By 2030, North Carolina could cut climate emissions by two-thirds. Here’s how:
A high-rise building under construction in downtown Raleigh in 2014. (Credit: James Willamor / Creative Commons) by Elizabeth Ouzts, Energy...
Month: March 2024
Green roofs could help cool down Brazil’s favelas
This article was originally featured on Undark. Sweat was dripping down Luis Cassiano’s face. It was 2012, and Rio de...
Nuclear power stations are not appropriate for Australia – and never will be
The prospect of nuclear power in Australia has been a topic of public debate since the 1950s. While Australia has...
Hydrogen-derived steel set to be used in wind farms for the first time, but how green will it be?
Denmark’s Orsted yesterday (Wednesday) signed a preliminary agreement with German steel plate producer Dillinger which could see the first wind...
Forks up! South Fork Wind becomes the first completed utility-scale offshore wind farm in the United States
The first turbine is installed on South Fork Wind (Credit: Orsted) New York officials have announced the completion of Ørsted...
Equinor announces grid interconnection milestone for Empire Wind 1
Equinor has announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved on March 1 the large generator interconnection agreement (LGIA)...
‘Dangerous experiment’ | California gas company scales back plan to blend hydrogen into university pipelines
Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) has scaled back plans to blend up to 20% hydrogen into the University of California Irvine’s...
‘Uncertain demand’ | Canadian city quietly shelves plans for hydrogen refuelling station
The Canadian city of Edmonton has shelved plans to contract out the construction of a hydrogen refuelling station, it emerged...
Pathways to procurement: Driving e-mobility through partnerships
For utilities considering adopting an EV charging program, ABB e-Mobility’s Todd Shock has one piece of advice: go big, or...
Who were the big winners from US government’s giant $750m hydrogen funding call?
The US Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday announced it would award $750m in grants to 52 hydrogen projects across 24...
1-GWh battery now operational in Arizona for solar site powering Google data center
Courtesy of NextEra Energy Resources. Example of an Arizona-based solar plant, Wilmot Solar Energy Center in Tucson, Arizona on May...
Hydrogen in industry | Germany opens first €4bn bidding round for Carbon Contracts for Difference
Germany’s government has launched the first €4bn ($4.4bn) bidding round of its estimated €50bn Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCfD) programme,...
