Department of Energy commits $1.3 billion to three multi-state transmission projects
DOE will fund the Transmission Facilitation Program projects. The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a $1.3 billion commitment to fund the development of three transmission lines crossing six states. These projects would add a combined 3,500 MW of capacity to the domestic grid, said Gregory Wetstone, president and chief executive officer, American Council on […]
Court acquits Chinese Directors charged with forging board’s resolutions
A Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted two Chinese men, Hao Aijun and Liu Yangxi and a Nigerian, Obi Anthony Chibuzor who were charged with conspiracy, forgery and fraud. The three, who are directors of BN Ceramics Industry Nigeria Limited, were in a 13-count charge, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/77/2017 filed in the name of […]
Court acquits Chinese, Nigerian directors charged with forging board’s resolutions
Tribune Online Court acquits Chinese, Nigerian directors charged with forging board’s resolutions A Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted two Chinese, Hao Aijun and Liu Yangxi and a Nigerian, Obi Anthony Chibuzor, who were charged with conspiracy, forgery and fraud. The three, who are directors of BN Ceramics Industry Nigeria Limited, were […]
Transformer shortages: New bottleneck of the energy storage supply chain
Transformer shortages are taking their toll on battery energy storage system (BESS) integrators, as competition in the market intensifies. From pv magazine global While the BESS supply chain has stabilized in terms of prices and supply of raw materials, lead times for certain components, such as transformers, have greatly extended. “While global battery supply eased […]
Resurgence of coups as daring affront on democracy
Tribune Online Resurgence of coups as daring affront on democracy THE series of mutinies in African countries that are giving way to the deposition of democratically- elected leaders are becoming a recurring decimal. For decades, Africans have had to grapple with bad governance amid nature’s wealthy deposits. The notoriety of elected leaders reneging on their […]
Israel-Palestine war: Nigeria insists on two-state solution
The Federal Government has called for a two-state solution that will end the Israeli-Palestinian age-long conflict. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, made this known to journalists after a meeting with the Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdallah Shawesh, on Tuesday. Israel has heavily bombarded Gaza since Hamas gunmen stormed across the border on […]
Duke Energy to build country’s first end-to-end 100% green hydrogen system in Florida
The facility will be located at the utility’s DeBary solar plant, which has a 74.5 MW capacity. Duke Energy is set to break ground on the country’s first demonstration project with an end-to-end system to produce, store and combust entirely green hydrogen. The facility will be located at the utility’s DeBary solar plant in Volusia […]
Invest In Hybrid Oil Palm Plantation To Bridge Gap Of Oil Imports
Nigeria is currently importing annually between 400,000 – 600,000 metric tons of palm oil, with an estimated cost of $500 million. Sadly enough, Nigeria used to be the leading world producer and exporter of palm oil in the 50s and 60s. Currently, Malaysia and Indonesia have taken the lead in production and exports with 25 […]
Roadrunner Reserve energy storage system to be one of largest in Arizona
Canadian Solar’s e-Storage has entered the supply and integration contract for 1 GWh DC of energy storage solutions for DEPCOM Power and TEP. Arizona utility Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is the owner of the Roadrunner Reserve project, a new energy storage facility being built by DEPCOM Power. “Roadrunner Reserve will help us maintain reliability as […]
Solar Energy Technologies Office supporting the buildout of a secure U.S. supply chain
Department of Energy SETO director Dr. Jones-Albertus delivered the keynote address at pv magazine’s recent Roundtables US 2023, addressing the energy transition and the growth of domestic solar manufacturing. Achieving the White House’s goal of 80% clean energy supply by 2030 is possible but is not without some challenges. Supporting the buildout of solar in […]