The UK will trim regulations for new power grids to speed up the construction of infrastructure vital to source more of the country’s electricity from wind. The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets — known as Ofgem — published a series of policy changes Thursday that will help ramp up …
Read More »Amazon to Build 300 MW of Hybrid Wind-Solar Capacity in India
Amazon has announced its first wind-solar hybrid projects with Vibrant Energy. They will build 300 MW of renewables capacity at two sites in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. Upon completion, the projects will generate 1,163 GWh of clean energy, which is equal to the electricity needed to …
Read More »Europe’s Wind Energy Industry has Hit a Rough Patch
Why isn’t wind power going gangbusters? In Europe, the energy crisis is causing solar power growth to break record after record. In the United States, the Inflation Reduction Act has provided major incentives to the renewable energy sector. For the last two weeks, the world’s preeminent energy and environmental experts …
Read More »China Plans Mammoth Offshore Windfarm
The Chinese city of Chaozhou in Guangdong has plans to begin construction on its massive 43.3 GW offshore wind farm within the space of a few years, according to the city’s most recent five-year plan. The location of the wind farm is ideal, with winds strong enough to run the …
Read More »Solar and Wind Helped the EU to Save 11 Billion Euros on Gas Imports
Record power generation from solar and wind helped the European Union save $10.75 billion (11 billion euros) on natural gas imports since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a new study by environmental think tanks E3G and Ember finds. Wind and solar energy sources accounted for a record 24% of EU …
Read More »Danish Company to Build World’s Tallest Onshore Wind Turbine
Every year it seems that renewable energy companies are looking to produce bigger, more innovative wind turbines than ever before. As governments and private firms pump funding into research and development in renewable energy, operations are becoming more efficient, lower cost, and easier to scale. With Danish firm Vestas once …
Read More »Masdar and RWE Sign Agreement to Target Key Global Offshore Wind Markets
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – Masdar – and Germany’s RWE Renewables, two of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, announced today they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration on developing offshore wind projects in a range of key markets. Under the terms of the MoU, …
Read More »China Demand Pushes Global Wind Turbine Orders to New Quarterly High
Strong activity in China pushed global wind turbine order intake to 43 gigawatts in quarter two of 2022, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie. The high number of orders marks a new record, and up 36 percent from year-ago levels. This equates to an estimated $18.1 billion. According to …
Read More »Germany Upbeat on Energy Security; Baltics Count on Wind
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz insisted Tuesday that his country was well-prepared to tackle a possible energy shortage due to Russia’s squeeze on European gas supplies, as fears grow about the rising prices that will hit consumers across the continent this winter. Speaking at the start of a two-day government retreat, …
Read More »Saudi Arabia is Planning to Build the World’s Largest Wind Farm in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan’s president has returned from a trip to Saudi Arabia with $14 billion in promised investments, his office says. Of that, $12 billion is earmarked to address chronic energy shortages. The agreements include a pledge for Saudi firm ACWA Power to build a 1.5 GW wind farm in Karakalpakstan. Uzbekistan’s …
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