RES
EnBW Hohe See 500 MW Offshore Wind Farm To Proceed With Siemens & Enbridge
The 497 megawatt EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm off the coast of Germany is set to proceed following Canadian energy infrastructure company Enbridge’s decision to invest in the project, and German engineering company Siemens committing for the first time…
Arena to Give EnergyAustralia Grant to Investigate Pumped Hydro Storage Project
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena) has approved a $450,000 grant to EnergyAustralia to investigate a pumped hydro energy storage project off South Australia as the state’s energy mix continues to cause a political storm. The grant will cover a…
SunPower Shines in France
SunPower is to supply E-Series solar panels totalling 64.4MW for seven photovoltaic plants to be developed by La Compagnie du Vent in France. A large portion of the panels will be manufactured at SunPower’s facilities in France, the company said.…
Solar Growth Skyrockets as Nuclear Power Fails to Compete
Last year’s solar deployment numbers just came in and they are, in a word, phenomenal. Utilities bought more new solar capacity than they did natural gas capacity: an astounding 22 states added more than 100 MW of solar each. At…
ABB Delivers Dubai Sun
ABB has completed a substation to deliver the electricity generated by a 200MW photovoltaic plant in Dubai. The 400/132kV gas-insulated switchgear unit, built for local utility Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA), will connect and integrate the second phase of…
Bumper Year for Offshore Wind Sees Construction Projects Delivering Record Investment
The UK’s offshore wind sector has enjoyed a bumper year according to new data, with the total value of construction projects in 2016 hitting £4.1bn, up from just £2.45bn a year earlier. New figures released yesterday from construction industry analysts…
India Officially Doubles Its Solar Parks Target to 40 Gigawatts
The Indian government has confirmed that it will go ahead with a second phase of its solar power park program. The announcement was made by the Minister of Finance in the union budget speech for financial year 2017-18. India will…