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Using Solar to Displace Fossil Fuels for Process Heat in Industrial Facilities

GreenTechMedia

Industrial facilities will be among the most difficult emitters to decarbonize. The industrial sector — everything from factories to food producers to oil refiners — accounts for one-third of U.S. primary energy demand, according to the Department of Energy. industrial sector primary energy consumption.

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Dandelion Raises $30M to Scale Up Home Geothermal Energy

GreenTechMedia

There’s a lot of energy underneath homes — if reasonably priced technology can be scaled up to tap its potential. Dandelion Energy hasn’t gotten nearly to that scale yet. On Wednesday, Dandelion raised a $30 million Series B round led by Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures to expand on those ambitions.

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Distributed solar+storage should qualify for Minnesota utility energy efficiency programs

Renewable Energy World

Due to interconnection delays, Minnesota utilities plan to replace their fossil fuel generators with utility-scale solar in Integrated Resource Plans. But that diminishes distributed scale solar prospects. An example of a generator replacement is replacing a retiring coal unit with solar.

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The Navajo Generating Station Coal Plant Officially Powers Down. Will Renewables Replace It?

GreenTechMedia

One of the nation’s largest coal plants permanently powered down this week after the owners determined it would be uneconomical to continue operating the facility as natural gas and renewable energy prices continue to drop. Other partial owners include Arizona Public Service, NV Energy and Tucson Electric Power.

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New Plans Reveal How China’s Grid Is Prepping for Net-Zero Carbon

GreenTechMedia

In December he set a 2030 wind and solar capacity goal of 1,200 gigawatts, up from around 450 GW today. As of 2020, it was responsible for the transmission of that 450 GW of installed wind and solar power. That solar surge saw the country’s cumulative installed PV capacity go from 6.5 Now it’s happening again.

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What Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Gets Wrong About Heat Pumps

DeSmogBlog

A major cold snap led to record electricity usage in the Canadian province of Alberta over the weekend, culminating in demands from provincial utilities to limit consumption. The extreme cold and record-setting electrical consumption has reignited local debates about whether heat pumps are a viable option in the province.

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Is There Enough Biomass to Fuel the World? Part II

Mr. Sustainability

How much energy do we need and where do we need it? Summary - The world needs 384 TWh of energy per day, of which 87% comes from fossil fuels. Energy is needed in 3 sectors, to do 3 things (3x3 rule). The sectors are transportation, industry and buildings. Ok, this is more than just one question.