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CS Wind Confirms Investment in New UK Offshore Wind Turbine Tower Factory
The UK is to get a new offshore wind technology manufacturing plant, after CS Wind yesterday confirmed it is to build a new tower factory in Campbeltown, Scotland. The company said that as a result of a “multi-million pound investment”…
Queensland’s Largest Solar Farm Plugs Into the Grid a Month Early
Queensland’s largest operating solar farm has plugged into the national electricity grid and is set to generate enough power for almost 10,000 households by the end of 2016. The Barcaldine remote community solar farm, in the state’s central west outback,…
America’s First Offshore Wind Farm Goes Online
With the flip of a switch Monday, the country’s first offshore wind power project began commercial operations. That’s something to celebrate—and it’s only the beginning for this abundant energy resource! Developed by U.S.-based Deepwater Wind, the Block Island Wind Farm…
Shell Prepares to Set Sail with Offshore Wind Investment as Consortium Secures Dutch Contract
The Netherlands’ position as an emerging hub for low cost offshore wind farms received a further boost this week, as a consortium secured the rights to develop a new 700MW project with one of the lowest bids ever recorded. The…
US Solar Shatters Records with Brightest Quarter Yet
The US has enjoyed a record-breaking quarter for solar power, installing 4.1GW of new capacity over a three month period and setting the country on track to add an impressive 14.1GW during 2016. New figures released this week from GTM…
Wind Farms Saved 36 Million Tonnes of Carbon Emissions over Six Years, Study Shows
Wind power has played a major role in cutting UK carbon emissions, preventing the creation of almost 36 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel sources over the six years up to 2014, a new analysis has found.…
Medium-Term Coal Market Report 2016
Growth in global coal demand will stall over the next five years as the appetite for the fuel wanes and other energy sources gain ground, according to the latest coal forecast from the International Energy Agency. The share of coal…