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Massive 600MW Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Starts Generating Power
One of the world’s largest offshore wind farms has been officially opened, delivering 600MW of clean power capacity to Dutch grid. The Gemini wind park, which is located 85km off the coast of the Netherlands, was unveiled yesterday after it…
In 10 Years, Wind Energy May Be Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels
Breaking news has surfaced in the world of renewable energy sources. In the U.S. alone, a new wind turbine is completed every 2.4 hours, and, in 2016, 5.6 percent of all electricity generated in this country was produced with wind…
Germany Breaks Record: 85% of Energy Comes From Renewables Last Weekend
Germany’s “Energiewende”—the country’s low-carbon energy revolution—turned another successful corner last weekend when renewable energy sources nearly stamped out coal and nuclear. Thanks to a particularly breezy and sunny Sunday, renewables such as wind and solar, along with some biomass and…
Wind + Solar Provide Majority of New Generating Capacity in Q1
According to the latest issue of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) monthly Energy Infrastructure Update (with data through March 31), wind and solar provided 50.84 percent of the new electrical generating capacity added to the U.S. grid during the…
US Wind Sector Has Best Quarter Since 2009, With More Than 2,000 MW Installed
The US wind energy sector had its best quarter since 2009, installing 908 utility-scale wind turbines totaling 2,000 megawatts of new capacity. New figures published Tuesday by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) highlight the strongest quarter for the US…
SunPower Oasis Platform Permits Faster, Less Expensive Solar Power Plant Installations
SunPower is now offering its fully integrated Oasis Solar Power Plant platform to solar power developers and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) providers worldwide via its new SunPower Solutions business unit.The new unit will leverage the company’s extensive history of…
US Wind Power Added Jobs more than 9 Times Faster than Overall US Economy
New figures published by the American Wind Energy Association show that the US wind energy industry added jobs at more than 9 times faster than the overall US economy in 2016, reaching 102,500 jobs in all, helping to install over…