Science and Technology:
¶ “Wind And Solar Researcher: ‘We Are Actually Trying to Use the Natural Variability Itself to Address the Variability.'” • MIT engineers demonstrated how precise mapping of energy use and weather patterns may direct the placement of renewable energy installations with high efficiency, in a recent study in the journal Cell Reports Sustainability. [CleanTechnica]
Deer graze under a PV array (Dennis Schroeder, NREL)
World:
¶ “Floating Solar Power To Rise To 77 Gigawatts By 2033” • From a start as an obscure, niche idea to a common solution, floating solar power is starting to be a notable solar market segment. A report from Wood Mackenzie, focused entirely on floating solar power, forecasts that the overall floating solar market could reach 77 GW by the year 2033. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Philippines Building World’s Largest Solar+Battery Project” • The Philippines is working on the largest solar power+battery storage project in the world, breaking ground on the project just a few weeks ago. The project is going to have a solar power capacity of 3,500 MW and a battery storage system with 4,500 MWh of energy storage capacity. [CleanTechnica]
Nueva Ecija, Philippines (Vee V, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “India Solar Power Installations Growing 106% in 2024” • India continues to be a solar and wind powerhouse. Its solar power installations have absolutely soared this year. Compared to the first three quarters of 2023, newly installed solar power capacity in the first three quarters of 2024 was up 106%. New wind power capacity was up 15%. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Mingyang Dual Turbine Floater Starts Operation” • Mingyang has commenced operations of a floating foundation designed to host two turbines with a total capacity of more than 16 MW. The OceanX platform is installed at Mingyang’s Yangjiang Qingzhou IV offshore wind farm, 70 km from shore at 45 metres depth, off Guangdong. [reNews]
Mingyang dual turbine (Mingyang image)
¶ “German Onshore Wind Tender Awards 4 GW” • Germany’s Federal Network Agency has awarded 4 GW of capacity in the latest onshore wind tender results. More than 6 GW of bids were submitted to the oversubscribed tender on 1 November. For the first time since February 2022, the bid volume submitted was more than the unreduced tender volume. [reNews]
¶ “TotalEnergies To Develop 300 MW in Oman” • TotalEnergies, along with its partner OQ Alternative Energy, signed agreements to develop 300 MW of renewable energy projects in Oman. The electricity will be delivered to Petroleum Development Oman, the leading exploration and production company in the country, through long-term PPAs. [reNews]
Renewable energy (TotalEnergies image)
¶ “Tasmanian Offshore Wind Zone Declared” • Australia’s Federal Government declared Tasmania’s Bass Strait an offshore wind zone. The new industry could create up to 12,000 jobs in construction and a further 6,000 ongoing roles for engineers, electrical technicians, cable installers, crane operators, riggers, divers, seafarers, etc. [Energy Magazine]
¶ “Vestas To Repurpose Isle Of Wight Site” • Following an agreement in principle with the UK Government, Vestas intends to repurpose its Isle of Wight factory to build onshore blades, mainly to support the UK market. Currently the factory focuses on manufacturing blades for the V174 offshore turbine, for which demand is coming to an end. [reNews]
Worker in a blade factory (Vestas image)
¶ “‘Not A Hope In Hell’ Nuclear Power Can Replace Australian Coal-Fired Power By 2040” • Australia’s industry group for electricity retailers and generators told a nuclear inquiry the country should focus on policies that will drive a faster rollout of renewable energy and storage, saying nuclear is unlikely to be a viable coal-fired power replacement. [The Guardian]
¶ “Adani Green Commissions 250-MW Solar Power Project In Rajasthan” • Adani Green Energy Ltd announced that Adani Green Energy Twenty Five Ltd commissioned a 250 MW solar power project in the Indian state of Rajasthan. With that, AGEL’s operational renewable power generation capacity has increased to 11,434 MW. [pv magazine India]
Solar project (Adani Green Energy Ltd)
US:
¶ “Amazon Autos Begins Selling Hyundai Cars Online” • Most of us want to avoid the aggravation of battling with dealers when it comes time to buy a new car. There are some people who love haggling, but they are rare. Now Amazon Autos is trying to take some of the sting out of the process. It created Amazon Autos so people can buy cars online. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Clean Power Capacity Installations Up 86% In 2024” • The American Clean Power Association released a report on clean energy growth in the US in 2024, highlighting a surge in growth in the 3rd quarter: 10.2 GW of capacity. Through the first three quarters of the year, 29.6 GW of clean power capacity have been installed in the US, up 86% from 2023. [CleanTechnica]
Solar array (Virtue Solar, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “Verogy Finishes 2 Solar Systems In Connecticut For FedEx” • Verogy completed two solar systems on the rooftops of FedEx facilities in Connecticut. They are an 866-kW system in Stratford and a 2,075-kW array in Middletown. The Sustainability and Global Vehicles manager of FedEx said the installations are part of a transition to renewables. [Solar Power World]
¶ “Acadia and Microsoft Plan $9 Billion Worth of US Renewable Energy Projects” • Clean energy investor Acadia Infrastructure Capital is launching a coalition with tech giant Microsoft as an anchor investor as part of plans to develop $9 billion worth of clean energy projects in the US, Acadia’s Vice President Brian O’Callaghan told Reuters. [OilPrice.com]
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