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Finland’s Fortum Wins Tender To Increase Country’s Solar Energy Capacity By 30%
The Finland-based firm Fortum has won a tender to build out the country’s total solar energy capacity by around 30%, it has revealed. Given that Fortum is majority-owned by Finland itself, the fact that it won the tender isn’t too…
India A Step Closer To First Offshore Wind Energy Auction
Nearly eight years after we first covered news about India taking initial steps to set up offshore wind energy projects, the first government document seen as a precursor to a final auction has been released. The Ministry of New and…
More Good News About Coal-Killing Perovskite Solar Cells
US coal and nuclear energy stakeholders are still holding out hope for their aging power plants, but the window for relief is closing fast. They face stiff competition from low-cost natural gas, and renewables are flexing their muscles, too. This…
Good News, Bad News For Renewable Energy In New Jersey
When Chris Christie, former governor of New Jersey, wasn’t closing traffic lanes leading to the George Washington Bridge to punish political opponents, he was putting up barriers to renewable energy. Now that he has been consigned to the dustbin of…
MHI Vestas Unveils New SMART Tools For Turbine Optimisation & Cost Reductions
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind unveiled a new suite of next-generation SMART tools this week that are designed to enhance offshore wind turbine optimization and provide better turbine monitoring, thereby allowing for “significant” cost savings for developers and operators. Announced on…
Pakistan Can Spur Social & Economic Development With Renewable Energy, Claims IRENA
The International Renewable Energy Agency has published a new analysis of Pakistan’s energy sector which shows that the country can spur both social and economic development and improve its energy security by developing its “abundant” renewable energy sources. In a…
Siemens Gamesa Passes 5,000 Megawatts Commissioned In India
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy this week announced that it had passed 5,000 megawatts (MW) worth of wind energy connected to the Indian grid, becoming the second largest manufacturer in India. Announced on Thursday to coincide with a visit to India…