Tag: renewable energy

Siemens Gamesa Secures 260 Megawatt Wind Turbine Order In Thailand

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has secured its largest-ever order in Thailand, a 260 megawatt order of 100 wind turbines for the Hanuman wind complex in Chaiyaphum, in northeast Thailand. On Monday, Siemens Gamesa...

‘Ambitious’ Ventient Energy Launches into UK Wind Energy Market

The UK wind energy market has today greeted a major new player thanks to the official launch of Ventient Energy Ltd, the new company created from the consolidation of three of the...

A Third Of Power Capacity Added In India This Year Is Solar

2017 has been a good year for Indian solar power market, if one compares it with the developments in the coal-based power market. Record solar power capacity has been added in India...

German Auction Sees Wind Energy Costs Drop Another 10 Per Cent

Germany's green business community may have endured a volatile few weeks, after disagreements over the future of coal power derailed Angela Merkel's attempts to form a coalition government. But there was some...

Steep Cost Reductions Confirmed as Ribbon Cut on Giant Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm

The giant 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm off the coast of Norfolk was officially opened yesterday, providing further evidence costs are falling sharply across the industry. Operator Statoil and its partners Masdar and...

Tesla Set to Beat 100 Day Deadline for Giant Australian Battery Project

Tesla is set to deliver on its promise to complete the world's largest lithium-ion battery project within 100 days, after the South Australian government today confirmed testing of the high profile installation...

India Installs 2.2 Gigawatts Of Solar In Third Quarter

India installed a total of 2.2 gigawatts worth of solar in the third quarter, up 300 megawatts from the previous quarter, and left another 1 gigawatt unconnected due to grid issues caused...

Australia Could Go 100% Renewable By 2030

New research from the Alternative Technology Association has showed that Australia could transition to a fully renewable energy electricity grid by 2030, which would be cheaper and less risky than building new...

China Aims To Plug Renewable Energy Losses By 2020

China may be the largest renewable energy generator in the world, but it still has to sort issues related to integration of wind and solar power in the existing transmission grid. According to...

California To Meet 2030 Renewable Energy Targets By 2020

A new report from the California Public Utilities Commission has concluded that the state’s major utilities have already met or will all soon exceed the state’s 2020 renewable energy target of 33%,...

India’s Wind Energy Generation Up 35% In Q3 2017

Good monsoon winds and a sharp jump in installed capacity helped India generate record wind energy in the July-September 2017 quarter. According to data released by the Indian government, wind energy generation in...

First Wind Turbine Stands Tall at Mount Emerald Wind Farm

The first wind turbine at the Mount Emerald Wind Farm near Walkamin has been sucessfully erected, marking a significant milestone for the biggest wind farm in Queensland. The turbine consists of three 16...

China on Pace for Record Solar-Power Installations

China, the world’s biggest carbon emitter, is poised to install a record amount of solar-power capacity this year, prompting researchers to boost forecasts as much as 80 percent. About 54 gigawatts will be...

Missouri City Opens Largest Solar Farm in the State

A city in southwest Missouri has opened the largest solar farm in the state. The Springfield News-Leader reports that the new Nixa Solar Energy Farm started providing power this month. City officials predict...

Pope Francis: Indifference To The Effects Of Climate Change Is A “Perverse Attitude”

Indifference to the effects of anthropogenic climate change, and also the outright denial of growing climate warming and instability, are “perverse attitudes,” Pope Francis stated in a message to some of the...

Statoil Launches “World’s First” Floating Wind Energy Project, Hywind Scotland — Where Will It Lead?

The Norwegian oil firm Statoil confirmed years ago its final investment decision to develop what is now the “world’s first” floating wind energy project — the Hywind wind farm pilot park offshore...

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