ASR Africa flags off construction of N1billion in Career Devt And Counselling, Renewable Natural Resources centres at University of Ibadan
The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) has commenced the construction of a 2,000-square-metre Career and Renewable Natural Resources Centre at the University of Ibadan. The centre will provide counselling and career support to students at the university and explore the potential of cleaner energy solutions for the institution. This comes barely three days […]
Energy security: Petroleum engineers seek all-inclusive solutions
Tribune Online Energy security: Petroleum engineers seek all-inclusive solutions Despite the clamouring for clean energy security globally, operators in the oil and gas sector under the auspices of the Society of Petroleum Engineers(SPE), Nigerian Council, said this would require a strategic approach to cater to the unique needs of different regions. Besides, the Chairman SPE, […]
DOE announces $27 million for clean energy plans for disadvantaged communities
Energy Future Grants Program is open to applications for local, tribal and state governments seeking to partner on clean energy projects in building, power and transportation sectors. DOE describes a successful project as one having equitable program innovation, multi-jurisdictional partnerships, and scalable outcomes that can leverage DOE and other resources to speed and scale deployment […]
Energy security: Petroleum engineers seek all-inclusive solutions
Tribune Online Energy security: Petroleum engineers seek all-inclusive solutions Despite the clamoring for clean energy security globally, operators in the oil and gas sector under the auspices of the Society of Petroleum Engineers(SPE), Nigerian Council, said this would require a strategic approach to cater to the unique needs of different regions. Besides, the Chairman SPE, […]
Six terawatt hours of grid-scale energy storage by 2050
To reach the 6 TWh of energy storage needed to clean the grid by 2050, we need to grow grid-scale energy storage by 98.4 times. Panelists in a recent Reuters webinar said that the path requires facing critical challenges as well as continued technology innovation, public-private partnerships, regulatory reforms, and more. Energy storage is about […]
Enphase announces second U.S. solar microinverter factory in Wisconsin
Just a few weeks after Enphase announced its inaugural U.S. factory partnership with Flex in South Carolina, a second location has been revealed. Enphase is also partnering with contract manufacturer Foxconn in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. The company said in its Q2 earnings report that it has shipped approximately 50,000 units from these two U.S. contract manufacturers… […]
Sandia to study snow-related energy losses using Morgan Solar sensor
Technology company Morgan Solar and Sandia National Laboratories are partnering on a study to identify and quantify the amount of energy lost when a solar PV plant is covered in snow. Among the technologies being evaluated is Morgan’s l IOT sensor – the IV DAQ, which captures continuous in situ data and can operate in… […]
Solution to insecurity, unemployment and poverty
Tribune Online Solution to insecurity, unemployment and poverty WE all agree that unless there is good governance, there cannot be public or general security, public welfare , sustainable development and proper orientation of the youth. This is if universal veracity. Furthermore, patriotism is necessary, but not enough; there must, just as well, be competence in […]
First Solar will build its fifth solar panel factory in the United States The facility will have a nameplate capacity of 3.5 GW, location TBD.
Thin-film solar panel giant First Solar today announced its intention to build a fifth manufacturing facility in the United States. This fifth factory will join the company’s three-factory campus in Northwest Ohio and the under-construction fourth factory in Alabama, eventually allowing First Solar to have more than 14 GW of annual manufacturing capacity in the… […]
FERC interconnection reforms aim to increase efficiency, prevent energy source discrimination
On July 27, FERC took a big step in the modernization of the nation’s transmission grid by streamlining the interconnection process for transmission providers, providing greater timing and cost certainty to interconnection customers and preventing undue discrimination against new sources of power generation. “This new rule will enable America’s vast power generation resources to connect… […]