win Toward 100% clean energy: two million solar strong and growing By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-05-09T13:53:27Z Today, IREC proudly joins the collective voice of advocates and industry celebrating a milestone we have worked for 37 years to witness: two million solar installations now in the U.S. What better timing than in a year when children and governors, presidential candidates and corporate CEOs are all making headlines about the urgency of climate change action. Full Article Solar Storage News
win Australia's climate wars set to heat up after coal champion wins By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-05-20T12:42:44Z Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s surprise victory in Australia’s election was a win for the coal industry and ensures the debate about tackling climate change will continue to polarize the nation. Full Article Energy Efficiency News Hydropower Wind Power Solar Storage
win Target commits to 100 percent renewables; signs PPAs to purchase wind and solar energy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-06-13T18:00:37Z On June 12, Target corporation said it was increasing its renewable energy goals by committing to source 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. The goal applies to all of Target’s domestic operations. Full Article Onshore News Utility Scale Wind Power Solar
win Bloomberg predicts wind and solar will power half the world and bag $9 trillion investment By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-06-20T10:07:00Z Wind or solar now represent the least expensive option for adding new power generation capacity in approximately two-thirds of the world. Full Article North America Solar News Energy Storage Hydropower Europe Bioenergy Wind Power Emissions & Environment Australasia Asia Wind Energy Efficiency Strategic Development Solar Geothermal
win India wins trade dispute with US over solar-panel incentives By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-06-28T13:54:53Z A series of U.S. renewable energy incentives violated international trade rules, according to the World Trade Organization, threatening to stoke tensions between the two countries as President Donald Trump prepares to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. Full Article Solar Policy
win Saudi Arabia set to build first wind farm By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-07-26T13:41:00Z Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, is poised to start generating wind power within three years as part of an effort to harness renewable energy to cut local demand for fossil fuels. Full Article Energy Efficiency Onshore News Wind Power Solar
win Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, NextEra plan combined wind, solar, energy storage project By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-08-02T14:57:00Z The Skeleton Creek project will be located in three Oklahoma counties Full Article News Energy Storage Solar Wind Storage Wind Power Renewable Energy Solar
win Sustainable Women Series: Building & Powering an Award-Winning Net Zero Energy Home By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2016-09-28T13:39:00Z Can a home be beautiful, powered entirely by solar energy, use sustainable heating and cooling systems and save it’s owners roughly $3,500 a year? Why, yes it can. Just ask Joanne Coons, who built her award winning, single-family, Net Zero Energy Home in 2010. Sustainable Woman Joanne talks Net Zero standards, efficient appliances and goods, her 10kW solar panels and more. Full Article Energy Efficiency Energy Efficiency Solar Geothermal
win To Save Coal Jobs, Trump Should Train Coal Workers to Perform Energy Audits, Install Solar and Maintain Wind Farms By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2018-05-18T16:06:16Z A recent report by the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI), established by former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, and the National Association of State Energy Officials confirms that the energy sector as a whole grew 2 percent last year, which is .3 percent more than the national job growth percentage of 1.7 percent. Full Article Energy Efficiency Rooftop Bioenergy O&M Wind Power Opinion & Commentary Solar
win Why More Solar and Wind on the Grid Should Be Driving Today’s Investment Decisions By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2018-05-23T09:27:00Z A new LBNL report offers concrete suggestions about what investments today will be most beneficial in tomorrow’s renewable energy future. Full Article Energy Efficiency News Wind Power Solar Grid Scale
win Clean Energy Laws Signed in New Jersey: Offshore Wind, Efficiency, Solar, Storage and Nuclear Benefit By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2018-05-23T19:47:56Z Clean energy advocates rejoiced as legislation was passed today in New Jersey that will support the development of a massive amount of renewable energy, specifically community solar, energy storage, offshore wind and energy efficiency. The bill also props up nuclear power in the state with the establishment of zero-emission certificates. Full Article Energy Efficiency News Storage Solar Offshore Community Solar
win Ãrsted Acquires Deepwater Wind for $510 Million By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2018-10-08T14:09:27Z On Monday, global offshore wind leader Ãrsted announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire a 100 percent of Rhode Island-based Deepwater Wind at a purchase price of US $510 million. Deepwater wind built the first U.S. offshore wind farm — the 30-MW Block Island Wind — and is currently constructing two additional facilities off Long Island, New York (South Fork at 90 MW) and Connecticut (Revolution Wind at 600 MW). Full Article Energy Efficiency News Project Development Offshore
win Wind and Solar Power Changing How Coal Plants Operate By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2018-10-09T13:30:04Z The Gentleman coal plant was once the linchpin of Nebraska’s electricity grid, its twin smokestacks visible for miles across the prairie. Now, the state’s biggest power source is routinely pushed aside to make room for more wind and solar energy. Full Article Energy Efficiency News Utility Integration Asset Management
win Exxon Will Use Wind, Solar to Produce Crude Oil in 'Historically Unprecedented' Deal By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2018-11-30T16:38:33Z Exxon Mobil Corp. will use renewable energy to produce oil in West Texas. Full Article Energy Efficiency News Utility Scale Wind Power O&M
win A Study in Emissionality: Why Boston University Looked Beyond New England for Its First Wind Power Purchase By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-01-14T16:22:33Z While it’s well known that corporations were some of the earliest trailblazers of large-scale renewable energy purchasing — they’ve closed over 14 gigawatts of deals in the past six years, according to tracking by Rocky Mountain Institute’s Business Renewables Center — higher education has also made impressive strides. In fact, a report released last fall showed that the top 30 renewable energy-buying universities are using around 3 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually. That’s enough to power 276,000 homes. Full Article Energy Efficiency Onshore Wind Power Opinion & Commentary
win Germany to Auction Even More Offshore Wind By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-01-25T16:07:45Z Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government is set to hold more auctions for offshore wind power, plugging a current gap in tenders for the next three years that the industry has said would harm turbine makers and hamper green targets. Full Article Energy Efficiency Wind Power Utility Integration Offshore
win Australia's climate wars set to heat up after coal champion wins By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-05-20T12:42:44Z Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s surprise victory in Australia’s election was a win for the coal industry and ensures the debate about tackling climate change will continue to polarize the nation. Full Article Energy Efficiency News Hydropower Wind Power Solar Storage
win Bloomberg predicts wind and solar will power half the world and bag $9 trillion investment By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-06-20T10:07:00Z Wind or solar now represent the least expensive option for adding new power generation capacity in approximately two-thirds of the world. Full Article North America Solar News Energy Storage Hydropower Europe Bioenergy Wind Power Emissions & Environment Australasia Asia Wind Energy Efficiency Strategic Development Solar Geothermal
win Saudi Arabia set to build first wind farm By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-07-26T13:41:00Z Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, is poised to start generating wind power within three years as part of an effort to harness renewable energy to cut local demand for fossil fuels. Full Article Energy Efficiency Onshore News Wind Power Solar
win Effects of Increased Solar and Wind Energy on Hydro Plant Operation By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-12-19T20:30:00Z In many countries, needs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have led to increased installation of intermittent renewables such as wind and solar. Full Article Solar Hydropower
win Nordic Renewables Boom Set to Exceed Wind Energy Target By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-06-03T19:09:00Z Sweden and Norway will probably exceed a joint target for renewable energy production by the end of the decade, industry consultant Nena AS said. Full Article Wind Power Solar
win Uruguay Spends $2.6 Billion to Become South America Wind Leader By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-06-17T15:08:00Z Uruguay hopes to generate as much as 38 percent of its power from wind by the end of 2017, up from about 13 percent now, cementing Uruguay’s position as South America’s top wind-energy user, according to Gonzalo Casaravilla, chairman of the state- owned electric utility UTE. Full Article Wind Power
win Knight Construction wins spillway gate rehab contract for Blue River Dam By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-10-15T21:13:00Z Knight Construction & Supply Co. has won a $3.7 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to rehabilitate spillway gates at the Blue River Dam in Oregon. Full Article Storage
win NHA announces 2016 Outstanding Stewards of America's Waters Award winners By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2016-04-27T20:54:00Z Five companies were recognized this week by the National Hydropower Association during its annual Waterpower Week in Washington conference for work in hydroelectric power that exemplifies "extraordinary recreational, historical, environmental or educational value." Full Article Baseload
win Wind-solar pairing cuts equipment costs while ramping up output By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-03-11T19:42:00Z A trailblazing wind-solar hybrid project in western Minnesota could be a preview of what’s to come as renewable developers look for new ways to bolster projects. Full Article News Wind Power Solar Storage Utility Integration
win UK carbon reduction plan includes massive buildout of offshore wind, EV infrastructure By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-05-02T13:20:09Z British people need to fly less, drive electric cars, eat little meat and turn their home thermostats down to 19 degrees Celsius (66 Fahrenheit) in order to rein in greenhouse gases damaging the planet. Full Article News Hydropower Vehicle to grid Baseload Storage Bioenergy Baseload Featured Wind Power Solar Infrastructure Offshore Geothermal
win Toward 100% clean energy: two million solar strong and growing By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-05-09T13:53:27Z Today, IREC proudly joins the collective voice of advocates and industry celebrating a milestone we have worked for 37 years to witness: two million solar installations now in the U.S. What better timing than in a year when children and governors, presidential candidates and corporate CEOs are all making headlines about the urgency of climate change action. Full Article Solar Storage News
win Australia's climate wars set to heat up after coal champion wins By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-05-20T12:42:44Z Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s surprise victory in Australia’s election was a win for the coal industry and ensures the debate about tackling climate change will continue to polarize the nation. Full Article Energy Efficiency News Hydropower Wind Power Solar Storage
win Scottish Power to install biggest battery in Europe at windfarm By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-06-12T11:06:00Z The Scottish government has given utility Scottish Power the go-ahead to install Europe’s biggest industrial-scale battery to date to store energy generated at the 539MW Whitelee onshore wind farm. Full Article Europe Onshore News Energy Storage Grid Scale Wind
win Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, NextEra plan combined wind, solar, energy storage project By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-08-02T14:57:00Z The Skeleton Creek project will be located in three Oklahoma counties Full Article News Energy Storage Solar Wind Storage Wind Power Renewable Energy Solar
win Vattenfall combines wind, solar, batteries in Netherlands energy park By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-08-12T15:24:00Z According to Vattenfall, the project will help provide less pronounced energy peaks and an overall more efficient use of energy infrastructure Full Article Utility Scale Energy Storage Wind Solar Storage Onshore Renewable Energy
win UK Solar, Wind to Compete Head-to-Head With Solar Under Auction Plans By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-01-17T16:54:00Z The U.K. plans to force onshore wind developers to compete head-to-head for the first time with solar generators when they bid for green power subsidies as the nation seeks to reduce the cost of renewable energy for consumers. Full Article Hydropower Baseload Bioenergy Wind Power Solar Project Development
win Transmission Tweak Promises Big Cost Benefits for Offshore Wind By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-03-07T18:37:00Z Offshore wind development is being pushed further out into deeper waters, emphasizing longer, higher-capacity transmission systems. Most newer offshore wind farms from Europe to the U.S. are looking at hundreds of kilometers of transmission lines:Â the U.K. Crown Estate's Round 3 allocations, interconnection systems from Germany's North Sea to the U.K.'s National Grid Western Link, and the proposed Atlantic Wind Connector in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic. Full Article Wind Power Project Development Offshore
win Solar Wind Wins Approval for $1.5 Billion Arizona Power Tower By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-04-29T15:38:00Z Solar Wind Energy Tower Inc. won approval from an Arizona city to develop a $1.5 billion project that would use ambient desert heat to create a draft to generate electricity, in a concrete colossus that would be the tallest structure in North America. Full Article Wind Power Solar
win New Cable Technology Can Carry Twice as Much Power from Offshore Wind Farms By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-08-21T14:50:00Z ABB Ltd. said a power-cable technology that allows offshore wind farms to transmit more than twice the energy of current set-ups will boost orders at the company’s power systems division in coming years. Full Article Wind Power
win Developers Plan Huge $8 Billion, 2.1-GW Wind Plus Storage Project in California By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-09-24T15:37:00Z Four energy companies are proposing an $8 billion renewable energy project that would supply Los Angeles with more than twice the power generated by the Hoover Dam. Full Article Wind Power Storage
win Wind Energy Provides More Than Two-Thirds of New US Generating Capacity in October By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-11-24T16:40:00Z According to the latest "Energy Infrastructure Update" report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Office of Energy Projects, wind power provided over two-thirds (68.41 percent) of new U.S. electrical generating capacity in October 2014. Specifically, five wind farms in Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, and Texas came on line last month, accounting for 574 MW of new capacity. Full Article Hydropower Baseload Bioenergy Policy Wind Power Solar Project Development Geothermal
win In Clean Energy, Macro Trends Trump Midterm Political Winds By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-12-08T21:39:00Z Let's review some notable news headlines from the month of November. Full Article Energy Efficiency Hydropower Storage Bioenergy Policy Wind Power Project Development Utility Scale Baseload Energy Efficiency Opinion & Commentary Solar Geothermal
win UK Low-Carbon Contract Winners Revealed: Wind Scores, Solar Disappoints By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-02-27T16:38:00Z The first round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) programme — the UK scheme that is designed to support low-carbon generation and a capacity margin in the energy sector — has concluded. Contracts were offered to 27 renewable electricity projects with a total value of some £315 million (US$500 million), which include two offshore wind farms with a total planned capacity of more than 1.1 GW, 15 onshore wind projects and five solar projects. In total, more 2 GW of new low-carbon capacity (including renewables, nuclear and carbon capture and storage) could be built under the CfD scheme. Full Article Baseload Onshore Bioenergy Wind Power Solar Project Development Offshore
win Impact of COVID-19 and the South Asia wine sector By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 20 May 2020 04:30:00 GMT Gain an overview of the landscape for Australian wine, particularly during COVID-19, in India and Sri Lanka. Full Article
win Vestas Hits 100 GW Windpower Milestone By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-01-11T11:17:00Z Vestas has become the first company to install 100 GW of wind turbines. Full Article Wind Power
win A Study in Emissionality: Why Boston University Looked Beyond New England for Its First Wind Power Purchase By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-01-14T16:22:33Z While it’s well known that corporations were some of the earliest trailblazers of large-scale renewable energy purchasing — they’ve closed over 14 gigawatts of deals in the past six years, according to tracking by Rocky Mountain Institute’s Business Renewables Center — higher education has also made impressive strides. In fact, a report released last fall showed that the top 30 renewable energy-buying universities are using around 3 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually. That’s enough to power 276,000 homes. Full Article Energy Efficiency Onshore Wind Power Opinion & Commentary
win World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype To Be Installed In Rotterdam By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-01-16T15:31:07Z GE Renewable Energy and Future Wind said this week that they have signed an agreement to install the first Haliade-X 12-MW wind turbine prototype in Maasvlakte-Rotterdam this summer. The deal includes five years of testing and a 15-year full service Operation and Maintenance agreement. Full Article Onshore News Wind Power Project Development Offshore
win Offshore Wind: Is The Future In Taiwan At Risk? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-01-22T14:35:49Z Recent political changes have shaken Taiwan, and could put at risk the development and growth of its nascent offshore wind market. Full Article Policy News Wind Power Opinion & Commentary Project Development Offshore
win Digitalizing Wind Power: Myths, Challenges and Approaches By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-01-22T15:41:48Z Digitalization has become a worldwide focus and the race to become the global leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly competitive, with many countries, including Canada, China, and the UK releasing strategies in the last twenty months to promote the use and development of AI. Full Article Monitoring Onshore O&M Wind Power Opinion & Commentary Project Development Asset Management Offshore
win 128-MW Rio Grande Wind Farm Will Use Siemens Gamesa Turbines By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-01-24T15:53:22Z This week Siemens Gamesa said it signed its third contract in so many years with Voltalia in Brazil to supply wind turbines for wind farms the company is building. Full Article Onshore News Wind Power O&M Project Development
win Germany to Auction Even More Offshore Wind By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-01-25T16:07:45Z Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government is set to hold more auctions for offshore wind power, plugging a current gap in tenders for the next three years that the industry has said would harm turbine makers and hamper green targets. Full Article Energy Efficiency Wind Power Utility Integration Offshore
win China’s Wind Industry Installs More than 20 GW of Capacity in 2018 and Curtailment Decreases By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-02-05T11:36:00Z Analysts at Huajin Securities in China said they expect newly installed capacity nationwide for 2018 to be somewhere between 21 and 22 GW, and that the wind power curtailment rate would continue to drop. Newly installed capacity for wind power is expected to continue to grow steadily over the next two years, while the proportion of the country’s total power sourced from wind is expected to continue to increase as well. Full Article Onshore News Wind Power Offshore
win Consumer Demand Drives Record Year for Wind Energy Purchases, AWEA Says By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-02-06T18:23:00Z Fortune 500 brands and a range of other non-utility entities are catalyzing America’s growing demand for renewable energy by purchasing a record amount of wind power in 2018, according to a recent report by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Consumer demand combined with policy stability and low, stable prices helped wind power capacity installations rise to the third strongest quarter in the industry’s history. Full Article Onshore News Wind Power Offshore
win Betting $1 Million on Offshore New Jersey Wind Paid Off Big Time By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-02-07T14:10:00Z Over the past year, U.S. Wind got calls “every day” to sell a lease the energy company bought for $1 million in 2015 in its push to build a wind farm off the New Jersey coast. Full Article Wind Power News Offshore