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20.11.2017: The National Energy Control Center (CENACE) and the Mexico’s Department of Energy (SENER) announced preliminary results of the third long-term energy auction. According to the Mexican government, a total of 46 bids were submitted for 5.49 TWh, out of which 16 bids were preliminarily selected. According to Mercom Capital Group, a record low tariff of $0.0177 per kWh was quoted by Enel Green Power for supplying a total of 883,696 MWh of power annually across two projects representing a capacity of approximately 290 MW.
The recent bids represent a decline of nearly 35 percent, from the lowest bid quoted in Mexico's second energy auction conducted in October last year. Solar may account for around 55.35 percent of contracted power with 3 TWh and 58.31 percent of clean energy certificates. Overall, the auction could award contracts for 5.49 TWh and 5.95 million clean energy certificates, says CENACE.
The results and the official winning bids and ruling will be released by SENER and CENACE on November 22.

Monty Bannerman

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Monday, November 20, 2017

AP Mobile: Warming to make thunderstorms larger and more frequent

Warming to make thunderstorms larger and more frequent: https://apnews.com/c1ef302f0e844806817aedbe12fa32e7

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Trump making up new numbers on methane emission impacts

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/epa-revises-the-social-cost-of-a-potent-greenhouse-gas/

Saturday, November 18, 2017

NY State PSC Regulatory Mandate on Energy Storage Due by December 2017

https://www.law360.com/articles/950816/how-new-york-state-is-making-energy-storage-a-priority

Monty Bannerman

ArcStar Energy

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Friday, November 17, 2017

Norway Idea to Exit Oil Stocks Is ‘Shot Heard Around the World’

Norway Idea to Exit Oil Stocks Is 'Shot Heard Around the World' https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-17/norway-idea-to-exit-oil-stocks-is-shot-heard-around-the-world

Thursday, November 16, 2017

GE Engineer's Dream

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GE's huge 3D metal printer makes aircraft parts // Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/amp/2017/11/16/ge-s-huge-3d-metal-printer-makes-aircraft-parts/

GE has unveiled its previously-announced 3D metal printer, suitable for making aircraft parts. At the manufacturing trade show formnext in Germany, the GE Additive team revealed the as-yet-unnamed machine, demonstrating its ability to print parts as large as 1 meter in diameter directly from a computer file. Using additive manufacturing technology, the machine fuses together thin layers of metal powder with a 1-kilowatt laser.

The machine has the potential to build even larger parts, too, thanks to its scalable nature, plus its design can be configured to add more lasers if required. Mohammad Ehteshami, part of GE's Project ATLAS team (Additive Technology Large Area System), said it had already been used to print a jet combustor liner. "It can also be applicable for manufacturers in the automotive, power and space industries," he added.

The printer, which is still in beta stage, draws on additive manufacturing technology which is already being used by several GE businesses. GE Aviation is building the Advanced Turboprop, a commercial aircraft engine made largely of 3D parts. Using the technology designers reduced 855 separate parts down to just 12. According to Ehteshami, the machine is "an engineer's dream".

Source: GE

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World’s Biggest Wealth Fund Wants Out of Oil and Gas

World's Biggest Wealth Fund Wants Out of Oil and Gas https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-16/norway-s-1-trillion-wealth-fund-wants-out-of-oil-and-gas-stocks

Telefónica touts plastic optical fiber for in-home networks - Lightwave

http://www.lightwaveonline.com/articles/2017/11/telef-nica-touts-plastic-optical-fiber-for-in-home-networks.html?cmpid=enl_lightwave_lightwave_enabling_technologies_2017-11-16&email_address=mbannerman@arcstarenergy.com&eid=288415387&bid=1927755

Amid Global Electric-Car Buzz, Toyota Bullish On Hydrogen Fuel Cells

https://www.manufacturing.net/news/2017/11/amid-global-electric-car-buzz-toyota-bullish-hydrogen-0?et_cid=6177395&et_rid=45614407&location=top&et_cid=6177395&et_rid=45614407&linkid=https%3a%2f%2fwww.manufacturing.net%2fnews%2f2017%2f11%2famid-global-electric-car-buzz-toyota-bullish-hydrogen-0%3fet_cid%3d6177395%26et_rid%3d%%subscriberid%%%26location%3dtop

After Nuclear Debacle, Utility Asks To Cut S. Carolina Rates

https://www.manufacturing.net/news/2017/11/after-nuclear-debacle-utility-asks-cut-s-carolina-rates?et_cid=6177395&et_rid=45614407&location=top&et_cid=6177395&et_rid=45614407&linkid=https%3a%2f%2fwww.manufacturing.net%2fnews%2f2017%2f11%2fafter-nuclear-debacle-utility-asks-cut-s-carolina-rates%3fet_cid%3d6177395%26et_rid%3d%%subscriberid%%%26location%3dtop

Federal Utility: $900M To Move Power Plant Ash To Landfill on Same Site! - another hidden but real cost of coal becoming visible

https://www.manufacturing.net/news/2017/11/federal-utility-900m-move-power-plant-ash-landfill?et_cid=6177395&et_rid=45614407&location=top&et_cid=6177395&et_rid=45614407&linkid=https%3a%2f%2fwww.manufacturing.net%2fnews%2f2017%2f11%2ffederal-utility-900m-move-power-plant-ash-landfill%3fet_cid%3d6177395%26et_rid%3d%%subscriberid%%%26location%3dtop

Germany's Siemens To Cut 6,900 Jobs At Power, Drives Units - Disruption from renewables now painfully present for most efficient nat gas generation

https://www.manufacturing.net/news/2017/11/germanys-siemens-cut-6900-jobs-power-drives-units?et_cid=6177395&et_rid=45614407&location=top&et_cid=6177395&et_rid=45614407&linkid=https%3a%2f%2fwww.manufacturing.net%2fnews%2f2017%2f11%2fgermanys-siemens-cut-6900-jobs-power-drives-units%3fet_cid%3d6177395%26et_rid%3d%%subscriberid%%%26location%3dtop

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

U.S. to Dominate Oil Markets After Biggest Boom in World History

U.S. to Dominate Oil Markets After Biggest Boom in World History https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-14/iea-sees-u-s-shale-surge-as-biggest-oil-and-gas-boom-in-history

REFF highlights

https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/taxes-merchant-solar-and-customer-choice-3-takeaways-from-renewable-energy

Monday, November 13, 2017

Boston Dynamics 'new' SpotMini robot ready for a walk

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Boston Dynamics 'new' SpotMini robot looks ready for a walk // Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/amp/2017/11/13/spot-mini-four-legged-boston-dynamics-robot/

Boston Dynamics isn't a part of Google/Alphabet anymore, but that won't stand in the way of new robot videos, like this latest teaser for a revamped version of its dog-like electric SpotMini robot. Described only as the "new SpotMini" it looks sleeker and more production ready than any version we've seen before. There's no creepy manipulator arm mounted on top and it's covered in plastic, revealing only a set of 3D vision cameras on the exterior.

SoftBank has started rolling out robots in Japan, and it can't be too long before we see its latest acquisition deliver something for the US. Boston Dynamics CEO Marc Raibert said, "I happen to believe that robotics will be bigger than the Internet" at a conference in October, and this could be the company's first step towards making that happen.

Source: Boston Dynamics (YouTube), Boston Dynamics

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US showing at Bonn climate conference

https://www.wired.com/story/we-are-still-in-local-us-reps-stand-for-climate-action-in-bonn/

Sunday, November 12, 2017

Big Insurers Brace for Perilous Future as Climate Risks Escalate

Big Insurers Brace for Perilous Future as Climate Risks Escalate https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-13/big-insurers-brace-for-perilous-future-as-climate-risks-escalate

Friday, November 10, 2017

BBC News: Apec summit: Trump and Xi offer competing visions for trade

I saw this on the BBC and thought you should see it:

Apec summit: Trump and Xi offer competing visions for trade - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41937426

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What Trump's Odd Comment on China Trade Reveals

What Trump's Odd Comment on China Trade Reveals https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-11-10/what-trump-s-odd-comment-on-china-trade-reveals

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

US solar boom set to make PV with storage cost competitive by 2020 | New Energy Update

Coming, but not there yet

http://newenergyupdate.com/pv-insider/us-solar-boom-set-make-pv-storage-cost-competitive-2020

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Lamborghini Unveils a Self-Healing Electric Supercar powered by supercapacitors

Lamborghini Unveils a Self-Healing Electric Supercar https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-07/lamborghini-terzo-millennio-concept-self-healing-electric-supercar

GOP Senators Say Wind Tax Credit Is Safe in Their Tax Overhaul

GOP Senators Say Wind Tax Credit Is Safe in Their Tax Overhaul https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-11-07/gop-senators-say-wind-tax-credit-is-safe-in-their-tax-overhaul

Multinationals Scurry to Defuse House Tax Bill’s ‘Atomic Bomb’

Multinationals Scurry to Defuse House Tax Bill's 'Atomic Bomb' https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-11-07/multinationals-scurry-to-defuse-house-tax-bill-s-atomic-bomb

Fossil Fuels Will Be Main Energy Source For Decades Says OPEC

https://www.manufacturing.net/news/2017/11/fossil-fuels-will-be-main-energy-source-decades-says-opec?et_cid=6164901&et_rid=45614407&location=top&et_cid=6164901&et_rid=45614407&linkid=https%3a%2f%2fwww.manufacturing.net%2fnews%2f2017%2f11%2ffossil-fuels-will-be-main-energy-source-decades-says-opec%3fet_cid%3d6164901%26et_rid%3d%%subscriberid%%%26location%3dtop

World's Biggest Shipping Company Counts Cost Of Cyberattack

https://www.manufacturing.net/news/2017/11/worlds-biggest-shipping-company-counts-cost-cyberattack?et_cid=6164901&et_rid=45614407&location=top&et_cid=6164901&et_rid=45614407&linkid=https%3a%2f%2fwww.manufacturing.net%2fnews%2f2017%2f11%2fworlds-biggest-shipping-company-counts-cost-cyberattack%3fet_cid%3d6164901%26et_rid%3d%%subscriberid%%%26location%3dtop

Leclanché receives order for a 15 MWh battery storage project from German SWB | $333/kWh

https://www.photon.info/en/news/leclanche-receives-order-15-mwh-battery-storage-project-german-swb?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PHOTON%20Newsletter%20-%20International%20edition%20from%20November%207%2C%202017&newsletter=PHOTON%20Newsletter%20-%20International%20edition%20from%20November%207%2C%202017

Monday, November 6, 2017

Trump Xi: Property man meets career communist

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Trump Xi: Property man meets career communist - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-41882084

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