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I wonder how the battery will only have “clean energy”. Will it be directly fed from solar and/or wind farms or will it draw its power for storage from the grid. I also wonder how long the 291 Mwh will power how many homes if and when needed. And how cost effective is this - what does the SA Government/SA Power Networks pay for the ability to draw on this battery and how does that feed into SA’s retail power bills? Effectively SA consumers will have to cover the capital and operational costs of the battery somehow.

This is going to be an awesome opportunity to explore how we use the inevitable energy transition to New Zealand’s trade advantage. Aotearoa has an incredibly rich history of electric innovation. Did you know…? - the first public electric street lights in the world were in Reefton 💡 - The technology used in geothermal power stations around the world was created here in NZ and we created the first practically scalable prototype⚡️🌋 - We had the first transmission line in the southern hemisphere 🔌 - We then went one better and created the largest and longest undersea HVDC cable at the time that linked the North and South Islands to create our national grid. ⚡️🌊 Now is the time to write the next chapter. The one we’re we create the worlds first electric economy, where our communities 🏘️ benefit from cheap renewable energy and out trade benefits from world leading climate action.

CCEF is excited put more capital towards decarbonizing buildings in rural Colorado communities. Check out this article from EESI to learn more about this collaborative effort: https://lnkd.in/e5q3-mzu

Most buildings standing today will still be in operation in 2050. Retrofitting existing buildings to be all-electric is not just a nice to have – it's essential.    That’s why we released Australia’s first guide to electrification of existing commercial buildings. Developed in partnership with Cundall, and supported by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the NSW government, it includes:  ✔ A step-by-step breakdown of how to approach retrofitting  ✔ Case studies of projects that have led the way  ✔ An overview of the technologies that are available now    The future is electric ⚡ Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/g7XTTvHh  

In light of this morning’s election results, what new regulations could be put in place as a step towards clean energy in the UK? And how might this be implemented on a practical level? This topic, and more, was discussed at Buro Happold’s London office earlier this week as part of an Insider Media event – ‘Mapping the route to clean energy’. Alasdair Young, Partner and Global Energy Transition Leader, Buro Happold, was part of the roundtable of industry experts. Discussing the route to clean energy, many topics were covered. The group agreed that, in order to meet net zero nationally, decarbonising the grid was of the upmost importance to improve investor confidence, and enable investors to see grid connections for whole developments. The need for reforming the perception on renewable energy was also discussed – both from corporate consumers on the grid capacity and price, as well as the general public. The group delved into technologies that are key for unlocking sustainable innovation, including improving energy efficiency in buildings, as well as policy regulation and creating certainty around planning licensing and forward investment. Alasdair, in a Business Briefing video with South East Business Insider Editor Saptarshi Ray, summarised the three key takeaways from the session, which included upgrading the grid for future needs, unblocking planning, and as Alasdair said, “building support for consumers, how they can get involved and how they can benefit from the energy transition, and that will get the UK economy motoring as well.” Watch the video below for more details. #cleanenergy #UK #energyreform #election #windpower #solarpower #sustainabletechnologies #innovation #development #investment #engineering #BuroHappold #energyreform #grid #forwardinvestment #renewableenergy #energy

It was great to listen in on this insightful roundtable discussion earlier this week! Read more below ⬇

DeepWind member, Haventus Limited , have kicked off the development of our largest port site at Ardersier Port with an initial 650m quayside project. Ardersier is part of the Inverness & Cromarty Firth Green Freeport and one of Freeport’s major tax sites. The video below also shows the proposed manufacturing base for one of our other members, BW Ideol’s concrete floating foundations which, so far, is the only floating wind substructure facility to have secured such a site. Even though the BW Ideol manufacturing facility would have a significant footprint it is, in turn, dwarfed by the sheer scale of the 450 acre Ardersier site. Ardersier is leading the way with the use of concrete for floating wind substructures but is only the first of a number of such sites in Scotland. While many developers are looking at steel substructures most have at least one concrete option in their shortlist. With a supply chain that is almost 100% local content and a strong track record in the oil and gas industry, concrete is a strong contender as a construction material for floating wind. DeepWind is planning to repeat our Concrete Substructures event from October last year, again, just ahead of this years Floating Offshore Wind 2024 event in Aberdeen. Will we see you there? #floatingwind #scotwind #celticsea #energytransition #oilandgas #scotland #concrete #portinfrastructure

Should burn in blade inspection become mandatory.

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This great article highlights the cohesion of various economic and academic efforts in progress here in Richland, where I live, on the road to #cleanuptocleanenergy. I’m excited for the future!