The Vermont Public Service Board has sent recommendations to the legislature for new sound standards for utility-scale wind projects. Critics say the standards are so strict that the effectively kill development of wind power in the state.
The renewable energy industry continues to grow, and new figures from the International Renewable Energy Agency show that it now employs nearly 10 million people worldwide.
Two recent European renewable energy auctions in Germany and Spain have yielded not only significant interest in onshore wind energy, but record low onshore wind prices for Europe.
A new report published this week by Navigant Research has revealed that Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas again led the way in 2016 for total wind turbine installations, in a year which saw a total of over 54 gigawatts of new wind installed worldwide.
The Financial Times has declared that renewable energy is now “unstoppable.” Read on to find out why.
The Forestalia Group, through its Sociedad Aragonesa Transeuropea de Energías Renovables, has been awarded a contract to develop a 1.2 gigawatt wind farm in Aragón, Spain, by the country’s Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda, which will use GW Renewable Energy 3 MW wind turbines.
The UK Conservative Party has published its policy manifesto in the lead-up to the surprise General Election called back in April, giving a strong signal that the Conservative Government, if re-elected, will deliver a clean and diverse energy mix, but one without any new onshore wind farms.
After conducting a routine assessment of future power supply scenarios, the utility made an anything-but-routine conclusion: the best version of its future self, PNM declared, was entirely coal-free.
The One Belt One Road Initiative is not simply about roads and sea lanes, but will involve high-speed railways, bridges, and ports, as well as the potential for unprecedented electricity grid connectivity and increased renewable energy development.
One of the world’s most beloved toymakers, the LEGO Group, announced Wednesday that it had reached its 100% renewable energy goal three years ahead of schedule thanks to the completion and operationalization of the 258 megawatt Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farm.
