SuperNode CEO John Fitzgerald addressed Engineers Ireland on Wednesday of this week with his presentation titled: ‘Transmission to Enable Decarbonisation’. Mr. Fitzgerald, an engineer by trade himself, is now focused on the fight against climate change and issued a rallying call to engineers to do the same: “Engineers are in the solutions business. We have … Read more
SuperNode founder and owner Eddie O’Connor spoke with the Irish Times about his current outlook on the decarbonisation movement. O’Connor has become a stalwart of the movement. For decades he has been fighting climate change on numerous fronts, from his entry into the renewables industry in the 80s, to his founding of Airtricity, Mainstream Renewable Power and most recently SuperNode. His newest battle front is the world of international … Read more
E3G has released a new report analysing how best to utilise renewable resources in the North Sea. It contends that there are significant benefits to be found in a more connected approach. “Developing an integrated and interconnected electricity grid in the North Seas and northwest Europe is key to unlocking the significant wind resources, zero … Read more
SuperNode has responded to the European Commissions ‘Renewable Energy Directive II’ public consultation. The consultation aimed to gather views from stakeholders for a revision of Directive 2018/2001/EU on the promotion of the use of renewable energy (RED II). SuperNode’s response made some key points. The first and foremost is that the RED II needs to … Read more
VOX recently released an interesting ideo explaining the challenges associated with decarbonising the US economy. The answer involves electrifying transportation, residential and commercial energy demand, and electricity generation. Electricity presents vast energy efficiency gains over incumbent energy vectors and the technology is available today. Check out the full video below:
The global shift away from a fossil fuel-based power system is gathering pace, with renewable energy sources on track to account for over 80% of total electricity output by 2050 as the build-out of wind and solar plant expands 20-fold, according to energy consultancy DNV GL’s latest Energy Transition Outlook (ETO). But the 2019 report … Read more
Switching just some of the huge subsidies supporting fossil fuels to renewables would unleash a runaway clean energy revolution, according to a new report, significantly cutting the carbon emissions that are driving the climate crisis. Coal, oil and gas get more than $370bn (£305bn) a year in support, compared with $100bn for renewables, the International … Read more
In recent years, the world has marched towards renewable energy. According to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), unsubsidized renewable energy is now most frequently the cheapest source of energy generation. The report finds that the cost of installation and maintenance of renewables, which was an important stumbling block to mass adoption, continues on a downward trajectory. … Read more
Scottish onshore wind farms produced enough electricity in the first six months of the year to power almost double the homes in the country, according to new figures. Output between January and June was 9.8 terawatt-hours, data from Weather Energy showed. The electricity was enough to power 4.5 million homes, nearly twice the number in … Read more
AMSC today announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has signed the modification of its Resilient Electric Grid (REG) agreement with AMSC. The contract modification with DHS approves the scope of AMSC’s REG project with Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) and will enable AMSC to recover a portion of the project cost. The REG system uses … Read more