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Global solar photovoltaic installations to exceed 100 gigawatts in 2018
Strong demand for solar power in China expected to push total installed capacity to 108 gigawatts Largely driven by an improvement in the outlook in China, global photovoltaic (PV) demand is forecast to reach 108 gigawatts (GW) in 2018, according to IHS Markit. Strong demand from the Chinese market is expected to continue on the […]
Ontario electric truck rebate to roll out soon
Ontario electric truck rebate part of Green Commercial Vehicle Program The newly announced Ontario electric truck rebate could be worth up to $75,000 for buyers of electric trucks in Canada’s most populated province, according to a report by Reuters. The rebate are offered through a $12 million fund for the fiscal year ending March 31, […]
High-speed rail presents major opportunities for decarbonisation of transport – IEA
Significant environmental benefit is capacity to shift passengers away from aviation High-speed rail (HSR) passenger activity totalled 625 billion passenger kilometres in 2015 with China, Europe and Japan together accounting for 95 per cent of the global total, according to the International Energy Agency. HSR is also the fastest growing passenger rail transport service worldwide […]
PepsiCo pre-orders 100 Tesla Semi trucks
Tesla Semi trucks purchase part of PepsiCo’s plan to cut GHGs PepsiCo Inc is the latest major US company to reserve new Tesla Semi trucks. The second-largest food and beverage company in the world has placed an order for 100 electric semi trucks, the largest Tesla big rig order to date. The maker of Mountain […]
60% of Canadian business energy research and development spent on fossil fuels
In-house R&D spending on to non-emitting and renewable energy declined from $644 million in 2014 to $492 million in 2015 Research and development spending on fossil fuels accounts for more than half of energy research and development by businesses, according to the latest data released by Statistics Canada. In 2015, $1.6 billion of in-house research and development (R&D) expenditures in Canada were directed to […]
Buildings an unlocked source of energy savings – IEA
In many markets energy efficiency investments in buildings still often considered a risk By John Dulac, IEA Energy Analyst The past decade has seen major changes across the energy sector, from the emergence of solar PV or shale oil and gas to electric vehicles and high-efficiency lighting. But one sector has seen very little change. The […]
Ford autonomous vehicle technology to be tested next year
Ford autonomous vehicle testing in at least one city Ford autonomous vehicle testing will begin next year in at least one city, but the automaker says it will not begin commercial production until 2021. Reuters reports Ford will test self-driving prototypes in a number of pilot programs with partners, including Domino’s Pizza and Lyft. Ford’s […]
Statoil installing intelligent battery system named ‘Batwind’ for world’s first floating wind farm
Batwind battery will make decisions based upon real-time data to determine when to hold electricity, when to send to grid Hywind Scotland, the world’s first floating wind farm, will install a 1MW battery system called “Batwind” that it hopes will maximize the value of the project’s electricity, according to a press release from project owner Statoil. “As part […]
First utility-scale solar project in Western Canada under construction
Project started construction and will be online in Q4 2017 The 17 MW Brooks Solar project is under construction and when completed later this year, it will be first-utility scale solar project in Western Canada, according to a press release from Elemental Energy. “Solar energy will ramp up considerably in Alberta in the coming years,” […]
Artificial Intelligence boosts efficiency for solar and wind
Autonomous drones with real-time artificial intelligence-supported analysis will inspect wind turbines and solar panels Artificial intelligence (AI) will increasingly automate operations over the next several years in the solar and wind industries and boost efficiencies across the renewable energy sector, according to a new DNV GL position paper. The position paper “Making Renewables Smarter: The […]
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