October 15th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Wind power accounted for 20% of the UK’s electricity in the third quarter. Renewable biomass plants made up 12% of the energy system while solar panels contributed 6%
October 14th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted announced last week that the final wind turbine had been installed at the 120 megawatt (MW) Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm off the coast of Taiwan --- the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in Taiwan.
October 14th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Norwegian energy company Equinor has confirmed Final Investment Decision on the 88 megawatt (MW) Hywind Tampen offshore wind farm development which, when completed, will supply power to oil and gas platforms in the Norwegian Sea.
September 24th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Danish offshore wind giant and power company Ørsted has finally completed the long-awaited divestment of its Danish power distribution, residential customer, and City Light businesses to customer-owned Danish energy company SEAS-NVE for a price of DKK 21.3 billion (US$3.14 billion).
September 24th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Global capacity additions of renewable power are expected to bounce back with double-digit growth in 2019, according to the International Energy Agency, led by a resurgent performance from the solar PV industry which is expected to see growth of over 17% and capacity of 115 gigawatts (GW) by year's end.
September 23rd, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
The latest UK renewable energy auction has awarded 12 projects, including 5.5 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind projects, at record low prices as low as £39.65 ($50.05)
September 17th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
The second phase of the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm off the coast of Taiwan has generated its first power, according to developer Ørsted, with six of the eventual twenty wind turbines beginning to generate power in early September
September 16th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
While a lot of fingers are being pointed at China by people committed to both inaction and action in North America, the actual climate story in China is much different than most people realize
September 13th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
A North State Journal article on Duke Energy and solar was an anti-renewables PR hit piece funded by anti-renewables fossil fuel industry money in an outlet that is a right-wing broadsheet that pretends to have journalist standards. Yet it pretended to be otherwise. That’s the anti-renewables disinformation campaign in a nutshell
September 10th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
Biden's climate plan is good on transportation and foreign policy, land use is adequate, but won't get out the Democratic base or draw many Independents. It's a plan to not lose votes, not a plan to get votes, and it's not a sufficient plan for climate action
August 26th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Swedish energy group Vattenfall and offshore wind turbine manufacturer MHI Vestas joined with the Crown Prince of Denmark and Danish Prime Minister last Thursday to open the country's largest offshore wind farm, the 407 megawatt (MW) Horns Reef 3.
August 24th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Three new reports from the Department of Energy chart the rise of wind power in the USA, undercutting the Commander-in-Chief's promises to coal miners
August 6th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
The United States' wind energy sector saw record wind capacity under construction or in advanced development in the second quarter of 2019, with its pipeline reaching nearly 42 gigawatts (GW) and a total of 736 megawatts (MW) of new capacity commissioned.
July 29th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Europe installed a total of 4.9 gigawatts (GW) of new wind energy capacity across the first half of 2019, according to new figures published last week by the region's wind energy trade body, WindEurope, including a total of 1,927 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind energy.
July 23rd, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
GE Renewable Energy on Monday unveiled the first-ever nacelle for its mammoth 12 megawatt (MW) Haliade-X offshore wind turbine at an event held at the company's production site in Saint-Nazaire, France.
July 20th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
While New York State signs the biggest offshore wind deal in US history, more signs of trouble loom on the horizon for coal and natural gas power plants
July 16th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Norwegian oil, gas, and wind company Equinor has announced this week that it will partner with Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) and the Korean power company Korea East-West Power (EWP) to develop the 200 megawatt (MW) floating offshore wind project Donghae 1 off Ulsan in South Korea.
July 11th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Swedish energy group Vattenfall has won the most recent subsidy-free offshore wind tender in the Netherlands, being awarded this week the right to build the 760 megawatt (MW) Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) 3 & 4 offshore wind farm.
July 11th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
The North Sea Wind Power Hub consortium says its plan to build up to 10 wind energy hubs in the North Sea is feasible and could provide zero carbon energy to hundreds of millions of Europeans beginning in 2030.
July 10th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
The next renewable energy auction in the United Kingdom could result in subsidy-free projects awarded contracts as next-generation offshore wind technology will serve to dramatically reduce costs.
