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Arena to Give EnergyAustralia Grant to Investigate Pumped Hydro Storage Project
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena) has approved a $450,000 grant to EnergyAustralia to investigate a pumped hydro energy storage project off South Australia as the state’s energy mix continues to cause a political storm. The grant will cover a…
Solar Growth Skyrockets as Nuclear Power Fails to Compete
Last year’s solar deployment numbers just came in and they are, in a word, phenomenal. Utilities bought more new solar capacity than they did natural gas capacity: an astounding 22 states added more than 100 MW of solar each. At…
Bumper Year for Offshore Wind Sees Construction Projects Delivering Record Investment
The UK’s offshore wind sector has enjoyed a bumper year according to new data, with the total value of construction projects in 2016 hitting £4.1bn, up from just £2.45bn a year earlier. New figures released yesterday from construction industry analysts…
EBRD, EU and Partners Support Energy Efficiency Investments in Western Balkans
European Commission provides €30 million grant to regional programme. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Commission (EC) are stepping up their joint efforts to promote energy efficiency across the Western Balkans. In the latest push,…
India Has 10-Year Window to Shift Completely to Renewable Energy: TERI
Excess power generation capacity provides India an opportunity to shift completely to green energy. If the country can halve storage technology prices in 10 years it can do without the need for new coal based plants, a study by The…
Vestas Overtakes General Electric in Climb to Top of US Wind Market
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems supplied 43% of the 8.2 GW of wind power capacity connected to the U.S. power grid last year, overtaking General Electric as the number one provider of wind energy infrastructure. Vestas also reported…
NTR Snags 25MW Castlecraig
NTR has acquired the 25MW Castlecraig wind farm in Northern Ireland from RES for its NTR Wind 1 fund. The deal, which was first revealed in the subscriber-only newsletter reNEWs, is the third between the two companies. The £50m project,…