In December, 2020, Goldwind’s first wind power plus energy storage system hybrid project—The Lingbi Project in China Anhui province, was completed and put into operation. The approved wind power capacity of Lingbi Project is 50MW, and adopted 16 sets of Goldwind GW140-3.0MW and 1 set of GW121-2.0MW direct drive permanent magnet wind turbines. Goldwind’s subsidiary […]
Scatec to invest $11.8 bln in renewable energy in the next 4 years
It maintained its goal of hitting a capacity of 4.5 GW by the end of 2021 OSLO:– Norwegian renewable energy producer Scatec plans to invest 100 billion Norwegian crowns ($11.8 billion) by the end of 2025 in a drive to increase output capacity fivefold, the company said on Tuesday. Scatec produced just over 3 gigawatt […]
Approval of PSA for purchase of ISTS connected 380 MW Wind Power on Long Term Basis
Petition Number 1593 of 2020 – Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd vs Solar Energy Corporation of India ltd – Approval of Power Sale Agreement for purchase of ISTS connected 380 MW Wind Power on Long Term Basis through competitive Bidding Process in Petition no 1593/2020 For more information please see below link:
Case of MSEDCL Seeking approval for adoption of Tariff for long term procurement of 1.25 MW Wind Power
Case of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd seeking approval for adoption of Tariff under Section 63 of the Electricity Act, 2003, for long term procurement of 1.25 MW wind power from the wind generators whose EPAs with MSEDCL have expired For more information please see below link:
Africa is only tapping into 0.01% of its wind power potential
In 2020, 821 MW of new wind power capacity was installed in Africa and the Middle East, bringing total capacity in the region to over 7 GW, which helps to avoid 10.7 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually – equivalent to taking 2.3 million passenger cars off the road. The technical wind resource potential on […]
Farmer’s Son Becomes Billionaire After Early Bet on Wind Power
Gim Seong-gon was running a steel-manufacturing business in the late 1980s when he became fascinated by wind power. The South Korea native saw growth potential in the field and decided to get involved. It was a good decision. With an early injection of capital from Goldman Sachs Group Inc., his CS Wind Corp. has become […]
Inauguration of President Biden Kicks Energy and Climate Agenda Into Action
Hours after being sworn in, Joe Biden resubmits U.S. to Paris Agreement and lays the groundwork for a major climate-change mitigation push. U.S. President Joe Biden hit the ground running Wednesday, with plans to sign a raft of executive orders to start the process of reversing Trump administration environmental and energy regulations and set the […]
Equinor, BP win New York contracts for offshore wind power
OSLO: Norwegian energy major Equinor has won a contract to supply offshore wind to the U.S. state of New York from the planned Empire Wind 2 and Beacon Wind 1 projects, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.Operator Equinor announced in October it was bidding for the two projects, which together have the potential […]
Germany agrees on amended energy law to boost renewables
The energy law is now expected to go before a parliamentary committee on Tuesday ahead of votes in the lower house on Thursday and the upper house on Friday, with a view to enacting the legislation by Jan. 1, 2021. BERLIN: Germany’s ruling coalition has agreed changes to a new energy law that aims to […]
Tesla CEO says electric cars will double global electricity demand
Increasing the availability of sustainable energy is a major challenge as cars move from combustion engines to battery-driven electric motors FRANKFURT: Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday that electricity consumption will double if the world’s car fleets are electrified, increasing the need to expand nuclear, solar, geothermal and wind energy generating sources. Increasing […]
