renewable energy transmission

Southeast Asia Has 5 Proposed Subsea Power Cable Projects By 2040 — But The First…

The technical case for subsea power cables connecting Southeast Asia’s electricity systems has long been established. The next challenge is ensuring that governance arrangements evolve alongside the growing scale and complexity of regional electricity integration. A new analysis from Ember finds that ASEAN’s cross-border electricity ambitions will require stronger regional … [continued]

Big Wind, Renewable Energy Boost as Illinois Gov. Quinn Announces Rock Island Clean Line Project…

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn yesterday announced a project labor agreement between Rock Island Clean Line and Flora, Ill.-based Southwire that over a three-year period “will support wind turbine and transmission manufacturing in Illinois and create 1,450 union construction jobs. “The Rock Island Clean Line will enable some $7 billion worth of investments in new wind energy projects to move forward, which today cannot be constructed due to lack of transmission,” according to an IGNN press release.

European Investment Bank to Support Caribbean Islands’ Geothermal Energy Project

A grant from the European Investment Bank will finance a feasibility study of building grid connections between geothermal power plants on Dominica to the neighboring islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. Caribbean nations are increasingly looking to develop renewable energy resources as key enablers of achieving Millennium Development Goals and significantly reducing their reliance on polluting, imported fossil fuels.