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In the World of Electricity Generation, Green Energy Is King – Says Your Wallet

published: 2020-06-09 10:30
The cost of solar and wind power has fallen steeply in recent years. On a broader scale, the International Renewable Energy Agency, or IRENA, indicates that the installation cost of green energy is, on the whole, declining year over year, with land-based wind power expected to reach US$0.043/kWh and solar power reaching $0.039/kWh in 2021. These rates are 18% and 42% lower than 2019 figures, respectively. ...  more

Your Monday Briefings: All the Solar News (Week 24)

published: 2020-06-08 21:00
Welcome back to another busy week! This time, we are covering German PV industry’s immunity to COVID-19, Israel’s ambitious plan for solar energy and JinkoSolar’s victory, and many more! Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Your Mon...  more

Energy Storage Invested by Bill Gates Transcended Commercialization and Achieved 150 Hours of Electricity Storage Time

published: 2020-06-08 18:30
Form Energy, invested by Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, is about to realize the next generation of prolonged battery energy storage technology by having signed a contract with Great River Energy, the second largest power company in Minnesota, on developing a 1MW/150MWh pilot power plant, which claims to store electricity for a much longer period of 150 hours in contrast to the existing lithium battery power plants. ...  more

The “Wooden” Future of Wind Energy

published: 2020-06-07 10:00
Wind turbine towers are for the most part made of steel, which means the larger the wind turbine, the more steel used in the construction of turbine tower, and the larger the tower needed to support the turbine. ...  more