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DNV GL to provide electrical design services for new high voltage transmission tower

Friday, 29 March 2019 Robin Whitlock DNV GL has been selected by the Norwegian transmission system operator, Statnett to provide electrical design services for the development of a new composite high-voltage transmission tower, which is part ...

RES Acquires REG Power Management

Thursday, 28 March 2019 REM Renewable energy company, RES, has acquired REG Power Management’s (RPM) asset management business and with it contracts to manage a portfolio of 43 operational wind and solar projects, increasing its ...

Battery power’s latest fall in costs threatens coal and gas

Tuesday, 26 March 2019 Robin Whitlock

Lithium-ion batteries and offshore wind have both seen dramatic gains in competitiveness during the last year according to the latest research by BNEF.

Enel Acquires 650 MW of Renewable Capacity from GE

Monday, 25 March 2019 REM Enel, acting through its renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, has acquired 100 percent of seven fully operational renewable plants totaling 650 MW from Enel Green Power North America Renewable ...

Businesses, cities and NGOs call for fossil fuel-free investments in EU’s regions

Monday, 25 March 2019 Robin Whitlock An open letter, signed by 44 organisations and sent today to EU Parliamentarians, urges them to rule out fossil fuel investments when they meet to vote on the spending priorities of post-2020 Cohesion ...

ARENA to Provide Funding to Enhance Short Term Forecasting of Wind and solar Farms

Thursday, 21 March 2019 REM On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency has awarded $9.41 million ($6.7 million US) to 11 projects to trial short-term forecasting at large-scale wind and solar farms ...

Aquila Capital Acquires Renewable Energy Project Rights in Spain

Monday, 18 March 2019 REM The alternative investment specialist Aquila Capital has acquired a portfolio of project rights for renewable energy projects in Spain with a total capacity of more than 700 MW. It consists of over 400 ...

German solar energy giant releases its entire global workforce to attend climate protests

Monday, 18 March 2019 Robin Whitlock

German solar module manufacturer solarwatt released its entire global staff to attend the Fridays for Future climate protests taking place in more than 100 countries around the world.

Report: Regulatory Support Is Driving Spread of Renewables in Latin America

Monday, 18 March 2019 Dan McCue

Regulatory and political support are driving the widespread adoption of renewable energy across Latin America, according to a recent analysis by S&P Global Ratings.

Vestas and Utopus Insights to pilot energy forecasting solutions in Australia

Monday, 18 March 2019 Robin Whitlock One way of addressing the challenge of balancing supply and demand from intermittent renewable energy generation is to use advanced forecasting tools to provide predictability, and Vestas has now been ...