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800 Megawatt Bay State Wind US Offshore Project Partners To Combine Energy Storage
Earlier this month, the 800 megawatt Bay State Wind offshore project being developed jointly by Ørsted and Eversource off the coast of Massachusetts announced a deal which will see it work with local NEC Energy Solutions to develop an energy…
U.S. Asks China to ‘Immediately Halt’ Ban on Foreign Waste
Last year, China—the world’s largest importer of waste—announced it no longer wanted to take in other countries’ trash so it could focus on its own pollution problems. This unexpected policy shift, which took effect Jan. 1, has left exporters in…
Green Investment Group Snaps Up Latest Offshore Wind Stake
The UK’s offshore wind industry received a dual boost this week, as Green Investment Group (GIG) stepped up its interest in the sector and the first foundations were installed at the EOWDC project off the Scottish coast. GIG, the former…
Vestas To Test Solar & Wind Hybrid System In Spain
In a press release today the renewable energy companies Vestas and Energias de Portugal Renováveis (EDPR) describe a hybrid demonstration setup based on wind and solar photovoltaics to be installed at an EDPR wind farm in Cádiz, Spain. An array…
‘Repowering’ Older Onshore Wind Turbines Could Save Billpayers Millions, Analysis Finds
Upgrading the UK’s existing onshore wind farms as they reach the end of their operational lives would provide a highly cost-effective way to boost cheap, low carbon electricity generation for years to come, a new analysis today by think tank…
Highest Ever Quarterly Solar Manufacturing Capacity Expansion Announcements In Q4’17
Mark Osborne, the Senior News Editor for PV Tech, revealed last week that the fourth quarter of 2017 saw the highest ever recorded levels of new solar PV manufacturing expansion announcements for a quarter, totaling around 40 gigawatts (GW) across…
Global Wind Power Capacity To Double By 2027, Claims MAKE Consulting
MAKE Consulting has predicted that annual wind power capacity additions will average out at more than 65 gigawatts (GW) between 2018 and 2027, thanks in part to the increasing demand in offshore wind and the expanding contribution of emerging markets.…