Renewables and Efficiency

The power generation company has hired Amberside Energy to manage its recently acquired solar and battery assets.

Europe saw new wind-farm investments amounting to 19 billion euros confirmed in 2019, according to WindEurope’s annual Financing and Investment Trends (published on 7 April). Another 33 billion euros was invested in the refinancing of wind farms, the acquisition of wind-farm projects and other transactions. A total of 13 billion …

The firm says the platform allows regions in harsh maritime environments to access affordable clean power generated from wind, solar and tidal energy.

A new study projects electricity demand in Faroe Islands will reach 600GW by 2030, allowing tidal energy to play a bigger role in its power generation.

The new service aims to bring solar energy to urban masses by connecting roofers with matchers.

The station will maximise daylight and natural ventilation, will use a system to capture and reuse rainwater and will feature 222 EV charging points.

Both wind farms are located in mountainous terrain in Quang Tri province.

The pilot programme by innogy will provide candidates with a National Vocational Qualification to work at renewable energy assets across the globe.

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.

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 …