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Philippines Approves 30 Megawatt Solar + Storage Project To Assess Impact On Grid
More developing markets are now considering storage solutions for better and efficient integration of solar power projects into the existing grid. The Department of Energy in the Philippines recently approved four large-scale solar power projects to assess the impact of…
Range for E-cars up to 1000 km with New Batteries
You cannot get far today with electric cars. One reason is that the batteries require a lot of space. Fraunhofer scientists are stacking large cells on top of one another. This provides vehicles with more power. Initial tests in the…
Turbines Propel Nebraska Past a Wind-Energy Milestone
With the raising of Grand Prairie, a 400-megawatt wind farm in Holt County, Nebraska has sailed past 1,000 megawatts — or 1 gigawatt — of wind-generated capacity. It’s the 18th state to join the club, according to the American Wind…
Polenergia Gains Approval for Second 600MW Baltic Offshore Wind Project
Polish energy firm Polenergia has this week been given the green light by the Gdańsk regional environmental protection authority to develop a second 600MW offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The legally-binding decision setting out the environmental requirements for…
New Solar PV Additions To Exceed 1,000 Gigawatts Between 2017 & 2026, Predicts Navigant
The global installed capacity of distributed solar PV between 2017 and 2026 is expected to reach 429 gigawatts, while an additional 591 gigawatts of utility-scale solar are also expected to come online during the same period, according to new figures…
It’s Official: Block Island Now Powered by Nation’s First Offshore Wind Farm
Block Island, the smallest town in the country’s smallest state, is now powered by Rhode Island’s Deepwater Wind, the nation’s first offshore wind farm. Block Island Power Company officially silenced its diesel generating plant in the early hours on Monday,…
US Wind Sector Has Best Quarter Since 2009, With More Than 2,000 MW Installed
The US wind energy sector had its best quarter since 2009, installing 908 utility-scale wind turbines totaling 2,000 megawatts of new capacity. New figures published Tuesday by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) highlight the strongest quarter for the US…