By [email protected] Highview Power is taking its unusual cryogenic or liquid air storage from demonstration to commercial scale. The company is developing its first large-scale system in the northern part of the U.K., it revealed Monday. The first project will have a capacity of 50 megawatts/250 megawatt-hours and could be up and running by 2022….
By Adnan Durakovic Norway’s Østensjø Rederi has signed a letter of intent for the construction of four […] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Offshore Wind » News by topic
By [email protected] New York’s utility regulator approved construction for a 316-megawatt battery storage plant that would replace fossil fueled capacity in New York City. The Ravenswood project, if built, will be the largest battery plant in the state, providing emissions free power to the New York City region during the hours of greatest demand. It…
By mmillikin China-based Li-ion battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) has begun construction of its first lithium-ion battery factory in Thuringia, a state in east-central Germany. CATL has developed partnerships with a number of European companies in the automobile industry including BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler, Volvo, and Bosch. Germany is home to a strong…
Researchers have modeled the fluid dynamics of multi-rotor wind turbines via high-resolution numerical simulations. The simulations demonstrate a clear advantage for a turbine model with four rotors. The researchers found, that the wind turbine wake recovers much faster with multi-rotor turbines, that multi-rotor turbines produce slightly more energy than single-rotor turbines, and that a turbine…
By WPED Staff Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives announced a new wind energy project award valued at approximately $67 million. The award is for construction of the Richland Wind Farm in Sac County in western Iowa. The power generated by the 130-MW project’s planned 53 GE WTG turbines will be delivered into the Iowa electrical grid….
By Giles Parkinson Mojo signs long term PPA with Suntech for construction of small solar farm in north-east Victoria, with more deals to come. The post Mojo Power signs long term contract for new solar farm in Victoria appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By WPED Staff Dominion Energy has received two key determinations from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regarding the design, fabrication and installation of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. “This is a significant milestone as we move forward on building the first-ever fully permitted offshore wind project in federal waters,” said Mark…
By Richard A. Kessler in Fort Worth Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind is the first project in federal waters to receive Trump administration construction assent Read Full Article Here For more great articles: www.rechargenews.com
By FORESIGHT Climate & Energy The global building and construction sector can reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 if it makes changes along the whole of the production and supply chain, says Cristina Gamboa, CEO at the World Green Building Council, the global network leading the transformation of the built environment towards sustainability across…
By Billy Ludt Organizations including Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC), the Maryland-DC-Delaware-Virginia Solar Energy Industries Association (MDV-SEIA), Dominion Energy, Microsoft, solar developers, construction companies and energy consulting and recruiting firms, joined forces to launch SHINE, a public-private partnership dedicated to building solar career pathways in Virginia. SHINE’s official launch complements Governor Ralph Northam’s Executive Order…
By Richard A. Kessler in Fort Worth The 345kV Western Spirit transmission line will enable construction of more than $1bn in new wind projects in the state’s rural outback Read Full Article Here For more great articles: www.rechargenews.com
By National Wind Watch WINTERSET, Iowa – A final vote was held Tuesday that halts wind and solar projects in Madison County for one year. The Board of Supervisors had already voted in favor of the moratorium twice. On Tuesday, a moratorium to pause construction of wind and solar projects for one year was passed….
By Giles Parkinson Magnis says construction cost for Townsville battery gigafactory now more than $3 billion, taps Edify Energy to discuss solar power supply options. The post Magnis puts cost of Townsville battery “gigafactory” at $3 billion appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By National Wind Watch Oregon Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle’s agency has lowered the boom on Colorado-based RES Construction, a subcontractor on the $590 million Montague wind farm in Eastern Oregon’s Gilliam County. Investigators for the Bureau of Labor and Industries determined RES deprived workers of hundreds of meal and rest breaks earlier this year. BOLI…