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The Risks and Rewards of Latin America’s Solar Boom
Latin America's solar market is set for exponential growth. The region could make up 10 percent of the global solar market, according to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. In this podcast, we're speaking with two of the most in-the-know people on the subject. We’re joined by Manan Parikh, a solar analyst focused on the Americas for WoodMac. And we’ll hear from Alejo Lopez, a ...
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What Do the US Mid-Term Election Results Mean for Renewable Energy?
Across the United States, at least ten candidates for governor who campaigned on aggressively moving their states away from fossil fuels toward more renewable energy resources, won their races. A new analysis by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables assesses the political landscape of these states – i.e. Nevada, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, Minnesota, Kansas, Wisconsin, ...
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Nexterra consortium reaches financial close on biomass gasification plant in Northamptonshire, UK
Nexterra announced today that it has reached financial close on the Welland Waste Wood Power Plant which will use Nexterra’s gasification technology. Nexterra also participated in the development and financing of the £51.6 m project located in Northamptonshire, UK. The Welland project is the second biomass gasification power plant developed in co-operation with Balfour Beatty ...
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Siemens Gamesa expands cloud computing to boost services
A new company-wide IT system will improve data collection and analytics, boosting predictive maintenance gains and spare parts efficiency, Alan Feeley, Chief Information Officer at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, told New Energy Update. In November, turbine supplier Siemens Gamesa announced a new deal with IT specialist Infosys to implement a new digital infrastructure platform across ...
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Utility-Scale Solar Projections Now Exceed Pre-Tariff Forecasts
The latest data from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables shows a year-over-year dip for solar, but growth above pre-tariff levels on the horizon. Projections for utility-scale solar growth from 2020 to 2022 now exceed forecasts drafted before the Trump administration’s announcement of Section 201 tariffs, according to a new Solar Market Insight report from energy research and consulting ...
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US Energy Storage Market Ggrows 232% Year-Over-Year in Q1 2019
The United States non-residential storage market had its strongest quarter ever in Q1 2019, according to the new U.S. Energy Storage Monitor from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Energy Storage Association (ESA). Q1 2019 was also the second strongest quarter on record for the U.S. residential storage segment. Overall, Q1 2019 was the largest ever single quarter for U.S. energy ...
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Global Offshore Wind Capacity Will Increase Nearly Sixfold Over the Next Decade
By the end of 2017, offshore wind had only been deployed commercially across seven markets, with UK and Germany accounting for 68% of the grid-connected capacity. However, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie Power and Renewables, global offshore wind power demand will increase almost sixfold over the coming 10 years with projects deployed commercially across 18 countries by 2027.As ...
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Surging US wind build tests super-size transport limits
U.S. turbine suppliers must navigate a shortage of specialized trailer drivers in the fourth quarter of 2020 as record demand combines with growing dimensions, experts told New Energy Update. Growing turbine capacities are increasing efficiency but raising new transport challenges. (Image credit: ShellASP) U.S. wind project partners face a severe test of resources in the last quarter of ...
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Federal wood burning rule prompts rural backlash
A federal proposal to clean up the smoke wafting from wood-burning stoves has sparked a backlash from some rural residents, lawmakers and manufacturers who fear it could close the damper on one of the oldest ways of warming homes on cold winter days. Proposed regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would significantly reduce the amount of particle pollution allowed from the ...
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Prize honours green innovations in small island states
A social enterprise that says it helped to cut binge drinking in Vanuatu by selling solar-powered lanterns is one of ten nominees for a new award that aims to highlight organisations that champion green energy in small island developing states (SIDS) . Four of the ten candidates for the SIDS Awards 2013 are from the Pacific, including Green Power, which is shortlisted for its work selling ...
By SciDev.Net
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POWER-GEN Europe and Renewable Energy World Europe announce keynote speakers for 2014 conference in Cologne
POWER-GEN Europe and its co-located event Renewable Energy World Europe, the leading conference and exhibition for the international power and renewable industries, have confirmed that the first two speakers for its highly anticipated joint opening keynote session will be: Dipl. Ing Matthias Hartung, Chief Executive Officer, RWE Generation SE & RWE Power AG, Germany; and Mr Vesa Riihimaki, ...
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REC Solar Saves California School District Millions Through Innovative Solar Energy Solutions
REC Solar, a subsidiary of Duke Energy Renewables, is working with the Pleasanton Unified School District in Pleasanton, Calif., to utilize solar plus energy storage solutions to significantly cut its emissions and save on energy costs. The project will include the installation of 1 megawatt (MW) of solar carports and a 660 kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery energy storage system at Pleasanton ...
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Final IRP Proposal for Puerto Rico Calls for ‘Mini-Grids’ and Rapid Solar and Storage Deployment
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority this week filed a final draft of its 2019-2038 integrated resource plan, which calls for big deployments of solar and storage and a system of eight distributed “mini-grids” to support the island during disasters. The plan, drafted by Siemens, closely mirrors a draft released in January. While relying heavily on a build-out of clean energy ...
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More Than 680GW of New Wind Power to Come Online Over Next Decade
More than 680GW of new wind power capacity will come online globally over the 10-year outlook, according to new research by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. Wood Mackenzie recently upgraded its Global Wind Power Market Outlook Update: Q4 2018 by 2% compared to the outlook published in the third quarter. Most upgrades occur in the medium-term, boosting annual capacity additions from 2020 to ...
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US Solar Job Numbers Decline for the Second Consecutive Year
In 2018, the U.S. solar industry lost jobs for the second year in a row, according to numbers reported by the nonprofit Solar Foundation on Tuesday. Employment in solar was down 3.2 percent over 2017, according to the organization’s 2018 Solar Jobs Census, an industry survey now in its ninth year. Since the “boom year” of 2016, the industry has shed 17,000 jobs. Though the ...
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US to install record 12.6 GW utility-scale PV in 2020; Los Angeles to buy solar at under $20/MWh
Our pick of the latest solar news you need to know. US utility-scale PV build hikes as pipeline swells to 37.9 GW Some 6.2 GW of U.S. utility-scale PV was procured in the second quarter of 2019, raising the contracted PV pipeline to a record 37.9 GW, the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie Power and Renewables said in their latest quarterly market report. ...
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Q CELLS Reveal First Gapless Solar Modules at SPI 2019
Q CELLS, one of the largest solar cell and module manufacturers in the world, will reveal prototypes of its first ever gapless solar modules at the 2019 Solar Power International (SPI) exhibition in Salt Lake City, Utah (US). With its high-performance premium solar modules, the Company is aiming to further strengthen its leadership position in the U.S. residential solar market.* Q CELLS to ...
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US solar employment forecast to hike 8%; Oil group Galp to build 10 GW of renewables
US solar jobs multiply as installations soar US solar employment is forecast to rise by 7.8% this year to 269,500 jobs due to a surge in new installations, the Solar Foundation said in its latest National Solar Jobs Census. Around 18 GW of solar power is expected online in 2020, including 12.6 GW of utility-scale PV, according to the latest quarterly market report by Wood Mackenzie Power and ...
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The right choices for renewable energy standards
Thomas Edison, the genius behind the generation and distribution of electric power, said that the value of an idea lies in how it is used. Just as Edison suggested, one emerging idea for increasing our country's use of renewable energy could be a success or a failure depending on its use. President Barack Obama and congressional leaders support creation of new green jobs through a national ...
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Chips + sunshine slash heating costs by 75 percent
“Always start by making your buildings more energy efficient before you buy a heating system based on bioenergy.” The advice came from Nils Tunströmer during a study tour as part of the World Bioenergy conference and trade fair in Jönköping, Sweden. Tunströmer and his company, NT Energi, presented a newly installed heating system that has reduced energy ...
By Elmia AB
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