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RWE and Haltermann Carless collaborate on a UK green hydrogen project.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed by German energy group RWE AG (ETR:RWE) and hydrocarbon specialty manufacturer Haltermann Carless to collaborate on a green hydrogen production project in the southeast of the United Kingdom. The plant is intended to be situated on a portion of the agrochemical and fuel additive manufacturing site of Haltermann Carless in Harwich, Essex. It ...
By RWE AG
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Columbia Law School Report: Rebutting 33 False Claims about Solar, Wind, and Electric Vehicles
By Jacob Elkin, Matthew EisensonAchieving the United States’ ambitious emissions reduction goals depends in large part on the rapid adoption of wind and solar energy and the electrification of consumer vehicles. However, misinformation and coordinated disinformation about renewable energy is widespread and threatens to undermine public support for the transition. In a new report, the Sabin Center ...
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Biden-Harris Administration Approves Seventh Offshore Wind Project
The Biden-Harris administration this week announced the Department of the Interior’s approval of the Sunrise Wind offshore wind project – the nation’s seventh approval of a commercial-scale offshore wind project under President Biden’s leadership. These seven projects have the potential to provide more than 8 gigawatts of clean, renewable energy to power roughly 3 million homes, and support the ...
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CHP Re-imagined - Fueling a Greener Tomorrow
Introduction: In an era where energy efficiency and carbon footprint reduction are paramount, Combined Heat and Power (CHP) technology stands out for its remarkable fuel efficiency and lower carbon emissions. Historically, the primary function of CHP has been to provide continuous supplies of electricity and heat, achieving efficiencies of around 90% – significantly higher than traditional ...
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Ørsted takes final investment decision on Farranrory Onshore Wind Farm in Ireland
The wind farm, which will consist of nine wind turbines and have the capacity to generate 43.2 MW of green electricity, is expected to be fully operational by the summer of 2026. This will bring Ørsted’s operational capacity across solar power and onshore wind in Ireland and Northern Ireland to over 500 MW. The FID follows the project’s successful bid under the Irish ...
By Ørsted A/S
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553 MW wind turbine order placed by Nordex with RPC in Sweden
Renewable Power Capital (RPC) has placed an order with Nordex SE (ETR:NDX1) for the supply of 553 MW of wind turbines for the group of four onshore wind projects in Sweden owned by the London-based renewables company. The German wind turbine maker will supply 80 turbines in total for the High Coast wind farm cluster, comprising six N149/5.X and 74 N163/6.X machines. Commercial operations are ...
By Nordex SE
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Financial Headwinds for Renewables Investors: What's the Way Forward?
The impressive growth in clean energy investments in recent years has been led by renewable power. Annual spending on solar PV and wind projects has risen by more than USD 300 billion in the last five years, and now accounts for one-third of the total USD 1.8 trillion that we expect to go to clean energy investments in 2023. Deployment has been driven by a virtuous circle of policy support and ...
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Actions to Strengthen Clean Energy Supply Chains
As part of the inaugural meeting of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, the U.S. Department of Energy this week (Nov 27) announced $275 million for seven projects to strengthen clean energy supply chains and accelerate domestic clean energy manufacturing in nine former coal communities across the nation. Each project positions the U.S. to enhance its global competitiveness and ...
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Why AI and Energy are the New Power Couple
by Vida Rozite, Energy Policy Analyst; Jack Miller, Energy Efficiency Policy Analyst; and Sungjin Oh, Energy Analyst, IEA Power systems are becoming vastly more complex as demand for electricity grows and decarbonisation efforts ramp up. In the past, grids directed energy from centralised power stations. Now, power systems increasingly need to support multi-directional flows of electricity ...
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Osbit supplies tower lifting tools to GE for Dogger Bank Wind Farm
Osbit, the UK-headquartered offshore technology company, has delivered twin wind turbine tower lifting tools to GE Vernova’s Offshore Wind business. The tools will initially be used in constructing the world’s largest offshore wind farm to date, Dogger Bank. The wind farm, a joint venture between SSE Renewables, Equinor and Vårgrønn, will be situated around 130km off ...
By Osbit Ltd.
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Global demand for offshore wind farms drives significant Osbit growth
The company, which develops large-scale equipment used to construct offshore wind farms, has taken on new employees across the business. The intake consists of 11 Osbit engineers, three support staff, and one health, safety, security, environment, and quality (HSSEQ) team member, two draughting apprentices, a new commercial and contracts specialist, and a total of eight student placements, with ...
By Osbit Ltd.
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U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Geological Survey Release Online Database of Large-Scale Solar
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) released the largest and most comprehensive database to date on large-scale solar energy projects in the United States. The U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database (USPVDB) includes the location, size, and other characteristics of large-scale solar projects. This new public ...
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Biden-Harris Administration Approves Largest Offshore Wind Project in the Nation
The Biden-Harris administration this week (Oct 31) announced its approval of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project - the fifth approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project under President Biden's leadership. The announcement supports the Administration's goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, following the approval of the ...
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Millionth Renewable Energy Plant Connected to E.ON Grid
E.ON, Germany's largest distribution system operator, recently connected the millionth renewable energy plant to its distribution system and celebrated an energy transition anniversary. The commissioned wind turbine is located in the municipality of Biesenthal in Brandenburg and will in future feed 6.8 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity into the grid of E.ON subsidiary E.DIS. E.ON's Chief ...
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NERC Disturbance Report Emphasizes Continued Need for Industry Action, Provides Recommendations
As inverter-based resources, including modern wind turbines, solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage systems, continue to drive grid transformation, they may also introduce potential risks to the system, as documented by NERC in multiple disturbance reports. As part of its Inverter-Based Resource Strategy, NERC is dedicated to identifying and addressing these challenges, sharing risk ...
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Vestas secures 158 MW repowering order in USA
Vestas has received a 158 MW order to repower three undisclosed projects in the USA. The order consists of 72 V120-2.2 MW turbines for the three projects. The orders include supply, delivery, and commissioning of the turbines, as well as a 10-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement, designed to ensure optimised performance of the asset. In the USA, Vestas has ...
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Biden Administration Approves Fourth Major Offshore Wind Project
The U.S. Department of the Interior this week (Aug 22) announced its approval of the Revolution Wind project. Located about 15 nautical miles southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, the project will have an estimated capacity of 704 megawatts of clean energy, capable of powering nearly 250,000 homes. The project is expected to create an estimated 1,200 local jobs during the construction phase. ...
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Innergex Achieves Construction Financial Close of Its Boswell Springs Wind Project
Closing of a US$534 million (CAN$704 million) construction and term financing and a US$49 million (CAN$65 million) letter of credit (“LC”) facility for the construction and operation of the 329.8 MW Boswell Springs Wind Project The project qualifies for the Energy Community PTC Bonus, which increases PTCs by 10% On-site construction activities have started, and contractors are now ...
By Innergex
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Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc. Expands Expertise to Meet Growing Demand in Wind Turbine Manufacturing, Building on Successful Track Record
Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc. (S&SE) brings its decades of pollution abatement expertise to wind turbine manufacturing companies. Showcasing its commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility, Ship & Shore’s comprehensive air pollution abatement solutions target the widely publicized eco-impacts, such as greenhouse gasses and toxic air pollutants as well as mounting ...
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Nordseecluster: RWE chooses Chantiers de l’Atlantique as key supplier for its 1.6-GW offshore wind cluster off the German coast
RWE is making further progress on developing the Nordseecluster, a 1.6-gigawatt (GW) cluster of four offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. The company has selected Atlantique Offshore Energy, the marine energy business unit of French company Chantiers de l’Atlantique, as the preferred supplier for two electrical offshore substations. Sven Schulemann, RWE’s Managing Director ...
By RWE AG
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