| Fukushima reinvents itself with a $2.7 billion bet on renewables
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| Photo by Christopher Furlong / Getty Images The site of the most recent high-profile nuclear disaster is reinventing itself as a renewable energy leader in Japan. Land that became too toxic for people to farm and live on after the 2011 meltdown at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station will soon be dotted with windmills and solar panels. By 2024, 11 solar and 10 wind power plants on abandoned land in Fukushima Prefecture will generate 600 megawatts, which is roughly two-thirds of the energy output of a typical nuclear plant, Nikkei Asian Review and Yale Environment 360 reported. It's still far less power than the nearly 4,700 megawatts its nuclear reactors were capable of generating before. But a 2017 prefecture survey found that 54 percent of residents wanted renewable...
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Workers of Fukushima Daiichi
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| Profiling five of the world's longest power transmission lines
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 As society's thirst for electricity grows ever more demanding, so too does the need for power transmission lines capable of transferring it across long distances. Once generated in power station, electricity needs to be transported in bulk to substations before being distributed to its various intended uses. This is achieved through a transmission network infrastructure consisting of long power lines capable of carrying electrical energy over long distances. High-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission technology is widely used in these cases, as it offers greater efficiency over distance compared to alternatives like alternating current (AC) power supply. Here we profile five of the world's longest power transmission lines. The world's longest power transmission lines Rio Madeira transmission link With an overhead length of 2,385 kilometres (km), the Rio Madeira transmission link is located in Brazil, and began commercial operations in November 2013. The 600kV HVDC bipolar line has a 7.1 gigawatt (GW) ...
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| India tells Russia that Kudankulam plant safe: diplomat
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| In the wake of reports of a cyber attack on the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, Indian authorities have apprised Russia that necessary steps have been taken to prevent similar incidents in future, a senior Russian diplomat said on Tuesday. The Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu is a joint venture between India and Russia. Deputy Chief of the Russian Embassy Roman Babushkin said Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited has informed Russian authorities that the plant is safe and additional steps have been taken to enhance its security further. "The Russian authorities are working with Indian agencies to stop any further attacks," he said. On the BRICS summit beginning Wednesday in Brazilian city of Brasilia, Babushkin said ways to deal with the challenge of terrorism will be a focus area, and referred to setting up of a number of working groups to deal with terror financing and transnational crimes. He also said that issues like situation in Kashmir and Xinjiang in China are
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| Here's where we should put our renewables to get the biggest carbon benefit
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 A wind turbine in India makes a much bigger difference than a wind turbine in the U.S. We should adjust our investments accordingly. There's no doubt that the world needs more renewable energy infrastructure. Clean energy options like solar panels and wind turbines help both the environment, by reducing carbon emissions, and our personal health, by decreasing harmful air pollution. But with limited financial resources to invest into renewables, it pays to be smart about where to put them: Renewables that directly eliminate polluting power plants have more climate and health benefits than ones that simply add to already clean grids. Read Full Story
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| Orsted plans more Asia Pacific offshore wind activity after Formosa 1 launch in Taiwan
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| Taiwan took its first steps into commercial offshore wind power today with the launch of the Formosa 1 project off the coast of its Miaoli County. The joint venture led by Danish wind power giant Orsted and Japanese energy firm JERA is being built in two phases, the first of which was commissioned in 2017 before completion of the second phase in October. The 18.7bn New Taiwan dollar ($614m) project is the first to be constructed by Orsted in the Asia Pacific region, and has a total power generation capacity of 128 megawatts (MW) – enough to supply 128,000 Taiwanese households. Orsted Offshore CEO Martin Neubert said: "Orsted built the world's first offshore wind farm in Denmark over 28 years ago, and since then we have constructed more than 25 offshore wind farms. "We're proud to inaugurate the very first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in Taiwan and the Asia Pacific region – and glad that we can contribute to Taiwan's energy transition, which is also a significant step in realising our own vision to ...
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| 'Chennai-Andaman submarine cable system project to be completed by 2020'
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 NEC Corporation, the parent company of NECTI, will manufacture the optical submarine cable at its facility in Japan and provide technical assistance during the turnkey implementation, Atushi Kuwahara, Head of Administration, Submarine Network Division, NEC Corporation told PTI in Tokyo.
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| JA Solar supplies modules for 32MW solar-plus-storage project in Hokkaido
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| China-based solar development company JA Solar has supplied PERC modules for a 32MW solar-plus-storage project in Hokkaido, Japan. Located in coastal Shibetsu, Hokkaido, Japan, the facility comprises a 10,445kWh storage battery, which can self-regulate to ensure stable operation of the power plant in both peak and off-peak hours. The climatic conditions in Hokkaido require high performance solar modules. According to the company, the mono PERC modules have mechanical loading performance, capacity to maintain high and stable power output within the temperature range of -40℃ and +85℃, as well as in intense wind pressure, low temperature and snowy conditions. The solar project to reduce CO2 emissions of 24,180 tonnes annually The solar plant is expected to generate 30,000,000kWh of electricity yearly while reducing the carbon dioxide emission by 24,180 tonnes every year. JA Solar board of directors' chairman Jin Baofang said: "Energy storage is crucial in the development of the new energy industry. "We are ...
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| Canadian Solar wins 190.5MW solar projects in Brazil's solar auction
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| Canada-based solar PV modules manufacturer Canadian Solar has secured two solar photovoltaic (PV) projects with a combined capacity of 190.5MW in the seventh federal auction conducted in Brazil. The two projects include the 152.4MW Gameleira project located in the State of Ceará and the 38.1MWp Luiz Gonzaga Project in the State of Pernambuco, which will be built by Canadian Solar. Constructions on the two projects are expected to begin in third quarter of 2021 and first quarter of 2022 respectively, and are estimated to reach commercial operation before January 2023. The company secured the two solar projects in the A-6 auction conducted in Brazil, in which the government awarded a total of 2,979MW of power projects, of which 530MW were from solar. Upon completion, the two solar power plants will generate about 433GWh of electricity yearly, of which 30% will be purchased by a pool of distribution companies under 20-year power purchase agreements (PPAs), at an average price of 84.38 BRL/MWh, or around ...
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