Aker Horizons, through its portfolio company Aker Clean Hydrogen, and Statkraft have signed collaboration agreements to jointly explore opportunities for green hydrogen and ammonia production in India and Brazil, targeting local steel and fertilizer industries. The collaboration brings together Aker Clean Hydrogen, a global integrated hydrogen, ammonia and methanol producer building on Aker’s 180 years … Continue reading Aker Horizons and Statkraft Partnering to Explore Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Opportunities in India and Brazil
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RWE to deliver solar power produced at Inden opencast mine from summer
In only a few weeks’ time, RWE’s Inden Opencast Mine will no longer produce just lignite, but also solar power. After officially breaking ground, building work has commenced for a utility-scale photovoltaics system with integrated battery storage. The solar modules will produce a peak electric output of 14.4 megawatts (MW). The “RWE indeland Solarpark” is the … Continue reading RWE to deliver solar power produced at Inden opencast mine from summer
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Women in Wind program welcomes 21 new participants for 2022
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET) are delighted to announce the participants for the 2022 edition of the Women in Wind Global Leadership Program. The jointly organised scheme aims to enhance gender diversity across the wind sector. This year the scheme will welcome 21 participants … Continue reading Women in Wind program welcomes 21 new participants for 2022
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Russian-affiliates believed to be behind cyber attacks on wind turbines firms
Three German-based wind energy companies attacked as country attempts to wean itself off Russian oil. Cyber attacks on three Germany-based wind-energy companies have raised alarms that Russian-sympathisers are trying to disrupt European efforts to lessen resilience on Russian oil and gas. The firms haven’t publicly attributed the attacks to any particular groups, according to The … Continue reading Russian-affiliates believed to be behind cyber attacks on wind turbines firms
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NREL finds up to six-cent per kilowatt-hour extra value with concentrated solar power
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) projects would add additional value of 5 or 6 cents per kilowatt hour to utility-scale solar energy in California where 33 percent renewables will be mandated in six years, a new report by the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has found. The report, «Estimating the Value of Utility-Scale Solar Technologies … Continue reading NREL finds up to six-cent per kilowatt-hour extra value with concentrated solar power
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Calls for aids for energy storage
The aids will be needed for the complete development of the energy storage necessary to achieve the energy transition objectives. This news summarises the calls for aids for storage, both open and future, within the framework of PERTE ERHA. For the development of energy storage projects, as for renewable energy projects, having financing options with … Continue reading Calls for aids for energy storage
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India’s future is renewable
India has large coal reserves and will need coal as an energy source for decades. Fortunately, the country also has 300 sunny days a year. If India is to achieve its climate goals, it is crucial that growth in energy production come from renewable sources. India has low greenhouse gas emissions per capita, but because … Continue reading India’s future is renewable
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ACP begins to announce key speakers for CLEANPOWER 2022
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) announced its initial lineup of speakers for CLEANPOWER 2022, the nation’s preeminent renewable energy conference. CLEANPOWER will again bring together the industry’s thought leaders and decision makers to discuss and showcase the most important issues facing the energy industry today. The conference focused on “Building the Clean Energy Economy” … Continue reading ACP begins to announce key speakers for CLEANPOWER 2022
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Enel Green Power inaugurates wind farm in Pernambuco
Enel Green Power Brasil, Enel’s renewable energy subsidiary in the country, began the commercial operation of the Fontes dos Ventos II wind farm, located in Tacaratu (PE). The project has 99 MW of installed capacity and required investments of R$ 430 million. The wind farm is located in the same region where Enel Green Power … Continue reading Enel Green Power inaugurates wind farm in Pernambuco
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Iberdrola starts construction of 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm
Baltic Eagle is part of the largest offshore wind complex in the Baltic Sea, with a total capacity of more than 1,100 MW and an investment of 3.5 billion euros. Iberdrola has received the green light to begin construction of the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, the company’s second major offshore project in the Baltic … Continue reading Iberdrola starts construction of 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm
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India installed 275 MW of wind power in Q1
India has commissioned 275 MW of wind turbines in the first quarter of 2022, bringing its wind capacity to 40.4 GW, according to the latest government statistics. The quarterly increases represent an increase of 30% but are 56% lower than the 623 MW added in the first quarter of 2021, according to data released last … Continue reading India installed 275 MW of wind power in Q1
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Wind power in China’s Sichuan province reduces CO2 pollution every year
The Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture was home to Sichuan’s first ever wind power base in 2011, and it is now the largest one in Southwestern China. Zheng Songwu has this report. Nobody had believed that the wind in Sichuan could prove as effective as it is today, mainly due to the technology at the time … Continue reading Wind power in China’s Sichuan province reduces CO2 pollution every year
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Italy inaugurates the first offshore wind farm
Italy on Thursday officially inaugurated the first offshore wind power project in the country, and in the Mediterranean region. A Chinese company supplied wind turbines for the Beleolico project, which was connected to the grid at a ceremony in the port of Taranto in southern Italy. Beleolico has 10 wind turbines, which produce a total … Continue reading Italy inaugurates the first offshore wind farm
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How offshore wind and renewable power-to-X can help solve Europe’s energy crisis
Europe is facing an energy and climate crisis. Our dependence on imported fossil fuels, whether from Russia or elsewhere, can never deliver the energy security Europe needs – nor does it allow us to address global climate change. While Europe is already a global frontrunner in scaling up renewable energy to replace fossil fuels – … Continue reading How offshore wind and renewable power-to-X can help solve Europe’s energy crisis
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Iberdrola announces the purchase of Wallbox’s first superfast chargers
Iberdrola reaffirms its commitment to promoting innovation in sustainable mobility by becoming the first company to acquire the ‘Hypernova’ super-fast public chargers developed by Wallbox, the European leader in charging solutions for electric vehicles. The electricity company will acquire the first units as part of an agreement for the purchase of 10,000 chargers. The Chairman … Continue reading Iberdrola announces the purchase of Wallbox’s first superfast chargers
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Eni takes stake in Spanish floating wind technology developer
Italian major’s Plenitude business invests in EnerOcean whose novel dual-turbine concept has come through prototype tests at sea. Eni’s integrated renewables business Plenitude has struck a deal to invest in a Spanish company to further develop and commercialise a floating wind technology a prototype of which has successfully come through sea trials. The move is … Continue reading Eni takes stake in Spanish floating wind technology developer
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Focus on energy issues in Europe
In the wake of the Ukraine war, the issues of price and sufficient access to energy are main topics of the European cooperation. At the end of March, Vattenfall’s CEO Anna Borg has discussed the energy issue with President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in historically … Continue reading Focus on energy issues in Europe
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Nordex commits to science-based emission reductions along the 1.5 °C target
After the Nordex Group has already created the basis for the development of a climate strategy with the annual analysis of the corporate carbon footprint (approx. 3,400 kt CO2e in 2020), the official declaration of commitment to the setting of science-based targets (SBTs), signed by José Luis Blanco (Chief Executive Officer), has now been achieved … Continue reading Nordex commits to science-based emission reductions along the 1.5 °C target
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EDPR secures PPAs for a 425 MW solar portfolio in the US
With these new PPAs, EDPR continues to increase its technological diversification with 4.2 GW of secured capacity in Solar and an overall secured capacity of 9.3 GW for 2021-25. EDP Renewables (Euronext: EDPR), the world’s fourth largest renewable energy producer, has secured Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to sell the green energy produced by a 425 … Continue reading EDPR secures PPAs for a 425 MW solar portfolio in the US
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How do communities all over Europe benefit from having a wind farm nearby?
On 14 April WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson spoke at the Mix.e event in Lyon, France. The discussion centred around the energy transition and its acceptability. The wind industry actively engages communities around Europe closely when it builds new wind farms, including in France. It is important these practices are applied everywhere and that communities continue … Continue reading How do communities all over Europe benefit from having a wind farm nearby?
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