Vestas has become the first company to install 100 GW of wind turbines.
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How Minnesota Could Economically Reach 70 percent Renewable Electricity
A recent report from Minnesota pollution regulators shows the state is making progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but it isn’t doing enough to keep pace with its long-term goals or stop catastrophic climate change.
How Minnesota Could Economically Reach 70 percent Renewable Electricity
A recent report from Minnesota pollution regulators shows the state is making progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but it isn’t doing enough to keep pace with its long-term goals or stop catastrophic climate change.
PG&E Bankruptcy Risk Gets Real — But What’s Next?
Standoffs over who pays what for infrastructure are kind of where America’s at right now. Besides the shutdown in D.C. over the southern border barrier, California is grappling with how to finance a somewhat more useful bit of equipment: its power grid.
Nexans connects 88 MW windfarm in Scotland
French cable company Nexans has connected an 88 MW onshore windfarm to the grid in Scotland.
Nexans connects 88 MW windfarm in Scotland
French cable company Nexans has connected an 88 MW onshore windfarm to the grid in Scotland.
China Approves 720-MWh Battery Storage Pilot in Renewable Push
China approved its first large battery storage pilot project as it seeks to maximize clean energy output and improve grid stability.
Renewables Beat Coal in Germany Power Mix for First Time
Renewable energy muscled out coal to become Germany’s biggest source of electricity for the first time last year, helped by a surge in solar panel installations and coal-plant closures.
The Global Grid Outlook for 2019 and Beyond: Q&A with GE Grid Solution’s CTO
All hands are needed on deck when it comes to the future power generation needs of the world. And all hands should be digitized and ready to pitch in to help each other.
Enel’s Plains Wind Farms now Operational
Enel Green Power North America reported that the two projects will generate about a combined 2,600 GWh annually. Those are the 320-MW Rattlesnake Creek wind farm, Enel’s first facility in Nebraska, and the 300-MW Diamond Vista farm in Kansas.
Projecting 2018 Trends and Macroeconomic Conditions: What to Expect for Renewable Energy Projects in 2019
Renewable energy projects were marked by distinctive trends and characteristics in 2018: frothy M&A market driven by a crush of liquidity and a shortage of project supply;
a highly competitive environment among investors and lenders for an inadequate …
PPA for 200-MW Offshore Wind Farm Approved by Connecticut Regulators
Ørsted US Offshore Wind said on December 20 that it received approval from Connecticut regulators for its 20-year power-purchase agreement (PPA) for the Revolution Wind offshore wind farm.
Report: U.S. Should Invest in Collaborative Offshore Wind Energy Research and Innovation
The U.S. could tap into a vast offshore wind energy resource and better steward its marine environment by galvanizing large-scale research and fostering public-private partnerships, according to a report by the Partnership for Offshore Wind Energy Rese…
Happy Holidays from Renewable Energy World
It’s been a turbulent and exciting 2018 over at Renewable Energy World. We have a new parent company, Clarion Energy, and we, as a media outlet, are doing more than ever to support the dynamic and top-quality energy events in the Clarion Energy Power a…
Reshaping Energy Systems for Future Cities
The fact that approximately 74 percent of Europe’s population are city-dwellers is a testament to how people have been drawn to cities throughout history. Whether for a lack of job opportunities in rural areas or possibilities for a better lifestyle, u…
A Senator’s Advice on Political Strategy and Tactics for the Renewable Energy Community
ENGIE NA Buys South Dakota Wind Project, Completes PPA with Xcel
Dakota Range III is being developed in northeastern South Dakota and will feature approximately 36 wind turbines slated for operation by late 2019 or 2020. Dakota Range I and II, developed by Apex and sold to Xcel last year, total close to 300 MW of el…
Industry Legend, ex-Duke CEO and Solar Enthusiast Jim Rogers Dies
Rogers was chairman and CEO of North Carolina-based Duke from 2006 until his retirement in 2013. He was named to the top post following the merger with Cinergy, which he led as chairman and CEO for more than 11 years.
Gates, Bezos Among Billionaires Backing Alphabet Molten Salt Energy Storage Spinoff
Alphabet Inc.’s secretive X moonshot lab is spinning off an energy-storage project with backing from billionaires including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates.
Gates, Bezos Among Billionaires Backing Alphabet Molten Salt Energy Storage Spinoff
Alphabet Inc.’s secretive X moonshot lab is spinning off an energy-storage project with backing from billionaires including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates.