RES
Blustery Weather Topples Wind Power Records Across Northern Europe
Wet and windy weather across Northern Europe this week may have loosened a few roof tiles, but it also delivered an impressive flurry of new wind power records, according to new data. In the UK, wind turbines delivered 26 per…
China’s Budget and Plans for Renewable Energy
Despite a recent downturn, the Chinese government is moving full-speed ahead to invest heavily in renewable energy. The country’s national regulators have already promoted renewable energy as a possible cure for the country’s notoriously-bad air pollution. But China has placed…
National Grid Invests $100m in US Solar Partnership with Sunrun
National Grid has invested $100m in a partnership venture with US solar firm Sunrun aimed at boosting the growth of the household solar rooftop market in the US. Announced yesterday, the partnership includes a joint marketing agreement, a collaborative grid…
MidAmerican Adds 551MW in Iowa
MidAmerican Energy has commissioned two wind farms in Iowa that total 551MW. The 301MW Ida Grove and 250MW O’Brien developments make up the utility’s Wind X project. Mortenson was the general contractor in charge of construction. The Ida Grove project…
Duke Energy Goes for Sun Energy in California
Duke Energy Renewables has acquired three solar power plants in California totaling 55MW from SunPower Corp. The projects are the 20MW each Rio Bravo I and Rio Bravo II facilities and the 15MW Wildwood Solar II scheme, all of which…
These 5 States Host Two-Thirds Of India’s Solar Power Capacity
Solar power installed capacity is highly concentrated in few states in India. This is largely the result of proactive initiatives taken by some states that are also endowed with ample solar radiation resource and surplus land. Just five states —…
Wind Power Now Runs All Electric Passenger Trains in the Netherlands
All of the electric passenger trains running in the Netherlands are now powered entirely by wind. One year ahead of schedule, Dutch railway company NS announced its entire electric train fleet is running on 100-percent wind power as of January…