December 18 NEC Energy News
¶ “Form Energy To Supply Storage Batteries For California Solar Project” • A Form Energy plant in Weirton, West Virginia, will supply iron oxide batteries for a PG&E energy storage project in Mendocino County. The $30 million project will use Form iron-air batteries to store electricity that it can discharge at 10 MW for 100 hours, to deliver 1,000 GWh. [WV News]
¶ “Georgia Residents Fear Rising Rates As Plant Vogtle Costs Soar” • Georgia residents are expressing their concerns about the potential rate hike that could result from the escalating costs of Plant Vogtle’s nuclear reactors. The Georgia PUC recently held a hearing to address how the expenses of the project should be divided. [TickerTV News]
¶ “Why China Didn’t Sign Global Pledge To Triple Renewables” • China Dialogue asked experts why China, despite being a world leader in renewables, has not signed a global commitment to triple renewable power capacity and double energy efficiency by 2030. They said tripling renewables is achievable, but doubling efficiency is a sticking point. [Eco-Business]
¶ “First Batch Of Wind Power Projects In Inner Mongolia’s Gobi Desert Come On Stream” • The first batch of four wind power projects in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region’s Gobi Desert have come on stream. The area is rich in solar and wind energy resources. The installed capacity of the four projects is to be 3.1 million kW (3.1 GW). [Yicai Global]
¶ “Deploying Renewables Will Lower Africa’s Power Costs By 30%, Emissions By 90%, Says Former Nigeria VP Osinbajo” • Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s former Vice President, has argued that with focus on renewable energy resources, Nigeria and the rest of Africa could reduce energy costs by 30% and reduce carbon emissions by 90%. [Arise News]
¶ “The Clean Energy Backlog Barely Budged This Year. What’s The Way Forward?” • Across the country, the amount of wind, solar and battery projects seeking connection to the grid has swelled to more than 2,000 GW. That far outpaces the total 1,250 GW of electricity generation capacity of all existing power plants on the US grid today. [Canary Media]
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