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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
Statoil to pump $500m into renewables this year
Norwegian group matches 2017 spend as it prepares to boost New Energy business towards 2020Wind rechargenews.com 08 Feb 08:58 GMT
Innergex completes buyout of renewables rival Alterra Power
Quebec firm plans to leverage Alterra's expertise in US to 'significantly' expand presence in renewables market thereWind rechargenews.com 08 Feb 00:28 GMT
NRG Energy to sell renewables assets and 46% stake in yieldco
The transaction, targeted to close in the second half of this year, is among the largest for wind and solar assets.Wind rechargenews.com 07 Feb 20:37 GMT
Jack Daniel's producer embraces wind power with 30MW PPA
Brown Forman, the company behind the iconic whiskey is the first major US spirits and wine firm to commit to windWind rechargenews.com 07 Feb 18:44 GMT
China seeks compensation in WTO challenge to US solar tariffs
China contends tariffs starting as high as 30% on solar cells and panels are inconsistent with global trade rulesWind rechargenews.com 07 Feb 16:36 GMT
Renewable energy's best lessons are learnt in oil and gas
OPINION | Renewables are the future, but the oil and gas industry has a rich store of expertise, resources and technology to help the energy transition on its way, writes Jérôme PécresseTransition rechargenews.com 07 Feb 16:04 GMT
Acciona starts work on 404MW solar plant in Mexico
Spanish developer and local partner begin construction of project that will feed power to grid and industrial buyerTransition rechargenews.com 07 Feb 13:04 GMT
DNV GL delivers Borssele 3&4 diligence for Partners Group
The private equity fund manager asked DNV GL for due diligence before buying a 45% stake in the offshore wind projectWind rechargenews.com 07 Feb 12:40 GMT
German parties agree new coalition that may boost renewables
Some 8GW in additional solar and wind auctioning volume planned, but SPD members first need to approve a new coalitionTransition rechargenews.com 07 Feb 12:18 GMT
Canada's Brookfield makes $1.2bn bid for Spain's Saeta Yield
Brookfield Asset Management continues renewables push with offer for Spanish wind and solar operatorTransition rechargenews.com 07 Feb 11:09 GMT
UK backs research aimed at turning disused mine shafts into energy stores
The UK government has allocated funds to Edinburgh-based start-up Gravitricity to research ways of harnessing the power of gravity to store renewable energy. Gravitricity, which just received a £650,000 ($903,000) grant from Innovate UK, the government’s innovation agency, plans to use its new technology to suspend a massive weight in mine shafts to capture green power, and then release it in secWind rechargenews.com 07 Feb 10:51 GMT
2017 was a spectacular year for offshore wind, but is the future as bright?
OPINION | Europe's installed capacity increased by 25% last year, but policymakers must support this affordable and economically desirable technology, writes Giles DicksonWind rechargenews.com 07 Feb 08:56 GMT
Vestas profits squeezed on path to 'mature, unsubsidised' industry
Danish wind group sees future of fierce competition and more consolidation as 2017 revenue and profits dip amid price pressuresWind rechargenews.com 07 Feb 08:33 GMT
Growing wind power fleet helps Vattenfall return to profit in 2017
The utility plans to spend SKr14bn in new wind and solar generation in 2018-19, and another SKr3bn in decentralized solutions, energy storage and e-mobilityWind rechargenews.com 07 Feb 08:31 GMT
Offshore oil veteran Aker Solutions buys into Principle Power
Norwegian contracting group takes 5% starting stake in floating wind pioneer, as plans ramp up for first European and Asian arraysWind rechargenews.com 07 Feb 06:02 GMT
Alberta readies two tenders for 700MW renewables capacity
Rounds 2 and 3 will run in parallel later this year and build upon last December’s initial tender for nearly 600MW of capacityWind rechargenews.com 06 Feb 22:51 GMT
US utility AEP to add 8.4GW of wind and solar capacity by 2030
Strategy for clean energy transition is among most ambitious by major investor-owned US electric utilityWind rechargenews.com 06 Feb 20:01 GMT
Connecticut, Rhode Island target offshore in renewables tenders
Both states this year are looking for private developers to submit electric power supply proposals from offshore wind projectsWind rechargenews.com 06 Feb 17:50 GMT
Drivers to stay at wheel of wind transport: trucking CEO
Haulage boss says technology will help wind logistics but expectations over autonomous vehicles are overblownWind rechargenews.com 06 Feb 16:37 GMT
AMSC's loss widens on lack of deliveries to India market
Licensee Inox Wind is the largest customer for turbine electronic control systems and key to AMSC's efforts to regain profitabilityWind rechargenews.com 06 Feb 16:18 GMT
Bilfinger to build heat storage system for Siemens Gamesa
Bilfinger will provide plant engineering and a water-steam cycle for the storage system based on rocksTransition rechargenews.com 06 Feb 15:46 GMT
BP 'more interested' in offshore wind: CEO
Oil giant says improvements in technology and costs make offshore wind sector look more attractive as part of wider renewables pushTransition rechargenews.com 06 Feb 13:37 GMT
Vestas launches new wind turbine blade anti-icing system
OEM’s calculations suggest technology will ensure 'a minimum of 90% production retention' from cold-climate wind farmsWind rechargenews.com 06 Feb 12:44 GMT
Record 3.15GW in offshore wind capacity added in Europe in 2017
UK and Germany account for much of the expansion that brings Europe’s cumulative offshore capacity to 15.78GWWind rechargenews.com 06 Feb 06:48 GMT
Goldwind names David Sale its new North American CEO
Formerly of Siemens Gamesa, Sale joins the Chinese OEM at a critical moment in its North American pushWind rechargenews.com 06 Feb 00:51 GMT
US wind developers safe-harbored 10GW at 80% PTC: MAKE
Unexpectedly strong demand came in spite of late-2017 US tax reform uncertainty, market researcher MAKE tells RechargeWind rechargenews.com 05 Feb 22:32 GMT
'Enel's record of success helps us make strides in Mexico'
FACE TO FACE | Smart ways of working, newer turbines and its global track record are all factors behind Italian energy giant Enel's big impact in Mexico, says local head Paolo RomanacciTransition rechargenews.com 05 Feb 16:27 GMT
GE seals 360MW wind turbine deal with Engie in Brazil
US group to deliver turbines to French group's recently-acquired Umburanas project in Bahia stateWind rechargenews.com 05 Feb 16:00 GMT
Lebanese government signs deals to advance 200MW of wind
Middle East nation's PPA mechanism opens way to investment in projects, developer saysWind rechargenews.com 05 Feb 13:31 GMT
IPO offer price values E.ON’s Turkish JV Enerjisa at €1.58bn
E.ON can expect to earn some €158m from the IPO of 20% of the Turkish energy distribution and retail companyTransition rechargenews.com 05 Feb 12:11 GMT
‘Pioneering’ BEAM earmarks $50m to back off-grid energy
The newly-launched BEAM investment platform will deploy an initial $50m in equity for distributed energy service companies (DESCOs) to help boost energy access for millions in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. The "pioneering platform", which was launched by private equity player Bamboo Capital Partners and BBOXX, a UK-based utility, aims to deliver energy services to transform lives in the developingWind rechargenews.com 05 Feb 11:42 GMT
NREL creates high-power ‘stable’ perovskite PV
Researchers at US lab use new materials for top and bottom layers of cell to solve rapid decline in cell efficiencyTransition rechargenews.com 05 Feb 11:02 GMT
Enel agrees deal to buy 132MW of Spanish wind power
Italian group consolidates position in Spanish market with acquisitions in Catalonia and GaliciaWind rechargenews.com 05 Feb 10:25 GMT
Tesla to build 250MW ‘virtual power plant’ in South Australia
At least 50,000 households to take part in the $800m project, which is said to be the biggest in the world of its kindTransition rechargenews.com 05 Feb 10:10 GMT
GE and Arenko plan 41MW battery storage system in UK
Partnership to focus on long-term commercial systems that are not reliant on subsidies and incentivesTransition rechargenews.com 05 Feb 09:35 GMT
How offshore wind in Europe could reach 100GW by 2030
OPINION | Offshore wind sector companies should aim high and focus on dominating their own part of the industry's value chain, says Lars HolmWind rechargenews.com 05 Feb 09:27 GMT
Vestas buys energy data specialist Utopus Insights
UPDATED | US-based energy analytics outfit will be run as a standalone unit in Danish OEM’s service businessTransition rechargenews.com 05 Feb 07:53 GMT
Trump looks to open California to more wind and solar projects
US government will review the Obama-era Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan that restricted renewables developmentWind rechargenews.com 02 Feb 21:49 GMT
E.ON seals tax-equity deal for 306MW Radford's Run in Illinois
Germany’s E.ON announced the successful closing of tax-equity financing for its 305.8MW Radford’s Run wind farm in the US state of Illinois, which was the largest wind farm completed in the US last year. Allianz Renewable Energy Partners of America and Bank of America Merrill Lynch provided the financing in exchange for a partial interest in the project, which was brought on line in December. LoWind rechargenews.com 02 Feb 17:17 GMT
Bundesrat backs German onshore wind auction volume boost
Upper house of parliament also demands an end to community power privilegesWind rechargenews.com 02 Feb 16:31 GMT
'Relief' as minister approves South Africa renewable PPAs
Green light from public enterprises minister removes final obstacle to signing long-delayed power deals with Eskom, says wind industry bodyWind rechargenews.com 02 Feb 16:05 GMT
Eversource's Northern Pass rejected by New Hampshire regulators
The huge Hydro-Québec-backed transmission project emerged only last week as the lone winner in Massachusetts' clean-energy tenderTransition rechargenews.com 02 Feb 15:32 GMT
Fossil plants win 85% of awards at UK capacity market auction
Critics hit out at subsidies for gas and coal as storage takes only small slice in back-up power procurement processWind rechargenews.com 02 Feb 14:03 GMT
Italian RE attractive despite electoral uncertainty: BMI
March elections are unlikely to produce a clear winner, but all political forces have pledged to support wind and solar growthTransition rechargenews.com 02 Feb 13:41 GMT
Vestas set to install 'tallest towers in Asia' at Thai wind farm
Danish group to deliver V136 models to 45MW project that will reach hub-heights of 162-metresWind rechargenews.com 02 Feb 10:39 GMT
Renewables take back seat in latest Indian budget
Wind and solar targets of few measures as finance minister Jaitley delivers speech focusing on rural economyWind rechargenews.com 02 Feb 10:15 GMT
Foundations for 714MW EA1 make journey to Europe
Jackets depart from Lamprell in the UAE as foundations for giant North Sea offshore wind project are prepared for installation by end of yearWind rechargenews.com 02 Feb 09:06 GMT
Wind from Plains & Eastern HVDC line 'not cost-effective', TVA says
The Tennessee Valley Authority explains its decision to not buy wind power from Clean Line's Plains & Eastern transmission projectWind rechargenews.com 01 Feb 17:51 GMT
Offshore wind could reach 4GW in Poland by 2030: study
Offshore build-out has potential to grow to 8GW by 2035, the Foundation for Sustainable Energy saysWind rechargenews.com 01 Feb 16:00 GMT
Tackling corrosion 'could save EU offshore sector $105bn by 2050'
Twin reports say anti-corrosion solutions and new materials could reap huge benefits for wind, wave and tidal sectorsWind rechargenews.com 01 Feb 15:05 GMT
Argentine oil group adds 100MW of wind for unregulated market
Pampa Energía builds twin projects to supply large power users after gaining priority grid accessWind rechargenews.com 01 Feb 14:43 GMT
Orsted hits full power at 573MW Race Bank off UK
Developer says North Sea wind farm saw turbine installed in company record of just over 11 hoursWind rechargenews.com 01 Feb 14:19 GMT
Vestas biggest winner in 4.4GW Iberdrola service tender
Danish group and Siemens Gamesa take bulk of €110m-worth of deals on offer as wind giant ties up deals for Iberian turbine fleetWind rechargenews.com 01 Feb 13:41 GMT
German Bundesrat to debate higher offshore wind targets
Upper house will also discuss legal proposals to scrap community power privileges in onshore wind auctionsWind rechargenews.com 01 Feb 13:06 GMT
UK offshore wind sector calls for push to 30GW by 2030
Industry leaders want 'scaling up' of ambition by UK as part of 'sector deal' they hope will be in place by mid-yearWind rechargenews.com 01 Feb 12:10 GMT
Danish duo ties-up with CSBC for Taiwan offshore wind
European contractors Bladt and Semco sign deal with shipyard to build substations for fast-emerging marketWind rechargenews.com 01 Feb 11:06 GMT
Orsted mulls participation in German North Sea auction
The utility couldn’t find “the right opportunity” for the Baltic Sea part of the auction, CEO Poulsen saysWind rechargenews.com 01 Feb 10:22 GMT
Orsted to look at onshore wind as offshore profits surge
Offshore profits grow 74% in 2017 as Danish group says it will 'look more closely' at onshore potentialWind rechargenews.com 01 Feb 08:40 GMT
New Jersey governor signs 3.5GW offshore wind order for 2030
The Garden State plans to kick off with a 1.1GW initial solicitation, as the northeastern US offshore market gains steamWind rechargenews.com 31 Jan 20:15 GMT
Broadwind sees tower business firming in strong US market
Chief executive says company 'actively bidding' on multiple contracts to build on $50m backlog in 2018Wind rechargenews.com 31 Jan 19:02 GMT
Goldwind Americas CEO Halligan to leave the company
David Halligan, chief executive of Goldwind Americas for the past four years, will leave the Chinese wind-turbine company to form a new company that will partner with Goldwind in an as-yet-unspecified capacity. Goldwind Americas, the Chicago-based division of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology, China’s leading wind turbine maker, did not immediately announce a replacement CEO. Halligan, a naWind rechargenews.com 31 Jan 17:47 GMT
EDF EN commissions 200MW Red Pine project in Minnesota
The 200MW facility is part of a boom in wind development in Minnesota located in the US Upper MidwestWind rechargenews.com 31 Jan 17:35 GMT
Trump solar tariffs could give near-term updraft to wind
Big US electricity buyers are scrambling to assess the impact of new US solar tariffs on near-term tendersWind rechargenews.com 31 Jan 16:39 GMT
Younicos to install 10MW energy storage system in Hawaii
Deal will enable TerraForm Power to create new revenue streams from the Kaheawa wind farm on Maui.Wind rechargenews.com 31 Jan 16:01 GMT
Brazil’s BNDES may ease local-content rules and lengthen loans
Main backer of renewables considers moves in response to wind market hiatus and changes to rate policiesTransition rechargenews.com 31 Jan 15:03 GMT
Renewables lament stagnation in German heating transition
Applications for RE-based heating systems rose by 7% last year, as Germany’s PV expansion reached 1.75GWTransition rechargenews.com 31 Jan 13:31 GMT
Atlantis launches green bond to uncork project pipeline
Funds raised would go toward first developments under Simec Atlantis banner, including UK’s Wyre tidal gatewayTransition rechargenews.com 31 Jan 13:00 GMT
Engie Brasil clears way for $320m Campo Largo wind loan
Board approval opens way for BNDES to approve first wind power loan of 2018 for 121MW first phaseWind rechargenews.com 31 Jan 12:22 GMT
Chile signals thermal exit in 'increasingly renewable' future
Government and industry players say no more thermal investments without CCS as renewables assume leading roleTransition rechargenews.com 31 Jan 12:07 GMT
Non-hydro renewables beat coal in EU for first time in 2017
Wind, solar and biomass made up 20.9% of the bloc’s power generation mix last yearTransition rechargenews.com 31 Jan 11:23 GMT