US Energy Department opens purse for solar R&D

Funding totalling $105.5m earmarked for early-stage PV and CSP projects and grid integration technology

Solar  rechargenews.com 17 Apr 16:55 GMT Darius Snieckus in London

2MW turbine platform dominates 2017 US market: AWEA

Vestas led all OEMs with a 35.4% market share and in the 2MW platform capacity rating with 932 turbines installed in 2017

Wind  rechargenews.com 17 Apr 16:09 GMT Richard A. Kessler in Fort Worth

Siemens Gamesa wins 77MW turbine deal for Wind XI in US

Deal with Warren Buffett's MidAmerican Energy Company includes 30 turbines with option for five more and service and maintenance agreement

Wind  rechargenews.com 17 Apr 16:07 GMT Richard A. Kessler in Fort Worth

Enel Green Power claims top spot in 2017 US wind market: AWEA

NextEra retained its leadership in overall US wind ownership, but EGP-NA's huge year elevated it to the top-10 list

Wind  rechargenews.com 17 Apr 15:54 GMT Karl-Erik Stromsta in New York

Germany to halve coal generation by 2030: energy minister

Altmaier argues a coal exit is more difficult for the country, as it is phasing out nuclear power at the same time

Transition  rechargenews.com 17 Apr 13:50 GMT Bernd Radowitz in Berlin

E.ON completes turbine commissioning at UK's Rampion

Last of 116 Vestas wind turbines powers up at project off coast of southern England

Wind  rechargenews.com 17 Apr 13:00 GMT Christopher Hopson in London

WindEurope and Irena chiefs warn of French support change risks

WindEurope CEO urges French government to be flexible on permitting rules to allow latest turbine technology at projects

Wind  rechargenews.com 17 Apr 12:27 GMT Bernd Radowitz in Berlin

Paris goals need sixfold rise in renewables uptake rate: Irena

Agency launches update of 2050 roadmap at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue

Transition  rechargenews.com 17 Apr 12:05 GMT Bernd Radowitz in Berlin

European wind investments hit €51bn in 2017: WindEurope

Investment outlook 'strong' to 2020 but visibility lapses on new projects after decade's end, says industry body

Wind  rechargenews.com 17 Apr 11:45 GMT Andrew Lee

‘Even non-offshore players see floating wind as something to reckon with’

FACE TO FACE | With a week to go to the world’s biggest floating wind power conference – FOWT 2018 in Marseille, France – Darius Snieckus spoke with Bruno Geschier, chairman of WindEurope’s Floating Wind Task Force

Wind  rechargenews.com 17 Apr 09:26 GMT Darius Snieckus in London