The pilot programme by innogy will provide candidates with a National Vocational Qualification to work at renewable energy assets across the globe.
Read More »Solar and Wind Cheapest Sources of Power in Most of the World
Solar and onshore wind power are now the cheapest new sources of electricity in at least two-thirds of the world’s population, further threatening the two fossil-fuel stalwarts -- coal and natural gas.
Read More »India Doubles down on Solar, Gas at Coal’s Expense as Electricity Use Falls
India’s solar and gas-fired electricity generation rose in April even as overall power demand fell at the steepest monthly rate in at least thirteen years, a Reuters analysis of provisional government data showed. Solar-powered electricity generation rose 16.9%, accounting for a record 5.6% of the country’s total output, while gas-fired …
Read More »Norway Revises Sea Management Plans to Protect Marine Life from Oil and Gas Activity
The new plans propose a boundary shift of oil and gas activities southwardly in the Barents Sea, away from the biologically rich ocean areas in the Arctic.
Read More »New 3.2MW Solar Plant to Provide Clean Energy to Vermont’s Electric Utilities
The 17-acre project is part of the state’s Standard Offer Program that promotes the development of in-state renewable energy sources.
Read More »India’s Total Solar Installations Reached 7,346MW in 2019
The nation witnessed a 12% decline in growth last year, compared to 8,338MW of solar power installations recorded in 2018.
Read More »Chinese Coal Company Planning World’s Largest Solar-Powered Hydrogen Plant
Chinese coal miner Baofeng Energy has announced the start of construction of what it claims will be the world’s largest solar-powered hydrogen plant, in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region of northwest China. The RMB1.4 billion ($199 million) electrolysis project is intended to produce 160 million cubic meters of hydrogen per …
Read More »Wind-Turbine Materials Market will Double by 2026
The wind-turbine materials market is expected to double in value to nearly $20 billion in 2026 from today’s value, US-based Frost and Sullivan has forecast. The market analyst outfit expects the market for “structural and non-structural materials” to grow at a compound annual rate of 8.9% — from $10.76 billion …
Read More »Carbon Capture and Storage Technology Gets Green Light in Norway
DNV GL says the post-combustion technology will capture and liquefy 400,000 metric tonnes of the carbon dioxide produced each year at a cement plant.
Read More »Sweden Launches Its First Wooden Wind Power Tower
Carbon dioxide absorbed by trees as they grow is stored in the wooden tower, which means that the wind turbines are climate-neutral.
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