Ørsted has made the final investment decision on the H2RES renewable hydrogen demonstration project at Avedøre Holme in Copenhagen, Denmark. H2RES will be Ørsted s first renewable hydrogen project in operation and marks a new era in Ørsted s green journey, where the power of offshore wind will be harnessed to decarbonize society beyond direct electrification. Avedøre Power Station where H2RES will be located.
H2RES will have a capacity of 2 MW. The facility will produce up to around 1,000 kg of renewable hydrogen daily, which will be used to fuel road transport in Greater Copenhagen and on Zealand. The project is expected to produce its first hydrogen in late 2021.
RWE continues to expand its renewables portfolio in North America, one of the company’s strategic core markets, by the commissioning of two new onshore wind farms with a total installed capacity of 348 MW. Both wind farms produce enough electricity to supply the equivalent of more than 104,000 US households. Courtesy of RWE
The Boiling Springs wind farm was constructed with a capacity of 148 MW in Woodward County, Oklahoma, with a total of 60 GE turbines.
The East Raymond onshore wind farm has an installed capacity of 200 MW and is located in South Texas. The project is powered by 91 Vestas turbines. Next to the plant, RWE is currently constructing the West Raymond wind farm with an installed capacity of 240 MW.
Courtesy of NREL
“We appreciate Alliant Energy’s donation from their community solar project and their willingness to support our efforts to help local families,” said Katie Karls, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity of Fond du Lac County. “Our plan is to use the donated solar blocks from Alliant Energy to reduce the electric bills for people living in our Habitat homes, which will really help out the residents with their monthly budgets and give them more dollars to provide for their families.”
Alliant Energy launched its Fond du Lac community solar project in early December. The company expects to start construction on the project, located southeast of the city, this spring and complete it by the end of the year. The Community Solar program provides Alliant Energy customers an opportunity to share the benef its of solar power without having to install solar panels on their property.
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Ireland faces an uncertain future: international tax regulations are to change affecting our corporate tax take, COVID-19 has transformed how we live and work, Brexit creates challenging uncertainties for trade, and climate change will transform our world.
There is however an opportunity emerging that will give Ireland control over its destiny creating long-term jobs, a guaranteed tax-revenue stream, and independence in the most critical arena of our economy: energy.
A consortium, led by a community energy co-operative in SW Ireland, says that it has the solution to this opportunity: offshore hydrogen production for export.
Tuesday, 19 January 2021 Investment in battery research is key to reducing carbon emissions and boosting electrification, according to the newly appointed chairman of global battery research hub the Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI).
Dr Christian Rosenkranz is calling on governments and industry to work more closely to help accelerate the development of advanced battery technologies.
“We need to see a huge uplift in rechargeable battery energy storage if countries are to get anywhere near the global targets for reducing carbon emissions” said Dr Rosenkranz, who is Vice President Industry and Governmental Relations EMEA of CBI member and battery manufacturer Clarios. “As we approach the COP26 talks later this year we should be pressing for more commitments to support battery research into new and existing technologies in partnership with industry. At the Consortium we are conducting and supporting innovative research projects in Europe, the United States and Asia whic