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Wind Power Project

Brazil Reaches 19 GW of Installed Wind Power Capacity

A decade ago, the segment still had just over 1.5 GW of installed capacity and today it is the second largest, only behind hydroelectric generation.

Crude Oil

Mercuria Sees Opec+ Control Keeping Crude Around $70/bl

Crude prices are likely to stay at about $70/bl "for a while", as Opec+ will use some of its spare capacity and boost production if prices top $75/bl in order t…

Solar Power Plant

Goldi Solar Plans to Expand Manufacturing Capacity to 2.5 GW

At present, the existing facility has a capacity of 500 megawatt

Solar Power Plant

First Solar to Expand US Solar Manufacturing Capacity

The company intends to fund construction of its third US manufacturing facility, in Lake Township, Ohio, with existing cash resources.

Energy Storage Battery

Northvolt Raises $2.75bn to Increase Battery Production Capacity

Northvolt plans to increase the annual production capacity of its gigafactory from 40GWh to 60GWh.

Wind Power Project

OX2 May Revive Wind Power Projects of 402 MW in Romania

The units have a planned capacity of 402 MW in total.

Solar Power Plant

France May Reach Between 70 and 208 GW of PV by 2050

French grid operator RTE has outlined six scenarios on how France’s energy system may achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. In the most optimistic one, solar is e…

Wind Farm

Wind farm at Lake Turkana Recorded a High Capacity Factor

Earlier this year, the Lake Turkana Wind Power farm, consisting of 365 turbines, recorded its highest capacity factor rating.

Hydrogen Project

Europe on Track for 2.7GW of Hydrogen Electrolyser Capacity by 2025

The total announced project capacity within the European hydrogen electrolyser market would take the green hydrogen sector to 2.7GW by 2025 – a nearly 50-fold …

Market Analysis

Solar Still Among Cheapest New-Build Power Generation in Australia

Solar PV and wind will continue to be the cheapest sources of new electricity generation capacity in Australia, even when integration costs are included

Offshore Wind Power

Taaleri Energia Swoops for 252MW Finnish Wind

Taaleri Energia has bought two ready-to-build wind farms in Finland with a combined capacity of 252MW using capital from its Taaleri II SolarWind fund.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Two Bulgarian Coal Power Plants to be Converted to Natural Gas, Hydrogen

The Varna thermal power plant has signed a contract to install two gas-fired combined cycle units with an installed capacity of 270 MW each, just a few weeks af…

United States

Solar & Wind Are 93.8% of New U.S. Electrical Generating Capacity for 1st Third 2021

According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently released by the FERC, wind and solar resources provided nearly all of the new electrical generati…

Oil Refinery

China On Track To Be World’s Largest Oil Refiner in 2021

In the global refining industry, COVID-19 has exposed a seismic shift. While China’s oil refineries forge ahead with capacity expansion, many western-based ref…

Hydropower Plant

BURUNDI: Finergreen Funds Hydroneo to Revive Mpanda Hydropower Project

The plant, which will have a capacity of 10.2 MW, will reach financial close in 2022.