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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 ...

UK Negative imbalance price phenomenon predicted to rise according to Cornwall Insight

Friday, 29 March 2019 Robin Whitlock Imbalance prices turned negative for 13 consecutive settlement periods on Sunday 24th March, as low electricity demand and high levels of wind output led the System Operator to reduce generation output ...

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 ...

PPA: An Opportunity for Agents in Risk Management in the European Electricity Market

Wednesday, 27 March 2019 REM The increased interest in long-term renewable energy PPAs is due to the fall in the costs of photovoltaic technology combined with the renewable revolution posed by the goal of reducing CO2 and other GHG ...

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 ...

Grain Belt Express transmission line passes major regulatory hurdle

Monday, 25 March 2019 Robin Whitlock Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the Grain Belt Express transmission project - a long-distance, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power line which will deliver large amounts of energy, ...

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 ...

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.