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First-of-Its-Kind 12-Month No-Payment Solar Financing Solution Through Mosaic Platform Supports Recovery of Home Solar Installations

published: 2020-08-13 4:00
PowerSwitch ZERO uses contact-free technology, giving new agility to the industry. Mosaic, a leading provider of financing solutions for residential solar and energy-efficient home improvement projects in the U.S., today announced the launch of a new solar financing offering: PowerSwitch ZERO. The loan keeps cash in homeowners' pockets with no payments required during the 12-month promotional period preceding a 10-, 15- or 20-year repayment period. It's an industry game-changer that responds to an immediate need to put solar installers back to work after the economic slowdown associated with COVID-19. ...  more

What Do We Know So Far About Suzuki’s New Electric Scooter eReady That Is Making Its Debut Soon?

published: 2020-08-12 18:30
Suzuki is about to launch its brand new electric scooter eReady in advance on August 13th, which serves as the debut of the new brand, and is also the first product after the company had joined the Powered by Gogoro Network, making it an anticipated piece among fans. Before its official reveal, let us check out some of the circulated rumors regarding eReady. ...  more

Exelon Joins EPRI and GTI in Initiative Accelerating Low-Carbon Energy Technologies

published: 2020-08-12 13:00
Exelon Corporation today announced its sponsorship of an Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Gas Technology Institute (GTI) five-year initiative to accelerate the development and demonstration of low-carbon energy technologies. The Low-Carbon Resources Initiative is part of Exelon’s commitment to advancing clean-energy solutions to benefit customers and communities.  ...  more

First Commercial Remote Wireless Power Transmission Equipment Expected to Debut in New Zealand During October

published: 2020-08-12 10:00
Is this another version of the Tesla Tower? Powerco, the second largest electricity distributor in New Zealand, has recently joined hands with startup Emrod to commence testing on remote wireless power transmission through microwave energy, which is expected for delivery in October, and may become the first commercial remote wireless power transmission system in the world. ...  more

Boralex Completes $805 Million Refinancing for its Niagara Region Wind Farm (230 MW) in Ontario, Canada

published: 2020-08-11 22:00
Boralex Inc. ("Boralex" or the "Corporation") (TSX: BLX) is pleased to announce that it has completed the approximately $805 million refinancing over 16 years for its 230 MW Niagara Region Wind Farm (NRWF) in the Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada. NRWF was commissioned on November 2, 2016 and is held in partnership with the Six Nations of the Grand River Indigenous community. Boralex operates the site and has a 50% stake in the farm. ...  more

Magical Semiconductor Black Phosphorus Also Serves as a Potential Material for Lithium Anode, with Anticipated Battery Storage Elevation

published: 2020-08-11 13:00
Scientists have been hoping to expand the power storage capacity of lithium-ion batteries by converting graphite anode to lithium or silicon, where users will no longer have to worry about the battery of smartphones, nor the distance between charging stations when driving electric vehicles. Now, American scientists have discovered another alternative material that possesses reasonably well efficiency: phosphorus. ...  more

Wire and Cable in Renewables, Part 1: Onshore wind - an essential part of the energy transition roadmap

published: 2020-08-11 12:00
 Limiting the increase in global average temperature to, or below, 1.5-2˚C versus the pre-industrial level is the ultimate goal as outlined in the Paris Agreement. To realise a low-carbon future, this requires a unified large-scale transition to clean energy and electricity generation by renewables plays a critical role in this shift. Renewables are expected to provide 30% of global electricity generation by 2024, according to the International Energy Association (IEA). ...  more