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Swiss industry and science consortium on track to optimise hydropower production using satellite data

March 31, 2022 by Becky Rowland

The “Defrost for Hydropower” project combines SLF’s snow expertise with satellite imagery from Wegaw’s cutting-edge geospatial technology and Hydrique Engineers advanced modelling skills, in order to more accurately predict water flow into hydro dams up to 4 months in advance as well as hydrological inflows on a regional scale. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Platform Tagged With: hydroelectricity, hydropower, monitoring, production, renewable energy, satellite, sensors, snow, trading

Norway’s power markets, storage and CCS plans can make it a decarbonisation hub for Europe

September 18, 2020 by Tshin Ilya Chardayre

Though still heavily reliant on oil and gas, Norway can claim to be a central piece in Europe’s decarbonisation puzzle, explains Tshin Ilya Chardayre writing for the IFRI Centre for Energy & Climate. Norway’s substantial hydropower infrastructure gives it a reservoir storage capacity that could account for 10% of EU-wide energy storage needs by 2050. That would require international transmission cables and power markets, the development of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Policies Tagged With: Brexit, CCS, emissions, hydropower, interconnectors, markets, Norway, storage, Transmission

‘Tsunami’ of hydropower dam building threatens Europe’s last wild rivers – campaigners

May 14, 2018 by Umberto Bacchi

The transition to low-carbon energy sources in the Balkans could cause irreversible environmental damage, environmentalists fear. Proposed hydropower dam constructions endanger Europe’s last wild rivers and some diversity hotspots, writes Umberto Bacchi of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Courtesy: Thomson Reuters Foundation. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate policy, Energy, EU Policy, Oil, Gas & Coal, Policies, Renewables, Resources Tagged With: climate change, coal power, energy transition, energy2030, EU energy policy, hydropower, renewables

India’s green shift to renewables: How fast is it happening?

November 22, 2017 by Simran Talwar and John Mathews

India is moving at a rapid pace to adopt a green shift in its power sector, across industry and in transport, aiming to reduce dependence on the black fossil fuelled energy economy, write Simran Talwar and John A. Mathews. But finance remains a problem: many banks are complacent in their lending to fossil fuel projects. Attempts in the international trade arena to curb India’s strategies of building green power industries using the tools of local … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal, Policies, Renewables Tagged With: climate change, coal power, energy transition, hydropower, natural gas, nuclear energy, oil, renewables, solar power, sustainable mobility, wind power

Want energy storage? Here are 22,000 sites for pumped hydro across Australia

October 23, 2017 by Andrew Blakers, Bin Lu and Matthew Stocks

Three researchers from Australian National University have conducted a study into the possibility for new pumped hydro storage capacity in Australia – with remarkable results. They have identified more than enough sites to provide all the energy storage Australia needs for an energy system based on renewables. Courtesy The Conversation. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Renewables Tagged With: electricity market, energy storage, energy transition, hydropower, renewables

Energy wonks have a meltdown over the US going 100 percent renewable. Why?

June 30, 2017 by Joshua Rhodes

In the U.S. a furious debate has erupted among academic energy experts about whether the country could run 100% on renewable energy. Joshua D. Rhodes, Postdoctoral Researcher of Energy at the University of Texas, Austin, explains what is going on and offers some thoughts of his own. Courtesy The Conversation. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, Policies, Renewables Tagged With: climate change, coal power, diversification, electricity market, energy transition, financing, hydropower, renewables, solar power, US energy policy, wind power

Costs of electricity generation compared: beware of simple metrics

May 11, 2017 by U.S. EIA Today in Energy

With the rapid growth of renewables, comparing costs of different forms of power generation has become important for policymakers, investors and analysts. In these comparisons, the metric of LCOE (levelized cost of energy) is often used, but the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) warns that this metric does not cover all the complexities involved. The EIA has written a short primer on comparing power generation costs. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, Renewables Tagged With: biomass, coal power, electricity market, energy transition, financing, hydropower, natural gas, nuclear energy, renewables, solar power, US energy policy, wind power

With gas and hydro plans, Australian government is looking at whole picture

May 4, 2017 by Cle-Anne Gabriel

The Australian government has ambitious plans to expand hydropower capacity in Tasmania – and to restrict gas exports so they can be reserved for domestic use. Cle-Anne Gabriel, Lecturer in Sustainability at the University of Queensland, argues these policies are going in the right direction. Courtesy The Conversation. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal, Policies, Renewables Tagged With: electricity market, energy transition, grid, hydropower, infrastructure, natural gas, renewables

A short guide to greening your energy supply

March 2, 2017 by Benedict De Meulemeester

A growing number of companies are committed to greening their energy supply. But is it better for businesses to buy clean energy or to invest in producing it themselves?  Benedict de Meulemeester, Managing Director of Brussels-based E&C Consultants, discusses the pros and cons of different options and concludes that it may be a good idea to go all the way. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, Renewables Tagged With: electricity market, energy trade, energy transition, hydropower, renewables

China’s renewable energy revolution continues on its long march

February 13, 2017 by Simon Göss

In one year China added almost as much generation from renewable power as Germany’s total renewable energy generation, according to the end of January statistics for 2016 by the National Energy Administration of China and the China Electricity Council. Yet the country’s electricity supply still relies strongly on coal, notes Simon GĂ¶ĂŸ of Berlin-based consultancy Energy Brainpool. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, News, Renewables Tagged With: carbon bubble, China, climate change, coal power, electricity market, energy transition, energy2030, hydropower, natural gas, nuclear energy, renewables, solar power, wind power

Energy sector is one of the largest consumers of water in a drought-threatened world

June 24, 2016 by Gary Bilotta

The implications of the global water footprint of energy generation are phenomenal, writes Gary Bilotta of the University of Brighton. He warns that if policy makers fail to take into account the links between energy and water, we may come to a point in many parts of the world where it is water availability that is the main determinant of the energy sources available for use. Courtesy The Conversation. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Climate policy, Energy Tagged With: climate change, coal power, electricity market, energy efficiency, energy transition, hydropower, natural gas, nuclear energy, renewables, solar power, water, wind power

Has China’s coal use peaked? Here’s how to read the tea leaves

May 12, 2016 by Valerie J Karplus

As the largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the world, how much coal China is burning is of global interest, writes Valerie J. Karplus of the MIT Sloan School of Management. According to Karplus, an expert on Chinese energy, China's reported leveling off of coal use may be both real and sustainable. Nevertheless, there is one scenario in which coal use could easily go back up again: high oil and natural gas prices. In addition, it is likely that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Climate policy, Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal, Renewables Tagged With: carbon trading, climate change, coal power, electricity market, energy transition, hydropower, natural gas, nuclear energy, renewables

The looming Nordic energy crisis

March 10, 2016 by Rauli Partanen

Sweden is faced with the possible shutdown of its entire nuclear generating capacity. This could result in grid instability, price hikes and much higher greenhouse gas emissions, writes Rauli Partanen, an independent analyst and author on energy and the environment. Partanen calls on policymakers to take action to avoid a Swedish nuclear phaseout. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Climate policy, Energy, Nuclear Tagged With: climate change, electricity market, energy transition, energy2030, EU energy policy, hydropower, nuclear energy, renewables

China pushes global renewable capacity beyond 900 GW

January 12, 2016 by Energy Post

China was the world’s leading market across a number of renewable energy technologies in 2015 and helped to drive global renewable installed capacity to an estimated 913.48 Gigawatts (GW), says research and consulting firm GlobalData. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, News, Renewables Tagged With: climate change, energy transition, hydropower, renewables, solar power, wind power

IEA sees “harsh reality” for gas industry

June 5, 2015 by Karel Beckman

From a Golden Age of Gas to a “harsh reality” in just a few years - the 2015 “Gas medium-term market report“ released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on 4 June in Paris sounded a warning note to anyone who believes gas is bound to conquer the world. That can still happen - but only if gas drastically improves its competitiveness, said the IEA. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Energy Outlooks, News, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: coal power, hydropower, natural gas, renewables, shale gas, unconventionals, US energy policy

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