As per energy storage news, approval is being sought for a 400MW advanced compressed air energy storage (A-CAES) project with eight hours of storage to be built in California by technology provider Hydrostor. The Canada-headquartered company is the first in the world to have built an operating commercial A-CAES facility, a much smaller 1.75MW project in Goderich, Ontario, with about 10MWh capacity based on its own technologies. Hydrostor has now filed an Application for Certification with the California Energy Commission for the 400MW / 3,200MWh Pecho Energy Storage Center it wants to build in the state’s San Luis Obispo County. Application for [...]
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The UK government is backing tidal energy as part of its flagship renewable energy auction scheme, announcing today its biggest investment in a generation into tidal power. In a press release, it has been announced that the UK government will invest £20 million per year in Tidal Stream electricity as part of its flagship renewable energy auction scheme, kickstarting a brand-new chapter for the tidal industry and creating jobs across the UK. It will unlock the potential for a thriving UK tidal power sector, with the cash boost supporting marine technologies which could benefit the whole of the UK. As part of the [...]
Read MoreThe plant would be able to deliver 400 MW of electricity for 8 hours, and would be comparable in size to some of California’s largest fossil fuel power plants. PV Magazine in US has revealed that an affiliate of Hydrostor filed an application for a 400 MW / 3200 MWh long duration energy storage (LDES) project with the California Energy Commission (CEC). Hydrostor deploys compressed air energy storage, a technology that is able to store and dispatch energy for long durations. As the region’s 2,200 MW Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant is set to retire in 2024/2025, the LDES project has a target for commercial operation date as early as [...]
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Hydrogen has a key role to play in the years ahead, especially in industrial applications, according to the CEO of German power company RWE. “When you look long term, there is no way around hydrogen,” Markus Krebber, who was speaking to CNBC’s Annette Weisbach, said. In an interview broadcast Tuesday morning, Krebber claimed this was because hydrogen was “the only technology … we currently know which is able to decarbonize those industries which cannot electrify like steel, but also some parts of the chemical industry.” Described by the International Energy Agency as a “versatile energy carrier,” hydrogen has a diverse range of applications and can [...]
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The ‘magic molecule’ can produce both heat and energy, yet the Government has barely invested in this technology. As COP26 has ended, The Telegraph has highlighted a very important factor in getting to net zero. Practically our entire political and media class is convinced the world faces meltdown unless we lower our carbon emissions – reaching “net zero” by 2050. Meanwhile, millions of ordinary people look at this Glasgow gabfest and frown. Yes, there is broad understanding here in the UK we need to wean ourselves off fossil fuels such as coal and oil and pollute less, for the sake of our children and [...]
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Developed Vs Developing World: German Chancellor Angela Merkel is delivering a statement on her country's climate change efforts. She says we can ensure that our industries and businesses can develop the best technologies and ways to achieve climate neutrality. Taken together, the EU is the third largest emitter of CO2 in the world - behind only China and the US - and Germany emits the most individually of all the 27 EU nations. The crux of the matter is as follows: 1. Historic emissions 2. The demise of the clean development mechanism3. Emissions per capita. Historic emissions – 1. Whose fault is this? Not the [...]
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A huge leak of documents seen by BBC News shows how countries are trying to change a crucial scientific report on how to tackle climate change. As per BBC News, the leak reveals Saudi Arabia, Japan and Australia are among countries asking the UN to play down the need to move rapidly away from fossil fuels. It also shows some wealthy nations are questioning paying more to poorer states to move to greener technologies. This "lobbying" raises questions for the COP26 climate summit in November. The leak reveals countries pushing back on UN recommendations for action and comes just days before they will [...]
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Rueters report that emerging market economies need $1 trillion a year of public and private finance in order to transition to a low-carbon economy/net zero in the fight against climate change, a report from asset manager BlackRock (BLK.N) said. Quoting that article, this figure is a sharp increase on a United Nations target to mobilise $100 billion a year, BlackRock said in a report, adding emerging markets were "essential" to ensure the world succeeds in limiting global warming. The issue is expected to form a central plank of discussions at the next round of global climate talks, due to start in Glasgow on Oct. [...]
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Climate change has started to show its effect on our planet. As per a recent article published on BBC, Madagascar is on the brink of experiencing the world's first "climate change famine", says the United Nations. Tens of thousands of people are already suffering "catastrophic" levels of hunger and food insecurity after four years without rain. The drought - the worst in four decades - has devastated isolated farming communities in the south of the country, leaving families to scavenge for insects to survive. "These are famine-like conditions and they're being driven by climate not conflict," said the UN World Food Programme's [...]
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In an article published in The Economist, it has been empahsised that cattle are a large producer of greenhouse gases. Few dishes whet more palates than a juicy cut of beef. One poll in 2014 found that steak was Americans’ favourite food. Unfortunately, by cooking so many cows, humans are cooking themselves, too. The impact of food on greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions can slip under the radar. In a survey in Britain last year, the share of respondents saying that “producing plants and meat on farms” was a “significant contributor” to climate change was the lowest among ten listed activities. Yet two [...]
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