‘Biggest #CleanEnergy disaster in years’: #UK auction secures no #OffshoreWindfarms | #WindPower | The Guardian
Most #Tories want to scupper any chance of changing energy policy for the better as they have rich friends in the #FossilFuel industries.
#renewableenergy
#UK poised to drop plans to replace home #gas #boilers with #hydrogen alternatives | #HydrogenPower | The Guardian
In my opinion, it was a silly idea to replace natural gas infrastructure with hydrogen burning, primarily because it is not produced in an environmentally friendly way and the current method pumps out lots of #GreenhouseGases and #Pollution, thus negating the supposed benefit of burning it. Better to heat houses with #HeatPumps powered from renewable sources.
#Sunak U-turn on #WindFarms in #England draws wrath of green #Tories | #Wind{ower | The Guardian
With one or two exceptions, the #Tories have no interest in tackling #GlobalWarming.
Network of geothermal power stations ‘could help level up #UK’ | #GeothermalEnergy | The Guardian
It's much better to explore this option than anything like carbon capture.
#SolarEnergy is currently providing over 32% of the #UK's electricity demand. #WindEnergy is down below 14% but together, they are providing nearly half of the electrical power requirement. #France is contributing over 10% and 2.6% from #Norway. About 3.6% is being exported to #Ireland via two interconnects.
http://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/
‘Lack of vision’: #UK green #energy projects in limbo as grid struggles to keep pace | #NationalGrid | The Guardian
The #Tories have dragged their feet for decades on this issue. Many are in the pay of #FossilFuel companies.
Right now, 22% of #UK #electricity demand is being met by #SolarEnergy and 21% by #WindEnergy. It’s not often that light beats wind as a power source here.
DOE releases strategy to reach 30 GW offshore wind by 2030, aiming to cut costs 30%, to $51/MWh
The agency says that a full commitment to reaching offshore wind goals would generate $12 billion in yearly investments.
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/department-energy-strategy-offshore-wind-plan/646381/
#renewableenergy, #hydrogen, #renewable, #photovoltaic, #futurology
New system for recycling wind turbine blades has been invented.
"Turbine blades have previously been challenging to recycle due to the chemical properties of epoxy resin, a resilient substance that was believed to be impossible to break down into re-usable components. This has led to many technology leaders attempting to replace or modify epoxy resin with alternatives that can be more easily treated. Vestas' solution is enabled by a novel chemical process that can chemically break down epoxy resin into virgin-grade materials."
"The newly discovered chemical process shows that epoxy-based turbine blades, whether in operation or sitting in landfill, can be turned into a source of raw material to potentially build new turbine blades. As the chemical process relies on widely available chemicals, it is highly compatible for industrialisation, and can therefore be scaled up quickly."
Apparently the exact chemical process is a secret, though.
Vestas unveils circularity solution to end landfill for turbine blades
New sodium, aluminum battery aims to integrate renewables for grid resiliency
A new sodium battery technology shows promise for helping integrate renewable energy into the electric grid. The battery uses Earth-abundant raw materials such as aluminum and sodium.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230207081251.htm
#renewableenergy, #hydrogen, #news, #PV, #energy
#England’s tallest #WindTurbine prepares to rise against the odds | #WindPower | The Guardian
I presume that the geographical qualification means that some other country of the #UK (Scotland and off-shore, I’m guessing) has larger #turbines.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/09/england-tallest-wind-turbine-bristol
Looking at the data for #electricity demand for the #UK over a period of months, it seems like it rarely dips below 30 GW or much above 40 GW. With the introduction of large numbers of #ElectricVehicles, I expect that demand to rise significantly but if car batteries are also used partly for domestic use then it may smooth out peak demand out. More #WindFarms and other sustainable sources will needed as well as #NuclearPower for the base load.
Researchers create smaller, cheaper flow batteries for clean energy
Flow batteries offer a solution. Electrolytes flow through electrochemical cells from storage tanks in this rechargeable battery. The existing flow battery technologies cost more than $200/kilowatt hour and are too expensive for practical application, but engineers have now developed a more compact flow battery cell configuration that reduces the size of the cell by 75%, and correspondingly reduces the size and cost of the entire flow battery. The work could revolutionize how everything from major commercial buildings to residential homes are powered.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/01/230113145335.htm
#solarpower, #futurology, #photovoltaic, #renewableenergy, #RSS
EV Battery Market: LFP Chemistry Reached 31% Share In September
The NCM battery chemistry remains the most popular.
https://insideevs.com/news/628303/ev-battery-lfp-share-september2022/
#renewableenergy, #renewable, #news, #energy, #PV
CATL Starts Series Production Of EV Battery Cells In Germany
It's the company's first lithium-ion battery cell factory outside of China.
https://insideevs.com/news/628393/catl-started-production-battery-cells-germany/
#photovoltaic, #renewableenergy, #hydrogen, #news
