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World’s Largest Wind Turbine to Test Its Wings in Rotterdam
Rotterdam’s skyline will soon feature the world’s largest and most powerful offshore wind turbine. GE Renewable Energy announced on Wednesday it will install the first 12-megawatt Haliade-X prototype in the Dutch city this summer. Although it’s an offshore wind turbine…
50% of Industrial Climate Change Emissions Tied to Fossil Fuel Companies
The Rocky Mountain Institute recently released a report titled Decarbonization Pathways for Mines: A Headlamp in the Darkness, in which it was stated that in 2015, half of worldwide industrial greenhouse gas emissions came from 50 companies working in fossil-fuel…
IRENA To Work With State Grid Of China To Accelerate Energy Transition
The International Renewable Energy Agency and the State Grid Corporation of China announced their intention last week to increase their cooperation with the intent to advance China’s energy transition. The State Grid Corporation of China is the world’s largest utility,…
IRENA Convenes Legislators Forum to Engage Key Actors in Renewable Energy Policy
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., 13 January 2017 — Lawmakers from around the world are meeting today in Abu Dhabi to discuss the policies needed to support the transformation of the global energy system. Held the day before the opening of the…
From Swords to Solar, a German Town Takes Control of its Energy
The German town of Saerbeck is a swords to solar panels story. Above this former German military ammunition camp, perched atop a metal stem like an oversized stalk of wheat, giant blades rotate in the sky, given life by an…