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Geothermal’s full potential: 24/7 power everywhere, storage, environmental mineral extraction

March 29, 2023 by Kelly MacGregor

Geothermal is not just for generating energy. It can be used for storage and extracting minerals too. Kelly MacGregor at NREL summarises the research into taking geothermal to the next level and making it a solution to multiple challenges. Depending on how far down you dig, geothermal is available for running utility-scale power plants as well as heating and cooling individual districts, buildings and houses. And new techniques are being … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Geothermal Tagged With: batteries, electricity, geothermal, innovation, lithium, minerals, power, research, storage, sustainability, US

‘Green Deal Industrial Plan’ explainer: 40%+ of the top low-carbon technologies must be made in the EU by 2030

March 24, 2023 by Daisy Dunne and Josh Gabbatiss

The EC’s new series of proposed targets and reforms, contained in its Green Deal Industrial Plan, aim to ensure that at least 40% of the EU’s low-carbon technologies will be made within its borders by 2030. The eight “strategic net-zero technologies” are: Solar (power and thermal); Onshore and offshore wind; Batteries and energy storage; Heat pumps and geothermal; Electrolysers and fuel cells; Sustainable biogas/biomethane; CCS; Grid … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Renewables Tagged With: batteries, biogas, biomethane, CCS, CDR, China, copper, EC, electricity, electrolysers, EU, Europe, finance, fuelcells, geothermal, grids, HeatPumps, jobs, lithium, markets, permitting, solar, storage, subsidies, trade, US, wind

Hydrogen’s innovation pipeline: signals strong ahead of World Hydrogen Summit in Rotterdam, May 9-11, 2023

March 21, 2023 by Ian Shine

The IEA and the European Patents Office have, for the first time, reported on patents filed worldwide to get a measure of the innovations we’re seeing in the hydrogen sector, summarised here by Ian Shine. Overall, Europe and Japan are leading. Although the U.S. is a close third, with 20% of the total, their filings have declined compared to the previous decade. The fastest growth is in China (15.2%) and South Korea (12.2%). There has been a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Hydrogen Tagged With: automotive, aviation, China, Distribution, electrolysis, Europe, hydrogen, IEA, industry, iron, Japan, patents, rail, shipping, SouthKorea, steel, storage, transport, US

“Combustion” can make cathodes for lithium-ion batteries more cheaply, quicker, using less energy

March 15, 2023 by Nancy Stauffer

Burning things produce soot. And that soot contains materials that have been morphed into something else. As Nancy Stauffer at MIT explains, new research there has shown the burning process can be used to produce cathodes far more cheaply, quicker, more simply, and with less energy than the standard method. It’s another example, from an unexpected direction, of innovations cutting the costs of an essential component of the energy transition: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Innovations, Storage Tagged With: batteries, cathodes, combustion, commercialisation, EVs, industry, innovation, lithium, storage

Analysis: U.S. IRA subsidies put two-thirds of Europe’s battery production pipeline at risk

March 9, 2023 by Transport & Environment

Major battery manufacturing projects earmarked for Europe are now looking to site themselves in the U.S. to take advantage of its IRA subsidies, according to a new report by T&E. It says over two-thirds of lithium-ion battery production planned for Europe – a pipeline potential of 1.8 TWh - is now at risk of being delayed, scaled down or cancelled. The nations most at risk of losing the business are Germany, Hungary, Spain, Italy, the UK and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Storage Tagged With: batteries, electricity, emobility, Energy, EU, EVs, Germany, gigafactories, grids, Hungary, IRA, Italy, Norway, spain, storage, subsidies, UK, US

Europe vs U.S: incentivising battery manufacture to take the global lead from China

February 16, 2023 by Transport & Environment

Europe is already well placed to end its reliance on Chinese Li-ion battery cells by 2027, according to a study by Transport & Environment (T&E). The new analysis of battery-makers’ announcements points at Europe producing enough Li-ion cells to fully meet domestic demand for EVs and energy storage in four years’ time. T&E also forecasts that essential elements of the supply chain can substantially shift from China into Europe, like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Storage Tagged With: cathodes, China, EU, EuropeanSovereigntyFund, EVs, funding, IRA, manufacturing, metals, storage, subsidies, tteries, US

Gas: a history of Energy Security in the EU. And what’s next post-Russia?

February 14, 2023 by James Kneebone

The security of supply of gas has been the hottest topic of the last 12 months since Russia invaded Ukraine. James Kneebone at the Florence School of Regulation (FSR) has written an explainer that lays out the EU’s history of dealing with energy security, going back to the 1990s. Because the EU has a single market for natural gas and widely shared value chains (pipelines, LNG terminals, storage, etc.), impacts are felt across the bloc. But that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: Energy, EU, gas, LNG, market, pipelines, regulations, Russia, security, storage, terminals, Ukraine

How Europe is countering Russia’s weaponisation of energy – CEDE 2022 event summary

December 12, 2022 by Simon Göss

Simon Göss provides a written summary of our two panel discussions held in Brussels on Thursday December 8th 2022. Panel 1 was titled “The Availability and Affordability of Gas and Energy in CEE and EU”, Panel 2 “The War in Ukraine: Security of Critical Energy Infrastructure”. The issues covered include EU policy interventions for countering the Russian weaponisation of energy, cooperation with Ukraine, how far is Europe prepared, spill-over … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Events, Policies Tagged With: Energy, gas, industry, infrastructure, Nuclear, prices, renewables, Russia, security, storage, Ukraine

What was Europe’s dependence on gas prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?

December 2, 2022 by Ewan Thomson

### REGISTER NOW ### for our vitally important 2-panel event “The Energy Crisis and Russian Aggression Against Ukraine – Key Challenges for the Central European Energy Sector”, on Thursday December 8, 13:00 – 17:00 CET (Address: Rue Belliard 40, 1040 Brussels). High-profile confirmed speakers include Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, EC; Leszek Jesień, Chairman of the Board, CEEP; Jerzy Buzek, MEP and former president of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: China, efficiency, EU, Europe, gas, HeatPumps, LNG, renewables, Russia, security, storage, Ukraine, winter

Can Enhanced Geothermal Systems be used as grid-scale batteries? Anywhere!

November 23, 2022 by Stefan Ellerbeck

The US Department of Energy aims to cut the cost of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) by 90% by 2035. Standard geothermal power comes from tapping existing hydrothermal reservoirs. But most places don’t have hot water reservoirs underground. EGS pumps water down to reach hot rocks, heating the water to achieve the same purpose. Everywhere has hot rocks underground. Here, Stefan Ellerbeck, writing for the World Economic Forum, describes research … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Storage Tagged With: batteries, costs, EGS, geothermal, grids, solar, storage, US, water, wind

European gas prices have fallen sharply since August. What happens next?

November 10, 2022 by Simon Göss

Prices on the European gas market have fallen sharply since August 2022 and Europe’s gas storage facilities are almost full. That’s good news, but the problems aren’t over. Simon Göss at cr.hub, writing for Energy Brainpool, explains why by looking at the data. He runs through the main factors driving the changes, primarily strong LNG imports, Norway’s increased production, mild weather, and lower gas consumption (particularly in industry). … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: consumption, demand, EU, Europe, gas, Germany, imports, industry, LNG, Norway, prices, storage, weather, winter

Pollution costs are driving U.S. states to look for alternatives to Gas-Fired Plants

November 4, 2022 by Caitlin Odom and Lauren Shwisberg

In the U.S. a growing number of states and regulators are directing utilities to look for alternatives to proposed gas-fired power plants, citing environmental justice and community health impacts, explain Caitlin Odom and Lauren Shwisberg at RMI. So it’s not just about emissions: pollution matters too. The authors quote studies that show clean energy portfolios (CEPs) not only reduce energy costs, but can save billions of dollars in community … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: Arizona, California, costs, DemandResponse, efficiency, Environment, gas, health, IRA, justice, Oregon, pollution, solar, storage, US, wind

U.S. Residential Distributed Solar: still getting cheaper, installation and permitting too, more batteries

October 20, 2022 by John Rogers

John Rogers at UCS reviews the new and comprehensive “Tracking the Sun” report from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory which covers both residential and non-residential “grid-connected, distributed” solar PV systems in the U.S. There has been clear progress across the board, including PV module efficiency, system costs, installation and permitting, and the uptake of batteries. For example, median efficiency for modules in residential systems … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Renewables Tagged With: batteries, California, costs, distributed, efficiency, grids, Hawaii, installation, IRA, modules, NonResidential, permitting, residential, solar, storage, Texas

Aluminium, sulphur and salt batteries. Cheaper than lithium-ion, for homes and EV charging stations

September 7, 2022 by David Chandler

The high and escalating demand for the lithium-ion batteries that dominate the market is driving the search for alternatives. Ideally, they will be made from inexpensive, abundant materials. David Chandler at MIT describes research there into a design that uses aluminium and sulphur as its two electrode materials, with a molten salt electrolyte in-between. The results point at batteries that have a projected cost per cell of about one-sixth that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Storage Tagged With: aluminium, batteries, charging, costs, electrolyte, EVs, innovation, lithium, research, residential, salt, storage, sulphur

“GETs”: cheap ways for Grids to double Wind & Solar integration and help battle global inflation

July 29, 2022 by Russell Mendell, Mathias Einberger and Katie Siegner

Accelerating the clean energy transition can tackle the inflation crisis, not just save the climate, explain Russell Mendell, Mathias Einberger and Katie Siegner at Rocky Mountain Institute. Rising energy costs are driving current global inflation. So now is the perfect time to drive through low-hanging-fruit ways to increase wind and solar generation and storage. In the U.S. interconnection queues – the pipeline of clean generation projects … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Grids, Renewables Tagged With: DLRs, GETs, grids, inflation, interconnection, solar, storage, US, wind

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