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Equinor Makes FID on Floating Offshore Wind Farm in Norway

Equinor has made an FID for the Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm development in Norway. Equinor has announced that it has, along with the Snorre and Gullfaks partners, made a final investment decision (FID) for the Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm development in Norway. The Snorre and Gullfaks oil and gas platforms which […]

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As Thousands in California Suffer ‘Planned’ Outages, the Case for Solar Storage Presents Itself

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), the largest utility responsible for providing power to California, started cutting off power to thousands of residents on Wednesday. This was done to prevent the eruption of wildfires like last year. Many residents find that their solar installations are of no help due to one reason. Pacific Gas and Electric, […]

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CEEW and IEA Report on Clean Energy Investment Trends 2019

The reduced risk perception of financiers funding renewable energy projects in India resulted in investments in the sector doubling over the last five years, according to a joint study released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) and the International Energy Agency (IEA). The report – the 2019 ‘Clean Energy Investment Trends’ – was released […]

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GE Renewable Energy Bags 132.5 MW Turbine Order in Brazil

GE Renewable Energy has announced that it has signed an onshore wind contract with EDF Renewables in Brazil. This deal for GE’s Cypress platform (the company’s largest onshore wind turbine) is also its first contract with EDF Renewables in the country. GE will be responsible for the production and delivery of 25 turbines, which will […]

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Hanergy Looking to Establish Itself in the Solar Car Market

Hanergy Glory Solar Technology has announced that it plans to raise USD 25 million for 10-20 percent of its company share to fund its solar car program Hanergy Glory Solar Technology, an EV startup has announced that it plans to raise USD 25 million for 10-20 percent of its company share to fund its solar […]

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Huawei Provided Solar PV Solution for World’s Largest Airport

The world’s largest airport, the Beijing Daxing International was put into operation recently with its 5.61 MWp solar plant with the Huawei PV Solution The world’s largest airport, the Beijing Daxing International Airport was put into operation recently. And the grid-tied rooftop distributed solar PV system in the cargo area, east runway, and business jet […]

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for Work on Lithium-Ion Batteries

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2019 has been awarded jointly to Akira Yoshino, John B. Goodenough and M. Stanley Whittingham for the development of lithium-ion batteries. Making the announcement in Stockholm, the Nobel Committee said that the winners have “created a rechargeable world’, underscoring the critical role their find has made in our lives […]

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Sungrow to Supply Storage Systems for Solar Plus Storage Project in US

Sungrow has signed a contract to supply its fully integrated Energy Storage System (ESS) for a solar plus storage project in the US. Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, has announced that it has signed a contract to supply its fully integrated Energy Storage System (ESS) ST4200KWh-2000 to a 15MW/32MWh project in Massachusetts, […]

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Unplanned Solar Plant Repairs Worth $16 bn by 2024

Annual solar plant repairs costs will grow from nearly USD 4.5 billion in 2019 to just over USD 9 billion in 2024. According to a new report, annual solar plant operations and maintenance (O&M) costs will grow from nearly USD 4.5 billion in 2019 to just over USD 9 billion in 2024. The report by […]

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