In Short : California is experiencing a rise in solar and wind power curtailments, indicating challenges in managing the state’s renewable energy supply. Curtailments occur when excess electricity is generated, but the grid cannot accommodate it. Factors like transmission constraints and mismatch between supply and demand patterns contribute to curtailments. Addressing these challenges is crucial […]
Libya to map out renewable energy plan – EQ Mag Pro
The Libyan government is working on a plan for the development of renewable energy to tap the potential of solar and wind power in the North African country, said the oil and gas minister in the Libyan outgoing government. The plan is being devised by the Ministry of Oil and Gas and the government has […]
Ireland auctions 1.9 GW of solar and wind power – EQ Mag Pro
80 new wind and solar projects have been awarded in Ireland’s latest Renewable Energy Support Scheme (RESS 2) auction. The projects, amounting to 1.9 GW, were chosen from among 130 renewable energy projects that participated in the auction. Some 50 projects totaling 998 MW of capacity submitted to the auction did not qualify for state […]
Shutdown Process Begins For Generator at Taiwan’s No. 2 Nuclear Plant
Taipei : Taiwan’s second nuclear plant has begun the shutdown process for its No. 1 generator, which is set to enter the decommissioning stage after producing power for 40 years, state-run utility Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) said late Thursday. In a statement, Taipower spokesperson Chang Ting-shu said operators at the Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant in […]
Africa’s Green Energy Developers Face Uphill Battle
Workers install solar panels at a photovoltaic solar park situated on the outskirts of the coastal town of Lamberts Bay, South Africa. A host of obstacles are preventing oil majors from achieving their renewable energy ambitions, from investment delays to natural hazards to a lack of clear legislation. After their natural gas projects.Oil majors are […]
GERD deadlock could be resolved by solar and wind power
Political tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been escalating in a conflict over the near-complete Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The GERD is Africa’s largest hydropower plant. The project dams the Blue Nile river coming from Ethiopia’s highlands just before it crosses into Sudan where, after merging with the White Nile, it continues northwards […]
As decarbonisation continues, green hydrogen could be key
Green hydrogen is versatile as it can be used in both gaseous and liquid states, converted into either fuel or electricity and produced and transported anywhere. LONDON: Saudi Arabia has begun to explore more sustainable and efficient power generation solutions that it envisions will produce 60 gigawatts of renewable energy, including solar and wind, by […]
Southeast Asia needs to go all in on the renewables revolution
Solar and wind power can provide plenty of energy for Mekong countries and help avoid a dangerous tipping point for the river The construction of hydropower dams on the Mekong has brought the river, and the world’s largest freshwater fishery, to a dangerous tipping point. Development plans that would push it over the edge march […]