Expansion and shutdown of power generation capacities in 2021 and the long-term change in the electricity mix. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. In 2021, developers and power plant owners plan to commission 39.7 gigawatts (GW) of new electricity generation capacity and shut down 9.1 GW of electricity generation capacity, which corresponds to a net … Read more
Saved from the garbage heap and ready for transformation. Nathan Shaiyen / Michigan Tech, CC BY People will recycle when they can make money from it. Metal and glass recycling has been a huge success in places where cash is offered for cans and bottles. Unfortunately, the incentives to recycle plastic were weaker. As of … Read more
Since hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, one wouldn’t normally expect it to be worth too much. From an economic point of view 101 applies: the more supply, the lower the demand. However, hydrogen fuel cells are a different matter, as shown by FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL). After an incredibly strong November, FCEL … Read more
Image: Boeing Homeowners don’t just want to add solar panels to boost electricity production – the International Space Station is also being modernized. Boeing announced that it will deliver six more solar panels from 2021 to help power the International Space Station with some of the most powerful solar cells ever put into space. The … Read more
New Delhi: Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) commissioned a 25 MW solar power plant in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh on Monday. Adani Solar Energy Chitrakoot One Ltd, a subsidiary of AGEL, has put the solar power plant into operation, according to a company statement. This plant has a power purchase agreement with Noida Power Company Ltd … Read more
Samsung’s Neo QLED TV has a redesigned backlight system based on mini-LED. Drew Evans / CNET This story is part of THESEHere, our editors bring you the latest news and the hottest gadgets of the fully virtual CES 2021. Samsung, the world’s largest TV company, is pursuing a Blockbuster sales year with new 2021 models … Read more
BEIJING (Reuters) – China intends to curtail the expansion of solar system production to combat overcapacity in the industry amid falling domestic installations, a draft plan released by the country’s industry ministry on Friday showed. FILE PHOTO: Employees row a boat while examining solar panels by a pond in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China, in this … Read more
India now has one of the cheapest solar power tariffs in the world, according to recent SECI project auctions. (Representative image) The introduction of renewable energies in India has so far seen remarkable and rapid growth and is currently at a critical point. Ensuring the viability of future projects and addressing political weaknesses will be … Read more
Goal Zero introduced its second-generation lithium power stations back in January of last year, and when the company asked if I wanted to put its mid-tier model, the Yeti Lithium 1500X, through its paces, I was excited to give it a try. After all, I was a long-time owner of the company’s first-generation Yeti Lithium … Read more
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a grant of US $ 11.26 million to the government of Chad to finance the project Project for girls’ education and literacy for women– the first bank grant exclusively for women and girls. The project is funded from the Bank’s Transitional Support Facility and … Read more
