European wind power generation companies have harshly attacked the electricity market reform project proposed by Spain. The proposal prepared by the Ministry headed by the Vice President of Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, and ‘defended’ by the Spanish MEP Nicholas Gonzalez Casares “has proposed useless things,” according to Wind Europe. The wind energy association asks the … Continue reading The European wind energy association attacks Ribera’s reform of the electricity market
Continue readingHeliostat Consortium Unveils Funding Awards to Facilitate Affordable and Accessible Heliostat Deployment
The Heliostat Consortium, led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories, has announced seven awardees from a request for proposals aimed at reducing the cost of heliostats and creating new market opportunities for the industry. Heliostats are mirrors that track the sun to reflect concentrated sunlight to a receiver, where it can … Continue reading Heliostat Consortium Unveils Funding Awards to Facilitate Affordable and Accessible Heliostat Deployment
Continue readingStatkraft AS successfully places EUR 500 million green bond
Statkraft has issued a EUR 500 million senior bond under its EMTN (Euro Medium Term Note) programme. The bond matures in June 2033 and pays a fixed coupon of 3.500%. The transaction was substantially oversubscribed. An equivalent amount to the net proceeds from the bond issue will be used to finance Eligible Projects as specified … Continue reading Statkraft AS successfully places EUR 500 million green bond
Continue readingAES completes the first phase of a 454 MW wind farm in Arizona
“Once both phases are complete, Chevelon Butte will be the largest wind power project in Arizona and the first wind farm built in northern Arizona in nearly a decade,” says AES’s Bernerd Da Santos. Da Santos points out that Chevelon Butte Ranch is one of the oldest operating cattle ranches in the state. The wind … Continue reading AES completes the first phase of a 454 MW wind farm in Arizona
Continue readingThe complex interplay of the energy transition
If one had to list just fifteen factors that will be key to achieving decarbonisation, they would be: wind energy, solar photovoltaic energy, renewable energy demand, green hydrogen, transmission and distribution grids, batteries, pumping, concentrated solar power energy, international interconnections, smart grids, appropriate regulation, biofuels, biomass, CO2 capture and storage, and self-consumption. Each of these … Continue reading The complex interplay of the energy transition
Continue readingRenewable energy production up and demand and prices down in May
The month of May, 2023, was characterised in the European markets by a continuation of the downward trend in electricity demand while wind energy production and photovoltaic energy production continue to grow. This situation, together with a downward trend in gas and CO2 emission rights prices, drove prices down in virtually all electricity markets. Solar … Continue reading Renewable energy production up and demand and prices down in May
Continue readingESB and Ørsted enter partnership in landmark Irish offshore wind agreement
ESB, Ireland’s leading utility, and Ørsted, the world leader in offshore wind, have signed an agreement to jointly develop an Irish offshore wind portfolio in a landmark deal. The agreement was launched this morning in Cork Chamber’s Fitzgerald House by Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Simon Coveney TD, ESB’s Jim Dollard, and Duncan Clark, … Continue reading ESB and Ørsted enter partnership in landmark Irish offshore wind agreement
Continue readingCutting dependence on China’s renewables supply chain
The US Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is widely regarded as a game-changer in the drive to net zero. As well as generous tax credits for investment in low-carbon technologies, the IRA outlined aggressive targets and incentives for domestically sourced raw materials and equipment. These promise to propel the US into the lead in the … Continue reading Cutting dependence on China’s renewables supply chain
Continue readingRenewable power on course to shatter more records as countries around the world speed up deployment
Global additions of renewable power capacity are expected to jump by a third this year as growing policy momentum, higher fossil fuel prices and energy security concerns drive strong deployment of solar PV and wind power, according to the latest update from the International Energy Agency. The growth is set to continue next year with … Continue reading Renewable power on course to shatter more records as countries around the world speed up deployment
Continue readingENERCON and KALYON Enerji sign a 260 MW wind power contract
Comprises supply & installation of 64 E-138 EP3 wind turbines for projects in Türkiye. ENERCON, a pioneer of onshore wind turbine technologies, and KALYON Enerji, one of the leading investors in the field of renewable energy, have signed a new cooperation for 260 MW within the scope of the YEKA RES-3 project in Türkiye. According … Continue reading ENERCON and KALYON Enerji sign a 260 MW wind power contract
Continue readingOX2 sells 27 MW onshore wind farm in Italy
OX2 has signed a contract to sell a 27 MW onshore wind farm in Foggia, Italy, to Glennmont Partners, one of Europe’s largest fund managers focusing exclusively on investments in clean energy infrastructure. This is the first project OX2 divests in Italy. The transaction is expected to be recorded in the third quarter of 2024. … Continue reading OX2 sells 27 MW onshore wind farm in Italy
Continue readingGlobal wind turbine order intake sets Q1 record, increases 27% YOY
Activity driven by new record set in China and growth in US and Latin America. Global wind turbine order intake hit a new Q1 record, with 23.5 gigawatts (GW) of activity, a 27 percent increase year-over-year, according to a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie. Activity was driven by a new Q1 record set in China … Continue reading Global wind turbine order intake sets Q1 record, increases 27% YOY
Continue readingRWE sets itself more ambitious climate targets
The creation of a sustainable energy system is at the core of RWE’s corporate strategy. To make the energy transition a success, green energies must be expanded at maximum speed and solutions for decarbonising the energy system must be vigorously pursued. This is the prerequisite for reducing CO2 emissions from power plants, or making them … Continue reading RWE sets itself more ambitious climate targets
Continue readingIberdrola agrees with Norges Bank Investment Management for 1,265 renewable MW in Spain and we are negotiating more than 500 additional MW
Iberdrola has finalised the details of its strategic alliance with the sovereign fund of Norway, managed by Norges Bank Investment Management, to co-invest in 1,265 MW of new renewable capacity in Spain (20% wind and 80% Solar PV). Both companies have today informed the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) that they have obtained all the legal … Continue reading Iberdrola agrees with Norges Bank Investment Management for 1,265 renewable MW in Spain and we are negotiating more than 500 additional MW
Continue readingIberdrola receives the first shipment of components for the Vineyard Wind wind turbines
Iberdrola is making progress in the construction of Vineyard Wind I, the largest commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the United States. The company has received the first shipment of components for the 62 wind turbines that will make up the farm at the port of New Bedford. Specifically, these are the tower sections, manufactured in … Continue reading Iberdrola receives the first shipment of components for the Vineyard Wind wind turbines
Continue readingAccelerating ahead with hydrogen in the tank
Alongside battery drive, sustainable hydrogen is considered the major enabler when it comes to reducing carbon dioxide emissions from road traffic and other transport. Vattenfall is already working on several fuel projects with sustainable hydrogen as an important ingredient. But the possibilities are many – below we set out the most important ones. The world’s … Continue reading Accelerating ahead with hydrogen in the tank
Continue readingFive ways to reduce carbon emissions with hydrogen
Hydrogen is abundant virtually everywhere and could replace fossil fuels in a variety of industrial processes, materials and products and thereby reduce carbon dioxide emissions. However, it is only now that hydrogen production and use are taking off in earnest. This might be something of an exaggeration, but if you wanted to describe the formation … Continue reading Five ways to reduce carbon emissions with hydrogen
Continue readingOX2 and Ingka Investments enter conditional agreement with NKT for delivery and installation of export cables for two offshore wind farms in Sweden
OX2 and Ingka Investments enters into conditional agreement with NKT for delivery and installation of export power cables. NKT’s facility in Karlskrona will deliver the cables for the recently awarded Galene project in Sweden. The agreement also covers the Triton offshore wind farm. The agreement will enable OX2 and Ingka Investments to start realising the … Continue reading OX2 and Ingka Investments enter conditional agreement with NKT for delivery and installation of export cables for two offshore wind farms in Sweden
Continue readingEuropean Parliament mustn’t undermine climate or energy security
The EU is debating a revised electricity market design. The European Commission has proposed a targeted reform to end the investment uncertainty caused by uncoordinated Government interventions in electricity markets. The European Parliament and Member States should stick to this proposal. But lead MEP Nicolás González Casares has proposed unhelpful things on revenue caps: lowering … Continue reading European Parliament mustn’t undermine climate or energy security
Continue readingSuzlon announces strong Q4 and FY23 Results
Suzlon Group, India’s largest renewable energy solutions provider, announced its fourth quarter (Q4 FY23) and annual audited results for financial year 2022-23 (FY23). Girish Tanti, Vice Chairman, Suzlon Group, said, “It is heartening that our efforts to strengthen the organization and position it strongly in time to meet increasing market demand have been successful. As … Continue reading Suzlon announces strong Q4 and FY23 Results
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