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Siemens Hull Factory Ships First Ever Wind Turbine Blades
The first batch of offshore wind turbine blades to be manufactured at Siemens new factory in Hull are today on their way to the Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm, off the North Norfolk coast. The company announced that the blades…
Solarcentury Secures €5.7m Deal to Build East African Solar Mini-Grids
Solarcentury has been awarded a €5.7m contract by the Eritrean government to design and build two hybrid mini-grids composed of solar panels and batteries. The solar-powered mini-grids will provide power to businesses and around 40,000 people in the communities of…
Google Creates “Dandelion” To Promote Geothermal Energy
Google has set up an independent business outside the Alphabet umbrella called Dandelion. The new company was created to promote new geothermal system technology. Dandelion will attempt to do for residential heating and cooling what SolarCity has done for rooftop…
EDF Renewable Energy Acquires 179 Megawatts Of Solar Projects From First Solar
EDF Renewable Energy has this week announced its acquisition of the 179-megawatt Switch Station 1 and 2 solar projects from First Solar in late-June, a move which brings the US company closer to 10 gigawatts worth of renewable energy projects…
India’s First Solar-Powered Train Makes its Debut (VIDEO)
India’s diesel-powered train network has a new kid on the block. The gas-guzzling Indian Railway system has just debuted its first solar-powered train, called the Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU). It will operate in the city of New Delhi. Placement…
Major solar power project to provide electricity at night
A major solar power project in the Middle East will provide electricity during the night, the developers have said. The $1bn (£770m) scheme will provide up to 200 megawatts to the grid in Dubai between 4pm and 10am, according to…
Tech Giants Team Up to Promote Smart City Vision
Renewable energy asset management technology specialist Envision Energy has launched a new initiative to help accelerate the digitalisation of the clean energy transition. The company late last week unveiled the Energy Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart City Technology Alliance,…