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Sunrun Sees A Bright Future For Solar In Puerto Rico

When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, it wreaked havoc on the aging electrical grid supporting the island, taking out power for island residents for months for many. Many new energy companies like...

2 Kilometers of Electrified Road in Sweden — A Pilot for EV-Charging Roads

An “electrified road” that allows vehicles to charge en route has opened near Stockholm Airport in Sweden. It’s currently a 2 kilometer stretch along a high-traffic shipping route. The constant flow of trucks...

World’s First Road That Recharges Vehicles While Driving Opens in Sweden

Sweden inaugurated on Wednesday the first road of its kind that can recharge commercial and passenger car batteries while driving. The eRoadArlanda project consists of 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) of electric rail installed...

Australian Renewable Energy Agency Launches $12.5 Million Distributed Energy Funding Initiative

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency announced Thursday that it was launching a new AUD$12.5 million funding initiative for pilot projects and studies that focus on integrating distributed energy resources into the electricity...

India’s Lithion Power To Invest $1 Billion In Battery Swap Program For EVs

India has seen announcements of ambitious plans by automakers in the past few months regarding the introduction and expansion in production of electric vehicles. Companies that provide charging technology have also announced...

Wind & Solar Could Meet 80% Of US Electricity Demand

A new study from US researchers has shown that wind and solar power generation could reliably meet 80% of the country’s electricity demand, and 100% could be met by scaling up energy...

KiWi Power on 4GW Battery in South Wales

Multi million pound 4GW battery officially unveiled at Parc Stormy in Bridgend to provide balancing services to onsite solar, AD, wind turbine and cement facilities. A 4GW battery facility designed to provide grid...

US Renewables Account For 18% Of Energy Mix, Hot On The Heels Of Nuclear

Renewable energy deployment grew at a near-record pace in 2017, increasing by 14% to account for 18% of total US electricity generation, double its contribution a decade ago, and bringing it hot...

FPL Unveils New Solar-Plus-Storage System

Florida Power & Light Company has unveiled a solar-plus-storage system that is believed to be the first in the country to fully integrate battery technology with a major solar power plant in...

Major Increase in EV Charging Stations Across U.S.

While electric vehicles only make up a tiny 0.2 percent of passenger cars around the world, that number is growing, and growing fast. In 2016, there were 2 million EVs on the...

Tesla and Australia will Turn 50,000 Homes into a Virtual Solar Power Plant

The state of South Australia has announced that it will create a network of thousands of solar-powered homes, using Tesla solar panels and Powerwall batteries, Reuters reports. Initial phases of the plan...

Report: Small Modular Reactors Vital for Low-Carbon Transition

The government should press ahead with plans to develop small-scale nuclear technology, according to a new Policy Exchange report which argues nuclear power will be vital for achieving a fully decarbonised electricity...

Reports: Norway Targets Electric Power for All Short Haul Flights by 2040

Norway is aiming to be the first country in the world to switch to 100 per cent electric planes for short-haul flights, the country's airport operator Avinor has announced. Norway's national broadcaster NRK...

Shell, Swedfund, ENGIE Invest $20 Million In Rural Distributed Renewables In Asia & Africa

Husk Power Systems, a leading rural distributed utility company which operates mini-grids in Asia and Africa, has announced the closure of a $20 million equity investment from Shell, Swedfund, and ENGIE, which...

ABB Automated Fast Charging System for Electric City Buses

With increasing air pollution levels and stronger public commitment to clean transportation, electric city buses offer an ideal opportunity to improve life in cities, while also reducing operational costs. ABB’s automated fast...

McKinsey: Renewables and EV Boom will Struggle to Move World Onto 2C Pathway

Renewables are set to dominate the global energy market and demand for electric vehicles will soar over the next decade, but neither industry will make fast enough progress to ensure the world...

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