Covering Climate Now signs on more than 170 news outlets

MORE THAN 170 NEWS OUTLETS from around the world have now signed up for Covering Climate Now, a project co-founded by CJR and The Nation aimed at strengthening the media’s focus on the climate crisis.

source https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2019/08/covering-climate-now-signs-on-more-than-170-news-outlets.html

Company trying to tackle renewable energy curtailment enters European market

This week, Scottish software company Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS) announced that it will be expanding into Europe after completing successful trials with a utility company in Germany.

source https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2019/08/company-trying-to-tackle-renewable-energy-curtailment-enters-european-market.html

Hydro Tasmania accelerating site investigations for pumped storage hydropower

Hydro Tasmania says it is accelerating detailed investigation of three key opportunities for pumped storage hydro development in the state as part of the Battery of the Nation initiative. Work has begun on a full feasibility assessment of pumped hydro development opportunities at Lake Cethana and Lake Rowallan in the northwest and near Tribute Power Station on the West Coast.

source https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2019/08/hydro-tasmania-accelerating-site-investigations-for-pumped-storage-hydropower.html

ABB delivers solar plant at Antarctic research base

The Uruguayan government agency Instituto Antarctico Uruguayo (IAU) is collaborating with ABB, Uruguayan utility company UTE and the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining (MIEM) to provide a second solar power installation at the IAU’s research base in the Antarctic.

source https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2019/08/abb-delivers-solar-plant-at-antarctic-research-base.html

More Tesla solar-panel fire incidents emerge in wake of Walmart suit

One evening last year, David Burek noticed charred wood and a burning smell in his attic, near his young sons’ bedroom. He climbed a ladder and saw a melted connector wire from the solar panels installed on the roof of his North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, home. Firefighters rushed over and discovered that flames had burned through the shingles, the roof and a support beam. Luckily, a recent rain had doused it.

source https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2019/08/more-tesla-solarpanel-fire-incidents-emerge-in-wake-of-walmart-suit.html

Are regional transmission organizations the future for renewables in the Southeast?

Renewable energy, particularly solar, is poised for significant growth in the southeastern United States. The Southeast has also mostly retained a vertically integrated utility model, and most utilities in the region have not joined a Regional Transmission Organization or Independent System Operator (collectively known as, RTO). Recent developments have led stakeholders and policymakers in the Southeast to rethink whether it is beneficial for some utilities to join RTOs – something that is generally seen as a positive development for renewable energy.

source https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2019/08/are-regional-transmission-organizations-the-future-for-renewables-in-the-southeast.html

Trump says he’s unwilling to risk US energy wealth for windmill ‘dreams’

President Donald Trump said he was not willing to sacrifice the abundant fossil energy wealth of the U.S. on “dreams” such as renewable power.

source https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2019/08/trump-says-hes-unwilling-to-risk-us-energy-wealth-for-windmill-dreams.html