Key construction milestone crossed with delivery of 20 wind turbines for Kingdom’s utility-scale wind farm in Al-Jouf. Kingdom’s renewable energy sector could create up to 750,000 jobs over the next decade, say business leaders. Saudi Arabia has moved a step closer to becoming the Middle East’s pace-setter in green energy and sustainability, with the delivery … Continue reading Saudi Arabia wind farm’s progress heralds a new era in clean energy
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RWE U.S. onshore wind farm Cranell starts commercial operation
Completion of 220-megawatt project expands RWE U.S. onshore wind power capacity. Green electricity capacity for more than 66,000 households. Almost 1 gigawatt of onshore wind energy projects are under construction in the U.S. to grow RWE’s renewables capacity. RWE continues to expand its renewables portfolio in North America, one of the company’s strategy focus markets: … Continue reading RWE U.S. onshore wind farm Cranell starts commercial operation
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Innovation Week 2020 Kicks Off with Focus on Renewable Solutions in Transport and Industry
IRENA’s third Innovation Week has officially started. Opened by IRENA’s Director-General Francesco La Camera and global energy leaders in a high-level event today, more than 1800 policy makers, innovators, developers and investors from 146 countries across IRENA’s diverse global membership will virtually gather from 5-8 October and discuss how innovative solutions can advance the use … Continue reading Innovation Week 2020 Kicks Off with Focus on Renewable Solutions in Transport and Industry
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HYBRIT’s next step receives support from Swedish Energy Agency
The Swedish Energy Agency has decided to contribute SEK 22 million in support to HYBRIT – SSAB’s, LKAB’s and Vattenfall’s joint initiative for fossil-free steel – for a comprehensive feasibility study. The study is part of the work on the planned demonstration plant, which is an important link in the development of an overall fossil-free … Continue reading HYBRIT’s next step receives support from Swedish Energy Agency
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Neoen and CleanCo Queensland sign a new PPA for 110 MW of wind energy in Australia
Neoen and CleanCo Queensland sign a new PPA for 110 MW of wind energy in Australia Neoen and CleanCo have signed a purchase agreement for 110 MW of wind energy, in Queensland, Australia; this is their second agreement contracted this year The 110 MW will be part of a larger 157 MW wind farm: Kaban … Continue reading Neoen and CleanCo Queensland sign a new PPA for 110 MW of wind energy in Australia
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Ørsted and Yara seek to develop groundbreaking green ammonia project in the Netherlands
Ørsted, the world’s leading offshore wind developer, and Yara, the world’s leading fertilizer company, have joined forces in developing a pioneering project aiming at replacing fossil hydrogen with renewable hydrogen in the production of ammonia with the potential to abate more than 100,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, equivalent to taking 50,000 conventional cars off … Continue reading Ørsted and Yara seek to develop groundbreaking green ammonia project in the Netherlands
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MHI Vestas and EolMed partner for floating offshore wind farm in France
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has been selected as the preferred wind turbine supplier for the EolMed floating project and will supply three V164-10.0 MW wind turbines. The emergence of floating offshore wind in France took another step forward, as Qair (formerly known as Quadran Énergies Marines) tabbed MHI Vestas Offshore Wind to supply three V164-10.0 … Continue reading MHI Vestas and EolMed partner for floating offshore wind farm in France
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The Forests of Siemens Gamesa launched to strengthen commitment to building a greener future
The Forests of Siemens Gamesa global initiative will plant 50,000 trees this year close to its operations working alongside several reforestation partners. Together the trees will extract over 1 million kg of CO2 out of the atmosphere. Siemens Gamesa is taking a step forward in its mission to provide a cleaner, more sustainable future through … Continue reading The Forests of Siemens Gamesa launched to strengthen commitment to building a greener future
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Kosy invests 345 million dollars in wind power plant in Vietnam
The first phase of the construction of the Kosy Bac Lieu wind farm was started by the Vietnamese Kosy Urban Development and Renewable Energy Group, which invested $ 345 million in the project.The Kosy Bac Lieu wind farm is built on an area of ??14 hectares in the southern province of Bac Lieu, with 45 … Continue reading Kosy invests 345 million dollars in wind power plant in Vietnam
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Ørsted Mobilizing Teams to Begin Block Island Wind Farm Cable Repairs This Fall
National Grid and Ørsted announced today they have begun mobilizing teams that will work throughout this fall and winter to replace limited segments of the Block Island Wind Farm and sea2shore transmission cables to achieve greater burial depths beneath the ocean floor. The effort includes replacing approximately 1,700 feet of National Grid’s sea2shore submarine cable … Continue reading Ørsted Mobilizing Teams to Begin Block Island Wind Farm Cable Repairs This Fall
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SUPCON SOLAR won the SolarPACES Technology Innovation Award 2020
On October 2, the 26th Solar Power & Chemical Energy Systems Conference (SolarPACES 2020) closed online. Worldwide experts, scholars, and representatives of well-known enterprises, as well as passionate followers, exchanged ideas of frontier Concentrated Solar Power technologies and envisioned new prospects of Concentrating Solar Power industry on this meeting. At the closing ceremony of the … Continue reading SUPCON SOLAR won the SolarPACES Technology Innovation Award 2020
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Wind energy generates 19,000 jobs in Brazil
The wind power, the second source of electric power in Brazil, behind the hydroelectric, represents 19,000 jobs in Brazil, as compared to 34,000 in 2018. Even with the fall, Brazil remains among the 10 most used in the world. this segment, behind China, Germany, United States, India, United Kingdom, Denmark, Mexico, Spain and the Philippines. … Continue reading Wind energy generates 19,000 jobs in Brazil
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European CEO Alliance emphasizes cross-industry collaboration to fight climate change
Members agree at first meeting: “We support the EU Green Deal. The climate targets are feasible, with sustainable growth and future-proof jobs ahead”. Iberdrola and 11 leading European companies collaborate on decarbonization of economy and society.Investments of over €100 billion underpin members’ decarbonization roadmaps.Member companies represent all key industry sectors, over €600 billion in annual … Continue reading European CEO Alliance emphasizes cross-industry collaboration to fight climate change
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How Spain can make the most of the EU Green Deal and Recovery Plan
On 1 October WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson spoke at the annual Congress of the Spanish wind energy Association (AEE). He described the EU’s ambitions for a green recovery post Covid-19. He explained how Spain and other Member States can make the most of the new instruments available to advance their energy transition. National Recovery Plans in … Continue reading How Spain can make the most of the EU Green Deal and Recovery Plan
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Tim Hayes receives AWEA’s 2020 Andrew Linehan Award for Environmental Excellence
Tim Hayes, Environmental Director for Duke Energy Renewables, received the Andrew Linehan Award for Environmental Excellence at the AWEA’s annual Wind Project Siting and Environmental Compliance Conference, held virtually on September 30 – October 2, 2020. The Linehan Awards was established in 2010 in honor of Andy Linehan after he passed away after a long … Continue reading Tim Hayes receives AWEA’s 2020 Andrew Linehan Award for Environmental Excellence
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Chile will produce hydrogen through wind energy
Enel Green Power Chile (EGP Chile), a subsidiary of Enel Chile, plans to participate with the Chilean electricity company AME and potential partners ENAP [1], Siemens Energy and Porsche, in the installation of a pilot plant for the production of green hydrogen through an electrolyzer powered by wind energy, in Cabo Negro, north of Punta … Continue reading Chile will produce hydrogen through wind energy
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Wind energy in Egypt, Vestas’ wind turbines for 252 MW EPC wind farm
The New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) has placed a 252 MW order with Vestas for the Gulf of Suez 1 wind project in Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Vestas has developed a solution that comprises the supply and installation of 70 V105-3.45 MW wind turbines in 3.6 MW Power Optimised Mode and a three-year Active … Continue reading Wind energy in Egypt, Vestas’ wind turbines for 252 MW EPC wind farm
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Renewables Could Cover More Than One-Third of Energy Demand in Central and South Eastern Europe
New IRENA report explores cost-effective growth of renewables in Central and South Eastern Europe to save costs, enhance energy security and supply affordable energy to all citizens in the region. Within ten years, the economies of Central and South Eastern Europe* could cover 34% of their rising energy demand cost-effectively with renewables, a new report … Continue reading Renewables Could Cover More Than One-Third of Energy Demand in Central and South Eastern Europe
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Wind power generated 20% of electricity until September in Spain
Wind energy generated 18.2% of electricity in September, solar thermal 2.2% and photovoltaic 6.9%. National electricity demand for September is estimated at 20,598 GWh, 3.3% lower than that registered in the same month of the previous year. If the effects of the calendar and temperatures are taken into account, the figure drops 4.5% compared to … Continue reading Wind power generated 20% of electricity until September in Spain
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Construction starts on the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm
Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Kværner apprentice Arne Linga started construction of Hywind Tampen, a floating offshore wind farm, at Kværner Stord. The technology project opens up new opportunities for Norwegian industry. Prime Minister Solberg and Linga started the cutting robot on the project’s first sheet of steel on Thursday, 1 October. Kværner’s assignment will … Continue reading Construction starts on the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm
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