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Legal & General Complete First UK Offshore Wind Investment
Legal & General has made its first UK offshore wind investment, today announcing plans to channel £300m into what promises to be the world's largest offshore wind project.
The project in question, the...
The Study from The University of Washington Showed – Petite Poplars are the Future of Biofuels
In the quest to produce affordable biofuels, poplar trees are one of the Pacific Northwest's best bets - the trees are abundant, fast-growing, adaptable to many terrains and their wood can be...
Statoil Launches “World’s First” Floating Wind Energy Project, Hywind Scotland — Where Will It Lead?
The Norwegian oil firm Statoil confirmed years ago its final investment decision to develop what is now the “world’s first” floating wind energy project — the Hywind wind farm pilot park offshore...
Wisconsin Businessman Creates Fund for Solar Energy
A Wisconsin businessman has created a fund that awards grants to nonprofits trying to move toward solar energy.
Milwaukee Public Radio reports that Cal Couillard created Solar for Good, which awards the grants...
Puerto Rico Gov. to Bolster Island’s Electric Grid With Renewables as Lights Go Out Again
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello sent out a tweet boasting about the island finally reaching a 50 percent power threshold after Hurricane Maria wiped out the electric grid 56 days ago.
"Then 'boom'...
Facebook Signs PPA With Enel Green Power NA — 320 Megawatt Rattlesnake Creek Wind Farm
Enel Green Power North America has announced this week it has begun construction on the 320 MW Rattlesnake Creek wind farm, which will also provide 200 MW of renewable energy to Facebook’s...
Wyatt Wants Winnipeg to Generate and Sell Solar Power
Coun. Russ Wyatt wants Winnipeg to create a new arm's-length corporation that will generate solar power and sell it back to Manitoba Hydro.
The Transcona councillor has authored a motion to create a...
Ingeteam Surpasses 40 GW of Installed Wind-Power Capacity
Ingeteam, an independent supplier of electrical conversion equipment, has announced that it surpassed the milestone of 40 GW of installed wind-power capacity worldwide thanks to record sales of its converter product lines....
India’s Tata Power Doubles Profit From Renewable Energy Division To $27 Million
One of India’s leading private power generation companies, Tata Power, has reported a huge jump in profit from its renewable energy division.
In a press release, Tata Power reported that the profit from...
Tipping Point: How Renewables Could Dominate UK and German Power Grids Within a Decade
A series of economic 'tipping points' could lead to a surge in renewables deployment in the UK and Germany over the next decade, paving the way for the countries to rely entirely...
Renewables Provided 44.1% Of Germany’s Electricity In October
Germany added 2.3 gigawatts of new onshore wind capacity in the first half of 2017. Though it failed to meet the target last year, the Renewable Energy Act set an annual target...
India Plans World’s Largest Solar Power Tender — 20 Gigawatts
It is perhaps the worry of missing the ambitious renewable energy target that the Indian government has floated the idea of launching the world’s largest solar power tender.
According to media reports, the...
3D-Printed Fractal Solar Receivers From Sandia May Lead To Small-Scale CSP Facilities
Solar power is not a “one size fits all” proposition. What works for one part of the world may not work for another. India is a case in point. Rooftop solar power...
Enormous Solar Power Plant Proposal In UK Generates NIMBY Pushback
An enormous solar power plant has been proposed for Cleve Hill in Kent on the east coast of England. The 350 megawatt facility would cover 900 acres of farmland and salt marshes...
A Major Florida Utility Company is Investing $6 Billion in Solar Instead of Nuclear
Duke Energy Florida has decided to cease plans to construct a nuclear power plant in western Florida. Instead, they will be investing $6 billion in growing the region's solar energy capacity.
A Florida...
What Will It Take to Kill Fossil Fuels Once and for All?
The increased investment in renewable energy in recent years has been extraordinary, and renewables are now cheaper and more efficient than ever before.
Wind is powering a record-breaking number of homes, massive hydroelectric plants are cropping...
