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Friday, 16 April 2021 Newsletter

Sol Systems Flips the Switch at Seven Solar Projects for Walmart

Sol Systems Flips the Switch at Seven Solar Projects for Walmart

Sol Systems has announced the completion of solar energy systems totaling 6.5 megawatts (MW) at seven Walmart stores across California. The portfolio includes a mixture of solar energy systems installed on the rooftops and parking lot carports and offsets the average energy use of nearly 1000 homes.

SweetchEnergy Secures €5.2 Million Investment to Develop Osmotic Energy

SweetchEnergy Secures €5.2 Million Investment to Develop Osmotic Energy

Sweetch Energy, a European company that pioneers advanced nanotechnology and eco-material science to harness osmotic energy, announced that it has secured €5.2 million to initiate its industrialization phase and develop a first full-scale prototype. 

GEV Wind Power and Wind Power Lab Merge to Offer Multi-Brand Blade Services

GEV Wind Power and Wind Power Lab Merge to Offer Multi-Brand Blade Services

GEV Wind Power, a leading wind turbine blade repair and maintenance provider, has marged with Danish based Wind Power Lab, a leader in providing intelligent technology based blade solutions to wind park operators. 

Biofuels

Air bp Scores SAF Projects at Three Locations in the UK

Air bp Scores SAF Projects at Three Locations in the UK

Air bp, the international aviation fuel products and service supplier, has recently supplied sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tot hree airports in the UK: dedicated business aviation airport, London Biggin Hill (BQH), Airbus owned Hawarden (CEG) airport in Flintshire, North Wales, which will be used for fuelling of the Beluga aircraft, and Centreline FBO, in Bristol (BRS). All three locations expect to have SAF available on an ongoing basis. These latest supply agreements demonstrate the importance of collaboration between fuel supplier, airport and customer in driving demand for SAF and ultimately help to meet the industry’s lower carbon goals.

India
Praj to set up India’s largest capacity sugarcane syrup based ethanol plant for Godavari Biorefineries

Biomass

HoSt to build Organic Nutrition Centre's Bioenergy Plant

HoSt to build Organic Nutrition Centre

HoSt is going to construct the 12.4 MWth bioenergy plant in Ysselsteyn in the Netherlands. This modern plant for low emission energy from prunings will be part of the Organic Nutrition Centre of Sikes Group, one of the world's largest mushroom farms. The sustainable energy produced will be put to good use in the various production processes and contribute to the further sustainability of the Sikes organization. The project is scheduled for completion in the first half of 2022.

Electric/Hybrid

EV drivers seek key reforms to improve confidence in public electric vehicle charging

EV drivers seek key reforms to improve confidence in public electric vehicle charging

Survey by Electric Vehicle Association (EVA) England shows that interventions should be made in the areas of payments, roaming, making data available, pricing transparency and reliability.

World's first mass-produced battery swap station starts operation in Beijing

Cheaper batteries and more efficient powertrains crucial for making profitable electric vehicles

Honda to introduce first home charging energy service for Europe

REE Automotive Signs Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Magna

Electrogenic electrifies Morgan and Triumph Stag classic sports cars

Energy saving

Smart digitisation needed to decarbonise cities finds WEF report

Smart digitisation needed to decarbonise cities finds WEF report

Major advances in energy sources, electric transport and heating will not be enough to reach net-zero by 2050, unless cities and innovations are digitally interconnected for real impact.

Jane Marsh

65,000 Acre Wind Farm Could Transform Rural Community

65,000 Acre Wind Farm Could Transform Rural Community

In the western part of the United States, a potential wind farm could be making its appearance in the near future. Horse Heaven Hills, a privately owned agricultural area, is located just outside of the Tri-Cities area in Washington State, and it has plenty of acreage for a wind farm.

Ocean Energy

Marine-i Supports Marine Renewable Energy Project for the Isles of Scilly

Marine-i Supports Marine Renewable Energy Project for the Isles of Scilly

Marine-i has agreed to support a year-long research program to identify the potential for wave, tidal and floating wind technologies to be deployed around the Isles of Scilly. It is expected that this will lead to long-term economic, societal and environmental benefits for the communities living on the islands.

Panorama

Majority of Minnesota’s electricity was zero-emission in 2020

Majority of Minnesota’s electricity was zero-emission in 2020

The 2021 Minnesota Energy Factsheet, released today (15th April 2021), shows that clean energy made huge strides in 2020, despite the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Transmission ITC Bill introduced into both chambers in the US Congress

PV

Chile
170MW Sonnedix Atacama solar PV plant inaugurated by President Sebastián Piñera of Chile

170MW Sonnedix Atacama solar PV plant inaugurated by President Sebastián Piñera of Chile

On Sunday, 11 April, Chile’s President Mr Sebastián Piñera inaugurated the 170MW solar PV plant Sonnedix Atacama, located in the commune of Pica (Atacama Desert).

UK solar energy industry members back development of supply-chain transparency protocol

Storage

Hydrostor Secures Funding to Advance Long Duration Energy Storage in Canada

Hydrostor Secures Funding to Advance Long Duration Energy Storage in Canada

 Hydrostor, a long duration energy storage solution provider, announced it has received funding from Natural Resources Canada’s Energy Innovation Program and Sustainable Development Technology Canada to pursue the development of a 300-500 MW Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) facility in Canada.

EESC calls for more precise arrangement for sustainable life cycle of batteries in the EU

Wind

Ørsted Acquires Wind Power Platform from Brookfield Renewable

Ørsted Acquires Wind Power Platform from Brookfield Renewable

Ørsted has entered into an agreement with Brookfield Renewable, a global owner and operator of renewable power assets, to acquire a 100 % equity interest in its existing Ireland and UK onshore wind business, Brookfield Renewable Ireland (BRI)..

Delo Group and Rosatom Switch Port Terminals in Novorossiysk to Wind Power

Agenda

Grid Modernization Forum

Grid Modernization Forum

Seanergy

Energy Storage North America


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