ABB ALWAYS OFFERS THE BEST: Company Launches Industry-Leading Digital Solutions Offering, ABB Ability™

06.04.2017

ABB Ability™ Electrical Distribution Control System — Foto: ABB

ABB commercially launched ABB Ability, its industry-leading portfolio of digital solutions, at ABB Customer World in Houston. With the commercial launch of more than 180 solutions and services today, ABB is unlocking value for customers in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. By combining ABB’s deep domain expertise with network connectivity and the latest digital technologies and innovations, ABB Ability creates powerful solutions and services that solve real business problems and produce tangible business opportunities.

ABB Ability helps customers in utilities, industry, transport and infrastructure develop new processes and advance existing ones by providing insights and optimizing planning and controls for real-time operations. The results can then be fed into control systems to improve key metrics such as factory uptime, speed and yield.

The offering builds on ABB’s pioneering technology and more than four decades of industrial digital leadership. It will enhance customers’ ability to innovate and compete in the emerging digital-industrial marketplace.

– As a pioneering technology leader in digital solutions, with an installed base of more than 70 million connected devices and 70,000 control systems, ABB is uniquely positioned to support its customers’ digital transformation. With ABB Ability, we are combining ABB’s entire portfolio of digital solutions and services. We are creating additional customer value by bringing together ABB’s domain expertise, advanced connectivity and the latest digital technologies. With this, our customers can achieve unprecedented improvements in operational performance and productivity – said ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer.

Digital offerings provided by ABB Ability include performance management solutions for asset-intensive industries; control systems for process industries; remote monitoring services for robots, motors and machinery; and control solutions for buildings, electric-vehicle charging networks and offshore platforms. Some of the more specialized offerings address energy management for data centers and navigation optimization for maritime shipping fleets, among many others.

Customers who are already using the portfolio of digital solutions that are now part of ABB Ability include some of the world’s leading utilities, manufacturers and service providers, among them Shell Oil, CenterPoint Energy, Con Edison, BASF, Royal Caribbean, Cargill, Volvo, BMW and many others.

ABB Ability’s next-generation digital solutions and services are being developed and built on Microsoft’s leading Azure cloud platform, based on a strategic partnership with the software company.

– Building our solutions on the Azure platform means we can take advantage of all of its capabilities and add value with our domain-specific offering. In effect, we are turning ABB’s decades of industrial domain expertise into software offerings that our customers can access through the world’s largest and most advanced digital platform. From being a hidden digital champion, we are becoming the partner of choice for customers embarking on a digital transformation. They can now know more, do more, do better, together. We can help them assess, automate, optimize and collaborate – said ABB Chief Digital Officer Guido Jouret.

Among the new ABB Ability innovations showcased in Houston are:

ABB Ability System 800xA – One of the solutions provided by ABB Ability builds on the market-leading automation platform System 800xA. Select I/O, a new addition to System 800xA, is a redundant, Ethernet-based, single-channel I/O system. It supports ABB’s next-generation project execution model, Intelligent Projects, which offers a range of efficiency improvements for automation projects. With Select I/O, customers can undertake major projects on a faster schedule with fewer cost overruns. It uses standardized cabinets that allow installers to digitally marshal signals instead of using labor-intensive marshalling panels. Loop checks can be done before the rest of the system is delivered, minimizing the impact of late changes and allowing for project tasks to be executed in parallel.

ABB Ability Asset Health Center – Among the first ABB Ability solutions to be launched on Azure is ABB’s next-generation asset performance management solution, Asset Health Center 3.0. Available since January 2017, it uses predictive and prescriptive analytics and customized models to identify and prioritize emerging maintenance needs based on probability of failure and asset criticality.

ABB Ability Collaborative Operations – This powerful solution, now being brought to scale across industries, helps customers collaborate more effectively. It allows experts to work together across organization boundaries, using the same data and analytics platforms. It focuses on such outcomes as improving productivity, reducing equipment failures, lowering the cost of asset maintenance and transforming overall business performance. This is done while maximizing security and protecting data, people and assets at every level of integration. The solution has been delivering sustainable, long-term results to early adopters.

ABB Ability Digital Substation – ABB’s digital substation provides customers in the utility sector with unmatched control and efficiency. The digital substation incorporates fiber optic current sensors and disconnecting circuit breakers to reduce maintenance requirements and the need for miles of conventional cabling. ABB Ability takes these advances several steps further by combining the latest electrical gear with digital sensors and cloud computing. The result is that grid operators can make decisions based on comprehensive, up-to-the-moment information, while predictive algorithms can improve maintenance practices and asset management.

ABB Ability Smart Sensor – This smart sensor solution, unveiled last year, connects low-voltage electric motors to the Industrial Internet, allowing them to be monitored continuously. The solution, which can be easily affixed to a motor, transmits data on vibration, temperature, loads and power consumption to the cloud. Alerts are generated as soon as any of the parameters deviates from the norm, allowing the operator to take preventive action before the motor malfunctions. Early indications are that the smart sensor solution leads to a reduction in downtime of motors by up to 70 percent and extends their lifespan by up to 30 percent. Acting on the data to optimize the motor’s performance reduces energy consumption by as much as 10 percent.

The list of innovative and versatile solutions associated with ABB Ability continues, with such offerings as ABB Ability Asset Insight, ABB Ability Ellipse Enterprise Asset Management software, and the ABB Ability Data Center Automation infrastructure management software. With solutions like these and many more, ABB Ability will serve customers in utilities, industry, and transport and infrastructure. It will leverage the power of the digital revolution by enabling reduced maintenance costs, longer asset life, more efficient operations, reduced environmental impacts and improved worker safety.

ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a pioneering technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing more than a 125-year history of innovation, ABB today is writing the future of industrial digitalization and driving the Energy and Fourth Industrial Revolutions. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 132,000 employees. www.abb.com. ABB in Serbia www.abb.rs

Upsolar Charts Course to Bring Floating Solar to European Waters

06.04.2017

Buoyant solar panels floating on the surface of lakes and reservoirs could soon become a common sight across Europe, if one PV manufacturer has its way.

Hong Kong-based PV manufacturer Upsolar two days ago announced plans to bring its floating solar technology to Europe via its Italian subsidiary Upsolar System Italia.

The floating panels are rigged to a galvanised steel framework fitted with buoyancy aids, and anchored in place with nylon cables.

The expansion plans follow the installation of a 1MW floating solar test-bed in Singapore in October 2016, where 10 different floating solar systems – including Upsolar’s – were assessed for their performance and cost-effectiveness.

Upsolar said land constraints and strict planning laws mean Europe is primed to become a key market for floating solar.

“As the market for floating solar PV gains momentum, we believe that it is the right time to start introducing our technology and services to Europe,” Enrico Carniato, group deputy general manager of Upsolar, explained in a statement. “Higher panel efficiency and lower costs of land use is one of the driving factors on why people are taking a bigger interest in this.

“As well as the economic benefits, we can see the Netherlands, Japan, Singapore, Columbia and other regions where solar installations could be hindered by land restrictions or regulations greatly benefitting from floating solar PV.”

Proponents of floating solar technology cite lower maintenance costs and improved module efficiency as a key benefit of the technology, with advocates claiming the cooling effect of the water can boost module efficiency by up to 15 per cent. Floating arrays can also limit evaporation from reservoirs, aiding water security.

Europe’s largest floating solar farm was constructed at the Queen Elizabeth II reservoir near London last year, as part of Thames Water’s plans to source a third of its energy from renewable resources by 2020.

The project, which was delivered Lightsource Renewable Energy, saw more than 23,000 panels deployed on the water’s surface, covering around a tenth of the reservoir.

Source: businessgreen.com

Mark van Wees: Support for Serbia through IPA project

05.04.2017

In mid-September last year the representatives of the GFA Consulting Group took participation at the conference in the Serbian Chamber of Commerce where the beginning of work on the Strategy on Climate Change with the Action plan was presented. GFA group will provide assistance and it will have a monitoring role in this process.

In our region, this German consulting firm has cooperated with a number of Ministries and local self-governments and enabled financial resources as well as the implementation of projects in Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia and Macedonia. Currently, they are implementing international projects in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East and America.

We have met two experts from this group in Belgrade and our interlocutor is one of them Mr. Mark van Wees. He is the team leader and the key expert within the project of Strategy on Climate Change and Action plan. He has 20 years of experience in the field of energy efficiency, renewable energy sources and climate change, and he has a Master degree in Physics. He was included in the development of numerous studies and analyses.

So far, he has cooperated with relevant institutions such as the EBRD, the World Bank and the European Commission.

EP: GFA Consulting Group is renowned for its efficient solutions in the global market consulting. This company, whose headquarters are in Hamburg, has implemented complex studies and projects in over 130 countries by 1982. What will your team do with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Serbia and what will be your concrete task? What are the deadlines when we talk about the Strategy on Climate Change together with the Action Plan?

Mark van Wees: Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection will develop with the support of IPA project the National Strategy on Climate Change which will be connected with all the sectors. It will create the Action Plan and legal framework for the future activities. In the period of the preparation of the Strategy, many other activities should also start. The Action plan will have to comply with the future obligations of the Republic of Serbia, as a potential EU member. It will have to comply with EU2030 Climate and Energy Framework as well as with the Strategy of Energy Community.

The project Strategy on Climate Change with the Action Plan received the support of the EU in the framework of IPA 2014. It will provide information on the impact, costs and welfare of the alternative solutions that we propose in order to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. We will offer regulation, measurement techniques and climate goals. The main objective is to evaluate the existing policies in Serbia, including the assessment of the readiness of the institutions and legal frameworks. Then, we will propose recommendations for improvement.

Another key task is to assess the impact of the economic and social segment of life. It is also important to evaluate the influence of new scenarios on the environment that predict a decrease of CO2. This includes scenarios that refer to the approach of Serbia to the European Union and scenarios based on the intentions and information of the interest parties.

This project will last until the end of 2017 and we will work in a very close cooperation with all relevant Ministries. During the project, the team will regularly consult the stakeholders in social and economic circles and identify the desired regulations and measures for Serbia.

EP: The issue of climate change is very important in international institutions and circles dealing with energy, harmonization of energy policy and environmental protection. We can also add that China and the United States have recently ratified the Paris agreement during the meeting of G20. However, it is necessary that 50 countries which account for more than 55 percent in air pollution ratify the agreement. How do you assess Serbian INDC (Intended national contribution)?

Mark van Wees: Paris agreement crossed the threshold for entering into force after October 5th, 2016, when the agreement was ratified by China, the US and EU. Now the plan is that it comes into force on November 4th, 2016. This is a very important step. Serbia has declared its Intended national contribution with the plan to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 9.8 percent by 2030 compared to 1990. Your country now must put into operation a serious climate and energy policy that will allow you not only to realize the current policy, but also to strengthen and help the fight towards the goal in the years to follow. This effort is in line with all the signatories to the agreement. All these countries have also identified their contribution to climate change and the impact they have on the overall life.

EP: GFA group has cooperated with the countries in the Balkan region. What would be your advice to our administration at this point?

Mark van Wees: GFA group is very active in the whole region, not just when it comes to climate change, but also in other energy projects. The energy sector is the key sector in the process of reducing the level of CO2 in Serbia. Here I want to point out the experience of GFA when it comes to financial analysis, such as investments in energy efficiency. We had a number of successful projects in the region on this subject. Financing of low-carbonic development in Serbia will be the key issue for our project.

EP: What do you expect from the conference COP22 in Morocco?

Mark van Wees: This conference is very important because many of the items agreed upon in the Paris Agreement must be further developed and agreed upon in more details. By this I mean, for example, an agreement on the CO2 market and the necessary instruments for the functioning of that market. I expect that COP22 will put the Paris Agreement into operation. I would like to invite your readers to follow all the information, results and opportunities for interested parties on the project that we started in Serbia on the web page www.serbiaclimatestrategy.eu.

Interview by: Vesna Vukajlović

MEPs vote to ban the use of palm oil in biofuels

05.04.2017

MEPs have voted overwhelmingly to ban biofuels made from vegetable oils including palm oil by 2020, to prevent the EU’s renewable transport targets from inadvertently contributing to deforestation.

A new palm oil regulation, minimum sustainability criteria, customs duty reforms and anti-deforestation articles in future EU trade deals were also approved with a 640-18 majority.

The motion has stirred a diplomatic hornet’s nest, with seven countries – including Indonesia, Malaysia, Costa Rica and Ecuador – warning of a trade dispute if the ban is acted upon.

While the report is not binding, EU lawmakers are now drawing up amendments to EU legislation which would be legally enforceable if approved by the European commission and council.

The proposals could also be included in a palm oil assessment that the commission is expected to publish later this year.

“Today’s vote is just the beginning,” said Kateřina Konečná, the report’s rapporteur. “The European parliament has showed that it will no longer be silent on this issue, and we have asked the commission to act.”

Industry associations representing some biofuels sectors welcomed the parliamentary vote, with some calling for MEPs to go further.

Emmanuel Desplechin, the secretary-general of the European renewable ethanol association, said: “We call on the European parliament to translate its position into binding requirements and limit the contribution of transport fuels from palm oil and its derivatives to the share of renewables in transport in the renewable energy directive until peatland drainage is halted.”

At issue is the role played by the EU’s target of sourcing 10% of transport fuels from renewables by 2020 in driving deforestation. The mandate’s introduction coincided with a five-fold increase in the use of palm oil for biodiesel, according to trade data.

Studies have found (pdf) that overseas demand for palm oil, soy, beef, wood and other agricultural products are key drivers of illegal forest clearances in Indonesia, Malaysia and other countries.

“The European commission must not lose more time in putting forward an EU action plan to make Europe a deforestation-free economy and turn the tide on global forest destruction,” said Greenpeace spokesperson Sebastien Risso.

Tropical forests now account for just 7% of the world’s vegetation but are under threat from a predicted doubling in palm oil demand by mid-century.

Palm plantations are already estimated to cover up to 27m hectares of land globally, a landmass the size of New Zealand, and even this may be an underestimate.

Analysis by the Zoological society of London last month found that nearly a million hectares of undisclosed land owned by the world’s major palm oil companies had gone missing from the inventories.

But trade associations aligned with vegetable oil-based crop holdings say that robust action could threaten the livelihoods of smallholders – 40% of palm oil producers – just as palm oil-producing-countries have begun taking steps to limit the damage done by unsustainable practices.

“Instead of cutting back, the EU should instead go further in its support,” said Anita Neville, a sustainability VP at Golden Agri-Resources, Indonesia’s largest grower of oil palm. “The EU can achieve much more by acting as a powerful incentive for sustainable development than by limiting ties.”

“A ban is not constructive,” agreed Jelmen Haaze, the co-chair of the European sustainable palm oil advocacy group. “It is an illusion to think we can take one commodity out of the economy and solve all our problems.”

Speaking at the Strasbourg plenary yesterday, Karmenu Vella, the EU’s environment commissioner, welcomed the study and pledged to report on the feasibility of new action to halt deforestation by mid-year.

“We also have to look, for example, at our own consumption of agricultural commodities that are often associated with deforestation, such as soy and palm oil, here in the EU,” he said.

Europe’s lobby of biofuels producers is one of the most powerful in Brussels, spending €14m a year and employing 400 lobbyists in total – more than the commission’s entire energy directorate, according to Oxfam.

Source: theguardian.com

European Coal Emissions Slump 11 Per Cent

05.04.2017

The pressure on the European coal power sector was again underlined this week, with the release of new data showing emissions from coal power plants covered by the EU’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) fell 11 per cent last year.

An analysis from carbon market think tank Sandbag detailed how overall emissions from the power sector fell four per cent last year, driven in large part by an 11 per cent slump in emissions from coal power.

The fall was the result of utilities switching from coal to gas across the bloc and the closure of a number of coal plants, primarily in the UK where separate government figures last month confirmed coal’s share of the power mix slumped from 22.3 per cent in 2015 to a record low of 9.1 per cent last year.

Dave Jones, electricity analyst at Sandbag, said the rapid decline in coal power emissions was “impressive”, but he warned more action was required to push dirty coal power off the grid across the bloc.

“Emissions from Europe’s 280 coal power plants still accounted for 39 per cent of total EU ETS emissions,” he said in a statement. “It is clear that phasing out coal in favour of renewables is the quickest and cheapest way to rapidly reduce ETS emissions, and policymakers must figure out how to make this happen.”

The switch away from coal has been largely driven by relatively low gas prices and the imposition of a higher carbon price in the UK through its carbon floor price.

The Sandbag analysis warns that the EU’s carbon price, imposed through the ETS, has had a negligible impact on power sector emissions and details how lower coal emissions have exacerbated the problem.

The report notes that lower emissions from coal have helped push the surplus of emissions allowances in the market above three billion tonnes for the first time.

“ETS emissions fell by 2.4 per cent in 2016, and have fallen on average 2.7 per cent since 2005,” the analysis explains. “This compares to the cap falling by 1.74 per cent in this phase, and no plans to increase the proposed 2.2 per cent fall in the next phase. This means emissions are now 11 per cent below the cap, and this gap means the cumulative surplus will continue to increase year on year.”

The EU is working on reforms to try and alleviate the surplus of allowances and push up carbon prices by moving excess allowances into a Market Stability Reserve. But Sandbag warned that under these changes the underlying problem of a huge disconnect between the cap and actual emissions will remain in place.

“A near-zero carbon price is doing nothing to help [drive the transition to cleaner energy],” Jones said. “The low carbon price is also stalling industrial decarbonisation, where emissions have fallen by less than one per cent in the last four years.”

Source: businessgreen.com

BT Inks £185m Wind Power Deal

05.04.2017

Two major new corporate renewable energy deals have been inked this week, with BT signing a £185m contract with a Scottish wind farm and building materials specialist Wienerberger agreeing to purchase power from DONG Energy’s offshore wind farms.

BT announced it has agreed a 15-year, £185m Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Stroupster wind farm in Northern Scotland, which will now provide the telco 100GWh of clean power a year.

The deal is the fourth PPA BT has signed with wind farms across the UK in support of its commitment to source 100 per cent renewable power.

“BT is a green energy pioneer and we have been purchasing 100 per cent renewable energy in the UK since 2012,” said Rob Williams, BT’s general manager of power procurement. “By 2020 we aim to be purchasing 100 per cent renewable electricity worldwide, so soon all of our power will come from sources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves and geothermal heat wherever we operate across the globe – where markets allow.

“We hope our commitment to renewable energy will encourage more consumers and businesses to make the move towards renewable energy.”

BT’s commitment makes it one of the world’s largest consumers of renewable power with the company’s power demand of 2.5TWh accounting for around one per cent of all UK power.

Jenny Hogan, Scottish Renewables director of policy, said the latest PPA was part of an encouraging trend amongst Blue Chip customers. “The fact that we’re seeing more and more large companies like BT contracting most or all of their power from sources like wind, solar, hydro and biomass shows that renewable energy makes good business sense,” she said. “It’s great to see firms like BT grasp this opportunity to cut carbon and stabilise their energy costs.”

The news comes in the same week as DONG Energy’s plans to sell power from its fleet of offshore wind farms direct to corporate customers received a boost, with the news Wienerberger is to source renewable power from the Danish energy giant for all its UK sites.

Wienerberger said the move would help it reduce the environmental impact of its operations and benefit those building industry customers who are keen to use building materials that boast low levels of ’embodied carbon’.

Jeff Whittingham, managing director at DONG Energy Sales UK, said the deal highlighted the appeal of the company’s offer to business customers.

“DONG Energy is driving the transition to low-carbon energy systems in the UK, and we believe that businesses should have access to renewable electricity supply without incurring additional cost,” he said. “Naturally we are delighted that Wienerberger shares our ambition of creating this greener energy future. It’s exciting that one of the UK’s largest building material producers places such a strong emphasis on sustainability.”

Source: businessgreen.com

Tesla Speeds Past Ford to Become US’ Second Most Valuable Automaker

04.04.2017

Tesla elektricni auto — Photo-illustration: Pixabay

Tesla is fast becoming the main challenger to General Motors in the American auto market, with impressive sales figures released on Sunday spurring a surge of investor excitement in the company on Monday’s stock market.

On Sunday Tesla reported a new delivery record for the first quarter of 2017, sending more than 25,000 Model S and Model X cars out onto the streets – a 69 per cent increase on the same time last year.

Production also hit a new record, with 25,418 cars rolling off production lines in the first three months of 2017.

Despite Tesla warning in its trading update that vehicle deliveries “should not be relied on as an indicator of quarterly financial results”, the company’s market value surged on Monday following the news.

By the end of trading on Monday Tesla’s market value had hit $48.7bn, overtaking Ford which was valued at $45.7bn, according to Bloomberg figures reported by The New York Times. General Motors was the only auto firm valued higher, at $51.2bn.

The increase in market cap is despite Tesla producing far fewer cars last year than Ford – 76,000 deliveries compared to Ford’s global sales of 6.6 million. Analysts suggest Tesla’s real test of whether it can rival the traditional car giants in terms of scale will come with the launch later this year of the Model 3, its first mass market electric car.

Tesla’s rise may have been helped by the sluggish performance of incumbent automakers. Figures released on Monday revealed sales of light vehicle in the US last month were well below expectations, falling 1.5 per cent from last year to 3.93 million. March is usually a bumper month for vehicle sales, so a poor showing is likely to fuel investor fears of a wider malaise in the market that could continue through the year.

Source: businessgreen.com

Scotland and California Pledge Closer Ties on Climate Change and Wind Power

04.04.2017

The governments of Scotland and California have signed a joint agreement committing the two administrations to share best practice on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and tackling climate change.

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visited Governor of California Jerry Brown in Sacramento on Monday to discuss how the two administrations can work together to achieve the ambitions set out in their Under2 Memorandum of Understanding on global climate leadership.

Set up in May 2015, the Under2 Coalition brings together a diverse group of 167 sub-national governments committed to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions to between 80-95 per cent below 1990 levels, or limiting emissions to less than two metric tonnes per capita by 2050.

According to the Scottish Government, the two leaders also discussed the importance of offshore wind in tackling climate change and considered how the two administrations could share knowledge and best practice in developing the technology.

Sturgeon said the meeting “strengthened our relationship with the Government of California and I’m confident we can work together to achieve the targets set out by the Under2 MoU”.

“We have also offered to help the Under2 Coalition, representing over one billion people, to prepare for a major summit in 2018 which will bring together the public and private sectors, alongside NGOs, to build support and action aimed at persuading national governments to increase their efforts to tackle climate change, in what will be an important year for taking stock against progress of the Paris Agreement,” the Scottish First Minister said.

The agreement came as Scotland broke yet another renewable energy generation record during March.

According to WWF Scotland’s analysis of data provided by WeatherEnergy, wind power generation jumped by 81 per cent last month compared to the same period in 2016.

It means provided enough electricity in March – over 1.2GW – to power 136 per cent of Scottish households, or 3.3 million homes.
Scotland’s total electricity consumption for March – including homes, business and industry – was just under 2.1GW, meaning wind power generated the equivalent of 58 per cent of Scotland’s entire electricity needs for the month, WWF said.

Moreover, on two separate days – 17 and 19 March – wind turbines generated power output equivalent to more than Scotland’s total power needs for each day.

Overall the performance represents several new renewable power records for March, although Scotland has generated higher levels of wind output during other months of the year.

WWF Scotland’s director Lang Banks said the milestones were particularly impressive as this March was not as windy as it has been in some previous years, demonstrating the importance of continuing to increase renewables capacity by building more wind farms.

“As well as helping to power our homes and businesses, wind power supports thousands of jobs and continues to play an important role in Scotland’s efforts to address global climate change by avoiding millions of tonnes of carbon emissions every year,” he said. “It’s only with political backing for onshore wind from all of the parties that Scotland will be able to maximise the benefits to its economy, as we transition to a renewable future.”

Source: businessgreen.com

American Fern Inspires Groundbreaking New Solar Storage Solution

04.04.2017

American-Fern-Solar-Storage-RMIT-University — Photo: rmit.edu.au

Energy storage has been a leading obstacle to widespread adoption of solar energy, but that may be about to change. A new nature-inspired electrode developed by two scientists at RMIT University in Australia could hold the key to drastically improved storage. Their electrode, which is based on patterns in the western swordfern, could boost the capacity of storage technologies by a staggering 3,000 percent.

The groundbreaking electrode is made with graphene, and according to the university, could open the door to flexible, thin solar capture and storage technology. This would allow us to place a thin film on smartphones, cars, or buildings – enabling them to power themselves with solar energy.

The two researchers found inspiration for their prototype in the veins of the Polystichum munitum, a native western North American fern. Researcher Min Gu said in a statement, “The leaves of the western swordfern are densely crammed with veins, making them extremely efficient for storing energy and transporting water around the plant. Our electrode is based on these fractal shapes – which are self-replicating, like the mini structures within snowflakes – and we’ve used this naturally efficient design to improve solar energy storage at a nano level.”

The electrode could be combined with supercapacitors, which have been combined with solar already but haven’t been widely utilized for storage due to limited capacity. But the scientists’ prototype can increase their capacity 30 times greater than current limits, according to Gu.

The journal Scientific Reports published the research online the end of March. Paper lead author Litty Thekkekara said by using their electrode with a solar cell, we could develop flexible thin film solar, replacing the rigid, bulky solar cells that are limited in use. Smartphone batteries would become a thing of the past, and hybrid cars wouldn’t need charging stations, if scientists could build on this research to develop thin film solar.

Source: inhabitat.com

Report: Renewables Knock 10 Per Cent off EU Carbon Emissions

04.04.2017

Obnovljivi izvori — Foto-ilustracija: Pixabay (seagul)

The EU is on track to meet its goal of sourcing 20 per cent of its energy from renewable sources and is successfully displacing fossil fuels through its increased use of renewables.

That is the conclusion of a new report from the European Environment Agency which details how renewables’ share ot the European energy mix is approaching 17 per cent and has led to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions across the bloc of around 10 per cent since 2005.

The report, entitled Renewable energy in Europe 2017: recent growth and knock-on effects, provides granular data on how the EU’s transition to a cleaner energy mix has evolved in recent years, as the bloc’s reliance on coal has reduced and energy developers have increasingly focused on bringing renewables projects online.

The study notes how renewables share of the energy mix rose from 15 per cent in 2013 to 16 per cent in 2014, before then rising again to 16.7 per cent in 2015. The trend is set to continue with renewables accounting for 77 per cent of all new electricity-generating in 2015 – marking the eighth year in a row renewables provided the majority of new capacity. The report calculates that the surge in renewables capacity means that since 2005 EU greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by 10 per cent – equivalent to the domestic emissions of Italy.

“The speed at which renewable energy has grown since 2005 took many market actors by surprise, especially within the power sector,” the report states. “While fossil fuel capacity needs to be decommissioned at a faster rate to ensure that the EU avoids stranded assets or a lock-in of carbon-intensive power plants by 2030, the rate of replacement of carbon-intensive energy sources by RES to date has already resulted in GHG emissions reductions in the EU electricity sector, in the consumption of energy for heating and cooling, and in transport.”

The report comes ahead of a European Parliament vote this week on the bloc’s budget through to 2020, which will see environmental campaigners call for more funding for climate action and clean energy deployment.

The vote covers proposals for the mid-term revision of the seven year budget from 2014, which acknowledges concerns the bloc could miss its long term carbon targets, but proposes no new concrete steps for addressing the potential shortfall.

Markus Trilling, policy coordinator at the CAN Europe coalition of green NGOs, urged MEPs to deliver a climate friendly budget.

“Tomorrow the European Parliament must ensure that the EU budget which was approved three years before the adoption of the Paris Agreement aligns itself towards achieving the long-term targets of the Paris climate Agreement,” he said. “Contrary to the European Commission revision proposal, the European Parliament’s position should take measures not only to meet, but to increase the climate earmarking.

“It should also push for the implementation of a framework for climate proofing and for the phase out of any support to fossil fuels.”

Source: businessgreen.com

Reports: Diesel Drivers Could Face Pollution Charge in 35 English Towns and Cities

04.04.2017

Diesel cars, coaches, trucks and vans could reportedly face additional charges of up to £20 to travel through town and city centres across England under new air pollution measures drawn up by the government.

The charges would apply to 35 urban areas in England, according to report in the Sunday Times, which also suggested private and commercial diesel vehicles could face bans from driving altogether during peak traffic hours in up to 10 of the worst affected city centres.

The newspaper estimates up to 10 million diesel vehicles could be affected by the plans, which are due to be announced next week by Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom. Only the newest, lowest-emission engines would be exempt from the diesel crackdown.

In London, the new charges would come in addition to congestion charging rules which will from later this year see all diesel vehicles pay an additional £10 ‘T-charge’, or ‘toxicity charge’, to travel through the centre of the city.

It follows last year’s order from the High Court that the government must produce a new air quality plan for the UK after a previous draft – which included measures to establish just five ‘Clean Air Zones’ across England in Birmingham, Leeds, Southampton, Nottingham and Derby – was deemed inadequate.

Defra must publish a draft of the new plan for consultation by 24 April, and the measures are expected to expand the number of Clean Air Zones to 35 of the most polluted city centres in England, as well as extending the charges beyond commercial vehicles to include private diesel cars.

The new, larger network of Clean Air Zones would be enforced with cameras similar to those used in London, and would be likely to include major English cities such as Manchester and Liverpool.

Local councils will also be encouraged to put in place additional measures such as park-and-ride schemes, low emission buses and cycle lanes to help drive down traffic pollution, although they would be given the power to exempt certain residents from charges.

A Whitehall source is quoted in the newspaper as stating that the proposals will vary from city to city as there is no “one size fits all approach” to tackling road pollution.

The newspaper also claims ministers have abandoned plans to offer a diesel vehicles scrappage scheme to incentivise drivers to trade in their higher-polluting cars as they deemed such a scheme to be too costly.

Sam Hall, senior researcher at liberal Conservative think tank Bright Blue, said it was “great news” that the government was planning to set up low emission zones across the UK.

“Air pollution is a serious public health issue that goes well beyond just a few cities,” said Hall. “Our research has shown that 40 per cent of local authorities in the UK breached legal air pollution limits in 2015. Low emission zones are a targeted solution to cutting air pollution that reduce the number of old polluting vehicles entering polluted cities. They also ensure that the owners of these vehicles pay the social costs of their pollution.”

Source: businessgreen.com

Northern Irish Energy Storage Cave Project Secures €90m Grant

04.04.2017

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The UK may be on its way out of the EU, but for the next two years it remains an EU member and eligible for EU clean tech funding.

As such, an innovative energy storage project proposed for Northern Ireland is this week celebrating, having secured a €90m grant that will allow it to demonstrate the use of specially designed caves to store up to 330MW of renewable power.

Developer Gaelectric announced yesterday the Larne compressed air energy storage (CAES) project has been awarded the funding as part of the EU’s TEN-E regulation, which aims to support the development of innovative energy infrastructure.

The high profile project plans to use renewable power to compress and store air in specially designed caverns created within naturally occurring salt deposits deep underground. The air could then be released to drive generators, providing up to 330MW of power for periods of six to eight hours.

The latest funding follows previous EU grants totalling €15m, which supported the project’s early stage development.

“The Gaelectric team has worked tireless over the past number of years pursuing its vision of a renewable energy enabled economy and its firm belief that grid-scale energy storage is a key requirement to the attainment of this goal,” said Gaelectric Commercial Director Joe O’Carroll in a statement.

“While clearly delighted with this latest award from the EU, we view this as an important endorsement of the contribution that the Project will make towards improving the efficiency and sustainability of electricity transmission systems in Britain and Ireland.

“This Project is the first of a pipeline of projects employing CAES technology which Gaelectric is working on at several locations across Europe. We look forward to continuing our work with the authorities in Northern Ireland, with local communities and with the European Commission and the CEF Coordination Committee in bringing the Project to fruition.”

The funding is part of a €444m funding round announced by the European Commission in February, which has seen grants distributed to 18 energy infrastructure projects, including plans for new smart developments in the Balkans and proposals for a series of interconnector feasibility studies.

Separately, the Financial Times reported this week that UK grid operator National Grid is seeking a greater role in the emerging energy storage market, and is pressing government for a rule change that would allow it to own storage assets.

Currently National Grid is barred from operating such assets as they are technically classified as ‘generation’, but the company is said to be lobbying for reforms to the classification arguing it would allow it to more effectively manage emerging smart grids.

However, the move could face resistance from utilities who fear it could extend National Grid’s reach into the energy market in a way that some experts fear could stifle competition.

Source: businessgreen.com

Smart Meters to Help Reduce Food Wastage in UAE Hotels

03.04.2017

With the staggering amounts of food waste around the world, the UAE leadership has recently taken action to drastically reduce food waste in the country.

Ever since UAE Food Bank was announced to give excess food to the needy, Dubai has intensified its efforts and put up strategies to limit organic waste.

The country is looking to move from Dh14 billion losses each year to become the first in the region to achieve zero food waste.

To come closer to the goal, the Dubai Municipality has recently teamed up with UK-based Winnow, a startup that provides smart meters in hotels that helps kitchens cut food waste in half by automatically measuring what’s put in the trash bin. The collaboration is under the Dubai Future Accelerators programme that allows the private sector to work closely with public entities to co-create breakthrough solutions for the public good.

Under the smart system, a meter placed under the trash bin is connected to an iPad that records top five areas and items of waste, helping chefs to make better decisions and manage waste.

On average, hotel kitchens waste up to 20 per cent of food purchased, and the number doubles during the holy month of Ramadan due to the recurring lavish Iftar and Suhoor buffets.

Ignacio Ramirez, operations manager for MENA at Winnow, noted that some sites waste Dh3,000 worth of food a day, which amounts to Dh1 million a year.

Working over seven hotels in Dubai, the smart meter has so far contributed to reducing 50 per cent of food waste in hotels, sometimes the reduction is notched up to 70 per cent. “You can’t blame chefs for wasting large amounts of food; they can’t keep track of their losses,” said Ramirez.

Ramirez said the key to reducing food waste in hotels is helping chefs and managers keep track of losses and measure it financially. “For example, if they saw in their record that they are wasting Dh1,000 worth of croissants a month, they’ll automatically make better decisions next time they purchase food.”

Bobby Krishna, food safety specialist at DM, said the Food Safety Department aims to reduce the waste generated by hotels to five per cent. He noted that the next step is to reduce the waste gradually until it reaches zero, adding that some hotels have already limited their waste to two per cent.

Ramirez said since 85 per cent of food in UAE is imported, 20 per cent is a huge loss. Winnow will work with 15 more hotels by May. In June, 40 hotels are expected to be trying the smart meters.

Winnow works with 1,000 hotels and catering sites worldwide. Ramirez said the smart meter can allow the government to benchmark hotels that help in the profitability of the hospitality industry.

In UAE’s average households, 39 per cent of waste is food, and the ratio increases to 55 per cent (1,850 tonnes) during Ramadan, according to Dubai Municipality’s estimates. In 2016, the municipality recorded 27 per cent of waste produced in Dubai as organic food, consisting mainly of 88.8 per cent food.

However, Ramirez said the culture of people is not to blame behind the huge numbers of food waste. “The reason UAE might have high quantities of food waste might be because it hosts more buffets here than other countries, but it is the same around the world. When you have buffets, food waste will be higher,” Ramirez added.

He noted that the most important thing is that the UAE government has taken an active response to the problem. “The government here wants to change, which is something we don’t normally find in other places,” said Ramirez.

Dubai Municipality will soon launch a facility to recycle organic waste.

Abdul Majeed Saifaie, director of the Waste Management Department at Dubai Municipality, said fees will apply on landfill gates for waste trucks of the private sector before the end of 2017.

Sorted waste and recyclable items can cost up to four times less than mixed wastes.

“The key is to encourage establishments and entities where private trucks pass to sort out the waste before it reaches landfills. This gives more chance to deal with different types of waste in the right way, and recycle what could be recycled,” said Saifaie.

Once the fees are applied, there will be a facility to recycle food waste.

The Waste Management Department has dedicated its efforts to raising awareness campaigns in schools and residential areas to encourage residents to limit their food waste.

Their initiative called ‘Smart Homes,’ rewards residents with least amounts of food waste during Ramadan with cash prizes and certificates. Smart Homes is a waste gathering technique in electronic containers that measures the amount of waste produced by each home.

Another initiative is titled “Shop smartly, reduce your waste,” which encouraged shoppers to purchase items per their necessities to avoid having excess food and to recycle household items.

In another project, 82 containers were distributed to public schools across Dubai to teach children to maximise the use of food waste through converting it to organic fertilisers that can be used in school’s gardens.

Containers were also distributed to gather extra bread and give it farmer owners to feed their birds and cattle. Saifaie said awareness needs to be instilled in children from a young age to make a change. “Educating communities is important to reducing food waste,” he said.

With the increased population in Dubai and tourists all-year round, Saifaie said campaigns need to be even more intensive and innovative to reach all segments.

Source: khaleejtimes.com

Why Cities are Outpacing Countries in the Race to Curb Climate Change

03.04.2017

Cities from Oslo to Sydney are setting goals to curb climate change that exceed national targets, causing tensions with central governments about who controls policy over green energy and transport and construction.

More than 2,500 cities have issued plans to cut carbon emissions to the United Nations since late 2014, setting an example to almost 200 nations that reached a Paris Agreement in December 2015 to fight global warming.

Although there are no officially collated statistics available, many city targets are more ambitious than those set by governments under the Paris accord, which imposes no obligations on cities, regions or companies to define goals.

Just over half the world’s population lives in urban areas, meaning municipalities will help to determine whether the historic shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energy agreed in Paris succeeds or fails.

But as many cities become more assertive, governments are reluctant to cede control.

“Cities are starting to encroach past their boundaries on policies at a national level,” said Seth Schultz, director of research at the New York-based C40 climate group that includes most of the world’s megacities, from Tokyo to Los Angeles.

“There will be more and more conflicts,” he said, over defining policies to curb local air pollution and help wider aims to limit droughts, mudslides, heat waves and rising seas.

The trend is clearest in rich cities, which are more able to cut emissions to meet the demands of affluent, environmentally-conscious voters than fast-expanding cities such as Bangkok, Nairobi or Buenos Aires.

One example of the growing friction: Oslo, where left-wing authorities are at odds with Norway’s right-wing government over their push to more than halve the capital’s greenhouse gas emissions within four years to about 600,000 tonnes, one of the most radical carbon reduction intentions in the world.

The plan for the city of 640,000 people includes car-free zones, “fossil-fuel-free building sites”, high road tolls and capturing greenhouse gases from the city’s waste incinerator.

In a sign of city power, a 2016 study projected that climate plans by cities and regions could cut an extra 500 million tonnes of annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 – equivalent to the emissions of France – beyond cuts pledged by governments.

“The benefits are very local in cities – less air pollution, better public transport,” said Niklas Hoehne, one of the authors at the NewClimate Institute think-tank in Germany.

But that doesn’t always sit well with central governments. Many of Oslo’s green ideas are anathema to voters of the populist right-wing Progress Party, which together with the Conservatives forms the coalition government.

Deputy Mayor Lan Marie Nguyen Berg said the government was delaying Oslo’s plan for new road tolls which reach 58 crowns ($7) for diesel cars in rush hour.

“The Transport Ministry is dragging its feet”, by demanding large, new road signs to explain the varying costs and to modify computer systems to register passing vehicles, she said.

Norway’s Transport Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen, of the Progress Party, said the ministry was cooperating. Berg “is making an invalid argument,” he said.

Still, a Nov. 4 letter from the ministry obtained by Reuters told the Norwegian Public Roads Administration to design a national computer system for the environmental road tolls rather than one just for Oslo – the only city that wants the system.

The letter said the extra work would delay the project by three months, until October 2017.

“That’s convenient for the Progress Party,” one government official said, because national elections are due in September and the party will not be associated with unpopular tolls. The city has also been slow to submit detailed plans.

Cities in other parts of the world also face hurdles as they step up actions to press on with their own targets for carbon emissions that often exceed their governments’ goals under the Paris accord.

In Australia, Sydney is in a dispute with the national government in Canberra because the city wants to generate more electricity locally, without paying high charges for using the national grid, Lord Mayor Clover Moore said.

Sydney is now a local energy generator through its solar initiatives but has to pay “the same charges as a remote coal or gas station that exports its power hundreds of kilometres,” she said.

But the government’s Australian Energy Market Commission said in December that Sydney’s plan for “local generation network credits” would be too costly to implement. It cited an estimate of A$233 million ($176.12 million) in extra costs for consumers by 2050.

Moore dismissed the findings, saying credits would mean a fairer system overall.

And Copenhagen Lord Mayor Frank Jensen said colleagues “in cities around the globe are demanding more legislation … to transform our cities to be more green”.

He complained that fees paid to the government for electricity from the national grid used by green buses in Denmark – often under city control – were too high compared to those for trains that are controlled by the government on a countrywide network.

Perhaps nowhere in the world is the difference between government and city more stark than in America.

U.S. President Donald Trump rejects the scientific consensus that climate change is man-made and said during his election campaign that he would “cancel” the Paris Agreement and favour domestic fossil fuel production. But Trump’s plans are unclear – the president has since said he has an “open mind” about Paris.

On 9th March, Scott Pruitt, the new head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, said he is unconvinced that man-made carbon dioxide is the main driver of climate change, a conclusion widely embraced by scientists.

If Trump relaxes standards for clean air, power plants or vehicles “there would be a greater burden on cities to implement programs to fill the gaps,” said Amy Petri of the office of sustainability in the Texas city of Austin.

That would make it hard for Austin to reach its goals to cut emissions by 2020, she said. Still, mayors in 12 big U.S. cities including Austin, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston this week reaffirmed a commitment to the Paris deal.

Source: weforum.org

How Wind Energy Helps to Conserve Water

03.04.2017

The world is entering a new energy era, where consumption of renewable energy sources seems to be the only way to conserve nature and save life on the planet.

By now, everybody knows that the supply of fossil fuels is limited and in decades to come, will be exhausted. So, if we’re planning to keep our beautiful blue and green planet and ensure that future generations have what they need to thrive, we will need to transition to alternative energy sources.

According to the International Energy Agency, in 2013 renewables accounted for almost 22 percent of global electricity generation, and the experts predict it could reach 26 percent increase by 2020.

Although some progress towards clean energy has been made, big energy consumers such as the U.S.A. and China still very much rely on fossil fuels. However, there is an increasing sense of urgency to collect energy from sunlight, wind, rain, waves, and geothermal heat.

Well, renewable energy sources aren’t always available or accessible. In fact, some renewable resources are becoming more and more scarce, such as water.

Water is becoming scarce in many regions around the world particularly in places such as Africa and parts of the United States and Australia. Unsurprisingly, the problem is more complex than the mere issue of scarcity.

The real issue is climate change, as well as industry and irrigation demands for water, which are leaving many places dry. So our countless consumption of fossil fuels which contributes to the climate changing signals danger to some parts of the clean energy industry.

As expected, many scientists predict that the water deficit is one of our most serious planetary challenges.

Implementing water saving tips in your home or workplace is a good start but what will drive even more positive outcomes is if we start to move vasts populations away from fossil fuels to renewable energy systems.

Wind energy is one such renewable energy solution. Creating electricity by using the air flows (wind) that occur naturally in the earth’s atmosphere is a sustainable way to reduce climate change and subsequently lower the deficit of water.

The wind is a renewable and inexhaustible energy source and offers many advantages. Unlike conventional electricity sources, wind power systems do not consume water and is an ideal clean energy solution.

Take the U.S. for example. Water is being removed from the ground and used for thermal power plant cooling. Which makes the power sector the biggest consumer and extractor of water compared with any other sector in America!

The amount of water power plants in the United States take in for cooling each minute is the average amount of water flowing over Niagara Falls in a minute, multiplied by three. To say that’s a lot is an understatement! However, the fraction of water consumption is relatively small compared with the power sector water withdrawals, consumption of water for generating the power is estimated to be 1 to 2 trillion gallons of water each year. Which is approximately 11 trillion bottles of water.

When you’re living an urban eco-friendly lifestyle and going about your day-to-day, it’s hard to fathom what’s happening out there. We focus heavily on ourselves and our own ‘micro’ situations, but it is important to consider the larger scale, ‘macro’ picture to get a better sense of how the cumulative sum of our decisions, choices and government and business policies affect climate change.

In 2011, in the state of Texas, the harsh drought combined with the huge demand from power plants and an increase in the population in Texas resulted in big tensions among farmers, cities and power plants.

Over in California, droughts were also affecting the agricultural industry, with many smaller farms forced to close due to lack of access to water and water wells and bores drying up. Although the Californian droughts are not nearly as hazardous as the ones in East Africa, they are certainly a huge problem that needs to be addressed.

During the severe droughts in 2014, wind energy played a significant role in alleviating the California’s record drought. Wind energy saved 2.5 billion gallons of water by displacing water consumption at the state’s thirsty fossil-fired power plants. For this reason, wind energy seems well-matched to help alleviate the effects of droughts in the USA. When it comes to wind power capacities in the US, it is important to delineate the installed from potential wind power capacities. As the map below displays, the state of Texas is by far the state with the most wind power capacity.

The amount of wind power technologically possible to have installed in a given region is presented with the wind power capacity potential. The map below clearly shows that the western part of America has greater potential wind capacities than the eastern parts.

When all is said and done, wind energy is one of the fastest-growing energy sources on the planet. According to the principal of G4 Wind, Mr. Larry Flowers, this energy source is so powerful that “the wind that blows across the Central Plains can produce more than five times the energy we are using”.

As the ongoing transition to a low-carbon economy is already taking place around the world, reducing the pressure on the environment is indispensable. Therefore, it’s important to keep in mind that by using clean and more sustainable energy sources, we can positively impact the world we live in today.

Source: ecowarriorprincess.net

Serbian Company to Become Part of General Electric Chain of Suppliers

03.04.2017

After the well-rounded process of General Electric Sourcing Day, the company included a local company – Unimet, into its chain of suppliers. Domestic company Unimet in first phase of cooperation will deliver their 5 types of mechanical products to GE Power factory in Hungary with gradual potential for delivering to other GE Power factories in Europe and in the world. Unimet was the first one to be qualified by GE after the GE Sourcing Day thanks to its high quality of production, financial stability in business, high EHS standards and competitive price of products. Increasing cooperation between Unimet and GE has achieved assumptions for empowering local companies and tendency of increasing export from Serbia.

„Our process of inclusion of new suppliers into the GE procurement system is not quick but it provides great potential for the development of suppliers as part of the procurement system,“ stated Gaetano Massara, CEO at General Electric South East Europe, during the meeting with Minister of State Administration and Local Self-Government Ana Brnabic.

“It is very important for us that our project which was launched in 2015 in cooperation with relevant state institutions showed results and that by establishing cooperation with Unimet we included a goodcompany from the Serbian market into our chain of suppliers. It became evident during the process of expansion of the chain of suppliers that this market has many SMEs that have production potential, quality of work and prices that are competitive in the demanding global market. Unimet is one of the 70 companies which showed to have the potential to meet our top operating criteria regarding the quality of products, production volume, price and terms of delivery. We believe that we will see other Serbian companies in our chain of suppliers in the future,” Gaetano added and also thanked the Ministry of State Administration and Local Self-Government, Ministry of Economy, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia and NALED for their cooperation during the implementation of the project.

“Being one of the GE’s suppliers is equal to having an international mark of quality. I am certain that Unimet will be a reliable partner to GE and believe that this cooperation will expand in the future. This is a positive sign for Serbia, because the partnership with GE leads us directly to the demanding international market. This proves that domestic companies can, with the quality of their products, production volume and price-quality ratio, win a market competition involving the best. Serbian Government continues to pander export to foreign markets and encourage domestic companies to compete and win, because it is obvious that we have required and recognized quality. In the upcoming months I expect other local suppliers to involve in the General Electric’s procurement system” – said Ana Brnabić, Minister of State Administration and Local Self-Government.

General Electric Sourcing Day was launched in 2015 in order to include Serbian companies, strengthen the production capacities and encourage exports of selected local companies in the process of GE global procurement.

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