Author: Arnes Biogradlija

The EU’s budget proposal fails to honour the climate protection commitments made by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The 1.85 trillion euro budget, which will be deliberated at the upcoming meeting of the European Council, only allocates 80 billion euros firmly to climate protection. If significant amendments are not made, Europe will face a vast shortfall in green investment. On the eve of the special European Council meeting on the new EU budget, the current budget proposal falls far short of the vigorous climate action promised by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Only 80 billion euros are firmly…

Solar FlexRack has supplied Primergy Solar for 14 projects with its TDP and TDP 2.0 solar trackers, both of which will provide electricity to Illinois schools. The projects together are based in the northern and central parts of Illinois and total more than 8 megawatts ( MW). “Primergy Solar has a solid team of experienced solar industry veterans and is building high-performance solar projects that will deliver lower-cost clean energy reliably to these schools for decades. School solar programs are a win-win for the schools and their communities.” Steve Daniel, executive vice president of Solar FlexRack. The ground-mount solar systems range…

In response to the coronavirus outbreak, SSE has written to Irish Minister for Climate Action, Communications Networks and Transport, Eamon Ryan T.D., with five main goals for achieving a green economic recovery. SSE claims that decarbonization funding for the energy sector will help build and preserve thousands of jobs in all regions. SSE identifies concrete opportunities to create a win-win for economy and environment by enabling private investment in low-carbon infrastructure and helping people decarbonize their homes and businesses in its five-point ‘greenprint’. The objectives include promoting the development of onshore and offshore wind projects, such as phase 2 of…

The tides roll in, and the tides roll out, just like clockwork. It’s this consistency and predictability that makes tidal energy attractive, not only as a source of electricity but, potentially, as a mechanism to provide reliability and resilience to regional or local power grids. Tidal power is one type of marine renewable energy, along with power harvested from waves, ocean currents, and temperature and salinity differentials from different water depths. Although tidal power is in its infancy—no commercial systems are in place in the United States—researchers at PNNL are looking at the potential benefits it offers in addition to power production.…

Sunport Power has optimized the company’s S6 flexible module product that aims at the growing BIPV market. Launched in 2018 and developed on the pilot line later, S6 has been continuously updated and optimized by the R&D team of Sunport Power with its versatility and high performance for the needs of customers in various scenarios. The new upgraded S6 module achieved module efficiency of 21.2 percent. Sunport Power’s S6 Flexible Module applies Metal Wrap Through (MWT) technology as its core. The MWT is an back contact technology to improve the performance of the solar cell and module by removing the…

The transition of regions’ carbon-intensive economies towards more sustainable forms of power generation will play a key role in reaching the Green Deal objectives. It will ensure that Europe has a just transition that leaves nobody behind. The European Commission initiated support for the transition of fossil fuel regions in 2017 with the launch of the coal regions in the transition platform. Since February 2020 this has been underpinned by the just transition mechanism, which provides financial support for these regions including through a new Just Transition Fund. Coal regions have clear reasons to see wind power as their future…

Scotland’s commitment to a world-leading target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2045 comes with the possibility to radically transform the Scottish planning system through the upcoming NPF4. Significant deployment of additional renewable energy capacity, well in excess of historical deployment levels, will be needed to achieve bold climate change ambitions. The declaration of a Climate Emergency has rendered existing policy frameworks for renewable energy technologies critically out of date, so it is imperative that Scotland takes the opportunity to shape NPF4 so that it establishes a planning system that enables Scotland to achieve its climate commitments in the only way possible…

The Carbon Trust has released the latest summary findings from the Floating Wind Joint Industry Project (JIP). The Floating Wind Joint Industry Project – Phase II summary report, outlines floating wind technology challenges prioritized by developers to accelerate the commercialization of floating wind.  The findings summarise the work undertaken as part of Phase II of the Floating Wind JIP, across four main themes: turbine requirements and foundations scaling, heavy lift offshore operations, dynamic export cables and monitoring and inspection. The report also includes new market projections from the Carbon Trust, forecasting 70GW of floating wind capacity installed by 2040. Floating wind is an…

In the first quarter of 2020, global demand for energy declined by 3.8 percent, with most of the impact felt in March as containment measures were enforced in Europe, North America and elsewhere. China, one of the countries most affected by the coronavirus, is the world’s leading manufacturer of many renewable energy technologies, such as solar panels, wind turbines and batteries. Given that coronavirus has disrupted deliveries from China, renewable energy companies are unable to reach deadlines for installing equipment. BYD, one of the largest manufacturer of rechargeable batteries, was unable to complete production of new rechargeable battery models due…

Nordex Group will equip its first Finnish wind farm, named Juurakko for the German project developer VSB, with the manufacturer’s latest 5 MW turbine technology for light-wind sites. As of spring 2022, the Nordex Group will install seven N163/5.X turbines on the west coast of Finland near the town of Kalajoki. The Group will also be responsible for full servicing of the turbines on the basis of a Premium Service contract for a period of 20 years. The N163/5.X turbine model is specifically designed for sites with lower wind speeds and can be operated in different power modes within the…