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Nordex Wins Wind Projects Totalling 108 MW in Greece

European wind energy major, Nordex Group has won new orders for wind farms from Greece. Terna Energy SA has ordered a total of 36 machines of different models with a capacity of 108 MW. The orders also include a Premium Service contract covering five years with an option to extend for a further five. “We […]

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KIA and Amazon Partner to Develop Efficient Home Charging Systems For EVs

Online retailer Amazon and South Korean automaker Kia have teamed up to provide one-stop shopping for chargers, in what is just the start of the retail giant’s reach toward EV and hybrid buyers. Korean car company KIA has become the second car company to team up with Amazon to simplify the installation of home charging equipment […]

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Senvion Installs the Tallest Wind Turbine in France

Germany-based Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of onshore and offshore wind turbines, has announced that it has installed the tallest wind turbines in France for BayWa r.e. With a tip height of 200 meters, the Senvion 3.0M122 wind turbines are currently being installed in the wind farm Les Landes, located in the French department of […]

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AfDB Pledges $25 Bn to Climate Finance For 2020-25

Key Bank projects include the co-financing of the 510 MW Ouarzazate Solar Complex in Morocco, one of the largest solar complexes in the world. The African Development Bank will double its climate finance commitments for the period 2020-2025, the Bank’s President announced at the One Planet Summit taking place in Nairobi. Akinwumi A. Adesina said […]

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Hanergy’s Innovative Thin-Film Solar Products Bag Multiple iF Design Awards

Hanergy Thin-Film Power Group, one of the world’s largest thin-film solar power solution company, recently bagged the prestigious iF Design Awards 2019, for four of its cutting-edge products. The company’s winning products include one Gold Award for its Single-Glass Triple-Arch HanTile, and an additional three three design awards for its Single-Glass Spool HanTile, Fold Backpack […]

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Researchers Create Hydrogen Fuel From Seawater

A Stanford-led team has developed a way to harness seawater, Earth’s most abundant source, for chemical energy using solar energy. A team of researcher from Stanford University has devised a way to generate hydrogen fuel using solar power, electrodes and saltwater from San Francisco Bay. Their findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy […]

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Self-Sustaining Micro Home by Nice Architects, the Ecocapsule

The Ecocapsule Micro Home includes details designed to boost energy efficiency, from a water filtration system to a roof outfitted with solar panels and a wind turbine.  Designed by Bratislava-based Nice Architects, Ecocapsule is a self-sustainable smart house powered solely by solar and wind energy. It allows you to live off-the-grid. These unique and self-sustainable mobile micro-homes […]

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Rioglass Solar Signs Contract For World’s Largest CSP Plant

Rioglass Solar signs Dubai 600 MW CSP Project order for both parabolic trough receiver tubes and mirrors with Abengoa Energía and Shanghai Electric. The record-breaking Dubai 700 MW CSP + 250 MW PV Hybrid Project Noor Energy 1, developed by ACWA Power in close cooperation with DEWA, Shanghai Electric Group Corporation as EPC, and Abengoa […]

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Vestas and Utopus Insights to Pilot Energy Forecasting Solutions For RE Plants in Australia

The pilot program will aim to improve the energy system stability and increasing the potential revenue generation for customers. With the increasing amount of renewable energy in the system, grid operators must address the challenge of balancing supply and demand from intermittent energy generation. One way of meeting this challenge is to use advanced forecasting […]

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