Work has begun on the £300 million, 239 MW Kilgallioch Windfarm, located 5 kilometres south of Barrhill, in Scotland. ScottishPower Renewables, a unit of Iberdrola, officially began construction on the 239 MW Kilgallioch Windfarm this week, beginning with the construction of 55 kilometres worth of tracks, as well as upgrading 14 kilometres … [continued]
The American Business Act on Climate Pledge rallies Coca-Cola, Google, Walmart, and 10 other US business powerhouses for President Obama’s climate policy.
Siemens Wind Power and Renewables Division has been awarded three different wind orders for Scotland and Ireland. Writing on its website on Monday, Siemens announced that it had been awarded contracts from three different customers to construct, install, and commission a total of 52 of its D3 direct drive wind turbines at three … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Laurie Guevara-Stone One of the largest information and communication technology (ICT) companies in the U.S. will soon power its five Texas data centers with 100 percent renewable energy. Hewlett-Packard (HP) recently announced a 12-year contract to buy 112 megawatts of wind power from a … [continued]
In an “abnormal” departure from the normal procedure, MIT researchers have developed a quicker, more accurate system for siting wind farms.
A consortium led by project developer Mainstream Renewable Power has begun construction on a third wind energy project secured under the third round of auction of Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme in South Africa. Mainstream Renewable Power has started construction of an 80 MW wind energy project in … [continued]
Continuing this series on Renewable Cities PechaKucha presentations, Mark Z Jacobson, a legend in the world of renewable energy research, gave an excellent, information-packed presentation on the opening night of the Renewable Cities Global Learning Forum (see our Renewable Cities archives here). I love that he started by highlighting the insane health … [continued]
Germany-based renewable energy service provider juwi will develop a 140 MW wind energy project in South Africa that is part of the country’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program. The 140 MW Garob Wind Farm was awarded to Enel Green Power in the second tranche of the fourth round … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath Facebook has become the latest example of a global internet giant tapping cheap and clean renewable energy, with the announcement on Tuesday that it is co-developing a 200MW wind farm in Texas to provide power for its fifth data centre – a $1 … [continued]
Following my latest US electricity capacity report, let’s look at actual electricity generation. As the headline indicates, renewables accounted for 17% (or 17.1% if you want to be slightly more precise) of US electricity production in April, when including a CleanTechnica estimate for rooftop solar electricity production. For the year … [continued]
