Renewables and Efficiency

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has granted GE Research access to a supercomputer for research aimed at accelerating new advancements in offshore wind. GE engineers have been granted access to the Summit supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, through DOE’s competitive ALCC (Advanced Scientific Computing Research …

The world’s offshore wind farm capacity could grow eight fold by the end of the decade powered by a clean energy surge led by China, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). A new industry report has revealed stronger than expected growth for the offshore wind industry, which could …

Energy demand has fallen around the world since Covid-19 began to spread, and that has hurt the performance of companies delivering all sorts of power. The solar industry is no exception. One U.S. industry association projected that the pandemic will erase five years’ worth of job growth. But solar stocks …

The pandemic is also expected to cut €1bn from the sales revenue of the wind turbine manufacturer in the full year.

Almost half of UK consumers would consider an EV as their next vehicle purchase, according to a new report.

The wind farm consists of 102 turbines, which are capable of producing enough renewable electricity to power more than 630,000 homes.

Located off the coast of Portugal, Windfloat Atlantic has now been connected to the grid and is capable of supplying electricity to 60,000 homes a year.

The initiative will help Microsoft meet its goal of moving towards 100% renewable energy by 2025.

Green hydrogen could as soon as 2023 be competitive with grey H2 made using fossil fuels thanks to US wind power that’s as cheap as $5/MWh, said finance giant Morgan Stanley. Steep falls in clean generation costs mean at $1.53/kg, hydrogen produced via electrolysis sited at “best in class” US …

A new study found the latest round of offshore wind farms to be built in the UK could actually reduce household energy bills across the country.