Renewable energy

Wind Farm

Danish Firm CIP to Build Operations Base for Taiwan Wind Farm

Danish firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has reportedly announced plans to build an operations and maintenance base for the Changhua Phase One wind power …

Solar Power Plant

Slovenia’s Solar PV Gets Record Share of Incentives in H1 Since 2013

In the first half of 2020, solar photovoltaic power plants received the record share of Slovenia’s incentives for electricity produced from renewable energy so…

Hydropower Plant

Bukinda Small Hydropower Project in Uganda Commissioned

Sri Lankan renewable energy firm Vidullanka PLC has commissioned its Bukinda Small Hydropower Project, its second Project in Uganda.

Solar Power Plant

China's LONGi to Power Global Operations with 100% Renewables by 2028

The world’s largest mono-crystalline PV products manufacturer LONGi has announced an 8-year roadmap to achieve 100% renewable energy use for its global operati…

Wind Farm

US Programme to Drive Down Cost of Distributed Wind Energy

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), with funding from DOE’s Wind Energy Technologies Office, works with dozens…

Wind Farm

EDPR Signs Sale and Purchase Agreement with Portugal’s Finerge

Wind energy producer EDP Renewables has signed a $500m sale and purchase agreement with Portugal’s renewable energy company Finerge.

Wind Power Project

Facebook to Buy 170MW of Windpower in Landmark Renewables Deal

Renewable energy developer Apex Clean Energy has announced a power purchase agreement with Facebook for approximately 170MW.

Wind Power Project

Statkraft UK Awarded 330MW in Ireland’s First Renewable Energy Auction

Norwegian mega-utility Statkraft has been awarded a total of 330MW of the almost 1.3GW in clean energy capacity available in Ireland’s first renewable energy a…

Nuclear Power Plant

UK National Grid Prepares for First T-Pylon at Hinkley Point C

It will also allow for more capacity on the network for renewable energy from the South West peninsular.

Australia

GE co-Develops Pumped Hydro Storage to Underpin 4GW Wind and Solar Complex

“Nearly half of the more than 8GW of hydropower capacity operating in Australia today is powered by our turbines, generators or both,” said Pascal Radue, chie…

Energy Storage System

Highly Efficient Thermal Energy Storage System

​Due to the volatility of renewable energy generation, high-performant TES systems are essential for the improvement of energy efficiency in renewable.

Microgrid

EAST AFRICA: EACREEE Joins Forces with RES4Africa to Promote Micro-Grids

The RES4Africa Foundation announced on July 29, 2020 that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the East African Centre of Excellence for Renewable E…

Wind Turbine

GE Renewable Energy Wins 209MW Australian Turbine Contract

GE Renewable Energy has announced contracts for the construction and operation of the 209MW Murra Warra II wind farm in Victoria, Australia.

Wind Farm

Voltalia Begins 59MW Wind Farm Construction in Brazil

Global renewable energy company Voltalia has started construction works on a new wind farm in the Serra Branca cluster, Brazil.

United States

Solar Wind Grow 14% and Now Generate Over One-Eight of U.S. Electricity

Renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) produced significantly more electricity than either coal or nuclear power during t…