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The new German government is proposing a bold new initiative to dramatically increase onshore wind power in the country by 2030. “If successful, the plan would add up to 10 gigawatts of new onshore wind capacity every year for the rest of the decade,” …

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Electrek: New satellite images show that Tesla significantly expanded its rooftop solar array at Gigafactory Nevada as it aims for it to become the world’s biggest. In 2017, Tesla announced plans for a giant 70 …

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The world’s largest coal port has announced it will now be powered entirely by renewable energy. The announcement from Port of Newcastle comes as coal power generation in Australia’s national elect…

FangVT writes: Ars Techinca reports on GAF Energy’s new solar shingles which are designed to save on installation costs. They are not only designed to look similar to existing asphalt shingles but to be installed in much the same way, including being n…

世界最大の石炭輸出国であるインドネシアが、石炭の輸出を今月31日まで一時的に禁止すると発表した。同国のエネルギー・鉱物資源省によれば、同国内の石炭備蓄量が減っており、輸出を禁止しなければ約20カ所の発電所が稼働停止に追い込まれる状況であることからこの方針を決めたという。政府は5日にこの措置を再評価する方針。石炭の調達が難しくなることで市場価格に影響する可能性があるとしている（朝日新聞、NHK、ロイター）。

ロイターの記事によれば、2021年のインドネシア産石炭の輸出は、中国、インド、日本、韓国で…

Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt announced that on December 28th, it successfully produced the first lithium-ion battery cell to be designed, developed, and built completely in Europe by a homegrown company. Teslarati reports: “Last night, the co…

経済産業省と国土交通省が進める海洋再生可能エネルギー事業で、秋田能代・三種・男鹿オフショアウィンド（以下三菱商事連合）が他社を圧倒する安値で入札し、入札対象のすべての地域を総取りしたことが話題になっている（経済産業省リリース、環境ビジネスオンライン、Togetter、市況かぶ全力2階建）。

三菱商事連合が総取りしたとされるのは、「秋田県能代市、三種町及び男鹿市沖」、「秋田県由利本荘市沖」、「千葉県銚子市沖」の3地域。国が公募占用計画を提出した5事業者、5事業者、2事業者について審査を行ったところ…

schwit1 shares a report from Electrek: There are 13 new battery cell gigafactories coming online in the US by 2025, according to the Department of Energy. These factories are ushering in a new era of battery production in the US. […] Now the Departme…

Researchers have developed a rechargeable lithium-ion battery in the form of an ultra-long fiber that could be woven into fabrics. From a report: In a proof of concept, the team behind the new battery technology has produced the world’s longest flexibl…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: The Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm has produced its first power, Danish energy firm Orsted has said, with the announcement representing a significant milestone in the facility’s development. Situated in wate…