Earth Day: Great Opportunity to Zero in on the Infrastructure Changes Needed for the Transformation of the Energy Sector
Energy Efficiency, Renewables and Flexible Grid Management Key to a Strong 21st Century Economy Washington, D.C. — Today, Earth Day, the Consumer Federation of America released a new report, Building a 21st Century Electricity Sector With Efficiency, Distributed Resources and Dynamic Management, outlining the economic, environmental and health benefits of transforming the nation’s energy sector. “This sector will be the core of the 21st century economy based on efficiency and renewable...
RINA Supports SUSI Partners in UK Renewables
Brighton, 15 April 2021 – RINA is proud to have supported SUSI Partners, a private fund manager for sustainable infrastructure investments, in completing the acquisition of four lithium-ion battery storage assets in the UK. The total portfolio is comprised of four assets totalling 90 MW. RINA provided full technical due diligence along with assistance during the procurement. The deals, which were completed under challenging timeframes, required a flexible approach and close cooperation with SUSI...
Neste and Finnair present Sustainable Aviation Fuel based solution to reduce business travel emissions
Neste and Finnair are joining forces to reduce carbon emissions related to Neste employees’ business travel by using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Neste has recently made 300 tons of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ available at Helsinki Airport in Finland for Finnair’s use. By replacing a part of the fossil jet fuel with SAF on its flights departing from Helsinki Airport, Finnair will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 900 tons of CO2 equivalent. This represents a significant share of...
40 MW / 80 MWh energy storage project with a leading renewable energy company highlights Wärtsilä’s technical capabilities
Wärtsilä’s 40 MW / 80 MWh DC-coupled solar-plus-storage hybrid system to North American renewable developer introduces smart bidding solution. Rendering © Wärtsilä Corporation The technology group Wärtsilä has again demonstrated its capabilities in advanced energy storage solutions with the award of a contract to supply an engineered equipment delivery (EEQ) of a 40 MW / 80 MWh DC-coupled solar plus storage system to the Hickory Park Solar project in Georgia, USA. The owner of the projec...
World Adds Record New Renewable Energy Capacity in 2020
Despite COVID-19 pandemic, more than 260GW of renewable energy capacity added globally in 2020, beating previous record by almost 50% IRENA Director-General Francesco Camera hails start of ‘decade of renewables’ Abu Dhabi, UAE – Global renewable energy capacity additions in 2020 beat earlier estimates and all previous records despite the economic slowdown that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data released today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IREN...
Zero Emission Vehicles Represent the Future of Energy Efficiency, Petroleum and Emissions Reductions in 2025-2035, New Report Says
WASHINGTON – Increased use of zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) presents the greatest opportunity to improve the energy efficiency of light-duty vehicles – i.e., passenger vehicles and light trucks – over the period of 2025-2035, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The U.S Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should facilitate the development and deployment of z...
Research reveals G20 needs over 3,500 GW of flexibility to enable 100% renewable electricity, as Wärtsilä launches grid balancing technology
The technology group Wärtsilä has today launched grid balancing technology - capable of ramping up to 10+ MW in two minutes - to bridge utilities to a 100% renewable energy future at the lowest cost. The launch comes as the company has highlighted a striking need to scale up flexibility worldwide, with G20 countries requiring 3,526 GW of flexible assets, in the form of energy storage and flexible gas technology, to enable their energy systems to run on 100% renewable electricity.The capacity nee...
Yotta Energy Teams Up with Flex to Manufacture PV-Coupled Energy Storage System
Partnership will accelerate time to market for cost-effective, panel-level energy storage technology AUSTIN, Texas and SAN JOSE, Calif. – March 30, 2021 – Yotta Energy, a groundbreaking solar-plus-storage solution provider, today announced that it has selected Flex (NASDAQ: FLEX), as its manufacturing partner for the production of its PV-Coupled™ energy storage system. This partnership will allow Yotta to rapidly scale its technology for commercial and industrial markets. “F...
COVID-19 and sustainability among top themes set to impact power industry in 2021, according to GlobalData
COVID-19 and sustainability will continue to heavily impact the power industry, according to data and analytics company GlobalData, which has identified the top 20 themes set to have the most influence on the sector. GlobalData’s report, ‘Power Predictions 2021 – Thematic Research’, also identifies the other key themes that will shape the industry in 2021, such as hydrogen, renewable energy, electric vehicles (EVs), energy storage, technology diversification and mergers and acquisitions (M&A)...
Wärtsilä Gas conversion will provide greater plant efficiency and flexibility with reduced environmental impact for Taiwan energy provider
As part of the conversion project, Wärtsilä will change three Wärtsilä 46 engines to Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines in Ta-Yuan Cogen’s cogeneration plant in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. © Ta-Yuan Cogen The technology group Wärtsilä will carry out the conversion of a Taiwanese power plant from its current reliance on heavy fuel oil (HFO) to operate on natural gas. The project is being carried under a full engineering, procurement, and construction contract issued by the plant owner Ta-Yuan...
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