SF’s new hydrogen ferry could fuel clean energy market

collected by :Victor Alphen

In fact, as electric vehicles and charging stations pop up all over San Francisco, there are no existing hydrogen fuel stations in The City. If hydrogen fuel cells become more widely adopted, the demand could also provide California with support to store renewable energy. The widespread adoption of hydrogen fuel cells by the maritime industry could also benefit electricity suppliers in California. But storing renewable energy in hydrogen tanks may be a better choice; at least, in some situations. If the vessel is successful, Pratt and others must then motivate the maritime industry to ditch diesel for hydrogen fuel on a wider scale.

Producers will act in case of oil market deficit, says Russia's energy minister, Energy News, ET EnergyWorld

Producers will act in case of oil market deficit, says Russia's energy minister Energy minister Alexander Novak said, adding that trade tensions between the United States and China were affecting oil prices REUTERS |

Our mess of an energy market is the fault of both major parties

according to If you want proof of how the major parties are letting us down it was there in spades this week. To be fair, it is also a variation on the intent of Malcolm Turnbull's national energy guarantee which looks to bolt on a mandate for energy reliability to the National Electricity Market. A range of unprecedented and costly climate-related market interventions, most notably the renewable energy target, has so distorted the market that prices have doubled and supplies have become dangerously low and unreliable. And the political consensus of the major parties is to focus on details and excuses rather than call out this folly. It also says the NEM intended for high prices to trigger generation investment but, instead, the existing players have not invested and have taken advantage of "higher spot" prices.

North East energy market analyst reports wind and solar power renewables record

A sunny start to the summer and high winds earlier this year have helped Britain's power generation market to hit a new renewables record. Although wind speeds are generally lower over the summer months, wind farms continued to provide the largest share of renewables generation in Q2 2018, with 9.5 terawatt hours (TWh) produced. Coal-fired power stations produced 1.3%, while 7.4% came from electricity imports. Of the 28.1% share of renewables generation, almost one half (49.2%) came from wind farms, 27.1% from solar farms, 20.8% from biomass plants and 2.9% from hydro plants. "Over the past 18 months, several new large offshore wind farms – including Burbo Bank Extension, Dudgeon, Galloper, Race Bank, Rampion and Walney Extension – added significant levels of new wind capacity; this has provided momentum for a continued rise in wind generation levels following a slow-down in the construction of onshore wind farms.