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Green Investment Group Acquires 25% Stake In 210 Megawatt Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm

The Green Investment Group, now owned by Macquarie Group, has this week announced the acquisition of a 25% stake in the 210 megawatt (MW) Westermost Rough offshore wind farm from Marubeni Corporation. Announced...

Arctic Sea Ice Hits Second-Lowest Winter Peak on Record

Arctic sea ice has experienced its maximum extent for the year, reaching 14.48 million square kilometers (approximately 5.59 million square miles) on March 17—the second smallest in the 39-year satellite record. The provisional...

Repowering UK Wind Farms Low-Cost Option To Increase Renewable Generation

Repowering and upgrading ageing UK wind farms as they near the end of their scheduled lifespan could increase the UK’s generating capacity by 1.3 gigawatts, providing a highly cost-effective means of increasing...

Solar Power Energy Payback Time Is Now Super Short

Some solar power critics seem to enjoy trying to point out that the energy payback time for solar power is too long, and therefore this form of renewable energy is not valid....

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...

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...

Emissions Must Fall By Mid-Century to Meet Paris Temperature Goals, Study Finds

With the exception of the U.S., every country in the world has now expressed an intention to honor the Paris agreement, which means they have all committed to limiting global warming to...

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...

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...

‘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...

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...

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...

‘Energy Transition City’: China Targets Lowest-Carbon Winter Olympics Yet

China's plans to deliver a green winter Olympics in 2022 stepped up a gear on Saturday with news of a deal to brand co-host Zhangjiakou as China's first 'energy transition city'. Under a...

Research Finds Extreme Temperature Fluctuations Linked To Increased Rates Of Heart Attacks

Temperatures along the East Coast began fluctuating wildly last month, from winter-like cold one day — which is normal for February — to summer-like hot the next day — which is anything but. This is a portentous harbinger...

New Jersey’s Offshore Wind Industry Might Not Be Dead After All

If you can’t make the connection between New Jersey and offshore wind farms, there’s a good reason for that. A few years ago, New Jersey was on track to lead the nation’s...

Government Launches £260m Clean Air Fund

The government official launched its £220m Clean Air Fund to help local authorities cut air pollution across the UK late last week. But it disappointed campaigners by failing to move forward with plans...
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