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ABB Delivers Dubai Sun

ABB has completed a substation to deliver the electricity generated by a 200MW photovoltaic plant in Dubai. The 400/132kV gas-insulated switchgear unit, built for local utility Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA), will connect and integrate the second phase of…

Canadians Sell California Sun

Canadian Solar subsidiary Recurrent Energy has agreed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to supply electricity from the 60MW Tranquillity 8 Verde photovoltaic project in California. Construction of the project, which is located in…

Not Enough Investment in Renewables: IRENA

Money invested in renewable energy is not enough to reach a climate goal of limiting global warming to 2.0 degrees Celsius, an Abu Dhabi-based green energy organisation said last week. Investment in renewables has increased dramatically in the last decade,…

Trianel Toasts 17MW in Germany

Trianel Erneuerbare Energien has commissioned the 17.25MW Buchenau wind farm in Hesse in Germany. The project was developed by ABO Wind and acquired by Trianel last August. It features five Vestas V126 3.45MW turbines with tip heights of 200 metres.…

China’s Budget and Plans for Renewable Energy

Despite a recent downturn, the Chinese government is moving full-speed ahead to invest heavily in renewable energy. The country’s national regulators have already promoted renewable energy as a possible cure for the country’s notoriously-bad air pollution. But China has placed…

No, Coal Isn’t Coming Back: the Reasons in 5 Charts

The coal industry is on the decline, but the reason for that decline has become a subject of political debate. Supporters of fossil fuels blame the energy policies of the outgoing Obama Administration, claiming the emphasis on renewable energy and…

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