Testing and installation of the world’s longest onshore and subsea power cable, which connects Denmark and the UK, is complete. Viking Link is a £1.7 billion ($2.15 billion) joint venture between the UK’s National Grid and Denmark’s Energinet, and it’s due to come online by the end of…
Read MoreDhp Technology makes folding solar roofs, and now they’re going to be built over 45 rest stops, where they’ll power EV charging stations. Swiss startup Dhp Technology is part of the ABCD-Horizon consortium, which includes Swiss energy company Aventron, BG Consulting Engineers, and Cargo Sous Terrain. The consortium…
Read MoreRenewables provided a quarter of the US’s electrical generation during the first half of 2023 – a slight increase from 2022, according to new US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data. The latest issue of EIA’s “Electric Power Monthly” report (with data through June 30, 2023) reveals that in the…
Read MoreThe US’s largest self-storage company is going to host solar panels on 133 of its storage buildings’ rooftops to power over 10,000 homes with affordable community solar power. Self-storage and community solar Glendale, California-based Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) is working with Asbury Park, New Jersey-headquartered commercial and industrial…
Read MoreWind, solar, and nuclear generated up to 55% of total power in Texas in the record-breaking end-of-June heat – keeping the natural gas share below 50%. Natural gas has ordinarily been the most common source of electricity generation in Texas, but wind, solar, and, to a lesser degree,…
Read MoreA huge solar power station in China is generating clean energy, producing salt from sunlight, and serving as a shrimp-breeding site. State-owned China Huadian Corporation said the 1-gigawatt (GW) Huadian Tianjin Haijing power station will generate 1.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity each year – enough to power around…
Read MoreLabor union members at New York’s Ravenswood Generating Station will become the US’s first fossil fuel power plant workers to transition to operating offshore wind equipment. Ravenswood is a 2,480-megawatt (MW) power plant in Long Island City, Queens, across from Roosevelt Island. Powering 20% of the city, it’s…
Read MoreAll of Detroit’s municipal buildings are going to be powered by neighborhood solar as part of the city’s efforts to combat climate change – check out the city’s cool grassroots plan. Meet Detroit Rock Solar City. The city has determined that it’s going to need around 250 acres…
Read MoreSolar is growing at 33.7% year-on-year and is now at twice the capacity of coal power in China, according to a new report. Solar and coal in China Today, the China Electricity Council, a state-approved nonprofit national trade association, released its first-quarter report, the “Operational Situation of [the]…
Read MoreIllinois-based startup Eco-dynamic Tech has debuted a lightweight rollout solar awning for RVs that can generate up to 8,000 Wh per day. The rollout solar awning is called ARTPIECE – because it features patterns in colorways such as Peacock Blue, Narcissus Purple, and Apple Green – and it…
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