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'Renewables sector needs to support transmission projects'
FACE TO FACE | Renewables Grid Iniatitive chief executive Antonella Battaglini talks to Leigh Collins about public opposition to grids, the role of environmental NGOs, digitalisation, and 'regional operational centres'Transition rechargenews.com 22 Feb 10:32 GMT
Public opposition to power lines threatens the energy transition
DISPATCHES | TSOs must get smarter about getting citizens on side — and the renewables sector needs to support this vital part of the clean power build-out, writes Leigh CollinsTransition rechargenews.com 22 Feb 10:32 GMT
Sonnen Australian factory plan as storage booms down under
Germany-based battery pioneer to build plant in South Australia as it tips nation as storage hotspotTransition rechargenews.com 22 Feb 10:21 GMT
Former Green Party chief Simone Peter to head Germany’s BEE
The energy expert was a key negotiator in November's failed talks to form a 'Jamaica coalition'Transition rechargenews.com 22 Feb 08:57 GMT
UK minister rejects call for Scottish floating wind subsidy extension
EXCLUSIVE | Perry tells Recharge that UK government won't extend ROC deadline for innovative floating wind projectsWind rechargenews.com 22 Feb 08:45 GMT
Highview ties with SNC-Lavalin for NAm liquid-air battery launch
UK liquid air energy storage pioneer to build for “long duration requirements” of US and Canadian utilities and IPPsWind rechargenews.com 21 Feb 19:26 GMT
PG&E hits California's renewables mandate three years early
The giant San Francisco-based utility provided 33% of its electric power from eligible renewable sources in 2017Wind rechargenews.com 21 Feb 18:26 GMT
Beothuk pressing ahead with Atlantic Canada wind project
Chief executive Kirby Mercer says progress being made in finding a buyer for the electricity from the proposed 180MW project off NewfoundlandWind rechargenews.com 21 Feb 16:51 GMT
Canada's TransAlta buys two shovel-ready US wind projects
Canada's largest wind owner has been slower than some of its compatriots in its pursuing renewables expansion in the USWind rechargenews.com 21 Feb 16:30 GMT
Euro-MPs back phase-out of priority dispatch for renewables
The European Parliament’s industry and energy committee also voted for new rules over balancing requirementsTransition rechargenews.com 21 Feb 13:22 GMT
Quadran taps Eolos for EolMed wind surveys
Spanish outfit will deploy first Lidar buoy unit at site of 24MW floating wind array in French Mediterranean in AprilWind rechargenews.com 21 Feb 11:07 GMT
Iberdrola earmarks €11.5bn to reach 36GW of renewables in 2022
Renewables to account for 37% of investments as Spanish giant also targets significant growth in storage capacityTransition rechargenews.com 21 Feb 10:13 GMT
Senvion wins 101MW EPC project from ReNew Power in India
The Germany-based OEM wants to become a key player in the Indian wind power marketWind rechargenews.com 21 Feb 10:00 GMT
Engie blasts into US corporate wind market with Infinity deal
UPDATED | French group buys California-based developer Infinity Renewables and its 8GW development pipelineWind rechargenews.com 21 Feb 08:45 GMT
Buffett utility unveils 1.31GW of Wyoming wind expansion
The $1.5bn investment by Rocky Mountain Power includes a 500MW project with all new capacity due online by 2020Wind rechargenews.com 20 Feb 19:40 GMT
New York offshore tender coming 'no sooner' than late-2019
The US does not expect to hold the next NY offshore wind tender before late 2019, slower than Gov. Andrew Cuomo had hopedWind rechargenews.com 20 Feb 17:49 GMT
Avangrid cites offshore as a key plank of US growth strategy
Amid an 'explosion' of recent announcements, the market fundamentals are aligning along the US Atlantic coast, says Avangrid Renwables CEO Laura BeaneWind rechargenews.com 20 Feb 17:43 GMT
Avangrid sees NECEC moving ahead after Northern Pass failure
New England Clean Energy Connect transmission project named 'back-up winner' in Massachusetts' 83D clean-energy tenderTransition rechargenews.com 20 Feb 16:28 GMT
'The right EIAs can help UK onshore wind bridge the subsidy gap'
OPINION | 'Proportionate' environmental impact assessments are coming to the fore as UK onshore developers adapt to a post-subsidy sector, says John WoodruffWind rechargenews.com 20 Feb 15:53 GMT
IDB raises $81m in Mexican peso bonds to finance renewables
Multilateral aims to reduce currency risks and spur financing of new projects coming on streamTransition rechargenews.com 20 Feb 15:11 GMT
Enel, Enertrag and Leclanché plan 22MW of German storage
The facility in Brandenburg state will provide frequency regulation and later be integrated with wind farmsTransition rechargenews.com 20 Feb 14:33 GMT
‘Smarter’ grid-build needed if EU to hit targets: WindEurope
Cooperation, prioritisation of clean electricity on the grid and ‘fixing’ power market software are key, says industry bodyTransition rechargenews.com 20 Feb 12:39 GMT
Price rises in German onshore wind tender but falls for solar
Average price for 709MW of onshore wind comes in at €46/MWh but dips to €43.30/MWh in PV sectorTransition rechargenews.com 20 Feb 12:23 GMT
EU climate chief hails 'new realities' as study shows 34% RE benefits
Miguel Arias Cañete says Irena study showing positive impacts of 34% renewables share should feed into 2030 ambitionsTransition rechargenews.com 20 Feb 12:01 GMT
Acciona seals wind and solar PPA with Chilean water utility
Aguas Chañar will meet 70% of its power needs with output from the Spanish group's solar and wind facilitiesTransition rechargenews.com 20 Feb 11:22 GMT
SSE chief sets out post-Brexit vision for UK-EU energy ties
SSE CEO says energy policy collaboration between the UK and EU is necessary for renewables projects to come to fruitionTransition rechargenews.com 20 Feb 09:29 GMT
OWC to assess EA1 offshore construction-readiness
Review of 714MW project will prepare the Iberdrola wind farm for future offshore worksWind rechargenews.com 20 Feb 09:19 GMT
Orsted in talks over 50% divestment of 1.2GW Hornsea 1
Under-construction offshore wind project can count on £140/MWh in UK government supportWind rechargenews.com 20 Feb 08:57 GMT
Brazil to hold A-6 power tender between May and August
Process could give second opportunity of 2018 for wind and solar to win contracts as procurement ramps back upTransition rechargenews.com 20 Feb 08:23 GMT
New report to eyeball UK offshore wind local content policy
Study being led by former energy minister Sir Michael Fallon to scrutinise 'obstacles' facing fast-emerging British sectorWind rechargenews.com 19 Feb 16:33 GMT
Germany launches combined onshore wind and PV auction
Developers can hand in bids by 3 April, with an €88.40/MWh price ceiling for both technologies in 200MW processTransition rechargenews.com 19 Feb 16:23 GMT
Siemens Gamesa unveils SG 2.7-129 with eye on US market
OEM says 2.75MW machine 'combines best practices' from pre-merger businesses to serve medium- to low-wind US sitesWind rechargenews.com 19 Feb 16:08 GMT
LatAm wind growth set to regain pace after 2017 slowdown
ANALYSIS | Regional wind expansion may have slowed last year but is still ahead of medium-term forecasts and set to pick up again in 2018, writes Alexandre SpatuzzaWind rechargenews.com 19 Feb 15:19 GMT
'The SuperNode is the link to Europe's renewable future'
OPINION | Innovative technology is the key enabler necessary for an interconnected, renewable-powered European energy system, says Eddie O'ConnorTransition rechargenews.com 19 Feb 13:10 GMT
Spanish renewables face big financing challenge: S&P
Credit specialist says remuneration mechanism for 8.7GW of new renewables is 'weakest seen in Europe so far'Transition rechargenews.com 19 Feb 12:47 GMT
Australia's Infigen launches $416m refinancing
Australian wind operator looks to C&I and storage as refinancing helps it adapt to changing marketWind rechargenews.com 19 Feb 08:58 GMT
Danish parliament approves test turbine support measures
Domestic wind giant Vestas joins industry in applauding move to support up to 35MW beyond nation's two national demonstration centresWind rechargenews.com 16 Feb 15:06 GMT
Brazil drafts reforms 'to bring power sector to reality'
IN DEPTH | Proposals include changes to tender rules and provision for hybrid renewables plants in future procurementTransition rechargenews.com 16 Feb 11:09 GMT
EDF signals renewables 'acceleration' as wind and PV output surges
French group outlines 30GW Solar Plan and other wind and PV activity as Energies Nouvelles unit growsTransition rechargenews.com 16 Feb 09:50 GMT
US plans sale of wind lease areas this year off Massachusetts
UPDATED | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management wants to conduct sale of two areas by end of SeptemberWind rechargenews.com 15 Feb 17:38 GMT
Inox wins 200MW in Indian SECI-3 wind power tender
The auction success brings the OEM's auction based order book to 800MWWind rechargenews.com 15 Feb 15:50 GMT
Wind sector 'can cut costs by standardising health & safety training'
Duplicated training is inefficient, slows personnel deployment and increases expenses, says Global Wind OrganisationWind rechargenews.com 15 Feb 15:35 GMT
US wind market navigates turbulent PTC ‘glide path’
IN DEPTH | American wind market will roar in 2018-20, but developers must grapple with ultra-low PPA prices and grid constraintsWind rechargenews.com 15 Feb 12:39 GMT
Five key trends for the European power sector in 2018
OPINION | Kristian Ruby predicts uneven renewables deployment, increased digitalisation and electrification, maturation of the storage market, and a rise in supply-demand imbalancesCircuit rechargenews.com 15 Feb 08:39 GMT
Siemens Gamesa eyes €2bn in cost savings and €400m in synergies by 2020
Three-year strategic plan focused on profitable growth to achieve global leadershipWind rechargenews.com 15 Feb 08:32 GMT
Hywind floating array output beats bottom-fixed through winter
Statoil’s 30MW project off Scotland sees 'better than expected' capacity factor of 65% during first three months at seaWind rechargenews.com 15 Feb 07:02 GMT
Anbaric approved to begin selling space on 'Ocean Grid' network
US transmission developer is pushing the concept of an grid backbone capable of harnessing power from multiple offshore wind farmsWind rechargenews.com 14 Feb 17:14 GMT
EDF forms JV with leading Chinese rooftop solar developer ACC
Asia Clean Capital (ACC) is considered China’s leading developer for distributed rooftop solar projects, EDF saysTransition rechargenews.com 14 Feb 15:43 GMT
Enel grows revenue and earnings amid resources squeeze
Italian giant says 'solid' 2017 preliminary results keep it on track for 2020 investment plansTransition rechargenews.com 14 Feb 15:10 GMT
Innogy enters Australian renewables with 460MW PV deal
German group sets up subsidiary that will also look for opportunities in onshore wind and storageTransition rechargenews.com 14 Feb 14:26 GMT
Indian wind prices stick at $38/MWh after 2GW largest auction
Winning bids as low as 2.44 rupees/kWh as Indian utility Torrent Power wins a quarter of capacity on offer in nation's largest tender yetWind rechargenews.com 14 Feb 10:07 GMT
BARD Offshore 1 increases output by 13% to 1.5TWh in 2017
Its operator Ocean Breeze Energy says the 400MW array was Germany’s most productive last yearWind rechargenews.com 14 Feb 10:01 GMT
Siemens Gamesa lands ‘biggest ever’ deal for 1.4GW Hornsea 2
German-Spanish OEM will deliver components for 173 turbines for Orsted's UK mega-project from Cuxhaven and Hull factoriesWind rechargenews.com 14 Feb 08:35 GMT
'The growing wind power industry is winning its battles'
OPINION | Wind capacity is expanding fast, but new markets, falling prices and technological innovation offer the real measure of the industry's success, writes Steve SawyerWind rechargenews.com 14 Feb 07:58 GMT
Global wind additions slow to 52.6GW in 2017: GWEC
Expansion driven by China, the US and Germany, but slows in all regions bar Europe amid transition to market-based systemsWind rechargenews.com 14 Feb 07:56 GMT
AEP's $4.5bn Wind Catcher project suffers setback in Oklahoma
An administrative law judge at the state's regulatory body recommends denial of preapproval request for cost recoveryWind rechargenews.com 14 Feb 01:06 GMT
Oklahoma wind subsidy cap and generation tax bill fails
Project owners remain wary as legislature must address the cash-strapped state's budget woes before session ends in MayWind rechargenews.com 13 Feb 17:44 GMT
MidAmerican finishes first projects under Wind XI programme
Vestas supplied turbines for US utility MidAmerican Energy's Beaver Creek and Prairie wind farms in Iowa, the first under its 2GW Wind XI build-outWind rechargenews.com 13 Feb 15:28 GMT
Renewables on cusp of global grid parity with fossils: Lloyd’s Register
By 2022, PV will make a competitive breakthrough against fossils, followed closely by wind, latest survey-driven Technology Radar report findsTransition rechargenews.com 13 Feb 14:25 GMT
Orsted awards contract to build East Coast Hub for offshore wind O&M
Local group hired to lead build of East Coast Hub, the UK’s largest offshore wind O&M facility to serve the Danish developer's projectsWind rechargenews.com 13 Feb 12:54 GMT
Nestlé signs deal for EDPR wind power in the US
Consumer goods giant says Indiana wind output will bring US renewable power share to 20%Wind rechargenews.com 13 Feb 12:01 GMT
Thai PV developer plans 700MW Vietnam wind push
Superblock looking at opportunities in Vietnam and beyond as it pursues regional ambitions, says chairmanWind rechargenews.com 13 Feb 11:00 GMT
DNV GL carries out due diligence for 659MW Walney Extension
Study helps major institutional lenders assess risk profile of giant project as they move into offshore windWind rechargenews.com 13 Feb 09:33 GMT
BiFab yards 'to close' as Beatrice work ends: unions
UK trade unions claim struggling fabricator set to shut facilities as wind farm work comes to an endWind rechargenews.com 13 Feb 09:01 GMT
Europe installs record 15.7GW of onshore and offshore wind in 2017
With a cumulative 169GW, wind remains the second-largest source of power generation capacity on the continentWind rechargenews.com 12 Feb 23:00 GMT
First Solar to build 50MW 'solar-fueled battery' for Arizona utility
First Solar will build a giant “solar-fueled battery” in the US desert southwest for Arizona Public Service (APS), linking a 50MW battery system and a 65MW PV plant to provide electricity for the utility during its peak demand hours in the early evening. The project, due on line in 2021, was proposed in response to APS’s request for peaking capacity resources. APS signed a 15-year power-purchaseTransition rechargenews.com 12 Feb 21:39 GMT
Converting megawatt hours to megabytes – the next disruptive shift for renewables?
OPINION | The data generated by interconnected renewables systems could one day be more valuable than the energy itself, writes David Halligan, co-founder of Datawatt EnergyTransition rechargenews.com 12 Feb 17:41 GMT
Orsted revises 2.4GW Hornsea 3 UK wind farm plans
Orsted will reduce the number of turbines and the construction programme for its giant Hornsea 3 project off eastern EnglandWind rechargenews.com 12 Feb 17:00 GMT
Votorantim and Canada's CPPIB complete 206MW Brazilian wind farm
Votorantim Energia, the electric power arm of Grupo Votorantim, the Brazilian industrial and financial conglomerate, along with its partner Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), have started commercial operation at the 206MW Ventos do Piauí wind complex in the North-eastern state of Piauí. Total investment in the project was R$1.1bn ($340m) since construction started in 2016. The complexWind rechargenews.com 12 Feb 16:51 GMT
Germany to co-fund study into Brazilian renewables integration
Brazil’s energy planning authority EPE, the National Grid Operator (ONS), and Germany’s International Cooperation Agency (GIZ) have contracted an international consortium to outline new guidelines for the integration of renewables in Brazil’s grid. The study will be developed by a group made up of German engineering consultants Lahmeyer International, Brazilian electric sector consulting firm andWind rechargenews.com 12 Feb 16:36 GMT
EnBW to participate in 5.5GW Taiwan offshore grid link and support auctions
Taiwan to hold 3GW auction for grid connections with FITs, and another 2.5GW auction for tender-based support, the German utility saysWind rechargenews.com 12 Feb 16:01 GMT
Developers pinched as US utilities warm to owning wind farms
Wind PPAs, long the lifeblood of the US wind sector, are becoming scarcer as utilities increasingly prefer acquiring projectsWind rechargenews.com 12 Feb 14:59 GMT
Vattenfall applies for up to 340MW Thanet extension lease
The Crown Estate has set a timetable for wind farm extension projects and a possible new offshore leasing roundWind rechargenews.com 12 Feb 13:42 GMT
China’s SGCC plans to buy 20% of German TSO 50Hertz
The acquisition of the stake from Australian investment fund IFM Investors still needs regulatory approvalWind rechargenews.com 12 Feb 11:50 GMT
The opportunities for storage in ancillary markets — and the uncertainties
OPINION | Alex Eller describes how renewables and energy storage are affecting the markets, the challenges facing energy storage, and the potential evolutions that will affect future opportunities.Transition rechargenews.com 12 Feb 09:35 GMT
Aker buy-in oils the wheels of floating wind
ANALYSIS | Aker’s arrival in the floating wind industry could be fundamental in upping the tempo of the fast-emerging technology’s global industrialisationWind rechargenews.com 12 Feb 09:23 GMT
EnBW buys 37.5% in three Taiwanese offshore wind projects
The utility also eyes and expansion into US offshore and French and Swedish onshore wind this yearWind rechargenews.com 12 Feb 09:05 GMT
NextEra scores 520MW corporate PPA with AT&T
The blockbuster deal comes just days after US telecoms rival T-Mobile announced its own big wind off-take agreementWind rechargenews.com 09 Feb 21:52 GMT
AIMCo invests in two Enel Green Power wind projects in Canada
Alberta's state-run pension manager forges new relationship with EGP, buying stakes in developer's winning projects from province's first tender roundWind rechargenews.com 09 Feb 17:38 GMT
Argentina’s YPF sells power unit stake to fund RE investments
GE buys stake in YPF Energía Eléctrica as Argentine state energy company prepares for wind build-outTransition rechargenews.com 09 Feb 16:08 GMT
Forestalia gets ready to deliver 1.8GW wind capacity in Spain
Spanish group identifies 51 wind projects in the autonomous community of AragonWind rechargenews.com 09 Feb 15:55 GMT
US infrastructure bill unlikely to pass in 2018, AWEA CEO says
Congested transmission lines are a growing problem for the US wind sector, but could give a boost to the offshore marketWind rechargenews.com 09 Feb 15:33 GMT
Suzlon drops to quarterly loss in ‘transition year’
Indian player ‘ confident’ that the industry will regain the momentum as quarterly revenues fallWind rechargenews.com 09 Feb 13:53 GMT
Tekmar and SBSS target Chinese offshore wind
Duo to collaborate as each other’s preferred partner in offering export and inter-array cable protectionWind rechargenews.com 09 Feb 12:49 GMT
Orsted gets environmental OK for 2.4GW in Taiwanese offshore projects
Subject to a FID, construction of the first of four projects by the utility off Changhua could start as early as 2019Wind rechargenews.com 09 Feb 12:26 GMT
European solar rebounds in 2017 with 8.61GW in new installations
The 28% increase from the previous year is driven by strong figures from Turkey and a recovery in GermanyTransition rechargenews.com 09 Feb 12:17 GMT
New UK offshore wind leasing could start in late 2018: Crown Estate
Seabed landlord to consult stakeholders ahead of potential formal process late this year or in 2019Wind rechargenews.com 09 Feb 09:06 GMT
WindEurope sees 350MW of floating offshore by 2021
Ten floating offshore wind projects off the UK, France, Portugal, and possibly Norway are likely to be builtWind rechargenews.com 09 Feb 08:37 GMT
Siemens Gamesa signs MoU on Taiwan offshore supply chain
Wind OEM had already signed an agreement to investigate Taichung Harbour for offshore developmentWind rechargenews.com 09 Feb 08:14 GMT
Utilities’ 2050 carbon pledge ‘will transform our economies’
Commission vice-president Sefcovic tells Eurelectric event how Europe will enjoy 'first-mover advantage'Transition rechargenews.com 09 Feb 07:58 GMT
New drivetrain health-check technology ready for NREL trials
IoT-linked condition monitoring system to be put through its paces on a GE 1.5MW turbine with Winergy gearboxWind rechargenews.com 08 Feb 16:43 GMT
WPD kicks off financing for its offshore projects in Taiwan
German developer WPD is pushing forward with its offshore plans in Taiwan, where it aims to commission over 1GW of capacity through two wind farms in 2020. The company has already started the procurement process for the 360MW Guanyin and 700MW Yunlin wind farms last year, and now, the financing process has kicked off with the appointment of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) as their finWind rechargenews.com 08 Feb 16:37 GMT
‘Offshore wind to grow quicker than onshore’: Navigant
Offshore wind installed capacity is expected to grow faster than onshore wind, according to global consultancy Navigant Research, amid technology improvements and cost reduction strategies. Navigant’s analysis indicates the global wind industry installed an estimated 3.3GW of new offshore capacity in 2017, bringing the cumulative total to almost 17GW. According to research, while the onshore winWind rechargenews.com 08 Feb 14:43 GMT
Corporates 'to become investors in US wind and solar projects'
Direct investment by giants like Apple and Nike is next step for corporate renewables, say industry expertsTransition rechargenews.com 08 Feb 13:34 GMT
Able Seaton Port gets Hornsea 1 work
Northern England port to provide the installation base and a range of associated services for the giant 1.2GW offshore wind farmWind rechargenews.com 08 Feb 13:04 GMT
'If you own two electric cars and one's not charged, the DNO’s life will be hell'
FACE TO FACE | Bloomberg New Energy Finance founder Michael Liebreich talks to Leigh Collins about the effect of up-and-coming technologies on the renewables-heavy grid of the futureTransition rechargenews.com 08 Feb 12:49 GMT
Vattenfall to bid North Sea projects into German tender: CEO
Hall says utility can handle merchant risk of zero-subsidy projects, but questions their impact on wider offshore wind growthWind rechargenews.com 08 Feb 12:47 GMT
Finland's Taaleri enters US wind with 277MW Texas deal
Finnish group to seek co-investors at wind development as it targets further US project deals this yearWind rechargenews.com 08 Feb 10:19 GMT
Scotland hails offshore wind in 'Paraffin Young's' alma mater
DISPATCHES | Strathclyde University’s futuristic technology and innovation centre in Glasgow was an apt setting as Scotland's offshore wind industry declared its ambitions, writes Christopher HopsonWind rechargenews.com 08 Feb 09:41 GMT
Orsted plans MW-sized li-ion storage pilot in Taiwan
The Danish utility will work together with local government, Taipower and research facilities to establish a consortium for energy storageWind rechargenews.com 08 Feb 08:59 GMT