Power

Wind Farm

Billionaire Forrest Aims to Develop 5 GW of Wind Farms by 2030

CWP Renewables, now in the hands of Andrew Forrest, plans to develop 5 gigawatts of wind farms in Australia by 2030.

United States

U.S. Power Use to Hit Record in 2022 on Economic Growth, Hotter Weather -EIA

U.S. power consumption will rise to a record high in 2022 because of increasing economic activity and hotter summer weather, the U.S. Energy Information Adminis…

France

Engie CEO Says France Fell Behind in Wind Power Rollout

France fell behind in rolling out wind farms despite vast resources, the chief executive of Engie, one of the country's main power and gas suppliers, said on Tu…

Wind Farm

UK Government to Ease Ban on Onshore Wind Farms to Head Off Revolt

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government on Tuesday said it would ease restrictions on building onshore wind farms, heading off a revolt by his party's l…

Offshore Wind Power

California Offshore Wind Sale Ends First Day With $400 Mln in High Bids

The United States' first sale of offshore wind development rights off the coast of California attracted more than $400 million in bids on Tuesday from companies…

Gas Turbine

GE Releases New Option to Cut Emissions on Its Mobile Gas Turbines

GE Gas Power announced on Dec. 6 that it has deployed an “innovative technical solution” on four TM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines at the California Departme…

Energy Investment

North Star Raises £140 Million Investment to Build Next Wave of Renewables Fleet

North Star has secured a £140 million financing package to support the next phase of its offshore wind growth plan as it looks to broaden its position as the U…

Offshore Wind Power

Orsted Eyes One of Europe’s Largest Green Hydrogen Plants to Tap North Sea Offshore Wind

Danish renewables giant partners with compatriot developer for power-to-x facility it says could grow to 3GW of electrolysis

Offshore Wind Power

First US Floating Offshore Wind Auction

The US will hold the nation’s first lease auction for commercial-scale floating wind power today.

Net Zero Emission

Global Renewable Power Capacity Growth Set to Double by 2027, IEA Says

Energy crisis a 'historical turning point' towards cleaner energy, IEA's executive director Fatih Birol says.

Solar Power Plant

Adani Unit Commissions 450MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Plant

It now has the largest operational hybrid capacity globally of 1,440MW.

Smart Meter

SIT and GWF Partner to Develop Residential Smart Water Meters

Italian meter developer SIT is partnering with Switzerland-based GWF on new ultrasonic water meters and is introducing other new water and gas smart meters.

Denmark

ØRsted and Skovgaard Energy Team up on Power-to-X Facility in Denmark

Ørsted and Skovgaard Energy, a Danish renewable energy developer, have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop a Power-to-X facility in Denmark.

Energy Storage Battery

Balance Power Adds More Capacity to UK’s Battery Storage Pipeline

Energy developer Balance Power has announced the approval of its latest 49.5MW battery storage project in St Austell, Cornwall, UK.

Hydrogen Project

BP Doubles Down on Hydrogen as Fuel of the Future

BP chief executive Bernard Looney is betting on hydrogen to power future low-carbon businesses as the governments of major economies stump up cash to develop th…