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WindEurope Debuts Daily Wind Power Monitor
Wind energy delivered 9.9 per cent of Europe’s power demand on Monday, providing enough electricity for 100 million EU households or 35 per cent of all industrial power demand. That update was provided courtesy of a new online tool launched…
Renewables Dominated New U.S. Power Generation in 2016
According to the latest issue of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) monthly Energy Infrastructure Update, renewable energy dominated new U.S. electrical generation put into service during 2016. Combined, newly installed capacity from renewable sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar,…
Tesla’s New Powerpack Battery Storage Project in Southern California Is the Largest on Earth
Mira Loma, California — Tesla cut the ribbon on a massive battery storage facility in the Southern California desert, 60 miles east of Los Angeles on Monday. The Powerpack project, a joint venture with local electricity provider, Southern California Edison…
UK Offshore Wind Power Costs Tumble 32 Per Cent in Four Years
UK offshore wind power costs have plummeted by almost a third in four years, putting the technology on course to soon be level with the cost of conventional power generation, a report by the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (ORE)…
REA ‘Welcomes’ UK Industry Plan
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has welcomed the UK government’s industrial strategy green paper, in particular, its support for energy storage. REA head of policy & external affairs James Court said the association also hoped the focus on reducing energy…
Duke Energy Goes for Sun Energy in California
Duke Energy Renewables has acquired three solar power plants in California totaling 55MW from SunPower Corp. The projects are the 20MW each Rio Bravo I and Rio Bravo II facilities and the 15MW Wildwood Solar II scheme, all of which…
These 5 States Host Two-Thirds Of India’s Solar Power Capacity
Solar power installed capacity is highly concentrated in few states in India. This is largely the result of proactive initiatives taken by some states that are also endowed with ample solar radiation resource and surplus land. Just five states —…