By National Wind Watch Hohe/Brökeln. Alarm für die Feuerwehr in der Samtgemeinde Bodenwerder-Polle. Ein Windrad bei Brökeln hat Feuer gefangen, schwarzer Rauch ist schon kilometerweit zu sehen. Um 13.30 Uhr am Dienstag, 12. Januar, ging der erste Alarmruf ein. Die Feuerwehr hat in Hohe die Einsatzleitung etabliert. Wegen der starken Rauchentwicklung fordert die Feuerwehr dazu…
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By [email protected] This is the final piece in a three-part series. Read part one here and part two here. Despite market turbulence brought by the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 proved to be a formative year for India’s clean energy transition. Solar prices hit record lows, definitively ousting coal as the cheapest source of electricity. The government…
By Ketan Joshi 2020 delivered another big year with big milestones in the UK, with wind and solar smashing records. Can it do it all again in 2021? The post Wind and solar provided more than a quarter of UK energy in 2020 appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles:…
By Rafael Herzberg Energy & the competitive advantageProviding consultancy to companies and institutions in the energy area, I discovered two main lines of conduct among their leaders in Brazil:1st) MinorityPlaces two references in a ranking: including other plants and/or buildings: (a) $/MWh of contracted energy cost considering all sources involved (electricity, gas, biomass, etc.) and…
By Sophie Vorrath OSMI Australia submits final project design for proposed Delburn wind farm, seeking approval to build up to 33 turbines in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. The post Wind farm at centre of vandalism incident applies for planning approval appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By [email protected] Wind turbine OEM Siemens Gamesa is cutting 266 jobs in Spain with the closure of two factories, it announced on Tuesday, with the falling appetite for smaller wind turbines cited as the chief cause. The facilities in Cuenca, in central Spain, and La Coruña in the north, are both unviable, according to the…
By [email protected] Wind and solar make up a small share of U.S. electricity production today, but they’re poised to supply 70 percent of new power plant capacity built this year. That’s not according to pro-solar activists or industry trade groups. It’s the calculation of the federal government. Solar will deliver the most new capacity, with…
By National Wind Watch Scottish Government ministers are ignoring local views when it comes to determining applications for major onshore wind farms in the far north, it has been claimed. New figures show that Highland communities objecting to wind farms have been overruled on at least 40 occasions in the last five years. A Freedom…
By National Wind Watch As has been discussed in several posts here, on January 4, 2021, a conference committee of the Massachusetts House and Senate has issued a wide ranging “omnibus” energy bill “An Act creating a next-generation roadmap for Massachusetts climate policy (S2995).” The bill still awaits Governor Baker’s signature. Among the many features…
By National Wind Watch An energy giant behind two huge wind farms set to be built off the north Norfolk coast claims fewer birds will crash into the rotor blades if they are installed higher off the sea floor. Swedish firm Vattenfall said taller turbines would make the sites safer for species including kittiwakes, gannets…
By Kelly Pickerel The SUN DAY Campaign has reviewed FERC data to find that renewable energy sources (which include biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar and wind) accounted for over 70% (14,734 MW) of the 20,803 MW of new utility-scale electrical generating capacity added in the first 11 months of 2020. Wind (8,042 MW) and solar (6,485…
By National Wind Watch A multiyear dispute over proposed wind turbines in Penn Forest Township continued in county and state courts in 2020. County courts dealt two setbacks to the proposed turbines on property owned by the Bethlehem Authority. The company proposing the turbines appealed the decisions to a state appeals court. In April, Judge…
By Adrijana Buljan Wind turbine installation at the Moray East offshore wind farm is scheduled to start […] [[ 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 National Wind Watch Gov. John Bel Edwards has set a goal for Louisiana to be carbon neutral by 2050, but so far, the state is behind its neighbors. Now, Edwards wants to develop offshore wind power in the Gulf. It’s something that’s already happening in other parts of the country – with help from…