Electricity
2020, June, 4, 11:30:00
U.S. RENEWABLES INITIATIVE
Ten countries, including Canada, Australia and Brazil, joined the United States last year to form the Energy Resource Governance Initiative, or ERGI,
2020, June, 4, 11:25:00
IRAN, IRAQ ENERGY COOPERATION
The US in May extended Iraq's sanctions waiver for 120 days to import Iranian electricity,
2020, June, 4, 11:00:00
PERU ELECTRIC INVESTMENT $1.3 BLN
In 2017, Peru set a target of 100% rural electrification by 2021, requiring new transmission lines.
2020, June, 1, 11:00:00
OH THESE TERRIBLE RUSSIANS!
It is clear the Chinese, Russians, North Koreans, Iranians, etc. have been actively trying to hack into the US grid
2020, June, 1, 10:15:00
US ELECTRIC UTILITIES FINANCIAL PRESSURE
U.S. electric utilities face increasing pressure to achieve financial targets. The current pandemic in the U.S. further compounds the problem that utilities have seen coming for several years.
2020, May, 28, 11:20:00
AUSTRALIA'S SOLAR AND BATTERY MICRO-GRIDS
“Stand-alone power systems, which are usually a combination of solar, batteries and a back-up generator, are getting cheaper and more sophisticated. In contrast, supplying customers using poles and wires in remote areas can be very costly.”
2020, May, 28, 11:15:00
BRAZIL'S SUPPORT TO POWER SECTOR $2.9 BLN
The Brazilian government has approved a BRL15.6bn (US$2.9bn) loan to support the Brazilian power sector
2020, May, 28, 11:10:00
BLOCKCHAIN FOR ENERGY
Blockchain’s primary value is providing mathematical proof about the state of data, so that different parties to a transaction can agree on the outcome even if they do not know or trust each other.
2020, May, 25, 12:45:00
U.S. ENERGY MARKET DOWN
Oil markets are being significantly disrupted due to global market dynamics and the coronavirus pandemic, the oil price crash was "causing financial and credit challenges, including oil company bankruptcies."
2020, May, 21, 12:30:00
U.S. POWER GRID DOWN 5.8%
U.S. power grid weighted-average 5.8% decrease in demand for 2020 versus the same period in 2019.
2020, May, 21, 12:20:00
COVID & CLEAN ENERGY
Podcast/Audio - It's sad, but also topical and unavoidable. So in this, our thirtieth 'chinwag' podcast, Dr Massey and I decided to chat through what some of the implications of the virus might be for the clean energy sector.
2020, May, 20, 11:10:00
STEEL, HYDROGEN, RENEWABLE OPPORTUNITIES
The iron and steel sector produces coils, bars, wire, cast iron and other products. The largest share of energy use in this industry is for crude steel making.
2020, May, 18, 08:25:00
INDIA'S ELECTRICITY HELP $12 BLN
India's distribution companies have accumulated significant late payments due to power generating companies
2020, May, 15, 11:25:00
U.S. CLEAN ENERGY JOBS LOST
U.S. Dept. of Labor said more than half-a-million jobs in the clean energy sector were lost in March and April
2020, May, 14, 15:50:00
INDIA'S WIND ENERGY UP
As the world’s fourth-largest onshore wind market by installations, India has 37.5 GW of wind capacity as of 2019.
