Simec Atlantis Energy Ltd., a renewable energy developer, announced a plan to extend its tidal stream project in Scotland by adding two new turbines.
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US and Israel Establish Joint Center of Excellence in Energy
The United States Department of Energy and the Israeli Energy Ministry this summer signed the Implementation Agreement to establish the U.S.-Israel Center of Excellence in Energy, Engineering and Water Technology.
POWER-GEN International Elevates the Event Buying Experience
POWER-GEN International, part of the newly formed Power & Energy Series from Clarion Energy, has introduced a new Key Buyer Program for its upcoming December 4-6, 2018, event in Orlando, Florida.
Vestas, Siemens Gamesa, Nordex Stocks Drop With GE Wind Unit Slump
Shares of Europe’s major wind turbine makers fell after General Electric Co. in the U.S. said orders and profitability slumped at its unit in that business.
French Pumped Hydropower Plan Stymied by EU Deadlock
Energy storage on a commercial scale is the holy grail for supporters of renewables, including French President Emmanuel Macron.
Italy on a Clear Path to Renewable-Dominant Future
Latest market outlook report predicts that the country will get more than half of its power from hon-hydro renewables by 2030.
PJM joins Energy Web Foundation for Blockchain-based Pilot for Renewable Markets
EWF and PJM Environmental Information Services Inc. (PJM-EIS) announced they are teaming up on developing and testing a market-wide reference implementation of Energy Web Origin for the Generation Attribute Tracking System (GATS) administered by PJM-EIS.
FERC Shake-Up Raises Possibility of Coal Bailout
An untimely resignation has given one Kentucky Republican a second shot at saving coal.
Partnership Provides a Better Way to Buy Renewable Energy
It would be difficult to overestimate the impact that corporate procurement of renewable energy, primarily through power purchase agreements (PPAs), has had on the overall renewable market. In less than a decade, renewable energy created from corporate…
How Edge Analytics Will Usher in a Renewable Future
Despite the U.S.’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord, state governments and corporations alike continue to look to renewable energies to power our future. Similarly, the European Union has adopted a series of initiatives aimed at cutting greenho…
ISO-New England Offers Preview of Pending Energy Storage Market Changes
Excitement over storing electricity, and expectations for new market rules in the U.S. promise great changes in energy. Instead of hype and speculation, this blog offers a preview of those market changes. For those who are waiting for FERC Order 841 to…
What Can We Learn from Failed Renewable Energy Crowdfunding Initiatives?
After surveying how crowdfunding is kickstarting the renewable energy transition, it’s important to note that for every successful project on Kickstarter or Indiegogo an average of two go unfunded. The reasons behind such failures vary from project to …
Regulations, Not Resource Determine Wind Energy Costs in Northern Europe
Regulations governing the construction of wind farms vary considerably between countries. Indeed, these differences can have a stronger impact on generation costs than differences in wind resources. In the future, northern European cross-border renewab…
Could Sustainable Clean Energy Securitization Save the Planet?
The financial instrument that nearly collapsed the global economy is being re-engineered to create a new market with a lofty goal: to save the planet.
Energy Storage in California is About to Get MUCH Cleaner. Here’s How.
California recently joined other leading states, provinces, cities, and corporations around the world by setting an ambitious 100 percent carbon-free electricity target. It’s a landmark, not because California was the first, but because it is the bigge…
Voith and Siemens to collaborate on hybrid plants that include hydropower
Voith Hydro Holding GmbH & Co. KG and the Siemens Energy Management Division have signed a letter of intent for collaborating on appropriate hybrid power projects containing hydropower.
Walmart Procures 233-MW Wind-Energy PPA from EDP Renewables
The deal with Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart includes three wind farms—all developed, owned and operated by EDP Renewables—in the states of Illinois and Indiana.
HSBC Pension Pledges $329 Million Investment in Green Energy
HSBC Holdings Plc’s pension manager plans to invest 250 million pounds ($329 million) of its pension scheme into renewable energy infrastructure for wind and solar in the U.K., joining around 30 other firms making similar climate change pledges.
8 Things You Need to Know About the IPCC 1.5˚C Report
While all countries committed under the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rise to 1.5˚C-2˚C (2.7-3.6˚ F), major questions remained: How can the world achieve this temperature goal? And what happens if it doesn’t?
IRENA: Egypt Could Meet Up to 53 Percent of Electricity Demand with Renewables
Egypt has the potential to meet up to 53 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The Egypt Renewable Energy Outlook, released in Cairo last week in the p…