Australia CO2-free Hydrogen Supply Chain in Queensland. A memorandum of understanding has been signed to conduct a study on a potential business collaboration for the development of a CO2-free hydrogen supply chain between Japan and Australia.
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The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum of Sudan has announced a call for expressions of interest from consultants to support the deployment of 1,170 solar-powered irrigation pumps across two states of the country. The pumps will be installed on farms in North Kordofan, in the center of the East African nation, and further south in the West Kordofan region. The last date to apply for consultants is September 14, 2021.
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The Government of India plans to increase renewable electricity capacity to 175 GW by 2022 and to 450 GW by 2030, but even faster growth will be needed in the following decades to meet ongoing growth in demand and reach climate targets. However, the challenges with integrating higher capacities of renewable energy include the increasing variability of hourly demand, increasing ramping requirements due to the impact of solar on net demand, short-term frequency variations, and local voltage issues.
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According to preliminary results of an upcoming analysis by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), to reach a largely decarbonized electricity sector by 2035, solar deployment would need to accelerate to three to four times faster than its current rate by 2030. This brief by the US Department of Energy summarizes the evidence of how key investment in solar research and deployment, along with support from the US Department of Energy, can help realize these opportunities for American workers, consumers, and communities.
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The government of the Australian state Victoria has issued a request of proposal (RfP) inviting bidders to develop at least 600 MW of renewable energy projects under the Second Victorian Renewable Energy Target Auction (VRET2). The estimated investment for the projects is $1 billion.
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Soltech Energy Sweden AB (Soltech), a rooftop solar solutions provider, has acquired a stake of 90.1 per cent of Wettergrens Tak & Plåtslageri AB (Wettergrens), a roofing company. The acquisition is financed entirely with cash and newly issued Soltech shares. The company makes approximately $3.48 million in revenue and has about 20 employees based in Nyköping.
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Alternus Energy Group, a European independent power producer, has acquired a 64.6 MW solar project in Witnica, Poland from BayWa r.e. The sales agreement was signed between both parties in August 2021.
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Royal Dutch Shell has announced its plans to vastly expand its network of electric vehicle charging points in Britain. As part of its global rollout, it aims to install 50,000 on-street posts in Britain by 2025. Ubitricity, an on-street charging point company acquired by Shell in February, will implement the project.
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This briefing by the European Environment Agency focuses on the waste aspect of three main renewable energy infrastructure types: solar PV cells for electricity production, wind turbines and batteries for energy storage. This briefing describes the nature and scale of the circular economy aspects, the opportunities and challenges that the deployment of these three technologies brings and how policy can help drive the changes to achieve the best environmental outcome.
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With Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden leading the way on renewables integration we explore the outlook for the Nordic power markets. The Nordics have taken an early lead in the energy transition race. With a heavy focus on renewable power and abundant system flexibility, the region is arguably decades ahead of other markets and will play a pivotal role in wider European net zero ambitions. So, how is the Nordic power mix evolving and what will that mean for power prices in the region?
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The Energy Security Board (ESB) in Australia released its recommendations for the redesign of the national electricity market on August 26, 2021. These were submitted to energy ministers on the Energy National Cabinet Reform Committee (ENCRC) at the end of July 2021. The ESB is recommending four key pathways for reform to manage both the orderly exit of old technologies (especially ageing coal fuelled generation) and pave the way for new technologies.
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Uzbekistan has commissioned its first utility-scale solar plant of 100 MW. The plant has been developed by UAE’s Masdar. To build the project, Masdar signed an agreement with the government of Uzbekistan and JSC National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan in 2019. A local project company, Nur Navoi Solar FE LLC, was established by Masdar to deliver the solar photovoltaic (PV) plant, and to operate and maintain it over a 25-year period.
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SEE Institute, the research and development arm of Sharjah Sustainable City, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with German-based Hager Group to test and deploy smart energy solutions in Sharjah. The agreement will give the citizens access to renewable energy storage, making Sharjah Sustainable City the first in the region to have access to renewable energy storage solutions.
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Denmark’s Vestas Wind System A/S has won a 396 MW contract for Rye Park Wind Farm in New South Wales, Australia. The deal was placed by project owner Tilt Renewables. Vestas will supply and install 66 of its V162-6.2 MW wind turbines for the project. Delivery of the wind turbines is expected to occur in the third quarter of 2022, with commissioning to commence in the second quarter of 2023.
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Over the last few years, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has placed emphasis on the off-grid component of energy access by funding important pilot projects for the development of mini-grids and for the distribution of Solar Home Systems (SHS) through the EIB Off grid Solar Programme, which has been successful in East and Central Africa. The European Investment Bank, in collaboration with the International Solar Alliance, commissioned this study by Dalberg Global Development Advisors to determine the economic and commercial feasibility for enhancing off-grid solar in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA).
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This report, part of the Carbon Management Research Initiative at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy, examines green hydrogen production and applications to understand the core challenges to its expansion at scale and the near-term opportunity to enable deployment. An analysis using Monte Carlo simulations with a varying range of assumptions, including both temporal (i.e., today versus the future) and geographical (e.g., the US, the EU, China, India, Japan) factors, anticipates emissions intensity and costs of producing green hydrogen.
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