Australia now one step away from a return to bipartisan renewable energy policy. After more than a year of uncertainty, the Australian Government can act quickly to secure jobs and investment in rural and regional Australia by accepting the Renewable Energy Target (RET) compromise proposed by the Clean Energy Council (CEC) to break the current … Continue reading Vestas urges Australian parliament to support Clean Energy Council’s compromise proposal on Renewable Energy Target
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Southwest Power Pool study misses low-cost options for meeting Clean Power Plan
The Southwest Power Pool released a study today examining the impacts of complying with EPA’s Clean Power Plan. Unfortunately, the study’s results are not realistic as the study arbitrarily limited the region’s options for complying with the Clean Power Plan. If the region had been allowed to fully utilize its abundant and low-cost resources of … Continue reading Southwest Power Pool study misses low-cost options for meeting Clean Power Plan
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Corporate purchasing represents a new demand driver for renewable energy
A growing trend is reshaping many of the nation’s largest corporations, and the renewables industry is at the center of it. It began with tech giants like Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon, but has continued with a diversity of firms including Ikea, M&M Mars, General Motors, SC Johnson, Honda, Whirlpool and others. These companies are … Continue reading Corporate purchasing represents a new demand driver for renewable energy
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New Cheaper Fast Charging, Longer Lasting Battery Developed
Scientists from Standford University have a developed the first high performance aluminum battery that is fast charging, longer lasting and inexpensive. Researchers say that the new battery technology offers a safe alternative that is superior in many ways to many of the commercial batteries that are being sold and used today. “We have developed a rechargeable … Continue reading New Cheaper Fast Charging, Longer Lasting Battery Developed
Continue readingMarket grows for wind energy as leading U.S. brands lock in low prices
As the cost of wind energy has dropped by more than half in just five years, there has been a steady increase in U.S. businesses, governmental agencies, and universities making direct investments in wind power to lock in low prices and reduce their carbon footprints. “Successful brands and businesses increasingly see low-cost wind power … Continue reading Market grows for wind energy as leading U.S. brands lock in low prices
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Cost-Breakthroughs Make Solar Energy and Wind Power the UAE’s Most Competitive Energy Sources
Solar energy and wind power may now be the cheapest sources of new energy supply in the United Arab Emirates, according to a report released today by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and Masdar Institute of Science and Technology. Marking the country’s first public comparison of different energy … Continue reading Cost-Breakthroughs Make Solar Energy and Wind Power the UAE’s Most Competitive Energy Sources
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DONG Energy takes over US offshore wind energy project
DONG Energy has agreed to take over RES Americas Developments Inc.’s (RES) more than 1000MW newly assigned development project rights off the coast of Massachusetts. At the offshore wind auction held by BOEM (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) on 29 January 2015, RES secured the rights to develop one of the two leases that … Continue reading DONG Energy takes over US offshore wind energy project
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Wind power in Azerbaijan
The country has started work on the development of the area of the Caspian Sea to create wind farms there, said Jamil Melikov, the deputy head of State Agency on Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources. “The energy system of Azerbaijan is closely linked with those of neighboring countries,” he said adding that this creates … Continue reading Wind power in Azerbaijan
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ET Solar to build 50 MW solar power plant in Israel
ET Solar, a leading smart energy solutions provider, announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, ET Solutions AG, has been chosen to provide turnkey EPC services for a 50MWp solar power plant in Israel, along with local partners G-Systems and El-Mor Group. The project is located 20 km north-west of the ancient port-city of Ashkelon, and … Continue reading ET Solar to build 50 MW solar power plant in Israel
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SENER and ACCIONA to build the Kathu Concentrated Solar Power complex in South Africa for more than EUR 500 million
SENER and ACCIONA together form the consortium chosen to develop the turnkey project of the Kathu Concentrated Solar Power plant. This complex is led by GDF SUEZ with South African partners and has been selected by the South African Department of Energy (DOE) to form part of the country’s renewable energy development program (REIPPP), with … Continue reading SENER and ACCIONA to build the Kathu Concentrated Solar Power complex in South Africa for more than EUR 500 million
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Oman’s 200MW solar energy project, PV and Concentrated Solar Power, set for launc
A 50 MW wind power project is being developed by the Rural Areas Electricity Company (RAECO) in partnership with Masdar of Abu Dhabi, the Observer reported. The wind farm project, comprising an array of wind turbines, will be located near Harweel in Dhofar Governorate, and is expected to be operational by early 2017, it added. … Continue reading Oman’s 200MW solar energy project, PV and Concentrated Solar Power, set for launc
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Andhra Pradesh AP to add over 1,000 MW wind power projects
Andhra Pradesh expects to add over 1000 MW of wind energy projects and 300 MW of solar photovoltaic power capacity during 2015-16. The State has added 285 MW of wind energy capacity last fiscal, taking the installed capacity to 1080 MW. Addressing a press conference here Ajay Jain, Secretary, Energy, Andhra Pradesh, said, “Even … Continue reading Andhra Pradesh AP to add over 1,000 MW wind power projects
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Pattern Energy to buy 360 MW of wind power in US, Canada
Pattern Energy Group Inc. announced it has increased its growth target for cash available for distribution (CAFD) per share to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12-15% for the next three years. Pattern Energy also announced it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire three wind power facilities for a total combined equity … Continue reading Pattern Energy to buy 360 MW of wind power in US, Canada
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Japan could triple power from wind energy and solar power by 2030
Japan has the potential by 2030 to triple the amount of electricity it gets from renewable sources such as solar and wind, a Ministry of the Environment study showed. Wind turbines developed by Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. and Hitachi Ltd., operate at the Wind Power Kamisu wind farm in Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, on … Continue reading Japan could triple power from wind energy and solar power by 2030
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Revenue from Energy Storage Technologies is Expected to Exceed $21 Billion Annually by 2024
A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for energy storage enabling technologies (ESETs) across four distinct market segments: utility-scale storage, community storage, residential storage, and commercial storage, including global market forecasts through 2024. The supporting technologies associated with energy storage systems include power conversion (primarily focused on inverters), system-level software and … Continue reading Revenue from Energy Storage Technologies is Expected to Exceed $21 Billion Annually by 2024
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Sri Lanka is expected to increase installed wind power capacity to 200 MW by 2017
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has inaugurated its first commercial office in Sri Lanka. The office, located in the town of Katunayaka (to the west of the island, near Colombo), will not only cater to customers’ commercial needs but will also carry out project work and maintain the turbines installed locally. Gamesa, … Continue reading Sri Lanka is expected to increase installed wind power capacity to 200 MW by 2017
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Wind energy in Romania: seventh EU country for wind turbines installed in 2014
Although last year there were 50 per cent fewer new wind turbines installed in Romania compared to 2013, the Romanian wind energy market has climbed one position in Europe among the largest markets for wind power, finishing in the tenth place in 2014 according to total capacity. Depending only on the mounted wind turbines in … Continue reading Wind energy in Romania: seventh EU country for wind turbines installed in 2014
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Turkey to add 800 megawatts of wind power in 2015
Turkey will add 4,000 megawatts to its electricity production capacity in 2015, 95 percent of which will be provided through local and renewable resources, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Y?ld?z said in a statement on April 5. The statement came days after a massive power outage affected more than 76 million people in 80 out of … Continue reading Turkey to add 800 megawatts of wind power in 2015
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Costa Rica invests in wind energy
Vestas, a leading Danish manufacturer of wind turbines, recently signed a firm and unconditional order with Fila de Mogote, a subsidiary of US-based Hunt Energy Horizons (Hunt Oil), for the 21 MW Mogote wind power plant in the province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica. According to a press release by Vestas, the company will supply and … Continue reading Costa Rica invests in wind energy
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U.S.: 6,967 MW of photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP)
In 2010, the solar power installed in the United States was less than 1,000 megawatts (MW), while in 2014 it has almost grown by seven times to 6,967 MW, including both solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP), with an investment of 17.8 billion U.S. dollars. Shortly after his visit to a solar … Continue reading U.S.: 6,967 MW of photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP)
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