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Innovations in residential solar are crucial for the future of energy sustainability. What are the installers in Hawai’i doing to meet the needs of their customers? And what are the island-by-island differences? Last month, we had an insightful discussion moderated by Rocky Mould, Executive Director of the Hawaii Solar Energy Association, featuring an expert panel: Fred Brooks, CEM, CEA, Pacific Panel Cleaners Ted Peck, President, Holu Hou Energy Jamie Swezey, Program Director, Footprint Project This panel was part of the 2024 Hawaii Energy Conference held on May 22 & 23. The Hawaii Energy Conference is the state's leading event, attracting energy industry leaders from Hawaii, the Continental U.S., Japan, and Europe to exchange ideas on serving the community better in today’s rapidly changing power generation and delivery environment. We invite you to watch the recorded session on YouTube and gain valuable insights from these industry leaders. Watch the full discussion here: HEC 2024 RESILIENT SOLAR (youtube.com) #SolarEnergy #RenewableEnergy #HawaiiEnergyConference #SustainableEnergy #ResidentialSolar #CleanEnergy #EnergyInnovation #SolarPower #GreenEnergy #EnergyEfficiency

The global journey towards a future powered by sustainable energy systems requires international collaboration, so as part of the UNESCO International Geoscience Programme (IGCP-636), the University of Glasgow took part in the 2024 webinar series to provide an overview of geothermal research activities. 🌏 ⚡ The primary objective of IGCP-636 is to promote the use of geothermal resources as a clean, low-carbon, base-load, and renewable energy. The three targets of the programme are: i) to increase knowledge and understanding of deep geothermal reservoirs; ii) to conduct outreach activities with focus groups and communities; ii) and to promote the installation of geothermal heat pumps. Gioia Falcone, David Banks, Julien Mouli-Castillo and Christopher Brown provided several presentations highlighting the innovative research looking to advance the geothermal sector. These focused on i) geothermal energy resource assessments, ii) mine water geothermal exploitation methods highlighting lessons learnt from case studies, iii) new tool development for geothermal mine water heating modelling (GEMSToolbox) and iv) numerical modelling of closed-loop geothermal systems with specific application to borehole thermal energy storage. 🎥 The recorded webinar is available here: https://lnkd.in/dzB2RzX7 #Geothermal #HeatPumps #SustainableEnergy

The UPME has its “Peggy Lee” moment OK so maybe this reference is too dated, too pop music, too North American, too cliched and we should not have used it. Accepted. But sometimes “Is that all there is?” just captures the issue perfectly. In January, the UPME published its latest forecasts for Colombia’s electricity demand (and natural gas but we deal with that in our sister website, HydrocarbonsColombia.com). These are the thinktank’s statistical forecasts, not the “Roadmap” numbers reflecting MinEnergia’s policy objectives. We previously identified that MinEnergia and the UPME even disagree about what those numbers should be. The lead graph compares the three most recent estimates of power demand that we have. This new UPME forecast, the estimates MinEnergia made for last year’s “Roadmap” and the estimates the UPME calculated for the National Energy Plan, again last year. This new forecast and MinEnergia are roughly consistent although with different assumptions but there is large gap between the two UPME ... #renewableenergy #renewablenergy #renewablepower #energyindustry #epowercolombia #energy

After a whole bunch of delays, it's finally here! The 2021 energy code is official. (This is how code years work. Don't ask me why, but 2021 is the latest, here in 2024.) If this is of interest, you should absolutely watch this video. The presenters are engaging and the information is key to everyone in the AEC industry.

Learn all about energy efficiency in less than 2 minutes! As we shift towards clean and renewable energy, energy efficiency is often forgotten. However, it's a vital component to sustainable energy use and production! Check out this short PolicyEd video for a crash course in energy efficiency. #FNPA #FirstNations #Indigenous #Inuit #CleanTech #EnergyEfficiency

Offshore Wind Regulation in Canada & Insights from Global Best Practices (youtube.com)

Chapter 8 in the Solar Roads Journey https://lnkd.in/dp9UGzTq

The latest news on the updates to the 2024 ICC International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).

Self Installing wind turbine anyone? SenseWind has come up with a solution to negate the need for expensive, specialist cranes to install wind turbines – a standard crane is still needed. The invention involves running a track up the side of the tower. The nacelle is attached to a moving bracket and blades bolted on at ground level. The complete unit then ascends the tower and tips into place at the top, all controlled from the base. The system is also used to lower the nacelle for inspection or maintenance at ground level. The future of wind turbine installation and maintenance? (youtube.com)

Climate Capital Forum member and wind energy executive, Satya Tanner spoke with ABC Radio Gippsland this week on the government's announcement that up to 12 projects have been granted or offered feasibility licences to assess feasibility of offshore wind projects off the coast of Gippsland in Victoria. Explaining the various aspects of the feasibility phase and responding to questions from the Gippsland community is really important in securing community acceptance of offshore wind, which will be such an important element of our future energy supply system.  During this feasibility phase, Satya said: “... we will see engineering studies for example, what are seabed conditions, what is the wind like, what are the ocean conditions.  There will be environmental research to understand what … are the sensitive areas that we need to avoid or be wary of. There will be First Nations partnership opportunities and most importantly … a lot of community consultation that will begin both from projects that have been announced but also from government agencies.” Asked about Minister Bowen’s description that the number of applications for feasibility licences was ‘oversubscribed’, she said, “I personally think it’s very good that there’s a lot of interest … when you have more applicants … it will ultimately lead to lower electricity prices for the community.  … The 12 that have been selected really are the best of the best.” You can listen to the whole interview on ABC Gippsland - starts at 1’58” - https://lnkd.in/dvPYDx55 JUMBO Consulting Group LAUTEC Group Energise Renewables