Organised by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the fifth edition of the International Off-grid Renewable Energy Conference (IOREC) will take place virtually next week from 7 to 9 December 2021. Now open for registrations, this year’s IOREC will shed light on the urgency to accelerate electrification efforts underscoring the specific opportunity off-grid renewable energy … Continue reading Energy Community Meets to Advance Off-Grid Renewables in Pursuit of SDGs and Climate Goals
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Agrees with Chinese Companies to Study the Wind Energy Potential of Vostok Oil Project
During the III Russian-Chinese Energy Business Forum, Vostok Oil (Rosneft Group Subsidiary) and a number of Chinese companies signed a cooperation agreement to conduct the study of the wind energy potential of Vostok Oil Project. The study precedes the start of the work to design, construct and commission a wind energy center with the estimated … Continue reading Agrees with Chinese Companies to Study the Wind Energy Potential of Vostok Oil Project
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American Clean Power Association statement on BOEM approval of South Fork offshore wind power project
American Clean Power Association (ACP)?CEO Heather Zichal issued the following statement after the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued its record of decision for the South Fork offshore wind project, which will be located 19 miles southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island: “The American Clean Power Association applauds the decision by the Bureau of … Continue reading American Clean Power Association statement on BOEM approval of South Fork offshore wind power project
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Acciona enters the wind power of Brazil
The company signed an agreement with Casa dos Ventos for the purchase of two wind energy projects under development in the state of Bahia. ACCIONA Energía, the world’s largest 100% renewable electricity company, has signed an agreement with Casa dos Ventos, Brazil’s largest renewable energy investor group, for the acquisition of two wind projects under … Continue reading Acciona enters the wind power of Brazil
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First in-flight 100 percent sustainable-fuels emissions study of passenger jet shows early promise
Initial findings from a world-first study of the impact of 100 percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on both engines of a commercial jet have provided promising early results. The ECLIF3 study, involving Airbus, Rolls-Royce, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and SAF producer Neste, marks the first time 100 percent … Continue reading First in-flight 100 percent sustainable-fuels emissions study of passenger jet shows early promise
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Capital Energy signs an agreement with Hidramar to promote its emergence in the offshore wind energy sector
The energy company aspires to maintain the same market share in offshore wind energy in 2030 that it currently holds in the processing of onshore wind projects Capital Energy, a Spanish energy company born in 2002 and whose vocation is to become the first 100% vertically integrated renewable operator in the Iberian Peninsula, continues to … Continue reading Capital Energy signs an agreement with Hidramar to promote its emergence in the offshore wind energy sector
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Iberdrola is the best renewables company in terms of human rights
This is the second consecutive year that Iberdrola has topped the ranking of the world’s major renewable energy companies in terms of human rights. The Renewable Energy Companies and Human Rights report, prepared by the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC), assesses the 15 largest listed wind and solar utilities in the world and … Continue reading Iberdrola is the best renewables company in terms of human rights
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Wind power becoming too cheap to support itself
Major efforts to bring down the cost of generating wind energy should be restrained, the head of a wind turbine making major has warned, citing the industry’s limited ability to continue investing in new technologies and enterprises. The cost of wind power has recently dropped to levels that allow a challenge to such fossil fuels … Continue reading Wind power becoming too cheap to support itself
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Enercon welcomes coalition agreement as important signal of fresh start
The newly forming Federal Government made up of SPD, Greens and FDP has reached a coalition agreement quicker than expected. The ‘traffic light coalition’ presented the results of its negotiations yesterday (24 November). The coalition agreement bears the title ‘Dare More Progress – Alliance for Freedom, Justice and Sustainability’, and provides great cause for optimism … Continue reading Enercon welcomes coalition agreement as important signal of fresh start
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Abengoa receives a visit of the Spanish Business Council in the Noor Energy 1 Concentrated Solar Power project
Abengoa develops the Noor Energy 1 Concentrated Solar Power project, integrated by three parabolic trough plants of 200 MW each, with 12 hours of molten salt storage, which is part of Phase IV of the world’s largest solar complex, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, in Duba. Abengoa, an international company that applies … Continue reading Abengoa receives a visit of the Spanish Business Council in the Noor Energy 1 Concentrated Solar Power project
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Brazil will be the first country in Latin America to invest in offshore wind energy
Offshore wind energy is one of the most innovative and efficient forms of energy production. It is the use of the force of offshore winds to generate electrical energy with wind turbines.The method is more effective than the process on land, since, offshore, there are no barriers to reduce the force of the winds, which … Continue reading Brazil will be the first country in Latin America to invest in offshore wind energy
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Enlit Europe, a key event for the energy sector
Enlit Europe, which will be held in Milan from November 30 to December 2, is a major event for the energy industry. It will feature 350 speakers, and several of them are from Enel Green Power. The event is to file under “Not to be missed.” An important energy sector event will be held in … Continue reading Enlit Europe, a key event for the energy sector
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Emission-free flight – DLR takes delivery of its new ‘Do 288’ research aircraft D-CEFD
At the COP26 UN Climate Conference held recently in Glasgow, numerous countries reaffirmed the target of making air transport climate-neutral by the middle of this century. One important step in this direction will be the development of hybrid-electric propulsion systems for aircraft on feeder and regional routes. The DLR ‘Do 228’ research aircraft D-CEFD will … Continue reading Emission-free flight – DLR takes delivery of its new ‘Do 288’ research aircraft D-CEFD
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EDP Renewables inaugurates its first wind farm in Greece
The wind farm will contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions by approximately 48,000 tons per year. EDP Renewables (Euronext: EDPR), the world’s fourth largest renewable energy producer, is inaugurating its first project in Greece today: a wind farm with a total capacity of 45MW in the Livadi area, near the town of Malesina, in … Continue reading EDP Renewables inaugurates its first wind farm in Greece
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Coalition agreement sets ambitious guidelines for future-oriented energy policy in Germany
In their coalition agreement, the German SPD, Green and FDP parties have set ambitious guidelines for future energy policy: Accelerated coal phase-out The coal phase-out in Germany is to be accelerated and ideally achieved as soon as 2030. Meanwhile, RWE has emphasised repeatedly that a faster phase-out of coal is possible if renewables, networks and … Continue reading Coalition agreement sets ambitious guidelines for future-oriented energy policy in Germany
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Nordex receives order for 177 MW of wind power from Peru
Nordex will supply 30 N155 / 5.X wind turbines for a 177 MW wind farm in the Ica region.Is the first order for the Delta4000 series N155 / 5.X wind turbines, which feature a rotor diameter of 155 meters and flexible classification in the 5MW class. The order also includes a full service contract that … Continue reading Nordex receives order for 177 MW of wind power from Peru
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Empowering Communities to Reap the Multiple Benefits of Renewable Energy
The participation and ownership by citizens or members of a defined community in a renewable energy project creates local socio-economic value and helps foster more positive attitudes towards renewables. This, in turn, increases citizen support for the energy transition, which further contributes to accelerating a just and inclusive transition. In this regard, the IRENA Coalition … Continue reading Empowering Communities to Reap the Multiple Benefits of Renewable Energy
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The Poul La Cour Award 2021 goes to Anne Velenturf
This year’s Poul la Cour Award goes to Anne Velenturf, a Senior Research Fellow in Circular Economy at the University of Leeds. She has conducted important research in the fields of recyclability of renewables infrastructure and the circular economy. And her work contributes greatly to a sustainable wind industry development. Sustainability is a top priority … Continue reading The Poul La Cour Award 2021 goes to Anne Velenturf
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Nabrawind manufactures the first self-lifting system for wind towers
Navassy builds the first autoization system for the Nabralift 2.0 tower, which can install towers up to 200 meters.Navassy, ??made up of Navarra Nabrawind, Tetrace and Comansa, will manufacture between 6 and 8 automated systems in the coming years in line with Nabralift’s order book. Navassy has completed the manufacture of the first automation system … Continue reading Nabrawind manufactures the first self-lifting system for wind towers
Continue readingBiden admin approves nation’s second offshore wind power project
The Interior Department has approved construction and operation of the South Fork Wind project offshore Rhode Island, the nation’s second commercial-scale offshore wind energy project. The Block Island Wind Farm is pictured off the coast of Rhode Island in 2016. The Biden administration approved a Rhode Island offshore wind project today, paving the way for … Continue reading Biden admin approves nation’s second offshore wind power project
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