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‘Clean Energy Is a Fundamental Civil Right’: Major Campaign to Expand Access to Solar
The NAACP is launching a major environmental justice campaign on Jan. 13 to mark the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. The “Solar Equity Initiative” aims to provide solar job skills training to 100 individuals, install solar panels on…
Wind & Solar + Storage Prices Smash Records
In a new report from Xcel Energy, the company reported unprecedented low bids for wind and solar with storage. Last year, Xcel announced it would close 660 MW worth of coal-fired power capacity at Comanche Generating Station. Xcel subsidiary Public…
Siemens Gamesa To Deliver 8-Megawatt Turbines To 500 Megawatt French Offshore Wind Farm
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy announced this week that it will supply 62 of its new 8-megawatt direct-drive offshore wind turbines to the 500 megawatt Saint Brieuc project in France, bringing the company’s total supplied capacity in French waters up over…
‘Cheapest Option’: South Australia Reveals Plan for World’s Largest Solar Thermal Power Plant
The largest solar thermal energy plant in the world is set to be built in South Australia, after the state government declared that it represented the “cheapest option” available. US developer SolarReserve bid to install the A$650m green power plant…
Wind Energy Tariffs In India Fall 30% In 10 Months
Within 10 months of introducing competitive auctions in the wind energy sector, India has witnessed a sharp correction in tariff bids by project developers. The major reason for this sharp correction is the virtual ban on allocation of wind energy…
US Solar Imports See Upswing With Solar Tariffs Waiting In The Wings
International manufacturers sent twice as many solar cells and modules to the US in November 2017 as November 2016. Solar panel importers are looking to capitalize on the robust market fundamentals ahead of potential future tariffs, ArsTechnica reported. President Trump’s…
BNEF: Global Offshore Wind Market to Surge Six-Fold by 2030
The global offshore wind market is set to grow 16 per cent a year through to 2030, delivering a six-fold increase in capacity compared to today’s levels, according to the latest analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). Global generation…