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ACCIONA To Cover National Mining Company Of Chile’s Electricity Consumption With 100% Renewables
Global leader in renewable energy and infrastructure ACCIONA has been awarded the contract to supply 100% of The National Mining Company of Chile’s electricity consumption with renewable energy and will start building a new solar PV plant for that purpose.…
The World’s First Floating Wind Farm has Already Exceeded Expectations
Hywind is the first commercial floating wind farm, located more than 15 miles off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland in the North Sea. Built by Norwegian conglomerate Statoil, the six turbines came online last October, generating 30MW of power. Since…
Kazakhstan to Add 2 GW of Renewables by 2020 – Report
Renewable energy facilities totalling 2 GW are set to be commissioned in Kazakhstan by end-2020, the Astana Times reports, citing energy minister Kanat Bozumbayev. The capacity will come from about 52 of renewable energy projects that will add to the…
Siemens Gamesa Secures 1 Gigawatt Of New Capacity In Turkey
Spanish wind energy giant Siemens Gamesa announced this week it has signed an agreement to develop 1 gigawatt worth of wind capacity in Turkey. Announced on Tuesday, Siemens Gamesa revealed that it had signed an agreement securing the right to…
J-K Exploits Just 16% of Hydro-Power Potential Despite Growing Demand: Survey
Jammu and Kashmir has exploited only about 16 per cent of the estimated 20,000 MW of hydro-power potential even as the energy demand has been growing gradually creating a wider demand-supply gap, the state economic survey 2017 said. The estimated…
South Korea Strengthens Grid to Take On More Renewables
South Korea took action this month to strengthen its grid in preparation for a major boost in renewable energy generation. At the beginning of the month, the state-owned Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) picked U.S. infrastructure provider GE Power to…
PG&E Meets California’s 2020 Renewables Goal 3 Years Early
California utility Pacific Gas and Electric Co (PG&E), part of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), announced on Tuesday that it has achieved its home state’s 2020 renewable energy goal three years ahead of schedule. The company said that 33% of its electricity…