Offshore Wind Helps Boost UK Renewable Energy To New Record
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%.
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%.
Developers have unveiled plans to turn the former coal generating station at Brayton Point in Massachusetts into a renewable energy hub to serve the offshore wind farms being installed nearby.
BNEF says renewable energy costs are continuing to fall faster than predicted, making renewable cost competitive with coal and gas power plants. But researchers at the University of Chicago claim renewable energy standards raises the cost of electricity. Both cannot be correct, so which is it?
Two recent studies claim the offshore wind farm near Block Island has lead to higher tourism and better recreational fishing. Commercial fishermen are less than thrilled, however.
Brayton Point, one of the largest and dirtiest coal-fired generating stations in New England, closed in 2017 after bitter opposition from environmental groups. Now it will be a support site for the offshore wind industry, which plans to take advantage of the existing grid connection infrastructure.
TEPCO and Orsted have agreed to build a new offshore wind farm in the Pacific east of Tokyo to take advantage of new renewable energy goals announced by the Japanese government.
Two Dutch companies have developed different technologies to simplify the connection of wind turbine components like monopiles and other transition pieces.
We spoke with the Frans Nauta, the founder of ClimateLaunchpad, at the Global Grand Final to get the inside scoop on what early stage startup themes were really taking off, which areas he wasn’t seeing teams do as much work in, and what keeps him going.
A company in Scotland wants to build a large pumped hydro storage facility on the shores of Loch Ness. It will store enough energy to power 400,000 homes.
Episode #48 of Cleantech Talk is here! This episode covers solar + storage nuking natural gas (peaker plants, that is), fantastic floating wind farm news, and the latest in fat-tire electric cycling!