Iberdrola reinforces its commitment to the renewable energy market in the Canary Islands, after winning 11 % of the total power auctioned in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the bidding process for wind power capacity endowed with ERDF funds (Eolcan2). The company will develop the Aulagas wind farm in Granadilla de Abona, with a total … Continue reading Iberdrola reinforces its commitment to renewable energy in the Canary Islands, with the Aulagas wind farm
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GE Renewable Energy Awarded Contract for New Build Tauernmoos Pumped Hydro Storage Power Plant
GE Renewable Energy to provide two 85 MW variable speed pumped storage units. Tauernmoos is one of the first new build pumped hydro storage units worldwide to feature fully-fed variable speed technology Operated by the Austrian Railway Company ÖBB, Tauernmoos will be a cornerstone for a sustainable, demand-oriented supply of traction power from hydropower GE Renewable … Continue reading GE Renewable Energy Awarded Contract for New Build Tauernmoos Pumped Hydro Storage Power Plant
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GE Renewable Energy finalizes contracts for third phase of Dogger Bank offshore wind farm
GE to provide 87 Haliade-X 14 MW wind turbines for Dogger Bank C, the third and final phase of the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm.The Turbine Supply contract represents the first commercial commitment for the Haliade-X 14 MW. Turbine installation will begin in 2025 ahead of overall wind farm completion in 2026. GE expects to … Continue reading GE Renewable Energy finalizes contracts for third phase of Dogger Bank offshore wind farm
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Iberdrola and 50Hertz sign construction agreement for Baltic Eagle offshore wind power substation
Iberdrola and 50Hertz, the transmission system operator responsible for connecting the Offshore Windfarm to the grid, have signed an agreement to cooperate with regard to the construction, installation and commissioning of the offshore substation (OSS) for Baltic Eagle wind farm being developed in German waters of the Baltic Sea. The jointly used offshore substation will … Continue reading Iberdrola and 50Hertz sign construction agreement for Baltic Eagle offshore wind power substation
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RWE to launch innovative airborne wind energy testing site in Ireland
RWE, one of the world’s leading renewable energy players, is to establish its first test centre to investigate the potential of innovative airborne wind energy technologies. Planning permission to build the new facility in County Mayo, Ireland, has now been granted and construction of the site infrastructure is expected to begin later this year. RWE … Continue reading RWE to launch innovative airborne wind energy testing site in Ireland
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Agreement between Enel Green Power and ENEA for an innovative agrivoltaic pilot plant
Enel Green Power and ENEA have signed an agreement to test an innovative technology that combines photovoltaic electricity production with microalgae cultivation. A pilot plant will be built at the ENEA Center in Portici (Naples) to study and demonstrate how the two solar and microalgae technologies can be integrated and, in parallel, a scalability analysis … Continue reading Agreement between Enel Green Power and ENEA for an innovative agrivoltaic pilot plant
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Enel Green Power begins construction of a 180 MW wind farm in Villar de los Navarros
The TICO WIND wind power plant will come online in early 2022 and will have the capacity to generate around 471 gigawatt-hours (GWh) per year. Enel Green Power España (EGPE) has begun the construction of a new 180 megawatt (MW) wind farm in the Zaragoza town of Villar de los Navarros. The associated investment stands … Continue reading Enel Green Power begins construction of a 180 MW wind farm in Villar de los Navarros
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Ørsted breaks ground on first renewable hydrogen project
Today, Dan Jørgensen, the Danish minister for Climate, Energy & Utilities, led the groundbreaking ceremony of the H2RES project, marking the onsite construction start of Ørsted’s first renewable hydrogen project. H2RES will have a capacity of 2 MW and will be situated on Ørsted’s premises on Avedøre Holme in Copenhagen. The project will investigate how … Continue reading Ørsted breaks ground on first renewable hydrogen project
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Dogger Bank, world’s largest offshore wind farm
Dogger Bank breaks the bounds of what size an offshore wind farm can be. Soon, this giant sandbank off the coast of the UK will be the site of the world’s largest offshore wind farm, capable of providing energy equivalent to powering five million British homes. If you’ve heard of Dogger Bank, a large sandbank … Continue reading Dogger Bank, world’s largest offshore wind farm
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Capital Energy in Soria adds 305 MW of wind energy
The commissioning of all these renewable energy facilities and their associated electricity evacuation infrastructures, located in 16 municipal districts of the province of Soria and eight of Zaragoza, will involve an investment of around 293 million eurosThe 55 wind turbines at the Corpal, San Cristóbal, Pedrecha and Cabezuelas wind farms will be capable of supplying … Continue reading Capital Energy in Soria adds 305 MW of wind energy
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China offshore wind farm connects to grid
An offshore wind farm near the Zhoushan Islands, east China’s Zhejiang Province, was commissioned and connected to the grid on Sunday. The Daishan No. 4 wind farm has 54 wind turbines, with a total installed capacity of 234 megawatts. It is currently able to supply 618 million kilowatt-hours of electricity to the power grid a … Continue reading China offshore wind farm connects to grid
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How Cities Can Take Action to Drive the Energy Transition
The dominance of fossil fuels in the urban energy supply puts cities on the frontline of climate change. Cities account for about 75% of global primary energy use and are responsible for 70 per cent of energy related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, making them key actors in both national and global efforts to transition to … Continue reading How Cities Can Take Action to Drive the Energy Transition
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New coalition of the wind energy industry and the academic world for the total recyclability of wind turbine blades
A coalition of industry and academic leaders have developed a new technology to enable circularity for thermoset composites, the material used to make wind turbine blades. The new technology delivers the final technological step on the journey towards a fully recyclable wind turbine value chain. To enable the adoption of this new technology, and to … Continue reading New coalition of the wind energy industry and the academic world for the total recyclability of wind turbine blades
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Public Sector Wind Power Purchase Agreements Support Europe’s Decarbonization
The Dutch Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with a 22 turbine wind farm in the Port of Rotterdam that is being developed by the utility Eneco. The wind farm will be on land owned by the Rijkswaterstaat. It will generate 400 GWh of electricity a … Continue reading Public Sector Wind Power Purchase Agreements Support Europe’s Decarbonization
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Goals of the Solar Energy Technologies Office
The goal of the Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) is to accelerate the development and deployment of solar technology to support an equitable transition to a decarbonized electricity system by 2035 and decarbonized energy sector by 2050. Achieving this goal will support the nationwide effort to meet the threat of climate change and ensure … Continue reading Goals of the Solar Energy Technologies Office
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The wind breaks in one day all the brands of wind energy production of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura
The favorable wind weather conditions in recent days and the recent installation of two new wind farms in Arrecife and Puerto del Rosario have made the Lanzarote-Fuerteventura system, interconnected for more than 30 years, surpassed yesterday , May 13, 2021, all the maximum wind and renewable energy production, according to data from the Electricity Control … Continue reading The wind breaks in one day all the brands of wind energy production of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura
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New partnership to help set up solar, wind power plants in Oman
New solar and wind power plants could soon be set up in Oman, under an agreement between local company Anvwar Asian Investments (AAI), and a consortium of international investors. The move is expected to reduce Oman’s dependence on fossil fuel-based sources of energy, such as oil and gas, which is also part of the objectives … Continue reading New partnership to help set up solar, wind power plants in Oman
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Enel Green Power commissions the 15 MW Nou Biniatria solar photovoltaic plant in Mallorca
The Nou Biniatria is the second solar photovoltaic plant that Enel Green Power has commissioned on the island of Mallorca and represents a milestone in the energy transformation of the Alcúdia power plant. Enel Green Power España (EGPE), has commissioned the new Nou Biniatria solar photovoltaic plant in the town of Alcúdia in Mallorca. This … Continue reading Enel Green Power commissions the 15 MW Nou Biniatria solar photovoltaic plant in Mallorca
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U.S. adds enough solar and wind energy to power 1 million homes in Q1
It’s an understatement to say the past year has been filled with twists and turns, and the headlines have continued causing whiplash so far in 2021. However, one constant has been the continued rapid growth of clean energy. The numbers are in for the year’s first quarter, and they show a trend with no signs … Continue reading U.S. adds enough solar and wind energy to power 1 million homes in Q1
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In Uganda, renewables are making the future brighter
Enel Green Power’s solar energy together with the humanitarian commitment of EMERGENCY at the new pediatric center in Entebbe, Uganda, an outstanding medical facility designed by an outstanding architect, Renzo Piano. We have donated 2,500 photovoltaic panels to guarantee the stability of the electricity supply and help ensure the continuity of essential hospital services. A … Continue reading In Uganda, renewables are making the future brighter
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