money has completed a deal supporting Scottish Hydro Investment Limited (SHIL) in the acquisition of two operational small hydro schemes from Guinness Asset Management.The £8 million (US$11.1 million) long-term loan provided by Virgin Money will support the acquisition, and upgrade, of the Glen Buck and Munergie hydro schemes, located in the Scottish Highlands. The schemes have a total capacity of 3 MW and are expected to produce over 10GWh of electricity annually, after a period of
  
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• Arkansas co-op adds 4.8-MW/9.6-MWh storage to its solar PV plants

  22-06-2021 17:45 via renewableenergyworld.com
  
  Energy Toolbase today announced that it has commissioned two energy storage systems (ESS) with Today’s Power (TPI), a renewable energy company based in Little Rock, Arkansas that develops, owns, and operates renewable assets. TPI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AECI), a Little Rock-based utility service cooperative owned by 17 Arkansas electric distribution cooperatives.The ESS projects, both sited in front-of-the-meter (FTM) and co-located with solar
  
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• Clare County Council has potential to become a Sustainable Energy Community - The Clare Echo

  22-06-2021 17:26 via clareecho.ie
  
  Clare County Council has potential to become a Sustainable Energy Community  The Clare Echo
  
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• How to cut down on your energy use | Sustainable Future - CNBCAfrica.com

  22-06-2021 15:15 via cnbcafrica.com
  
  How to cut down on your energy use | Sustainable Future  CNBCAfrica.com
  
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• Global Tidal Current Generator Market 2020 Industry Scenario – OpenHydro, Sustainable, Marine, Energy, Ltd. – KSU | The Sentinel Newspaper - KSU | The Sentinel Newspaper

  22-06-2021 09:56 via ksusentinel.com
  Global Tidal Current Generator Market 2020 Industry Scenario – OpenHydro, Sustainable, Marine, Energy, Ltd. – KSU | The Sentinel Newspaper  KSU | The Sentinel Newspaper
  
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• Africa: Global Roadmap to Sustainable Energy By 2030 - AllAfrica.com

  22-06-2021 09:35 via allafrica.com
  
  Africa: Global Roadmap to Sustainable Energy By 2030  AllAfrica.com
  
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• Guinness Atkinson Funds - SmartETFs Sustainable Energy II ETF (SULR) gains 1.7760% for June 21 - Equities.com

  22-06-2021 03:46 via equities.com
  Guinness Atkinson Funds - SmartETFs Sustainable Energy II ETF (SULR) gains 1.7760% for June 21  Equities.com
  
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• Albania launches first tender for wind power

  21-06-2021 18:30 via renewableenergyworld.com
  
  Albania launched its first tender for utility-scale onshore wind power plants today. Projects with a capacity of 10 MW to 75 MW can apply.Several projects will be chosen, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Total tendered capacity equals 100 MW, and this may be increased to 150 MW in the coming months, in line with the country’s renewable energy targets.The Albanian Ministry for Infrastructure and Energy is running the tender. EBRD has been supporting
  
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• Energy-Efficient Window System Market to Grow with Sustainable CAGR During 2020 – 2027 | Key Players – Asahi Glass Co Ltd., SCHOTT AG, Jeld-Wen Holding Inc. – The Courier - The Courier

  21-06-2021 18:29 via mccourier.com
  Energy-Efficient Window System Market to Grow with Sustainable CAGR During 2020 – 2027 | Key Players – Asahi Glass Co Ltd., SCHOTT AG, Jeld-Wen Holding Inc. – The Courier  The Courier
  
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• No option for businesses but to go green: Mukesh Ambani - India TV News

  21-06-2021 17:49 via indiatvnews.com
  
  No option for businesses but to go green: Mukesh Ambani  India TV News
  
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• Nokomis Energy and Rosemawr Sustainable Infrastructure to Develop 30 New Solar Projects in the Upper Midwest - PRNewswire

  21-06-2021 17:23 via prnewswire.com
  Nokomis Energy and Rosemawr Sustainable Infrastructure to Develop 30 New Solar Projects in the Upper Midwest  PRNewswire
  
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• Automated EV charging could help the US meet carbon reduction goals

  21-06-2021 16:26 via renewableenergyworld.com
  
  A new study from Sense and Singularity Energy demonstrates the potential for significant carbon reductions from electric vehicle (EV) charging using a combination of smart home automation and location- and time-based carbon emissions data from the power grid. The study found that by automating charging to minimize carbon impact, carbon emissions from EV charging could be reduced 8-14% on average across the U.S., with much greater reductions in California.The potential reductions in Californ
  
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• Correcting 5 myths about hydropower

  21-06-2021 15:22 via renewableenergyworld.com
  
  By Gia Schneider, CEO and co-founder at Natel EnergyHydropower sits at the nexus of energy and water, enabling hydropower projects to be unique catalysts for positive change. If designed with both energy and water in mind, hydropower projects can increase reliable renewable generation and deliver positive co-benefits for river ecosystems and water users. Conventional approaches to hydropower did not always adequately consider the ecosystem impacts of large structures — but major shifts in
  
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• Sustainable Energy Council advisory board members announced - Hydrogen Fuel News

  21-06-2021 10:00 via hydrogenfuelnews.com
  
  Sustainable Energy Council advisory board members announced  Hydrogen Fuel News
  
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• Proposed Roadmap Shows How Universal Access To Sustainable Energy Can Be Achieved By 2030 Transforming Lives Of Millions - Scoop.co.nz

  20-06-2021 23:40 via scoop.co.nz
  
  Proposed Roadmap Shows How Universal Access To Sustainable Energy Can Be Achieved By 2030 Transforming Lives Of Millions  Scoop.co.nz
  
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• Kingdom's sustainable energy plans may be empowered as oil and gas industries stumble - Khmer Times

  20-06-2021 20:08 via khmertimeskh.com
  Kingdom's sustainable energy plans may be empowered as oil and gas industries stumble  Khmer Times
  
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• Coal plant phaseout seen accelerating shift to sustainable energy - BusinessWorld Online

  20-06-2021 14:06 via bworldonline.com
  
  Coal plant phaseout seen accelerating shift to sustainable energy  BusinessWorld Online
  
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• Guinness Atkinson Funds - SmartETFs Sustainable Energy II ETF (SULR) falls -1.4420% for June 18 - Equities.com

  19-06-2021 03:41 via equities.com
  Guinness Atkinson Funds - SmartETFs Sustainable Energy II ETF (SULR) falls -1.4420% for June 18  Equities.com
  
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• Proposed Global Roadmap Shows How Universal Access To Sustainable Energy Can Be Achieved By 2030, Transforming Lives | Scoop News - Scoop.co.nz

  18-06-2021 20:03 via scoop.co.nz
  
  Proposed Global Roadmap Shows How Universal Access To Sustainable Energy Can Be Achieved By 2030, Transforming Lives | Scoop News  Scoop.co.nz
  
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• The United States consumed a record amount of renewable energy in 2020

  18-06-2021 16:30 via renewableenergyworld.com
  
  by Mickey Francis, EIAIn 2020, consumption of renewable energy in the United States grew for the fifth year in a row, reaching a record high of 11.6 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu), or 12% of total U.S. energy consumption. Renewable energy was the only source of U.S. energy consumption that increased in 2020 from 2019; fossil fuel and nuclear consumption declined. Our U.S. renewable energy consumption by source and sector chart (above, larger version here) shows how much renewa
  
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• Sappi North America selling hydroelectric assets to Dichotomy Power

  18-06-2021 16:05 via renewableenergyworld.com
  
  Sappi North America Inc., a producer and supplier of paper, packaging products and pulp, announced it will sell its hydroelectric assets on the Presumpscot River in Maine to Dichotomy Power LLC, pending satisfactory completion of regulatory and other approvals.The move will allow Sappi to focus on its core competencies and is consistent with Sappi’s recent restructuring of the Westbrook site, according to a press release.“We are happy to have found a strategic buyer in Dichotomy Powe
  
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• RES and Cowessess First Nation plan 200-MW wind farm in Canada

  18-06-2021 15:30 via renewableenergyworld.com
  
  RES (Renewable Energy Systems) and partner Cowessess First Nation are pleased to announce a tender award with SaskPower for a 200 MW-wind project located south of Kipling, in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada.The 200-MW Bekevar Wind Energy Project will consist of approximately 40 turbines, underground medium-voltage electrical collector system, access roads, a substation, two permanent meteorological towers, and an operations and maintenance building. SaskPower is expected to build a 10km long t
  
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• Tunisia: APIA and MEDREC sign agreement on energy saving, sustainable development - African Manager EN

  18-06-2021 12:13 via en.africanmanager.com
  
  Tunisia: APIA and MEDREC sign agreement on energy saving, sustainable development  African Manager EN
  
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• Sustainable Aircraft Energy Market Size, Share 2021, Impressive Industry Growth Report 2026- Safran, Honeywell International, Thales Group, Raytheon Company, GE Aviation, Ametek, Meggitt – The Courier - The Courier

  18-06-2021 08:23 via mccourier.com
  Sustainable Aircraft Energy Market Size, Share 2021, Impressive Industry Growth Report 2026- Safran, Honeywell International, Thales Group, Raytheon Company, GE Aviation, Ametek, Meggitt – The Courier  The Courier
  
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• Regulators join forces to remove barriers to clean energy transmission

  17-06-2021 20:13 via renewableenergyworld.com
  
  Transmission is key if the US is serious about becoming a nation powered by more renewable energy; new taskforce will work to overcome obstacles and barriers to key infrastructure build-out.The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) today announced the formation of a joint federal-state task force on electric transmission, which FERC established by order issued today. Members of this first-of-its-kind task force w
  
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• ‘Say what we do, do what we say’: Behind the scenes on Nextracker’s ISO 9001:2015 certification journey

  17-06-2021 16:31 via renewableenergyworld.com
  
  By Tony Seng, Nextracker  The International Organization for Standardization, better known by its acronym ISO, is an independent, non-governmental international organization with a membership of 165 national standards bodies. The ISO family of thousands of standards covers pretty much all aspects of technology and manufacturing. One of the more familiar of those myriad families of standards is ISO 9000 and ISO 9001 in particular, which focuses on quality management systems (Q
  
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• New innovation lab launched to drive innovation in US renewable energy

  17-06-2021 16:07 via renewableenergyworld.com
  
  This week Newlab and Ørsted announced the launch of the Blue Energy Studio, a collaborative initiative designed to drive innovation towards a future powered by renewable energy. The Blue Energy Studio will engage entrepreneurs, engineers, inventors, and corporate partners, beginning with Ørsted, to test and iterate innovative solutions to critical challenges across the renewable energy value chain.With an eye towards the United States’ goal of reaching 100% carbon pollut
  
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• Examining the emerging hydrogen industry in Australia

  17-06-2021 15:35 via renewableenergyworld.com
  
  Countries are slowly diversifying their energy portfolio by including hydrogen in their future roadmap towards a low carbon economy. Today, several global trends and activities distinguish the renewed focus on hydrogen from what has been observed in the past. Countries like Germany, Japan, the UK, China, Australia, and others have already made plans targeting Hydrogen production and prices with a series of investments and potential policies being considered. The main focus – How do we get
  
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• BlockMint Signs Agreement to Acquire Clean Energy, Sustainable Cryptocurrency Mining Facility in Canada - Yahoo Finance

  17-06-2021 15:00 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  BlockMint Signs Agreement to Acquire Clean Energy, Sustainable Cryptocurrency Mining Facility in Canada  Yahoo Finance
  
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• Guinness Atkinson Funds - SmartETFs Sustainable Energy II ETF (SULR) falls -0.8260% for June 16 - Equities.com

  17-06-2021 03:42 via equities.com
  Guinness Atkinson Funds - SmartETFs Sustainable Energy II ETF (SULR) falls -0.8260% for June 16  Equities.com
  
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• Science News | Artificial Photosynthesis Promises Clean, Sustainable Source of Energy: Study - LatestLY

  16-06-2021 19:28 via latestly.com
  
  Science News | Artificial Photosynthesis Promises Clean, Sustainable Source of Energy: Study  LatestLY
  
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• Oil majors attracted by economic competitiveness of renewables

  16-06-2021 17:44 via renewableenergyworld.com
  
  The expected decreased demand for fossil fuels, coupled with the falling costs associated with renewable energy projects, are driving major oil and gas companies – including bp, Total and Shell – to actively restructure their businesses to add more renewable power projects to their portfolios.This is according to the latest research from data and analytics company GlobalData. The study shows that within the renewable power sector, solar and wind energy are expected to show the highes
  
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• MISO electric vehicle prospects increase (3 out of 3)

  16-06-2021 17:31 via renewableenergyworld.com
  
  With the increase in Electric Vehicles’ availability in Midwest states, it is time to acknowledge the opportunities for charging EVs at MISO, the regional grid operator. Aggregated EVs can be a distributed energy resource (DER). Therefore, aggregators are ideally positioned to bid EVs into the MISO market. MISO and other grid operators can enable EV prospects by allowing aggregated EVs to participate in the energy markets.This blog is part 3 of 3 series of postings to resolve why EV prospe
  
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• expert... Sustainable energy unsuitable for crypto miners: expert... about 14 - Yeni Şafak English

  16-06-2021 15:51 via m.yenisafak.com
  
  expert... Sustainable energy unsuitable for crypto miners: expert... about 14  Yeni Şafak English
  
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• expert... Sustainable energy unsuitable for crypto miners: expert... a day - Yeni Şafak English

  16-06-2021 15:51 via m.yenisafak.com
  
  expert... Sustainable energy unsuitable for crypto miners: expert... a day  Yeni Şafak English
  
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• NHPC signs MOU for implementation of 130.1-MW Dagmara hydroelectric project

  16-06-2021 14:54 via renewableenergyworld.com
  
  NHPC Limited and Bihar State Power Holding Company (BSHPC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for implementation of the 130.1-MW Dagmara hydroelectric project in the Supaul district, Bihar State, India.The MOU was signed and exchanged by the signatories in the august presence of Shri R.K. Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) Power and New & Renewable Energy & Hon’ble Minister of State Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India
  
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• Sustainable Energy Council Announces World Hydrogen Advisory Board of Industry Leaders - EIN News

  16-06-2021 14:17 via einnews.com
  Sustainable Energy Council Announces World Hydrogen Advisory Board of Industry Leaders  EIN News
  
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• Artificial Photosynthesis Shows Promise as Sustainable, Clean Energy Source - AZoCleantech

  16-06-2021 14:01 via azocleantech.com
  
  Artificial Photosynthesis Shows Promise as Sustainable, Clean Energy Source  AZoCleantech
  
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• Opportunity for whom: The EU-Africa partnership and sustainable energy transitions - EURACTIV

  16-06-2021 07:13 via euractiv.com
  
  Opportunity for whom: The EU-Africa partnership and sustainable energy transitions  EURACTIV
  
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• Soaking up the sun: Artificial photosynthesis promises clean, sustainable source of energy - Science Daily

  15-06-2021 21:16 via sciencedaily.com
  Soaking up the sun: Artificial photosynthesis promises clean, sustainable source of energy  Science Daily
  
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• UfM countries united on emissions, sustainable recovery - Energy - ANSAMed - ANSAmed

  15-06-2021 18:31 via ansamed.info
  
  UfM countries united on emissions, sustainable recovery - Energy - ANSAMed  ANSAmed
  
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• General Electric Partners Safran In Sustainable Aviation | Sustainability - Energy Digital - Energy News, Magazine and Website

  15-06-2021 18:13 via energydigital.com
  
  General Electric Partners Safran In Sustainable Aviation | Sustainability  Energy Digital - Energy News, Magazine and Website
  
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• EUROPE: Repsol launches sustainable financing framework to accompany its energy transition process - Bunkerspot

  15-06-2021 17:22 via bunkerspot.com
  EUROPE: Repsol launches sustainable financing framework to accompany its energy transition process  Bunkerspot
  
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• Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions to build 250-MW solar project in Texas - Houston Chronicle

  15-06-2021 16:33 via houstonchronicle.com
  
  Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions to build 250-MW solar project in Texas  Houston Chronicle
  
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• EDP Renewables enters Chilean market with $38 million acquisition

  15-06-2021 16:15 via renewableenergyworld.com
  
  EDP Renewables is expanding its presence within the Latin American and global clean energy market with two separate deals reached with Atacama Energy and Lader Energy in Chile.The two deals have a total consideration of $38 million for the acquisition of 628 MW of solar and wind energy projects in Chile.Commenting on the development, Miguel Stilwell de Andrade, the CEO of EDP Renewables, said: “We are committed to playing an active role in the energy transition and in the Latin American ma
  
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