GreenRoc Accelerates their World Class Project to Production as Early as 2028. Watch the full video here.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/green-industrial-revolution-in-sight-as-government-sets-out-plans-for-more-clean-energy
The fourth round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, opening late 2021, will aim to double the capacity of renewable energy compared to the last round and expand the number of technologies supported...
https://www.techradar.com/sg/news/qr-codes-finally-find-their-groove-during-the-pandemic
The challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the spotlight a myriad of different technologies. From cloud computing to video conferencing, robotics to e-commerce, technology is helping to define the COVID ânew normalâ â a world that is digital-first and more connected than ever before. One ingenious piece of technology, whilst it may not grab all the headlines, is quietly carving out an integral place for itself in the COVID economy: the humble QR code...
Testing, testing.
Fans at sporting events: Maximum of 4,000 set to be allowed in England - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/55010011
https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2020/11/23/interest-grows-in-going-with-the-vanadium-flow/
https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/934519/today-s-market-view---bushveld-minerals-bluejay-mining-alba-mineral-resources-and-more-934519.html
Bushveld Minerals* (LON:BMN) 12.98p, Mkt cap ÂŁ150m â Ferro-vanadium prices continue to rise
Vanadium prices continue to rise in China and the US on new prices posted by FastmarketsMB.
Ferro-vanadium rose 1.8% this week to $10.1-10.25/lb in-whs Pittsburgh for 70-80% V.
Ferro-vanadium rose another 1% to $24-27/kg fob China for 78% V min.
The forthcoming election of Joe Biden is seen as good for global trade and this may help cut tariffs imposed by the US and China..
Chinese construction activity appears to be accelerating since the Chinese Communist Party Plenum at end-October
While the main topic appeared to be about confirming President Xiâs leadership till 2035 and probably beyond the assembly also focussed on modernising Chinaâs industry and manufacturing and continuing with the Urbanisation program to lift more Chinese people out of subsistence farming and rural poverty and into urbanised city life.
We see this as driving demand for more strengthened steel and for greater compliance in the addition of vanadium into rebar and other structural steel.
Muggins, that's why they always say, DYOR.
https://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/twitter-bitcoin-share-tips-investment-social-media-posts-predict-forecast-a8176171.html
"Investors buy stakes in companies because they believe those firms have a strong competitive position, a good strategy, strong finances, competent and trustworthy management, a sensible valuation and the potential to pay consistent dividends over time. Those dividends help investors turn time into money.
âTraders are different,â says Selby. âBy using sources such as Twitter for information, they are looking to judge short-term sentiment towards a stock and try to make a profit by timing the movement of money. Itâs an entirely different strategy and the two should in no way be conflated. âInvestingâ will suit some people and their financial goals, needs, time horizon and risk appetite while âtradingâ will be more appropriate for others, depending on their personal circumstances."
Long read;
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03190-8
Solar panels, wind turbines and batteries need silicon, cobalt, lithium and more to convert and store energy. Access to these elements, known as technology metals, is crucial for combating climate change. Some 3 billion tonnes of metals and minerals will be needed to decarbonize the global energy system by 2050, the World Bank estimates1. Supplies were stretched before COVID-19. Now, the tech-metals sector is in disarray...
All the bids would seek to support the socioeconomic priorities of government including local and black ownership, skills development, local content, community involvement and the participation of youth, women and people living with disabilities.
Magoro also reported that the IPP Office would seek to finalise the so-called âsmallsâ programme in 2021, which would involve 20 IPP projects of less than 5 MW in size.
In addition, plans to mop up any surplus IPP capacity that might be available from the existing renewables fleet were advancing. âWe are busy finalising the documentation and, by early next year, we should conclude this process.â
Mantashe said that obstacles had also been removed for those wishing to invest in âgeneration for own useâ, with projects below 1 MW able to proceed in the absence of a licence and with larger projects able to proceed without requiring a IRP2019 deviation notice from the Minister.
He indicated, however, that he was not willing to deregulate the self-generation market even further, suggesting that allowing projects larger than 1 MW to proceed without a licence would cause âchaosâ for the transmission system
https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/more-than-60-power-firms-signal-intention-to-bid-into-emergency-scheme-ipp-office-2020-11-17
South Africaâs Independent Power Producer (IPP) Office reported on Tuesday that more than 60 respondents had signalled their intention, by the October 31 deadline for doing so, to participate in the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP), through which government is aiming to procure 2 000 MW of so-called âemergency powerâ.
IPP Office CEO Tshifhiwa Bernard Magoro told participants in a virtual panel discussion held as part of the third South Africa Investment Conference that there had been a high degree of interest in the âtechnology agnosticâ programme, criticised by some commentators as including criteria that made it difficult for renewables and battery solutions to submit competitive bids.
He confirmed that the bidding deadline had been extended until December 22, but said he remained optimistic that some of the energy and capacity would be available for integration into the grid from June 2022. However, an outer deadline of December 2022 had been set for full commercial operations.
The winning RMIPPPP bidders would be announced in February and financial close was expected by June next year, after which construction would begin. Government has stated previously that the programme should attract investment of some R40-billion.
Magoro also confirmed that preparations were under way for a âroll-out planâ for the procurement of 11 813 MW of new capacity catered for by a recently gazetted Ministerial determination, which made allocations for wind and solar (6 800 MW), gas to power (3 000 MW), coal (1 500 MW) and battery energy storage (513 MW).
He indicated, however, that the request for proposals (RFP) documentation for the fifth bid window, or BW5, of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPPP) would be released only in January and not in December, as had been signalled previously by government.
Speaking on a panel with Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe, Magoro said that the Minister had agreed with the January release date for the BW5 RFP.
OVERLAPPING BIDDING
Following the restart of the REIPPPP, which ran successfully until 2015, at which point Eskom refused to enter into new power purchase agreements, claiming a return to a surplus position, the IPP Office was gearing up to run âoverlappingâ RFPs to help close an energy and capacity gap of as much as 5 000 MW that had since emerged.
He said the overlap would be necessary to ensure a âquick roll-outâ in line with both the current determinations and future determinations that would have to be released in order for the Integrated Resource Plan 2019 (IRP2019) to be implemented.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/11/16/china-could-add-48-gw-of-solar-next-year-aecea/
https://www.energy-storage.news/news/extraordinary-move-indias-government-investing-billions-in-battery-solar-ce
https://www.energy-storage.news/news/uk-legislation-to-lift-barriers-on-50mw-battery-storage-projects-goes-into
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