Category: Mainstream technologies

July 26, 2024

Corio Generation has announced that its offshore wind projects in the Philippines have received green lane certification from the Philippine Board of Investments. “These green lane certifications are crucial for our project development,” said development director Alma Roxas-Aguila. Earlier this […]

July 25, 2024

Platte River Power Authority’s board of directors approved the utility’s 2024 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) on July 25, including the recommended “optimal new carbon” portfolio that adds 760 MW of new renewable energy projects between now and 2030. “We’ve heard […]

July 24, 2024

Ukraine has been plying the renewable energy levers to keep the lights on, even as Russia continues to wage a misbegotten war on the civilian population. Now the energy consequences are ratcheting up. A significant new solar deal is expected […]

July 22, 2024

The UAE Consensus agreed at COP28 to triple global renewable energy capacity and double energy efficiency gains by 2030 requires countries to overcome structural barriers impeding the energy transitions progress. The World Energy Transitions Outlook by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) […]

July 18, 2024

One of the largest solar-plus-storage installations in the U.S. has entered commercial operation. Primergy Solar and Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners on July 18 announced that the Gemini Solar + Energy Storage project, which will provide power to Las Vegas, Nevada, and other communities, […]

July 18, 2024

As the number of major utility-scale ground solar panel installations grows, concerns about their impacts on natural hydrologic processes also have grown. However, a new study by Penn State researchers suggests that excess runoff or increased erosion can be easily […]

July 17, 2024

If an individual solar cell is shaded and other cells in the same module are not, the sunlit cells can try to drive current through the shaded cell, resulting in an increase in temperature and potential damage to the cells. […]

July 16, 2024

Avangrid said it has started producing power from the first phase of the True North solar project in Texas, an installation the company said is its first solar installation in the state. Avangrid, headquartered in Orange, Connecticut, on July 15 […]

July 15, 2024

A total 36 offshore wind turbines with a capacity of 377MW were fed into the power grid for the first time in Germany in the first half of 2024 and 73 further foundations were built. The German offshore wind industry […]

July 12, 2024

Bolivia has inaugurated its first biodiesel production plant in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, marking a significant milestone in the country’s energy sector. The government anticipates that the plant will generate up to $100 million in savings on fossil fuel […]

July 10, 2024

The amount of offshore wind generating capacity that is under construction or planned in the United States is in flux after two projects in New Jersey were canceled last year. Of the 7,200 megawatts (MW) of capacity reported in May […]

July 9, 2024

New data released by Atlas Public Policy and the CHARGE coalition confirms that Georgia’s clean energy commitments toward personal transportation electrification now lead the nation. This shift to Georgia as a clean energy core region has been fueled in significant part by […]

July 5, 2024

UK-based developer Severn Trent Green Power (STGP) has announced it is to construct three new large-scale solar farms, with potential for a fourth. By finalising a development rights deal with leading international solar company, Elgin Energy, STGP will transform its […]

July 2, 2024

Opposition leader Peter Dutton might have been hoping for an endorsement from economists for his plan to take Australian nuclear. He shouldn’t expect one from The Economist. The Economist is a British weekly news magazine that has reported on economic […]

June 28, 2024

Offshore wind is poised for truly global growth after 2023 saw the second-highest annual installations as well as key policy developments that set the foundations for accelerated expansion of the industry over the next decade. In 2023, despite the macroeconomic […]

June 21, 2024

US solar and energy storage-focused design and engineering firm Castillo Engineering said it has been hired as the engineer of record (EOR) for 14 community solar projects in Illinois with a combined capacity of 56 MW. The company will be […]

June 19, 2024

Global photovoltaic (PV) installations will land in a range of 600 to 660 gigawatts-direct current (GWdc) in 2024, according to the latest analysis from polysilicon market expert Bernreuter Research. “Once market participants come to the conclusion that the crash of […]

June 18, 2024

A leading renewable energy power transmission infrastructure company said it signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with a Canadian group for electricity from a wind farm project in Québec. Pattern Energy Group LP on June 18 announced a 30-year PPA […]

June 17, 2024

DRI, the EU renewables arm of the DTEK Group, has unveiled plans for a wind farm road and a substation in Croatia. The Brda Umovi wind farm will have a nominal capacity of 127.5MW and construction is expected to start […]

June 13, 2024

A total of 150 Engen stations had their roofs equipped with solar panels, which have been deployed to reduce its reliance on grid power and lower CO2 emissions. The equipment was provided by solar power provider SolarSaver and rolled out […]