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SmartestEnergy Inks PPA Agreement to Kickstart Construction on 10MW Wind Farm
Work has started on a new Scottish wind farm after energy firm SmartestEnergy agreed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Whirlwind Renewables to buy the power from the project. Under a 15-year deal announced yesterday, SmartestEnergy will buy electricity from…
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…
Goshen College Set for Campus Solar Energy Project
A Mennonite college in northern Indiana is planning to install more than 900 electricity-generating solar panels on its campus. Goshen College says the solar panels will be placed atop the school’s Rec-Fitness Center. The 900-student college says it is undertaking…
GE Announces World’s Most Powerful Offshore Wind Turbine, The Haliade-X
GE Renewable Energy has unveiled the world’s largest offshore wind turbine, the 12 megawatt Haliade-X which measures in at 260 meters in height and boasting a 220-meter rotor, and is capable of generating enough clean electricity for 16,000 households per…
World’s Largest Solar Park Launched in Karnataka
The world’s largest solar park set up at an investment of Rs 16,500 crore at Pavagada in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district was launched by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today. The 2,000 MW park, named as ‘Shakti Sthala’, spans across 13,000 acres spread…
Wind & Solar Could Meet 80% Of US Electricity Demand
A new study from US researchers has shown that wind and solar power generation could reliably meet 80% of the country’s electricity demand, and 100% could be met by scaling up energy storage capabilities and capacity. These are the key…