The utility plans to retire or convert its remaining coal-fired units and procure more wind and solar power. Minnesota Power said it plans to become 100% carbon-free by 2050, building on the utility’s EnergyForward strategy and recent achievement of providing 50% renewable energy to its customers. In its upcoming Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), Minnesota Power will lay…
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The project means the pro hockey team will now “train and compete in facilities completely powered by renewable electricity.” When the National Hockey League’s Philadelphia Flyers hit the ice to practice, they’ll be doing so in a training facility powered by 100% renewable energy. As part of its sustainability efforts, team owner Comcast Spectacor added…
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration also expects utility-scale battery storage capacity to more than quadruple. Renewable energy resources will account for the majority of new U.S. electricity generating capacity in 2021, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). In a “Today in Energy” report, the agency said it expects nearly 40 GW of new…
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The rules apply to Puget Sound Energy, Avista and Pacific Power. The state’s Commerce Department developed similar rules that apply to municipal and other consumer-owned utilities. Regulators in Washington State have adopted a package of rules that move the state a step further toward its goal of removing carbon emissions from electric utility services. The…
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Leaders touted the various benefits of a new energy storage system installed at the municipal building as part of a utility program. If the power goes out at Vermont’s statehouse, the capitol building will now rely on backup power stored in batteries, rather than on a fossil-fueled generator. To boot, according to utility Green Mountain Power (GMP),…
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Polaron formation in perovskite solar cells has been indicated in scientific research as a possible factor for making this kind of cell particularly efficient, although the mechanism behind polarons’ action is completely unknown. A U.S. research group has now observed how polaron distortions form and grow. A group of scientists from Standford University has confirmed the existence…
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The Indian group secured the project in an auction held by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The plant will sell power to the Indian grid at a price of INR 2.41 ($0.033)/kWh under a 25-year PPA. Adani Green Energy Limited, a unit of Indian industrial conglomerate Adani Group, announced it will build a 600 MW hybrid…
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Across the United States, more than three dozen solar projects with nameplate capacities of at least 100 MW are set to enter service in 2021. The Texas oil patch is on track to host the largest of them. The Texas oil patch is hosting what could be the largest solar installation to be added in…
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Scientists in Australia have developed an algorithm to calculate the perfect size and density for a quantum dot as a light sensitizer in a solar cell. The research could lead to both higher efficiencies for quantum dot solar cells, and the design of quantum dots compatible with other cell materials, including crystalline silicon. Quantum dots,…
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Five scientific institutions in Germany are currently working together on self-learning production plants that use process data for the permanent optimization of manufacturing. The initiative is aimed at making the settlement of photovoltaic factories in Germany and Europe attractive again. The manufacture of high-tech solar cells and modules requires many complex production processes and materials…
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