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Developers Complete First Block 1,021 Megawatt Miraah Solar Plant For Oman Oilfield
Petroleum Development Oman and GlassPoint Solar announced earlier this month the completion of the first block of one of the world’s largest solar plants, the 1,021 megawatt Miraah solar plant that will deliver 6,000 tonnes of steam per day for…
Yingli Solar Panels Will Help Low Income Villages in China
People assume that the booming economy in China over the past 30 years has made all Chinese citizens wealthy. Nothing could be further from the truth. In Zhangbei County, just 150 miles northwest of Beijing, there are 128 low income…
European Solar Sector Set to Add 94,000 New Jobs by 2021
The European solar sector is poised for dramatic expansion over the next four years as the market starts to realise the full benefit of plummeting costs and countries scramble to hit clean energy targets. A new report released today from…
Greener School Buildings Could Save Taxpayers £2.6bn a Year
If all the UK’s school buildings were replaced with the most energy efficient alternatives taxpayers would save £2.6bn a year from the schools budget, new research has revealed. A paper released yesterday by the Centre for Economics and Business Research…
Ørsted to Sell 50 Per Cent Stake in Giant Walney Offshore Wind Project
Renewable energy firm Ørsted – the Danish company formerly known as DONG Energy – has agreed to sell half its stake in the 659MW Walney offshore wind project currently under construction off the coast of Cumbria. The company announced yesterday…
Biomass Burning Releases Pollutants That Cause DNA Damage
The burning of biomass in the Amazon releases particulate matter air pollution that causes oxidative stress as well as severe DNA damage in human lung cells — primarily through the actions of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) known as retene…
EDF Sells Majority Stake in Five UK Wind Farms
EDF Energy Renewables announced plans to sell its majority stake in five wind farms across Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire for £98m in order to release equity to invest in developing further renewable projects elsewhere in the UK. However, while selling its…