Indian Turbine Maker Wins Massive 500 Megawatt Order For Wind Project
Large orders to set up wind energy projects continue to flow across the Indian market as developers eye crucial deadlines to commission their respective projects.
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US EIA Annual Energy Outlook Wildly Misses The Mark, Again
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has often come under fire for its outlooks, both short- and long-term, as it has repeatedly under-represented the growing role of renewable energy technologies in the future energy mix, and with its recently-published Annual Energy Outlook 2019 the EIA has once again missed the mark, despite finally recognizing the growing role of large-scale solar.
Texas Grid Is Now 30% Carbon-Free, Led By Wind
The latest data from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the state’s grid operator, has revealed that Texas’ energy market is now 30% carbon-free and dominated by wind energy, which accounts for 23.4% of 2019 generation capacity.
Why Excluding Nuclear, Fossils With Carbon Capture, & Biofuels From The Green New Deal Makes…
The Green New Deal and multiple proposed laws and resolutions in the U.S. House (HRes.540, HR.3314, HR.3671) and Senate (SRes.632, S.987) call for the United States to move entirely from fossil fuels to clean, renewable electricity and/or all energy. A new bill was just introduced by Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), calling for the U.S. to produce 100 percent of its electric power from renewables by 2035.
UK Onshore Wind Installation Figures Fall Off The Cliffs Of Dover
Onshore wind installations in the United Kingdom during 2018 fell to their lowest levels since 2011, according to new figures from RenewableUK, plummeting by nearly 80% due in large part to the fact the UK Government has excluded onshore wind projects from competing for government-backed contracts.
India’s Wind Capacity Crosses 10% Share In Overall Installed Base
India’s renewable energy sector achieved yet another major milestone. The country’s wind energy capacity crossed the 10% share mark in the overall installed base in the last quarter of 2018.
New Analysis: Wind Energy Developers Leaving Field Of Social Media To NIMBYs
Study finds 7/10 wind energy developers had no Facebook page for their projects. Only 2 were doing anything on Twitter.
China Planning 6 Gigawatt Subsidy-Free Mongolian Wind Farm
China’s State Power Investment Corporation has given the go-ahead for what could be the world’s largest onshore wind farm, a 6 gigawatt (GW) subsidy-free behemoth set to be developed in Mongolia and which will help power the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
Global Clean Energy Investment Surpasses $300 Billion For Fifth Year
Though global clean energy investment again exceeded $300 billion for the fifth year in a row in 2018, it was nevertheless down on 2017 figures to $332.1 billion, hovering around the same mark as 2016 which was also down on the year previous.
New York Governor Cuomo Announces Mammoth Offshore Wind & Distributed Solar Increases
In his annual State of the State address, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday plans to significantly upgrade the state’s renewable energy targets, including quadrupling its offshore wind target to 9 GW by 2035 and doubling distributed solar to 6 GW by 2025.
