REM - Renewable Energy

UK’s Erebus floating wind demonstration project gains seabed rights

The UK’s Crown Estate has awarded seabed rights to Blue Gem Wind for the proposed 96-MW Erebus floating wind demonstration project in the Welsh waters of the Celtic Sea.

Puget Sound Energy, Avangrid Renewables to build 200-MW Golden Hills wind farm

Oregon utility Puget Sound Energy (PSE) and Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, have agreed on a deal to develop a 200-MW wind farm in the state.

Chevron’s latest moves illustrate diversification push

Chevron is engaging more in renewables and nuclear power at the same time as it continues to pursue new oil and gas opportunities around the world.

Green energy could reduce Asian LNG production emissions by 8%

Using renewable energy to operate LNG production plants across the Asia-Pacific region could reduce emissions by about 8%

Flood forces China’s Tongwei to cut polysilicon capacity by a quarter

Tongwei Group has closed down a quarter of its polycrystalline silicon, or polysilicon, capacity because of severe flooding this week in southeastern China.

Green energy grows during lockdown, but not by enough

Solar and wind output grew 14% during lockdown, but the expansion is too slow to meet the Paris Agreement goals

Vestas secures 86-MW EPC deal to expand Lincoln Gap Wind Farm

Vestas has signed an 86-MW contract with Nexif Energy to supply turbines for the second stage of the Lincoln Gap Wind Farm in South Australia.

Vestas wins biggest ever European onshore turbine order

The UK’s SSE Renewables has given Vestas a 443-MW order to supply turbines for the Viking onshore wind park on the Shetland Islands.

PEI study shows Poland could become climate neutral by 2056

Deal between China’s Talesun Solar, Turkey’s Cengiz ‘to result in first Turkish hybrid plant’

Estonia’s Eesti Energia inks historic green energy purchase agreement in Lithuania

Turkish renewable energy firm Aydem to go public

€10mn solar park planned on Croatian island of Pag

US supports solar, hydro development in Nigeria

The US Trade and Development Agency has awarded a grant to Abuja-based Konexa for a feasibility study that will evaluate Nigeria’s access to reliable, privately generated renewable electricity.

Egypt abandons 200-MW solar tender amid fears of oversupply

State-owned Egyptian Electricity Transmission Co. (EETC) has cancelled its tender to develop 200 MW of solar PV generating capacity in the West Nile province

Baku adds 100 electric London taxis to city's fleet

Canada preps for hydrogen push

Canada is in the process of developing a national hydrogen strategy, and as with oil, Alberta hopes to lead the way.