Headline News:
- SiliconBeat reports that Apple received approval to begin selling off its excess renewable energy. The approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission means Apple will be able to start selling excess energy generated from its solar farms and other renewable energy facilities it has located in Nevada, Arizona, and California. [9 to 5 Mac]
Apple solar array.
- North Sea hydrocarbon reserves are being depleted, and many hundreds of oil and gas rigs are approaching the end of their productive lives. At the current low oil price, one-third of oil fields operating at a loss. But there is a problem: rigs cannot just be shut down. They have to be decommissioned, and that has to happen at sea. [BBC]
- AGL said the batteries it plans to install in and around Adelaide will be linked with solar panel arrays in a system that would be the “world’s largest virtual power plant.” The company hopes the system will help meet demand peaks and avoid the need to source electricity from local power stations. [The Sydney Morning Herald]
- The US Department of Energy estimates that the nation could increase its hydroelectric capacity 50% by 2050 without building new dams. The new capacity would come from upgrading existing hydropower facilities with more efficient technology and by constructing pumped storage facilities. [TakePart]
- When the Oregon Legislature debated a landmark bill to phase out coal power and require more renewable energy, Republican lawmakers, business groups, and some Public Utility Commission officials predicted it would jack up power costs and harm industry. But those fears appear to have been overblown. [Portland Tribune]
For more news, please visit geoharvey – Daily News about Energy and Climate Change.
from Green Energy Times http://www.greenenergytimes.net/2016/08/05/august-5-green-energy-news-4/
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