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Masdar Plans 500 Megawatts Of Solar, Wind, & Floating Solar
The Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, better known as Masdar, announced last week that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Armenian National Interests Fund (ANIF) to explore...
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United States Boasts 24 Gigawatts Of Wind Capacity Under Construction
The United States currently boasts 24 gigawatts (GW) of wind energy capacity under construction, according to the latest preliminary figures from Windpower Intelligence, a 26% increase over the same...
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GE Renewable Energy Unveils 12 Megawatt Haliade-X Offshore Wind Nacelle
GE Renewable Energy on Monday unveiled the first-ever nacelle for its mammoth 12 megawatt (MW) Haliade-X offshore wind turbine at an event held at the company's production site in Saint-Nazaire, France.
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Global Mining Giant Announces $400 Million Program To Cut Emissions
This week, Australian mining giant BHP announced a US$400 million Climate Investment Program intended to cut emissions from its own operations as well as those emissions generated by its customers. BHP...
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Global Solar PV Installations Expected To Hit 114.5 Gigawatts In 2019
Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables has published a new report which outlines the analyst group's prediction that global solar PV installations will reach a new high of 114.5 gigawatts (GW) in 2019,...
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Europe Installs 4.9 Gigawatts Of New Wind In 1st Half Of 2019
Europe installed a total of 4.9 gigawatts (GW) of new wind energy capacity across the first half of 2019, according to new figures published last week by the region's wind energy trade body,...
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University Of Cambridge Announces Science Based Target For Carbon Reduction
The University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom announced last week that it is the first university in the world to adopt a 1.5 degrees Science Based Target for carbon reduction which will see it...
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India & Australia To Lead Cost Competitive Renewables In Asia Pacific
India and Australia are expected to lead a regional shift in power generation costs over the next few years, which will see renewable energy sources become cost competitive and cheaper than fossil...
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Virgin Media Powered By 100% Renewables In 2018, Joins RE100 Initiative
British telecom company Virgin Media announced this week that it successfully contracted for 100% renewable electricity in 2018, and committed to going a step further by joining The Climate Group's...
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US Installs 736 Megawatts Of New Wind As Pipeline Grows To Record Highs
The United States' wind energy sector saw record wind capacity under construction or in advanced development in the second quarter of 2019, with its pipeline reaching nearly 42 gigawatts (GW) and a...
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Amazon Increases Global Renewable Energy Projects To 66, Including 51 Solar...
Internet giant Amazon announced two new renewable energy projects last week, a 23.2 megawatt (MW) wind farm in the Republic of Ireland and a 45 MW solar farm in the United States' Commonwealth of...
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Vivint Solar Secures New $325 Million Credit Facility To Fund Continued Growth
Vivint Solar, the second-largest residential solar provider in the United States, announced on Tuesday that it has closed a $325 million revolving warehouse credit facility which refinanced the...
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German Onshore Wind Tender Fails Again
Germany's latest onshore wind tender has again been significantly undersubscribed, failing to come anywhere near the 650 megawatts (MW) on offer and awarding only 208 MW, continuing a year-long trend...
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UK Economy-Wide Coalition Urges Government To Support Onshore Wind
An economy-wide coalition of UK companies and organisations has called on the country's new Energy Minister, Kwasi Kwarteng, to support the development of new onshore wind farms in an effort to...
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Global Corporations Spur US Wind & Solar Growth
The world's largest corporations signed contracts for more than 6 gigawatts of wind and solar capacity in the United States last year, the beginning of what Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables is...
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Paris Agreement Key To Future Health Of Global Economies
A new study by researchers from the University of Cambridge has concluded that 7% of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will disappear by 2100 as a result of business-as-usual carbon emissions,...
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SolarEdge CEO & Founder Guy Sella Dies, Aged 54
Israeli smart energy technology company SolarEdge announced Sunday that its CEO, Co-Chairman, and Founder, Guy Sella, had passed away, only days after the company announced that Sella was taking an...
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Vattenfall & MHI Vestas Inaugurate 407 Megawatt Horns Reef 3 Offshore Wind Farm
Swedish energy group Vattenfall and offshore wind turbine manufacturer MHI Vestas joined with the Crown Prince of Denmark and Danish Prime Minister last Thursday to open the country's largest offshore...
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Envision Sets Most Ambitious 100% Renewable Energy Target For Mainland China
Shanghai-based energy technology manufacturer Envision has joined the global RE100 initiative with the most ambitious and earliest 100% renewable energy target out of all member companies from Mainland...
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Scottish Developers Announce Subsidy-Free Onshore Wind Farm
Independent Scottish developer Muirhall Energy announced Monday that construction has begun at the Crossdykes Wind Farm, an important step in the company's effort to deliver Scotland's first...
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Facebook Signs 200 Megawatt Wind Power Purchase Agreement In Texas
American online social media giant Facebook has signed a Power Purchase Agreement with Apex Clean Energy for 200 megawatts (MW) of the 525 MW Aviator Wind project set to be built in Coke County, Texas.
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New Zealand Utilities Announce Country’s First Floating Solar Array
This week, Auckland's electricity and water utility companies announced plans to build New Zealand's first and largest floating solar array in the heart of the city's North Shore
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Sunrun Promises Innovative Solar + Storage Virtual Power Plant For Hawaii
Sunrun, the United States' leading home solar, battery storage, and energy services company, announced last week it intends to participate in Hawaiian Electric Company’s emerging grid services market...
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Global Wind Turbine Order Capacity Increased 111% In Q2’19
Global wind turbine order intake increased by an impressive 111% in the second quarter of 2019, according to new figures published by renewable energy research firm Wood Mackenzie Power &...
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Ørsted’s Taiwanese Formosa 1 Offshore Wind Farm Generates First Power
The second phase of the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm off the coast of Taiwan has generated its first power, according to developer Ørsted, with six of the eventual twenty wind turbines beginning to...
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Renewable Energy Investment Over Last Decade Tops $2.5 Trillion
Figures published earlier this month by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have shown that global investment in new renewable energy capacity between 2010 and 2019 is on course to exceed...
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US Utility-Scale Solar Pipeline Tops 37.9 Gigawatts
The United States solar industry now boasts the largest pipeline of utility-scale solar projects in history with a record 37.9 gigawatts (GW) of contracted solar, according to the latest figures from...
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Virginia Governor Northam Plans 100% Renewable Energy Future
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced the signing of an Executive Order last week which establishes ambitious statewide clean energy goals and targets intended to ensure that 30% of the...
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UK Offshore Wind Prices Reach New Record Low In Latest CfD Auction
The latest UK renewable energy auction has awarded 12 projects, including 5.5 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind projects, at record low prices as low as £39.65 ($50.05)
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Solar To Headline Double-Digit Renewable Power Capacity Growth In 2019
Global capacity additions of renewable power are expected to bounce back with double-digit growth in 2019, according to the International Energy Agency, led by a resurgent performance from the solar PV...
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Ørsted Finally Completes Divestment Of Danish Utility Unit
Danish offshore wind giant and power company Ørsted has finally completed the long-awaited divestment of its Danish power distribution, residential customer, and City Light businesses to customer-owned...
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German Utility RWE Commits To Carbon Neutrality By 2040
German electric utility giant RWE has announced its intention this week to become carbon neutral by 2040 and to transition into one of the world's leading renewable energy companies.
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Equinor To Proceed With 88 Megawatt Hywind Tampen Offshore Wind Farm
Norwegian energy company Equinor has confirmed Final Investment Decision on the 88 megawatt (MW) Hywind Tampen offshore wind farm development which, when completed, will supply power to oil and gas...
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Final Turbines Installed At Taiwanese 120 Megawatt Formosa 1 Phase 2 Offshore...
Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted announced last week that the final wind turbine had been installed at the 120 megawatt (MW) Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm off the coast of Taiwan --- the...
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First Turbine For WindFloat Atlantic Offshore Wind Project Moved Into Position
The largest and most powerful wind turbine to be used for a floating offshore wind project has been moved into position atop its semi-submersible foundation off the coast of Portugal, the first of...
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Offshore Wind Industry To Increase 15-Fold & Become $1 Trillion Industry,...
The global offshore wind industry is expected to grow by as much as 15-fold and attract a cumulative investment of $1 trillion by 2040 according to a new report published by the International Energy...
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Taiwanese 376 Megawatt Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm Takes Step Closer To...
Offshore wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy announced this week that it had received a firm order for 47 of its 8 megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbines for the 376 MW Formosa 2...
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US Non-Hydro Renewables Grow 6.2%, Provide 11.4% Of US Electricity
A new analysis of recently released data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) by the SUN DAY Campaign has highlighted the fact that renewable energy sources accounted for 18.49% of US...
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Oil & Gas Majors Must Cut Output 35% By 2040 To Reach Paris Targets
A new report from independent financial think tank Carbon Tracker has concluded that the world's seven leading oil and gas majors must cut production by an average of 35% by 2040 if global emissions...
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Boris Johnson Promises 40 Gigawatts Of Offshore Wind For UK By 2030
The United Kingdom's current Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has promised to deliver even more offshore wind power if his Conservative Party are returned to power in the country's impromptu election to...
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New Jersey More Than Doubles Offshore Wind Target To 7.5 Gigawatts By 2035
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an Executive Order this week enshrining an increase to the state's offshore wind energy target, increasing it from 3,500 megawatts (MW) by 2030 to 7,500 MW by 2035.
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Ørsted Divests “Loss-Making” LNG Business
Danish renewable energy giant Ørsted announced last week that it has signed an agreement with leading global natural resources company Glencore to divest itself of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) business
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Latest European Onshore Wind Auctions Prove Technologies’ Importance
A suite of recent onshore wind energy auctions in the European Union have highlighted the increasing importance of the technology as a contributor to the energy transition towards the EU 2030 Climate...
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FERC Sides With Fossil Fuels In Forcing Renewables To Match Prices
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced a directive just a few days before Christmas which will require PJM Interconnection to raise prices of wind and solar power to be in line...
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UK Renewables Outperform Gas For First Quarter Ever
New figures from the UK Government published just before Christmas showed that renewable energy generation across the country generated a record quarterly amount of electricity between July and...
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