Micro Wind Turbines: Another Big Headache For Big Oil
An industry shakeout will follow the oil price crash, but the survivors will face new competition from micro wind turbines and the distributed wind sector.
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A $48 Billion Opportunity For US Electric Customers
Originally published on ilsr.org. Electricity customers in the US got good news last week. A new report from Accenture highlighted a potential revenue loss for US utilities of $48 billion per year by 2025 due to distributed solar and energy efficiency. But where does that money go? If we pursue … [continued]
Vestas To Fulfil Order For Largest African Wind Farm
International wind energy leader Vestas Wind Systems has announced that it has received an order to provide wind turbines for the 310 MW Lake Turkana Wind Power project in Kenya, Africa — a project that Vestas claims will be the largest wind power project in Africa upon completion. The Lake … [continued]
European Barriers Must Be Torn Down To Create Energy Union
European policy makers and leaders must “tear down” member-state barriers if the European Union is ever to transition into creating the longed-for “Energy Union” — “a fully functioning internal energy market delivering power and heating at favourable prices to citizens and private businesses across the continent.” These are the conclusions … [continued]
Sudan Government To Invest $213 Million In Wind Energy Project
Sudan seems to be getting ready to play catch-up with several other African countries tapping renewable energy to strengthen their electricity sectors. Sudan has announced a large-scale wind energy project for this purpose. The government in Sudan has decided to invest $213 million to set up the 100 MW wind energy project by 2019. … [continued]
430,000 Advanced Energy Jobs In California… Today!
According to the Advanced Energy Economy Institute, the advanced energy industry in California has about 431,800 jobs. The number of opportunities in this field is expected to grow 17% in the coming year, so that total could reach 500,000 soon. Half a million advanced energy workers in California soon? What … [continued]
New CEO: Sustainability To Be A Leading Direction For Vattenfall
Originally published on EnergyPost. By Sonja van Renssen and Hughes Belin Vattenfall’s CEO Magnus Hall likens the selling of its lignite operations in Germany to Eon’s recent split in two. “The problem we needed to solve was the CO2 issue,” says Hall in an exclusive interview with Energy Post. The … [continued]
Renewable Energy Growth Opportunities In Latin America & Caribbean
The renewable energy focus has slowly been shifting away from traditional national powerhouses in Europe and North America towards developing nations, primarily across the Southern Hemisphere. A new report published by the Worldwatch Institute has analysed the particular market barriers and growth pathways available for two specific regions, Latin America … [continued]
1.2 Gigawatt North Sea Offshore Wind Farm Receives Green Light
The UK Government has granted approval for the development of Hornsea Project One, a 1.2 GW offshore wind farm to be located in the North Sea which will be the first in a possible 4 GW offshore wind farm zone. The announcement came Wednesday from the office of the Secretary … [continued]
5 Steps To Make Your City A Climate Champion, Too
Originally published on ilsr.org. In August 2013, Minneapolis (MN) was in the news for considering a take-over of its energy utilities. Today, they’re back in the news for supporting a first-in-the-nation clean energy partnership with those same utilities and a pioneering effort to bring more local input into the city’s … [continued]
