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Green Powerhouse: E.ON Agrees to Acquire Innogy from RWE in €43bn Deal
E.ON yesterday confirmed it has reached an agreement in principle to acquire rival RWE's stake in renewables specialist Innogy in a deal worth an estimated €43bn that is set to reshape the...
UK and Saudi Arabia Ink Clean Energy Partnership, as France Backs Global Solar Push
The controversial UK visit of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman culminated in a new clean energy agreement between the two countries, as the UK sought to underline the role it...
This Indian City Is 100% Solar-Powered
While technically not a city, Diu has become the first union territory in India to be fully powered by solar power.
Daman & Diu are geographically separated, but administratively form a single union...
As The Glaciers Of The Swiss Alps Melt, Hydroelectric Firms Look Toward Wind Power
Over the coming decades, some of the rivers in Europe that utilize hydroelectric facilities to generate electricity are expected to see greatly reduced water flows due to the rapid disappearance of glaciers...
ACCIONA To Cover National Mining Company Of Chile’s Electricity Consumption With 100% Renewables
Global leader in renewable energy and infrastructure ACCIONA has been awarded the contract to supply 100% of The National Mining Company of Chile’s electricity consumption with renewable energy and will start building...
Fifth Third Bank Commits & Succeeds In Going 100% Renewable With Single Solar PPA
Ohio-based Fifth Third Bank has become the first Fortune 500 company, the first bank, and the first RE100 member to achieve its goal of securing 100% of its power consumption with renewables...
Statoil Acquires 50% Interest In 1.2 Gigawatt Polish Offshore Wind Farms
Norwegian oil and gas giant Statoil has announced this week it has signed an agreement to acquire a 50% interest in the early phase development of two offshore wind farms in Poland...
ENGIE North America Secures 320 Megawatt Solar Pipeline In SoCore Energy Acquisition
ENGIE North America has this week announced the acquisition of Chicago-based SoCore Energy and its 320 megawatt pipeline of operational and late-stage development solar and battery storage projects.
The North American subsidiary of...
Vattenfall Plans €100 Million Investment In Large-Scale Solar
Swedish power company Vattenfall, known most recently for its wind energy development, has announced that it plans to invest €100 million in large-scale solar energy generation over the next two years, as...
Oklahomans Overwhelmingly In Support Of 2 Gigawatt Wind Catcher Wind Farm
A new survey from SoonerPoll has revealed that Oklahomans are overwhelmingly in support of the 2 gigawatt Wind Catcher Energy Connection set to be developed Invenergy and GE Renewable Energy.
Announced back in...
SmartestEnergy Inks PPA Agreement to Kickstart Construction on 10MW Wind Farm
Work has started on a new Scottish wind farm after energy firm SmartestEnergy agreed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Whirlwind Renewables to buy the power from the project.
Under a 15-year deal...
The World’s First Floating Wind Farm has Already Exceeded Expectations
Hywind is the first commercial floating wind farm, located more than 15 miles off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland in the North Sea. Built by Norwegian conglomerate Statoil, the six turbines came...
Kazakhstan to Add 2 GW of Renewables by 2020 – Report
Renewable energy facilities totalling 2 GW are set to be commissioned in Kazakhstan by end-2020, the Astana Times reports, citing energy minister Kanat Bozumbayev.
The capacity will come from about 52 of renewable...
Goshen College Set for Campus Solar Energy Project
A Mennonite college in northern Indiana is planning to install more than 900 electricity-generating solar panels on its campus.
Goshen College says the solar panels will be placed atop the school's Rec-Fitness Center....
GE Announces World’s Most Powerful Offshore Wind Turbine, The Haliade-X
GE Renewable Energy has unveiled the world’s largest offshore wind turbine, the 12 megawatt Haliade-X which measures in at 260 meters in height and boasting a 220-meter rotor, and is capable of...
World’s Largest Solar Park Launched in Karnataka
The world's largest solar park set up at an investment of Rs 16,500 crore at Pavagada in Karnataka's Tumakuru district was launched by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today.
The 2,000 MW park, named as...
