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Battery installations in Australia up 20%, here’s why

Renewable Energy World

The rate solar system owners can earn for selling energy back to the grid (Feed in tariff) has fallen significantly in the last 2-3 years in line with decreasing wholesales prices. In fact in many states, the wholesale cost of electricity moves into negative prices in the middle of the day when rooftop solar system generation peaks.

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Cheap Wind and Solar Should Prompt ‘Rethink’ on Role of CCS, Paper Argues

DeSmogBlog

The falling cost of wind and solar power significantly reduces the need for carbon capture and storage technology to tackle climate change, a new paper has argued. Cheap, abundant renewable energy reduces the value of CCS in all areas.”. by the end of the century. Renewables. The Right Kind of CCS’.

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Winners and Losers of BlackRock’s Climate Pushback (So Far)

GreenTechMedia

Coal miner Peabody Energy, for one, has seen its backing from BlackRock dwindle. In 2018 BlackRock held around 6.3 Peabody’s annual report points glumly at the negative sentiments of sections of the financial community. ” Peabody Energy is not alone among coal companies in the crosshairs.

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Meet the startup producing oil to fight climate change

Grist

It had been about a year and a half since he left his job at an aerospace company to found a clean energy startup in San Francisco with three of his friends, but the path to success he’d once envisioned had crumbled. Charm would use the same technology, but instead of turning plants into a useful energy product, it would offer a service.

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

What is carbon accounting? Carbon accounting – also known as a carbon or greenhouse gas inventory – is the process of measuring the amount of carbon dioxide, or other greenhouse gases (GHG), an organization emits. Carbon accounting is a must for any becoming business today.

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AutoGrid Case Study: Solar + Storage Pencils Out for this AutoGrid Innovator

AutoGrid

AutoGrid Case Study: Solar + Storage Pencils Out for this AutoGrid Innovator. The incentives to pair rooftop solar with energy storage couldn’t be greater than now. As you’ll see with my own experience, the extrinsic and intrinsic rewards of operating your home energy system with sunlight and a battery really add up.

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AutoGrid Case Study: Solar + Storage Pencils Out for this AutoGrid Innovator

AutoGrid

AutoGrid Case Study: Solar + Storage Pencils Out for this AutoGrid Innovator. The incentives to pair rooftop solar with energy storage couldn’t be greater than now. As you’ll see with my own experience, the extrinsic and intrinsic rewards of operating your home energy system with sunlight and a battery really add up.