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NV Energy Plans to Build Two Solar-Plus-Storage Projects in Nevada

published: 2021-07-09 9:30
NV Energy, a public utility that serves the state of Nevada in the US, submitted its three-year Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to the Public Utility Commission of Nevada (PUCN) on June 1. The goal of the IRP is to facilitate Nevada’s energy transition and ultimately attain carbon neutrality for the state by 2050. Included in the plan are two new solar-plus-storage projects that have a total generation capacity of 600MW and a total storage capacity of 480MW.  ...  more

Latest Energy Poll: Taiwan’s Public Supportive of Renewable Energy Development with Opposition Placed on Thermal Power and Fourth Nuclear Power Plant

published: 2021-07-07 9:30
The results of the “2021 Survey by the National Renewable Wind Energy Team” recently published by the Taiwan Social Innovation and Sustainable Development Association (TSISDA) indicate that the public is highly receptive to the idea of renewable energy, where 80.8% supports the government in fully implementing the development of green power, and 73% is in favor of the government establishing a Taiwanese offshore wind team. However, over 60% of the public is also concerned about a crisis of power outage. ...  more

US Solar Exceeded 100GW amidst Major Impacts of Cost and Pandemic

published: 2021-07-07 9:30
According to the report of the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie, the installed capacity of solar energy in the US has surpassed 100GW, and the new installed capacity during the first quarter of 2021 had also arrived at a new height. However, the simultaneous increase in the cost of materials and modules of solar energy still imposes numerous challenges for the future. ...  more

Indian Railway Issues a 740MW Solar Tender via Its Joint Venture

published: 2021-07-06 9:30
Railway Energy Management Co. Ltd. (REMCL), a joint venture of Indian Railway and Rail Indian Technical and Economic Service Ltd. (RITES), has released an invitation for bids for the installation of 750MW of ground-mounted PV systems on vacant parcels of land owned by Indian Railway. According to reporting by various green energy news outlets and research agencies, REMCL has been designated by the Indian Railway as the entity that oversees the tender proceedings, project development efforts, and power supply distribution for 3GW of PV generation.  ...  more

Stanford University Hopes to Develop “Rebarless” Concrete by Replacing Limestone with Igneous Rock

published: 2021-07-05 9:30
Can igneous rocks replace the limestone (calcium carbonate) within cement? The cement industry is the largest carbon emission entity in the world, and the balance between the emission of carbon dioxide and the environment has been a major issue for various cement businesses. Stanford University has proposed a solution, which hopes to reduce the consumption of limestone and carbon emission, and eventually create a green concrete that does not require rebar for reinforcement. ...  more