In 2004, Colorado became the first state in the nation to create a Renewable Energy Standard at the ballot box. That year, citizens called for the state to get 10 percent of its energy from renewable sources. Lawmakers took this mandate and raised the bar further, first to 20 percent–then again to 30 percent. … Continue reading Colorado can lead in wind energy
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Clarifying the Facts of Electric Vehicles
Car makers have made significant investments in developing Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs), but despite their efforts to promote them, the PEV market has yet to take off. Among the key barriers are the misconceptions about PEVs – specifically, consumer concerns about PEVs’ limited range, lack of available charging infrastructure, and support from their local utility. … Continue reading Clarifying the Facts of Electric Vehicles
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Launch of the U.S. Solar Heating and Cooling Alliance
Solar Energy Industries Association and U.S. Solar Heating and Cooling Council Announce Launch of the U.S. Solar Heating and Cooling Alliance. Today the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®) and the U.S. Solar Heating and Cooling Council (SHC Council) launched the U.S. Solar Heating & Cooling Alliance (SHC Alliance). The Alliance is focused on growing the … Continue reading Launch of the U.S. Solar Heating and Cooling Alliance
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Scenarios for global renewable energy penetration
Currently, renewables make up 17 percent of final energy. About 9 percent of that is from “traditional biomass” and another 8 percent is from “modern” renewables like wind energy, solar power, geothermal energy, and biofuels. How much renewable energy will the world consume in the coming decades? That depends on who you ask. If you’re … Continue reading Scenarios for global renewable energy penetration
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Developing Wind Energy in Chile
The Valle de Los Vientos wind farm is under construction in Chile, where EGP already manages two hydropower plants and has obtained eight licences for the underground exploration of geothermal energy sources. From geothermal power, hydropower and wind power, Chile is a goldmine of renewable energy for Enel Green Power, which is why it recently … Continue reading Developing Wind Energy in Chile
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Expansion at Vattenfall’s Kentish Flats offshore wind farm given green light
Up to 17 new wind turbines will be added to Vattenfall’s Kentish Flats offshore wind farm, which already hosts 30 wind turbines. Vattenfall’s Kentish Flats offshore wind farm currently comprises of 30 Vestas wind turbines, installed in 2005 and delivering a capacity of 90MW. An offshore wind farm off the Kent coast has been given … Continue reading Expansion at Vattenfall’s Kentish Flats offshore wind farm given green light
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Alpha Infra bids for 80 MW solar power in Andhra Pradesh
Alpha InfraProp Private Ltd has bid for creating 80 MW of solar power, Lanco Solar Energy for about 60 MW in the latest round of tenders called for by the Andhra Pradesh Government. A record 294 bids were submitted by 184 bidders with the total capacity installation of 1,350 MW. The State Government had, in … Continue reading Alpha Infra bids for 80 MW solar power in Andhra Pradesh
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Contract Strategies Play Critical Role in Obtaining Project Finance in the Offshore Wind Energy Sector
Cost reduction remains priority number one for companies working in the offshore wind space; retaining that rank for the past decade. As the current cost of energy production remains high (£140 per MGW/h according to a survey by the Crown Estate in 2012), the number of external investors looking to enter the market stays low, … Continue reading Contract Strategies Play Critical Role in Obtaining Project Finance in the Offshore Wind Energy Sector
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Wind farms creating new communities in Holland
As part of a new series in association with Global Wind Day, the EWEA blog is publishing “wind energy stories” from around the world. Today, Robert van Waarden, photographer and wind energy enthusiast travels to Holland to meet a farmer active in community wind power. “If I only grew potatoes and onions, then I wouldn’t … Continue reading Wind farms creating new communities in Holland
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Innovative foundations installed at potential site of large offshore wind farm
One of the world’s largest offshore wind farms came a step closer to reality in recent weeks as suction-installed foundations for the project left their Irish shipyard to begin their journey to the site of the Dogger Bank wind farm, 125 kilometres off the UK’s east coast. The structures, known as bucket foundations, can reduce … Continue reading Innovative foundations installed at potential site of large offshore wind farm
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Solar energy revolution in the Gulf
In the middle of a desert area 140 kilometers outside the oil centre Abu Dhabi, row on row of curved mirrors sparkle in the blazing sun. SHAMS1, the first Concentrated Solar Power or CSP plant in the Middle East will soon provide up to 20,000 homes with climate-friendly power. Oil-rich Abu Dhabi aims to cover … Continue reading Solar energy revolution in the Gulf
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Energy Storage in Commercial Buildings
The commercial buildings market is currently the largest source of revenue for stationary energy storage companies, primarily thanks to a robust uninterruptible power supply (UPS) industry, which requires an energy storage component. That segment alone is estimated to generate $3.7 billion in global sales in 2013. In addition, there is a relatively healthy market for thermal … Continue reading Energy Storage in Commercial Buildings
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China to introduce a tax on carbon dioxide emissions
China will proactively introduce a set of new taxation policies designed to preserve the environment, including a tax on carbon dioxide emissions, according to a senior official with the Ministry of Finance (MOF). The government will collect the environmental protection tax instead of pollutant discharge fees, as well as levy a tax on carbon dioxide … Continue reading China to introduce a tax on carbon dioxide emissions
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Denmark: Businesses are new growth market for solar energy
The upcoming conference ‘The Solar Future: Denmark’ will focus on the potential for solar energy in Denmark. Experts expect that larger companies and businesses will become a new growth market. After the explosive growth of solar energy in Denmark in 2012 under the favourable framework conditions for private households, experts now see a new growth … Continue reading Denmark: Businesses are new growth market for solar energy
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Iberdrola deploys smart grid technology in United States, Spain and United Kingdom
Iberdrola is embracing new technologies through different projects designed to incorporate modern power grids in the regions where the company operates. This new infrastructure, based on remote control and grid automation, enables the Company to provide clients with new products and services, and entails significantly improved quality of electricity supply. The grid transformation will also … Continue reading Iberdrola deploys smart grid technology in United States, Spain and United Kingdom
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Tata Power registers its 50.4MW wind energy project at Samana, Gujarat, under the Clean Development Mechanism
Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power utility, today announced the successful registration of its 50.4MW wind power project at Samana, Gujarat, under the CDM programme of UNFCCC. The 50.4MW wind plant at Samana was commissioned in May 2009 and uses 63 wind turbine generators of 800KW capacity each to harness wind energy for power generation. … Continue reading Tata Power registers its 50.4MW wind energy project at Samana, Gujarat, under the Clean Development Mechanism
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Vestas transfers employees from Randers and Copenhagen to company HQ in Aarhus, Denmark
Today, employees at Vestas’ facilities in Copenhagen and Randers have been informed that their positions will be transferred to Aarhus at Vestas’ addresses in the northern part of Aarhus as of 1 July 2013. Vestas maintains its warehouse at Langelandsvej in Randers. ”Vestas is carrying out a plan to reduce the company’s cost. The recently … Continue reading Vestas transfers employees from Randers and Copenhagen to company HQ in Aarhus, Denmark
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BBC’s Gethin Jones launches appeal for Renewable World
EWEA works with Renewable World, a charity that leverages funds, expertise and resources from the global renewable energy industry to tackle poverty through renewable energy in poor, remote, off-grid communities where financial or geographical barriers prevent private sector solutions being effective. Access to affordable and reliable energy services is critical in empowering poor people to … Continue reading BBC’s Gethin Jones launches appeal for Renewable World
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Court gives approval to huge Swedish offshore wind farm
The wind power project being developed by Blekinge Offshore would have 700 offshore wind turbines with a capacity of 2,500 MW, will cost up to DKK 45 billlion and construction could start in 2014 or 2015. As many as 25 vessels will be required to support logistics for equipment and personnel at the Anholt Wind … Continue reading Court gives approval to huge Swedish offshore wind farm
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EGP’s central role in European wind energy
Although the economy is going through difficult times, wind power keeps growing at a fast pace. With its 3,313.3 MW of capacity, EGP plays a central role in this sector, and is set to participate to its future growing trend. “We are seeing that wind energy is regularly contributing to electricity portfolios in many parts … Continue reading EGP’s central role in European wind energy
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