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Follow @EngelsAngle Solar software company Raptor Maps released a guide that outlines steps and best practices for inspecting solar PV systems from manned aircraft. The 18-page report supplements training materials that the company previously released for solar PV inspections using drones. “Solar asset owners and operators have a right to specify the quality of work…

Contributed by Dr. Torill Bigg, Tunley Engineering As understanding of the climate crisis increases and the harm to ourselves, the environment, business, industry, and the economy that will follow, so a desire to not only reduce carbon but to be seen reducing carbon increases. Two seemingly interchangeable terms often seen are ‘Carbon Neutral’ and ‘Net…

For an economy and a culture that thrives on fast cars, fast food, and instant gratification for virtually everything, the very lengthy process for interconnecting renewable energy resources into the electric grid is frustrating, to say the least. In order to connect new generation resources, like wind or solar, to the transmission grid, a developer…

Follow @EngelsAngle Solar PV manufacturer Silfab Solar has doubled its manufacturing capacity in the U.S. with the launch of a new facility in Washington state. The company’s highly-automated Burlington facility, located just 24 miles north of its Bellingham PV module assembly plant, is focusing on the Silfab Prime 370wt series module. “Silfab has a long…

Follow @EngelsAngle Volvo has received the world’s first shipment of fossil-free steel from Swedish manufacturer SSAB. The steel was reduced using 100% fossil-free hydrogen, instead of coal and coke. SSAB said the trial delivery is an important step to developing a completely fossil-free value chain for iron and steelmaking. “The first fossil-free steel in the…

Follow @EngelsAngle UK investment firm Octopus Group, through Octopus Australia, has acquired the 180 MW Dulacca Wind Farm project in Queensland from RES, the company announced Tuesday. Once completed, the Dulacca Wind Farm will feature 43 wind turbines to generate enough electricity to power approximately 124,000 homes. The project aims to contribute to the Queensland…

Originally published at ILSR.org For this episode of our Voices of 100% series of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell talks with Helena Sustainability Coordinator Patrick Judge and Citizens Conservation Commission Member Mark Juedeman. Judge and Juedeman supported Helena as the city committed to 100% renewable energy. In making its commitment, Helena has joined Missoula and…

By Renee J. Matthews, Cito Energy Group Geothermal Energy Potential in Western Canada There’s a wave of increased interest and investment in geothermal energy as a potentially viable source of renewable power. From the Greek: γῆ (gê), meaning Earth + θερμός (thermós), meaning hot Geothermal energy is naturally occurring heat that exists within the interior…

Follow @EngelsAngle The U.S. added 16.8 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2020, while project costs declined and performance improved, according to the Dept. of Energy’s annual report on the industry. The 2021 Land-based Wind Market Report, prepared by the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, found that wind increased its share of the U.S. electricity…

Follow @EngelsAngle Chinese electric vehicle battery manufacturer SVOLT Energy has unveiled the world’s first cobalt-free battery. SVOLT’s cobalt-free pack can reach 82.5 KWh of electricity, energy density of 170 WH/kg, and range of more than 600 kilometers under normal conditions, the company said. The pack uses standard platform MEB modules and aerospace-grade thermal insulation materials.…