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Report details China’s complex energy landscape and its enormous green energy shift

Envirotec Magazine

Wind is China’s largest source of electricity after coal and hydropower, delivering 9.4% of the total electricity supply in 2023. The seeming enormity of the green energy shift taking place in China is given shape by what’s described as the most comprehensive English-language report on China’s energy transition.

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Singapore Unveils Blueprint for Sustainable Air Hub

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore will also launch 12 key initiatives, including a levy on sustainable aviation fuel and low-carbon electricity imports. This net zero goal aligns with both Singapore’s national climate target and the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s target for the global aviation industry.

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Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy?

GreenBiz

And what energy product will be used both to power this city and sell to the world? The Saudis are going big on something called green hydrogen — a carbon-free fuel made from water by using renewably produced electricity to split hydrogen molecules from oxygen molecules. This summer, a large U.S. This summer, a large U.S.

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BVLOS flight performs powerline inspections in Australian first

Smart Energy International

Drone manufacturer and solutions provider Carbonix has become the first Australian company to fly its drones Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLoS) completing a mission with SA Power Networks to inspect 150km of powerlines in remote South Australia. We’ve addressed the risks and barriers, both regulatory and technical, and proven the capability.

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NREL researchers, industry partners test Megawatt Charging System with up to 3.75 MW of power

Charged

Medium- and heavy-duty trucks, to say nothing of aviation and shipping, will require much more powerful charging facilities than those that now serve passenger cars. They also evaluated the systems’ thermal performance—a key consideration in high-power charging.

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NYPA approved for drone use beyond visual line of sight to inspect energy assets

Smart Energy International

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced that it will be expanding its drone capabilities as part of the asset monitorisation and inspection of its electric infrastructure around the state, following the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) granting of a waiver to fly drones beyond visual line of sight.

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Amazon, Google, Microsoft and the climate cloud

GreenBiz

All of them are using their artificial intelligence prowess and analytics power to help companies such as BP, Chevron and ExxonMobil continue exploration and extraction. When I asked Microsoft Chief Environmental Officer Lucas Joppa about this tension last year, he told me that changes won't happen overnight.