Hacker News with Generative AI: Renewable Energy

Peak Oil Demand, EVs, & the Future of Oil: A Cleantech Perspective (cleantechnica.com)
The good news: oil demand is cooling. The bad news: it’s not yet done growing. One can’t really claim oil demand is “falling” (yet), but growth has slowed down to its lowest level in over a decade, with 2024 being a pivotal year. Let’s look at the realities of oil demand and its future from a cleantech perspective!
Oil Industry, Cleantech, Renewable Energy, Energy Demand
3 points by toomuchtodo 9 hours ago | 0 comments
'A bullet train for power': China's ultra-high-voltage electricity grid (bbc.com)
China produces more clean energy than any other country. Now it's rolling out an ultra-high-voltage grid to match – will its strategy of going big pay off?
China, Renewable Energy, Electricity Grid, Infrastructure, Power Transmission
6 points by bookofjoe 3 days ago | 1 comments
I built an expandable solar roof for my Tesla (reddit.com)
Hello Reddit, this is an update of the last year worth of work on a personal project of mine -- placing an expandable solar array on my Tesla. And like all the past builds, the blueprints will be online for anyone to access. The last prototype Beta2 had lots of great feedback, and I am excited to share RC1 (Release Candidate 1).
DIY, Solar Energy, Tesla, Open Source, Renewable Energy
6 points by somid3 5 days ago | 3 comments
100-MW solar farm just broke ground in Wisconsin (electrek.co)
National Grid Renewables has broken ground on its 100 MW Apple River Solar Project in Polk County, Wisconsin.
Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Wisconsin, Project Updates
43 points by belter 6 days ago | 56 comments
The Unintended Consequences of Pakistan's Solar Energy Boom (oilprice.com)
As world leaders gather in Azerbaijan's capital for the annual United Nations climate conference to plan transitioning away from fossil fuel, policymakers will also address the unforeseen obstacles the green transition might bring.
Pakistan, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Energy Policy, International Relations
14 points by toomuchtodo 9 days ago | 1 comments
Lignin discovery could help turn trees into affordable green chemicals (phys.org)
Trees are the most abundant natural resource living on Earth's land masses, and North Carolina State University scientists and engineers are making headway in finding ways to use them as sustainable, environmentally benign alternatives to producing industrial chemicals from petroleum.
Sustainable Materials, Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Bioengineering
5 points by PaulHoule 14 days ago | 0 comments
Toyota to buy clean power from a $1.1B solar farm in Texas (electrek.co)
Enbridge, a Canadian energy company, just announced it’s moving forward with an 815-megawatt (MW) solar project called Sequoia in Texas.
Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Texas, Business, Energy
62 points by peutetre 18 days ago | 44 comments
Worlds highest-altitude wind farm online (globaltimes.cn)
China's highest altitude wind farm located in Comai county, Northwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region was linked to the power grid on Thursday, representing a breakthrough in China's high-altitude wind turbine construction technique.
Renewable Energy, China, Wind Energy
3 points by RunOutOfMemory 19 days ago | 0 comments
EU emissions fall by 8% in steep reduction reminiscent of Covid shutdown (theguardian.com)
The EU’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 8% last year, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has found, as the continent continues to close down coal-fired power plants and make more electricity from sun and wind.
Climate Change, Environment, Renewable Energy, European Union
7 points by doener 20 days ago | 1 comments
Cheap solar panels are changing the world (theatlantic.com)
“This is unstoppable.”
Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Climate Change, Technology, Economics
117 points by dotcoma 22 days ago | 193 comments
Biggest wind turbine – 26 MW – rolls off production line in China (reneweconomy.com.au)
Chinese state-owned manufacturer Dongfang Electric says it has completed the production of a mammoth 26MW offshore wind turbine, by far the most powerful turbine yet to roll off the production line.
Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, China, Manufacturing
5 points by Capstanlqc 24 days ago | 0 comments
China Adds 160 Gigawatts in First 3 Quarters of 2024 (cleantechnica.com)
It’s truly impossible to comprehend the scale of solar power deployment in China these days. When I saw how much solar power China had installed in the first 9 months of the year, I thought I must be reading something wrong. I checked a few times. But, indeed, China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) reports that a shocking 160 gigawatts (GW) of new solar power capacity were added in the first three quarters of the year. 160 GW.
Renewable Energy, China, Solar Power
7 points by tosh 24 days ago | 0 comments
US power grid added battery equivalent of 20 nuclear reactors in past four years (theguardian.com)
Faced with worsening climate-driven disasters and an electricity grid increasingly supplied by intermittent renewables, the US is rapidly installing huge batteries that are already starting to help prevent power blackouts.
Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Energy Storage, Power Grids, United States
18 points by toomuchtodo 24 days ago | 12 comments
China Adds 160 Gigawatts in First 3 Quarters of 2024 – CleanTechnica (cleantechnica.com)
It’s truly impossible to comprehend the scale of solar power deployment in China these days. When I saw how much solar power China had installed in the first 9 months of the year, I thought I must be reading something wrong. I checked a few times. But, indeed, China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) reports that a shocking 160 gigawatts (GW) of new solar power capacity were added in the first three quarters of the year. 160 GW.
Solar Power, Renewable Energy, China, Clean Energy
8 points by bilsbie 24 days ago | 3 comments
All the electricity you'll need for 40 years (innerpathing.com)
We (well, my partner Jesse) bought a pallet of solar panels. Guaranteed to still have 90% of their capacity in 40 years1, they’ll cover all our household energy needs—powering our kitchen, heating our water, charging our electric car2—for the rest of our lives.
Solar Power, Sustainability, Renewable Energy
76 points by mwfogleman 26 days ago | 126 comments
Cheap Solar Panels Are Changing the World (theatlantic.com)
“This is unstoppable.”
Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Climate Change, Technology
9 points by fortran77 28 days ago | 1 comments
Energy Storage is a solved problem (pv-magazine.com)
There are thousands of extraordinarily good pumped hydro energy storage sites around the world with extraordinarily low capital cost. When coupled with batteries, the resulting hybrid system has large energy storage, low cost for both energy and power, and rapid response. Storage is a solved problem.
Energy Storage, Renewable Energy, Pumped Hydro, Batteries
13 points by simonebrunozzi 30 days ago | 2 comments
Singapore OKs 4,300km subsea cable for importing electricity from Australia (mothership.sg)
The Energy Market Authority (EMA) has granted Sun Cable Conditional Approval to supply electricity from Australia to Singapore via subsea cables spanning over 4,300 km.
Singapore, Energy, Australia, Infrastructure, Renewable Energy
133 points by wmstack 30 days ago | 148 comments
Solar power from space? it might happen in a couple of years (arstechnica.com)
Like nuclear fusion, the idea of space-based solar power has always seemed like a futuristic technology with an actual deployment into communities ever remaining a couple of decades away.
Space Exploration, Renewable Energy, Technology, Future
16 points by thunderbong 31 days ago | 58 comments
128m blades and 242m height wind turbine produce electricity to power 96K homes (eldiario24.com)
Despite having a reputation for contributing to global warming and toxic emissions, China turned the tables and is now one of the nations going green.
Renewable Energy, China, Wind Energy, Climate Change
4 points by teleforce 32 days ago | 1 comments
Tech giants set to pay through the nose for nuclear power thats still years away (theregister.com)
Nuclear power contracts signed by hyperscalers show they're desperate for reliable "clean and green" energy sources to feed their ever-expanding datacenter footprints, however, investment bank Jefferies warns that these tech giants are likely to end up paying over the odds to get it.
Nuclear Power, Data Centers, Renewable Energy, Technology Industry, Investment
5 points by rntn 34 days ago | 0 comments
India's Renewable Energy Capacity Hits 200 GW Milestone, Accounts for 46.3% (ndtvprofit.com)
Renewable Energy, India, Energy, Environment, Sustainability
31 points by rustoo 37 days ago | 19 comments
Some Aus states are discovering what happens when they've too much rooftop solar (theguardian.com)
Alerts to possible power shortfalls have become a familiar occurrence. But experts say it won’t be long before the opposite is common
Renewable Energy, Australia, Power Grids, Climate Change
6 points by rustoo 40 days ago | 6 comments
Geothermal Power in the North Bay (jonudell.net)
I was aware of The Geysers, a geothermal field about 35 miles north of my home in Santa Rosa, but I never gave it much thought until my first bike ride through the area. Then I learned a number of interesting things.
Geothermal Energy, California, Renewable Energy, Environment, Technology
48 points by rbanffy 42 days ago | 17 comments
Global renewables growth set to outpace current government goals for 2030 (iea.org)
Global renewables growth set to outpace current government goals for 2030
Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Energy Policy, Global Trends
4 points by doener 42 days ago | 0 comments
Taiwan is heading toward an energy crunch? (wired.com)
Highly dependent on imported fossil fuels, soon to shutter its last nuclear plant, and slow to build out renewables, the world’s largest producer of advanced computer chips is heading toward an energy crunch.
Taiwan, Energy, Renewable Energy, Nuclear Power, Technology
82 points by vunderba 46 days ago | 119 comments
Germany outfitted half a million balconies with solar panels (grist.org)
Matthias Weyland loves having people ask about his balcony. A pair of solar panels hang from the railing, casting a sheen of dark blue against the red brick of his apartment building. They’re connected to a microinverter plugged into a wall outlet and feed electricity directly into his home. On a sunny day, he’ll produce enough power to supply up to half of his family’s daily needs.
Solar Power, Germany, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Housing
40 points by andsoitis 48 days ago | 10 comments
Bidirectional charging may be required on EVs soon due to new CA law (electrek.co)
It’s an exciting week for grid resiliency-lovers in California, as Governor Gavin Newsom followed up his earlier smart grid law and signed another law this week which may require bidirectional charging on EVs in the future – though the law has no hard timeline attached, so it may be a while before we see this happen.
Electric Vehicles, California Law, Renewable Energy, Grid Resilience
4 points by MilnerRoute 50 days ago | 0 comments
Solar and wind less than half the cost of fossil fuels as price falls continue (reneweconomy.com.au)
The cost of both solar and wind energy continue to fall, with both technologies less than half the price of competing fossil fuels – based on a global average – and offering compelling socio-economic and environmental benefits.
Renewable Energy, Economics, Climate Change
45 points by Capstanlqc 51 days ago | 8 comments
US' largest solar panel maker First Solar debuts its $1B 3.5GW Alabama factory (electrek.co)
First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) inaugurated its new $1.1 billion fully vertically integrated thin-film solar factory in Lawrence County, Alabama.
Solar Energy, Manufacturing, Alabama, Renewable Energy, Business
25 points by toomuchtodo 53 days ago | 4 comments