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AEP Seeks Approval for 1.5GW Wind Development in Oklahoma

July 16, 2019 Anand Gupta

Regulators shot down AEP’s 2 GW Wind Catcher. Now its utilities in Texas and Oklahoma are back with a slimmed-down proposal. American Electric Power is asking state regulators for the second time in two years to approve a multibillion-dollar investment into wind power, as it races to capitalize on fleeting federal tax credits. On Monday, […]

India

Wind power firms left in the lurch

June 28, 2019 Anand Gupta

Jaipur: Despite power regulator Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) reversing an order passed by the previous government last year and bringing in fresh norms to ensure continuity in renewable power purchase, Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (RVUNL) is yet to sign power purchase agreement (PPAs) with generators that expired in March this year. The wind […]

Electric Vehicles

Nissan’s zero-emission ice cream truck uses recycled EV batteries

June 26, 2019 Anand Gupta

The prototype is built on Nissan’s e-NV200 and comes with rooftop solar panels. For some, chasing the neighborhood ice cream truck is a favorite summer tradition. But many ice cream trucks have diesel engines, and older models keep those engines running to power the freezers. That means you get a hefty side of CO2 emissions […]

India

NTPC inks two agreements with PNB for Rs. 650 crore

June 25, 2019 Anand Gupta

NTPC’s joint venture firm NSPCL has inked two agreements with Punjab National Bank (PNB) for Rs. 650 crore for financing two projects. The agreements are for part financing of two of its under-construction projects at Durgapur (2X20 MW) for Rs. 100 crore and Rourkela (1X250) for Rs. 550 crore. NSPCL is a joint venture of […]

Energy Storage

Clean electricity overtaking fossil fuels in Britain

June 21, 2019 Anand Gupta

For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, Britain is obtaining more power from zero-carbon sources than fossil fuels. The milestone has been passed for the first five months of 2019. National Grid says clean energy has nudged ahead with 48% of generation, against 47% for coal and gas. The rest is biomass burning. The […]

Asia - Pacific

Siemens Gamesa Bags Order For 376 Mw Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Project In Taiwan

June 20, 2019 Anand Gupta

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has conditionally received an order for the supply of offshore wind turbines including a 20-year full Service agreement for the 376megawatt Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm Project in Taiwan. The awarding consortium partners are Macquarie Capital and Swancor Renewable Energy Co. A firm order is subject to the consortium’s final investment […]

Energy Storage

Large-scale battery prevents Dutch wind farm’s power from being wasted

June 8, 2019 Anand Gupta

A 10MW battery energy storage system (BESS), which will allow a 24MW wind farm to keep generating energy even in times of oversupply, officially went into service today near Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The old stereotype of Holland as a country of windmills holds particularly true in this northerly region, where the old kind of windmills have been […]

Energy Storage

Azelio’s Unique Energy Storage now Also for Solar PV and Wind Power

May 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

STOCKHOLM: In June 2018, Azelio unveiled its energy storage technology, which enables the provision of electricity from renewables around the clock. That technology is based on a thermal energy storage system developed by Azelio, which features a Stirling engine for dispatchable electricity production. The solution is adapted to solar regions and used particularly in areas […]

India

Tamil Nadu discom to halt wind and solar auctions

May 21, 2019 Anand Gupta

Instead, it will buy clean power from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to fulfil Renewable Purchase Obligation, a senior state government official told ET. One of India’s biggest renewable energy producing states, Tamil Nadu, will stop conducting auctions for wind and solar energy projects following poor response to its tenders which set limits […]

India

Average spot power price to be less than Rs 3.5 per unit in May

May 13, 2019 Anand Gupta

The peak demand of power this month was 178 GW due to summer season New Delhi: Average spot power price is unlikely to breach the Rs 3.50 per unit level in May on account of sufficient coal stock for thermal plants and enhanced supplies from clean energy sources, according to experts. “Despite higher peak demand […]

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