On behalf of Greenpeace International, researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) have analysed what the energy supply in Brazil could be like by 2050 if the accelerated expansion of renewable energies and efficiency measures can be structured in a sustainable manner. The study, conducted within the framework of … Continue reading Brazil study shows methods of enabling energy supply based entirely on renewables
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Tekmar Energy to supply cable protection systems on the Merkur Offshore Wind Farm
Tekmar Energy, the market leading specialists in cable protection systems (CPS) for Offshore Windfarms has recently been awarded a contract with Tideway B.V to supply 150 of its patented TekLink® CPS on the prestigious Merkur Offshore Wind Farm project in Germany. This will now be the 47th offshore wind farm project Tekmar has supplied, taking … Continue reading Tekmar Energy to supply cable protection systems on the Merkur Offshore Wind Farm
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High Renewable Energy Electricity Growth Continued in 2015
The 2015 Renewable Energy Data Book shows that U.S. renewable electricity grew to 16.7 percent of total installed capacity and 13.8 percent of total electricity generation during the past year. Published annually by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on behalf of the Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the data book … Continue reading High Renewable Energy Electricity Growth Continued in 2015
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Fugro’s cable lay spread completes Phase 1 at Rampion offshore wind farm
Fugro has completed phase one of cable laying operations on schedule at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm, as the programme takes a break over winter. The installation of 60 cables was completed at the end of October – three more than the 57 cables originally planned. Subsea construction vessel Fugro Symphony commenced site operations in … Continue reading Fugro’s cable lay spread completes Phase 1 at Rampion offshore wind farm
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Gamesa finalises development of its offgrid system with the start-up of a storage battery at the prototype
Gamesa has achieved a new milestone in the development of its offgrid technology with the installation and start-up of a lithium battery for the storage of power at the prototype installed by the company in La Muela (Aragon). Gamesa’s offgrid system, inaugurated last May, enables power supply to regions without grid access. The prototype is … Continue reading Gamesa finalises development of its offgrid system with the start-up of a storage battery at the prototype
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Worldwide renewable energy electricity is surging
Spurred by deep cost reductions and favorable government policies, renewable energy sources have for the first time surpassed coal as the largest source of installed power capacity in the world, according to a 25 October report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Countries installed a record 153 GW of renewable power in 2015, which accounted … Continue reading Worldwide renewable energy electricity is surging
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EDF Energies Nouvelles’ Latin American pipeline close to 1.4 gigawatt (GW)
With 648 MW recently won in new solar and wind energy projects to be built, EDF Energies Nouvelles is stepping up the pace of its development in Latin America. In this area, the Group has a portfolio of 1,368 MW in renewable energy projects that are either in operation or due to be commissioned in … Continue reading EDF Energies Nouvelles’ Latin American pipeline close to 1.4 gigawatt (GW)
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Big business hungry for more wind energy
The WindEurope Summit conference session on corporate renewable power purchase agreements in Europe explored the changing models in the energy business. Finance experts and non-industrial investors from Google, ING and BT exchanged views on the potential of corporate renewable PPAs, electricity procurement and the challenges that come with such transactions. Europe today has over 1.2 … Continue reading Big business hungry for more wind energy
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Clean Power Plan stands on firm legal ground, would continue trend of clean energy cutting carbon pollution reliably and cost-effectively
As the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit hears oral arguments today about the merits of the Clean Power Plan, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rule placing the first-ever federal carbon pollution limits on our nation’s electric power plants, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) issued the following statement. “The clean-energy train has … Continue reading Clean Power Plan stands on firm legal ground, would continue trend of clean energy cutting carbon pollution reliably and cost-effectively
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Siemens presents thermal storage solution for wind energy
Siemens is developing economic storage technology: alongside Technical University Hamburg Harburg (TUHH) and urban utility company Hamburg Energie, Siemens is researching a storage solution in the Northern German city that will set a future standard in efficiency. After having been converted to heat in rock fill, excess wind energy is stored and protected with an … Continue reading Siemens presents thermal storage solution for wind energy
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66 kilovolt transformer and switchgear option for Siemens offshore wind turbines available
The growing scale of offshore wind turbines and projects requires higher efficiency in the grid connection between turbines and substation. In an effort to reduce costs and curtail demand for copper as the essential material of the inter-array wires, Siemens is going ahead with a new 66 kilovolt (kV) solution. The paradigm shift for inter-array … Continue reading 66 kilovolt transformer and switchgear option for Siemens offshore wind turbines available
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Fugro’s cable lay spread reduces vessel downtime at offshore wind farm developments
An innovative development by Fugro for its work class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) has been utilised successfully in cable lay touchdown monitoring operations at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm. A new track base unit, fitted to its FCV ROV, has been introduced to ensure highly accurate cable positioning during cable lay operations in strong currents. … Continue reading Fugro’s cable lay spread reduces vessel downtime at offshore wind farm developments
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Ingeteam launches ground-breaking fixed-to-variable speed wind power conversion system
Ingeteam, the global supplier of electrical conversion equipment, announced today the launch of its new solution dubbed INGECON WIND FIX2VAR SPEED, a ground-breaking autonomous power conversion system that increases the Annual Energy Production (AEP), lifetime and grid-performance of fixed-speed wind turbines by enabling them to transform to variable-speed machines to best match wind conditions. With … Continue reading Ingeteam launches ground-breaking fixed-to-variable speed wind power conversion system
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The Wind Portrait Project: Meeting the people building a renewable future
future An incredibly diverse group of Americans are working to build a better, cleaner tomorrow. Ed Collier August 16, 2016 “I think what you do is cool and important. I’d like to take your picture. Simple as that.” The idea I’ve actually been thinking about the Wind Portrait Project for a few years, and finally, … Continue reading The Wind Portrait Project: Meeting the people building a renewable future
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Transmission pays for itself, saves consumers money
Studies show that expanding America’s electricity grid to meet 21st century needs more than pays for itself, and can even result in significant consumer savings. Improved transmission planning could save American families and businesses up to $47 billion every year, according to a recent white paper from the Brattle Group. However, some groups remain unaware … Continue reading Transmission pays for itself, saves consumers money
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Iberdrola signs with EIB €200 million loan for innovation projects in networks and renewables
The loan will support investments to upgrade smart grid efficiency, clean energy generation and electric mobility projects in Spain and the United Kingdom. Iberdrola has signed with the European Investment Bank (EIB) a €200 million loan facility with a six-year maturity or repayment term. The funds will be used by the company to finance research, … Continue reading Iberdrola signs with EIB €200 million loan for innovation projects in networks and renewables
Continue readingIRENA conference set to boost off-grid renewable energy development worldwide
Key stakeholders from the off-grid renewable energy sector – including policy makers, the private sector, financiers, and development institutions – will gather in Nairobi, Kenya from 30 September to 1 October 2016, to push forward the global off-grid agenda. The third International Off-grid Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition (IOREC), organised by the International Renewable Energy … Continue reading IRENA conference set to boost off-grid renewable energy development worldwide
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Molten Storage and Thermophotovoltaics Offer New Solar Power Pathway
A new wrinkle on an old technology – solid-state thermophotovoltaics (TPV) – could provide a high-efficiency alternative for directly converting high-temperature heat from concentrated solar thermal to utility-scale electricity. New computer modeling suggests that high temperature TPV conversion – which captures infrared radiation from very hot surfaces – could one day rival combined-cycle turbine … Continue reading Molten Storage and Thermophotovoltaics Offer New Solar Power Pathway
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Renewable Energy Boom in Africa
Christine Lins is the Executive Secretary of Ren 21, a global renewable energy multi-stakeholder policy network. She spoke to Ian Katusiime about the prospects of renewable energy in Africa. Please break down for us what it means for the world now to have 147GW of renewable energy? Record renewable power capacity of 147 GW installed … Continue reading Renewable Energy Boom in Africa
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Clean energy investment in 2016 undershoots last year’s record
Clean energy investment in the second quarter totaled $61.5bn, some 12% above the first-quarter 2016 figure but 32% below a very strong outturn of $90bn in the equivalent period of 2015. Looking at the 2016 trend so far, and taking the Q1 and Q2 2016 figures together, global investment in the first half of … Continue reading Clean energy investment in 2016 undershoots last year’s record
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