Wind Energy News

SimpliPhi Power announces their collaboration with Sol-Ark on the latest evolution of the company’s popular turn-key solution: the AccESS energy storage and management system. Combining SimpliPhi’s highly efficient energy storage with the Sol-Ark DC transformerless hybrid inverter creates operational ...

Sep. 16, 2019

By Simpliphi Power, Inc.

The energy transition requires more than 10 times solar and 5 times wind power in combination with other technology measures to limit global warming to well below 2°C and meet the targets of the Paris Agreement, according to DNV GL's latest Energy Transition Outlook: Power Supply and Use report. The report finds that the energy transition is gathering pace more quickly than previously thought but ...

Sep. 15, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Astoria Generating Company and Siemens signed a contract for the turnkey construction of two SeaFloat power barges to be equipped with eight Siemens SGT-A65 gas turbines. The barges will replace four existing power barges located at Gowanus Generating Station in the Upper Bay of Brooklyn, New York City, resulting in cleaner, more efficient energy production.Siemens will preinstall the ...

Sep. 5, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Global investment in new renewable energy capacity over this decade — 2010 to 2019 inclusive — is on course to hit USD 2.6 trillion, with more gigawatts of solar power capacity installed than any other generation technology, according to new figures published recently (9/5). According to the Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2019 report, released ahead of the UN ...

Sep. 5, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Recently (9/4), the national business group Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) released a fact sheet showing that Colorado has 65,400 people working in advanced energy across the state. ...

Sep. 4, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Wind energy pricing remains attractive, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Energy and prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). With prices averaging below 2 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for newly built projects, wind is competitive with other generation sources.“Wind energy prices – particularly in the central United States, and supported by ...

Sep. 4, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

The target, revised down from 41TWh in 2015, has helped spur development of large-scale renewable energy projects, resulting in record years of investment, despite unsupportive federal administrations. ...

Sep. 3, 2019

By Windpower Monthly Forums

CEO Ulrich Høgenhaven and Head of Sales Pia Jakobsen attended Monday the 27. August 2019 at a Business-get-together event, hosted by the Bangladeshi Embassy in Denmark, in order to meet up with peers from a high-level delegation from Bangladesh and Danish investors and businessmen. The event organized and hosted by the Bangladeshi Embassy in Denmark, was well represented by the top management ...

Sep. 2, 2019

By Viking Wind ApS

Protecting our environment is more important than ever. The UK declared a climate emergency back in May this year, recognising the impact that climate change is having. Luckily there are new developments in place which aim to keep carbon emissions down and provide millions with energy. So, What is Floating Solar? As more impact is felt across the world from ...

Sep. 1, 2019

By NP Solar

GE is in line to supply more than 200 turbines from its Cypress platform for Australian developer Westwind Energy's 1GW-plus Golden Plains project in Victoria. The US manufacturer has been named preferred supplier for the wind farm, which it will also co-develop with Westwind. Golden Plains is slated to be completed in stages and fully commissioned in 2025. Its planned total capacity ...

Aug. 26, 2019

By Windpower Monthly Forums

Form Energy, Inc., an energy company developing systems incorporating ultra-low-cost, long-duration storage, announced today the close of a $40 million Series B financing round led by Eni Next LLC, the corporate venture capital vehicle of Eni Group. It also announced that Michael Skelly, wind development pioneer and noted power infrastructure development expert, has joined ...

Aug. 25, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

The United Nations Climate Change Agreement and movements such as Fridays for Future are putting pressure on politicians, companies and research institutions to develop sustainable energy solutions. For the past 25 years, INNIO, a pioneer in combined heat and power, and the ...

Aug. 25, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released annual market reports documenting data and trends in wind installations, technologies, costs, prices, and performance through the end of 2018 for three sectors: utility-scale land-based, offshore, and distributed wind."Onshore wind energy installation continues to grow across the country, and this Administration has proven that we can pursue ...

Aug. 25, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Longer blades and taller towers are having a dramatic effect on wind project output in the US, according to the Department of Energy (DoE). The DoE's latest wind technologies market report, compiled by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, found an average capacity factor in 2018 of 42% for projects built since 2014. By comparison, the wind farms that came online from 2004 to ...

Aug. 22, 2019

By Windpower Monthly Forums

Appalachian Power customers in Virginia may now choose to purchase 100 percent of their electric energy from renewable resources. Appalachian’s Wind Water & Sunlight (WWS) service will supply 100 percent renewable power to any customer using current and planned renewable resources from the company’s generation portfolio. The new service was approved earlier this year by the ...

Aug. 22, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Duke Energy Renewables, a subsidiary of Duke Energy announced that nine solar projects developed with SolAmerica Energy totaling 14.1 megawatts (MW) have begun commercial operations across central Georgia under Georgia Power’s Renewable Energy Development Initiative. These projects bring Duke Energy Renewables, operating through its REC Solar business unit, to 27.4 MW of solar projects in ...

Aug. 22, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

The Tennessee Valley Authority released its final Integrated Resource Plan and associated Environmental Impact Statement on 8/16 that evaluates options to meet the region's power generation needs over the next 20 years. Under development since February 2018, TVA's IRP is a power planning roadmap that examines a variety of economic, regulatory and market-driven scenarios and strategies - both ...

Aug. 18, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Electric utilities are navigating one of the industry's most dynamic times across diverse geographies and stakeholders, presented with a mix of opportunities as they work to meet changing customer demands along with the need to deliver reliable, resilient power, Black & Veatch's new 2019 Strategic Directions: Electric Report finds.The global engineering, ...

Aug. 13, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

The market for microgrids is projected to reach $35 billion by 2025 -- with a stunning 20.7% CAGR. The reasons for this projected growth include the falling costs of solar energy, advances in energy storage, the drive to mitigate climate change, the need to enhance grid resiliency, and the cost savings of minimizing fossil fuels in remote generation systems. In addition, microgrids will play a ...

Aug. 11, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) recently (8/7) shared key learnings from a study of European offshore wind transmission models that will help guide New York State as it moves aggressively towards its 9 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind goal by 2035 and inform regional and national offshore wind development. The report, commissioned by NYPA and its New York State energy partners, identified healthy ...

Aug. 8, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer