Tag: wind farms
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SSE says Highland wind farms to generate £ 485million for UK economy
[ad_1] SSE Renewables has published a report claiming that its four onshore wind projects at Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands will contribute £ 485million to the ... -
Editorial: Stuck with capitalism, we must make it fair
[ad_1] The sudden closure of workplaces due to COVID-19 early last year cost more than 33 million people their jobs over a seven-week period. Governments have ... -
Sapura energy slips to all-time low amid concerns over likely sales of distressed assets
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (December 7): Sapura Energy Bhd became one of the main actively traded windows on the local stock exchange on Tuesday, December 7 as ... -
Ship imports from these 15 U.S. retailers pollute up to 3 coal-fired power plants per year
In today’s Electek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Walmart’s shipping caused more pollution in 2019 than a coal-fired power plant emits each year. A solar company is ... -
New coal projects have become very expensive to finance – Mother Jones
[ad_1] This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate office collaboration. The costs of financing coal have ... -
Orsted plans an offer for the renewable energy island in the North Sea
[ad_1] General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off Blackpool, Great Britain, September 5, 2018. REUTERS / Phil Noble Wind farm ... -
Renew Missouri Joins Nationwide Push for $ 100 Billion in Clean Energy Loans
[ad_1] As Congress continues to debate its budget for next year, Renew Missouri is joining groups across the country to push for federal funding to help ... -
Vestas Hosts $ 319 Million Installation for Australian Wind Turbines
[ad_1] Projects under development by Global Power Generation subsidiaries in the State of Victoria Turbine maker Vestas has set up an export credit agency-backed deferral facility ... -
Wendel: Bureau Veritas appointed partner to certify the iconic Moray West offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom – 731.17 KB – PDF
[ad_1] PRESS RELEASE Paris – La Defense, France – June 1, 2021 Bureau Veritas appointed partner to certify the iconic of the United Kingdom Moray West ... -
EDP Renovveis SA: plans to deploy more than one billion euros in Galicia over the next decade
[ad_1] The EDP group plans to deploy more than one billion euros in Galicia to develop projects as part of the process of transition to a ... -
Danish energy giant Orsted embarks on onshore wind in $ 684 million deal
[ad_1] lupmotion | iStock | Getty Images Orsted said on Friday he had reached an agreement with Brookfield Renewable to buy a 100% stake in the ... -
Why is wind essential for zero emissions? (Video)
[ad_1] Wind is essential for our zero emission future because it is a clean, cost effective source of energy and can be built on existing farms, ... -
Acquisition of the brownfield site in South Amboy for an offshore wind energy hub
Sep 17, 2021 CBRE arranged the acquisition of an aging brownfield site of a former oil-fired power plant at 135 Main in South Amboy by Rise ... -
Review of the offshore transportation network – Lexology
The government published a consultation “Review of the offshore transport network: sustainable regime and multi-purpose interconnections”, soliciting advice on sustainable regime approaches to planning, developing and ... -
Why Shell Stock is a better buy than Exxon now
[ad_1] Two oil supermajors. Two actions up on rising oil prices. And two completely different approaches to alternative energy. This approach makes Shell the best buy ... -
Harnessing the Wind: Historic Offshore Wind Project Now Producing Power Off the Virginia Beach Coast
[ad_1] VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – Dominion Energy is investing billions of dollars to change the energy equation in Hampton Roads, Virginia and the United States ... -
Brookfield Renewable sells onshore wind operations in UK and Ireland
[ad_1] Brookfield Renewable Power (NYSE: BEP)(NYSE: BEPC) has agreed to sell its onshore wind activities in the UK and Ireland to the Danish renewable energy Orsted ... -
Newlab and Ørsted Launch Blue Energy Studio to Drive Innovation in Renewable Energy | Business
[ad_1] NEW YORK – (BUSINESS WIRE) – June 15, 2021– Newlab, a community of experts and innovators applying transformative technology to solve the world’s biggest challenges, ... -
Fight for fishing areas against wind farms | Fishing Industry News
[ad_1] For nearly half a century, Angela Sanfilippo has led campaigns to protect the physical and economic health of commercial fishermen, their families and the communities ... -
£ 1,000 to invest? 2 FTSE 100 shares with BIG dividends to buy now
[ad_1] I’m looking for the best dividend FTSE 100 shares to buy now. Here are some big producers that I think might be too good for ... -
Nature + Energy project for the benefit of the surroundings of wind farms
[ad_1] A new system for protecting key species and taking into account the value of nature near wind farms will be rolled out across the country. ... -
5 of the safest high yielding dividend stocks to buy now
[ad_1] I think the stock market is one of the best ways to generate reliable income in the long run. In this article, I’m going to ... -
Maine lawmakers close to bipartisan deal to ban offshore wind in state waters
[ad_1] After seven months of contention over Gov. Janet Mills’ efforts to accelerate wind power development off the coast of Maine, some compromises are emerging in ... -
UK government offers £ 265million in renewable energy subsidies
To continue the upward trend in the use of renewable energy in the UK, the UK government has announced £ 265million in grants. How has renewables ... -
Agenda: Is wind energy really sustainable?
[ad_1] WIND energy is expected to power every UK household by 2030 and plays a key role in the government’s ambitious net zero targets. But this ... -
Government’s summer plan is a heady mix of free cash across the board
[ad_1] After the massive cost of several billion euros of the pandemic for the Exchequer, one would think that financial difficulties were on the way. After ... -
Amazon’s new data centers risk further unbalancing New Zealand’s fragile power grid
[ad_1] Energy At the risk of being rude, Jonathan Milne argues that Amazon Web Services needs to invest not only in jobs, but also in large-scale ... -
Spain plans to install 1 to 3 GW of floating wind power
[ad_1] Isla Binnie July 8, 2021 Illustration – Credit: Untrakdrover / Wikimedia Commons – CC BY-SA 3.0 Spain plans to install floating wind turbines in the ... -
Innovations accelerate the race to install more wind turbines at the bottom of the sea | Global affairs
[ad_1] It’s getting faster and cheaper to fit a Washington Monument-sized wind tower into the seabed. South Korea is reducing the time needed to build and ... -
Scottish Greens propose new deal for onshore wind power
[ad_1] The Scottish Greens’ lead candidate for the Highlands and Islands region has called for a new deal for Scotland’s wind power supply to meet future ... -
Wind technicians paid $ 27 an hour, one of the fastest growing jobs
[ad_1] Wind turbine technicians are the workers who maintain the tops of towering wind farms. The median wage is $ 27 an hour and most jobs ... -
Weekly review of renewable mergers and acquisitions (Oct. 18-22)
October 22 (Renewables Now) – Renewables Now has covered M&A stories on Glennmont, Ørsted, Galp, NextEra Energy and others over the past week. Below is the ... -
Wind farms to generate electricity and jobs for the Southern Downs
[ad_1] Two wind farms and up to 400 jobs in the South Downs are a step closer to reality with the State Assessment and Referral Agency ... -
Weekly review of renewable mergers and acquisitions (July 19-23)
July 23 (Renewables Now) – Renewables Now has covered M&A stories on EDPR, Greenalia, Iberdrola, ArcelorMittal and others over the past week. Below is the full ... -
Powerless wind if the grid is not upgraded
[ad_1] The government has set itself an ambitious target of providing 70% of our electricity from renewables by 2030, but this cannot be achieved with the ... -
GE’s Bergama wind turbine blade unit produces 1111th blade
[ad_1] GE Renewable Energy has announced production of the 1111th wind turbine blade at LM Wind Power’s wind turbine blade manufacturing site in Turkey, four years ... -
Vineyard wind project secures $ 2.3 billion in funding
Wind Turbine – iStock Posted on Sep 16, 2021 at 7:47 PM by The maritime executive Construction on the Vineyard Wind Project, the first large-scale offshore ... -
Renewable energy has doubled in Denbighshire during pandemic, figures show
The amount of renewable energy produced in Denbighshire increased by almost 60% last year, according to the figures. Environmental groups have urged the UK government to ... -
Rhythm’s Chapman Ranch plans allow customers to support renewable energy generated by winds from the Gulf of Texas
[ad_1] HOUSTON, July 9, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Rhythm, a Texasrenewable energy supplier serving homeowners, tenants and small businesses, adds electricity plans that give Texas ... -
Offshore Wind Developers Announce $ 24 Million Facility at ProvPort
[ad_1] PROVIDENCE – The owner of the country’s first offshore wind farm is set to build an assembly facility at the Port of Providence to support ... -
RWE: puts UK communities first with £ 25million in funding
RWE, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has taken a significant step forward by investing £ 25million over 20 years in the communities living ... -
ScottishPower launches construction of UK’s first solar-storage-wind hybrid site
[ad_1] Construction of the solar-storage-wind hybrid site was initiated by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (pictured). Image: ScottishPower Construction of a 10 MW solar farm as ... -
The booming company of knitting the world’s electricity grids together
[ad_1] October 16, 2021 CLV Nexans Aurora IMAGINE A TOY boat that could fit in the palm of your hand. In the middle of the ship, ... -
My main renewable energy stocks for 2022 and beyond
[ad_1] Clearly, the world is undergoing a fundamental shift from hydrocarbons to green energy. And with that in mind, I researched the market for the best ... -
Offshore wind turbines could turn Australia into an energy superpower
Offshore wind farms are increasingly common abroad. But Australia has neglected technology, despite the strong gusts of wind that shake much of our coastline. New research ... -
Onshore wind power key to climate goals and jobs, KPMG report says
[ad_1] Developing onshore wind power will be key to meeting Ireland’s climate goals and will translate into an additional 4,000 megawatts of electricity while employing 7,000 ... -
Ilmatar locks in debt financing for 73.8 MW of Finnish wind power
[ad_1] May 12 (Renewables Now) – Finnish developer Ilmatar Energy today announced that it has secured 42 million euros (US $ 50.4 million) in long-term debt ... -
Coillte and ESB launch a joint venture in renewable energies
[ad_1] Coillte and ESB have announced a new 50/50 joint venture as the two semi-public trading companies join forces for the development of renewable energy. FutureEnergy ... -
Kenya: bankrupt company secures transmission line deal despite warnings
[ad_1] The World Bank was the first major player in the deal to sound the alarm on the multibillion shillings deal. But Energy Ministry officials remained ... -
More Than Half of Iowa’s Electricity Now Comes From Wind, As State Approaches 6,000 Turbines | Farm Forum
[ad_1] The proportion of Iowa’s energy coming from the wind jumped to nearly 60% last year, the largest in the country, as a growing number of ... -
Equinor takes more time on Norfolk extension proposals – reNews
Equinor has made the decision to extend the pre-application period for the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon (SEP and DEP) offshore wind farm extension projects in order ... -
German grid agency expects too low interest in upcoming wind energy auction and cuts capacity
[ad_1] German grid agency expects too low interest in upcoming wind energy auction and cuts capacity This Clean Energy Wire article, originally published on April 19, ... -
Offshore wind is poised to take off in the U.S.—but it won’t be easy
[ad_1] At a port on the Delaware River in southern New Jersey, construction workers are busy pouring a concrete foundation larger than a football field. By ... -
UK company wins contract to analyze Maine ports for offshore wind capacity
AUGUSTA – Xodus Group, a global company with roots in Scotland, has been selected by the Governor’s Energy Office to conduct an analysis of Maine’s ports ... -
Williams, Ørsted exploring hydrogen and synthetic natural gas in Wyoming
US mid-market giant Williams has partnered with Danish company Ørsted A / S to co-develop hydrogen or synthetic natural gas facilities powered by renewable energies. The ... -
Al Maiorino – Could floating offshore wind farms be the next wave of renewable energy?
[ad_1] Hywind Scotland created the world’s first floating wind farm which currently houses five floating wind turbines measuring 253 meters (approximately 830 feet) of 6 MW. ... -
Gary Griggs, our ocean backyard
[ad_1] The sea level is rising and we are on the way. Although in the long run there is no way to hold back the Pacific ... -
Hedge fund steps up pressure on Airtricity SSE owner over wind farms
U.S. hedge fund Elliott has stepped up pressure on SSE to get the Irish and British power selling and power generation giant to part ways with ... -
Biden administration explores idea of wind farms in Gulf of Mexico
[ad_1] President Joe Biden’s administration wants to know if offshore wind companies want to locate in the Gulf of Mexico. The agency overseeing the offshore leases ... -
Company plans line to bring wind power ashore in New Jersey
[ad_1] KEYPORT, NJ – A Massachusetts company plans to build a high-voltage line to bring electricity from a future New Jersey offshore wind farm to land ... -
Very little local faith in Bord na Mona’s job advertisement – Offaly TD
[ad_1] TD Independent for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan said Bord na Mona’s claim that it will create 885 jobs in the Midlands over the next five ... -
RWE wins 77 MW at Polish auction – reNews
[ad_1] RWE secured wind and solar capacity in the recent Polish renewable energy auction totaling 77 MW. The developer has secured a contract for difference (CfD) ... -
Emissions control: Queensland increases fund for superpower renewable energy sector
[ad_1] Emissions Control Summarizes All Bi-weekly ASX Stock News with Renewable Energy Exposure The Queenslanders needed a helping hand following their sobering pounding at the hands ... -
Jobs in offshore energy sector could exceed 200,000, new report says
[ad_1] The number of workers in a key growth area in the Northeast could increase to 220,000 by the end of this decade, according to a ... -
px Group will support Cerulean Winds hydrogen
[ad_1] Green infrastructure developer Cerulean Winds, which wants to build a 200-turbine floating wind and hydrogen project in Scotland, has signed an agreement with px Group, ... -
DNV is looking for technological development partners for floating offshore wind power
Kim Sandgaard-Mørk DNV, independent energy expert and insurance provider, is looking for partners to launch a new joint industrial project (JIP) for offshore floating substations. The ... -
Wind Turbines on Horse Heaven Hills in Washington – How Not to Pursue a Green New Deal
[ad_1] The Horse Heaven Hills, in the Tri-Cities Washington, is a beautiful basalt monocline in the east … [+] Washington State where a Colorado company wants ... -
Column: Rising gas prices in Europe to lower demand before winter: Kemp
[ad_1] Aerial view of the SNAM underground gas storage facility in Minerbio, Italy on June 11, 2021. Photo taken with a drone on June 11, 2021. ... -
STOCKS TO LOOK FOR: De La Rue, SSE and Prudential
[ad_1] STOCKS TO WATCH OUT FOR: Will Covid Certificates be a license to print money for De La Rue? By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail on Sunday ... -
EDP of Portugal to invest up to Stg 13 billion in wind and solar in UK by 2030
The logo of the Portuguese utility company EDP – Energias de Portugal can be seen at the company’s offices in Oviedo, Spain on May 14, 2018. ... -
Weekly review of renewable mergers and acquisitions (May 31-June 4)
[ad_1] June 4 (Renewables Now) – Renewables Now has covered stories of mergers and acquisitions on Petrobras, BP, Saudi Aramco and others over the past week. ... -
Request made for the Orkney wind farm on an uninhabited island
[ad_1] The Orkney Islands Council (OIC) has submitted its planning request for a six-turbine wind farm on the uninhabited island of Faray. The project is one ... -
Report details the breakneck pace of renewables needed for a net-zero
Replacing the U.S. grid’s fossil fuel base with clean energy three decades from now will require societal transformations on an equally daunting scale, concludes a new ... -
Mayor instructs project to build offshore wind farms in New York’s waterways
[ad_1] Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced a 15-year, $ 191 million Offshore Wind Vision (OSW) plan to ... -
“Milestone of the millennium”: Ørsted installs the 1000th
[ad_1] The world’s largest offshore wind developer Ørsted said this week it has installed its 1,000th offshore wind turbine in UK waters. “As part of the ... -
Iberian energy giants reaffirm their commitments to invest in UK offshore wind
[ad_1] Spain’s renewable energy major Iberdrola and its Portuguese counterpart EDP have reaffirmed their investment plans for offshore wind projects in the UK, as well as ... -
How robots could limit the environmental impact of offshore wind farms
[ad_1] Spending on global offshore renewable energy infrastructure over the next ten years is expected to reach over US $ 16 billion (£ 11.3 billion). This ... -
108 GW of offshore wind and 140 GW of storage needed to provide a net zero electricity grid by 2035
[ad_1] The UK will need around 108 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2035 – more than 10 times current capacity – to achieve a net ... -
Column: Congress Must Realize Biden’s Oceans Vision | Notice
[ad_1] Conserving the oceans was once a goal for Democrats and Republicans. In Congress, they worked together to ensure that U.S. fisheries were managed sustainably, to ... -
ScotGov seeks to double its onshore wind turbines
[ad_1] A consultation on the Scottish Government’s ambition to more than double Scotland’s onshore wind capacity by 2030 was launched ahead of COP26. The proposals, first ... -
Johnson visits Cornwall solar site ahead of G7 – reNews
[ad_1] Prime Minister Boris Johnson helped install the first solar panels at the UK’s first large-scale clean energy park, Carland Cross in Cornwall. Johnson joined ScottishPower ... -
Statkraft invests heavily in Scotland’s renewable energy future
Since opening its first UK office in 2006, Statkraft has invested £ 1.4 billion in UK renewable energy infrastructure, helping the country meet its net zero ... -
Unmanned tandem deploys off Scotland
[ad_1] Two unmanned vessels remotely controlled from the coast traveled up to 40 kilometers off the North Sea to undertake survey work for Berwick Bank and ... -
Arran’s Auchrannie Resort is giving away £ 1,000 vouchers to guests who help find staff
[ad_1] Award-winning Scottish hotel and resort is giving guests £ 1,000 in vouchers if they help find staff. Auchrannie Resort on the Isle on Arran has ... -
Global carbon alignment puts Australia at a crossroads
[ad_1] As major economies agree on a deadline for decarbonization, investors are watching Canberra for a signal of commitment, write Lane Crockett and Fergus Pitt. Investors ... -
Belgium bets on early entry into the offshore wind sector
This is a feature of Windpower Monthly September 2021 Insight Report. Click here to read the full edition To subscribe to Windpower, monthly, click here Despite ... -
Meet Joseph Fiordaliso, the Man in Charge of NJ’s Offshore Wind Expansion – NBC10 Philadelphia
[ad_1] The man in charge of ushering through Gov. Phil Murphy’s ambitious plan to install hundreds of offshore wind turbines off the New Jersey coast, and ... -
I want the world to be shown to the world that Britain is truly a green and pleasant land
[ad_1] GLASGOW was the driving force behind the Industrial Revolution as a shipbuilder in the world, building the ships that fueled global commerce. Today it is ... -
NK Chamber Says First Wind Challenge Successful | New
[ad_1] NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI – Revolution Wind plans to begin construction of a massive wind farm off the south coast of Rhode Island in 2023. With ... -
Work on offshore wind farm begins, but some NJ groups fight plan
[ad_1] News 12 Employees April 21, 2021, 12:30 p.m. EDT Updated:April 21, 2021, 5:06 p.m. EDT Construction of a facility that will build wind turbines for ... -
In a first HVDC system ordered for the American offshore
[ad_1] Ørsted and Eversource have awarded Siemens Energy a contract to supply a transmission system for their 924 MW Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm that will ... -
Harnessing the power of the tides in Scotland
Renewable energy means harvesting electricity (and sometimes heat) from natural resources – wind, sunlight, flowing water, or heat from the Earth beneath its surface. All of ... -
Why technology could slow down the transition to clean energy
[ad_1] About 84% of the world’s electricity comes from oil, natural gas and coal. The International Energy Agency (IEA) released a sobering report on the mining ... -
CommonWealth Magazine
[ad_1] ANNIE HAWKINS has a message you don’t hear very often in Massachusetts these days. Executive Director of the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance, a national fisheries ... -
Op-Ed: Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson on Governor Cooper’s Executive Order 218 – The Coastland Times
[ad_1] By Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson Governor Cooper’s latest executive order (number 218), requiring North Carolina to develop massive wind farms off our shores, is another ... -
You should have Equinor (EQNR) in your wallet: here’s why
[ad_1] Equinor ASA EQNR is well placed to grow thanks to production possibilities and strong opportunities for renewable energies. However, the low refining margin continues to ... -
Goldman Sachs Maintains Maintenance Rating on Nordex (NRDXF)
[ad_1] Ajay Patel, analyst at Goldman Sachs, maintained a Hold note on Nordex (NRDXF) today and set a price target of 26.50 EUR. Shares of the ... -
Energy giant highlights attractiveness of wind farm licenses off Scotland
[ad_1] The ENERGY giant SSE is trying to dramatically accelerate the growth of the wind farm market off the coast of Scotland which it says will ... -
Are offshore wind farms a major source of air pollution? What the EPA’s Air Permit for Vineyard Wind Means for Future Development | Vinson & Elkins LLP
[ad_1] On May 19, 2021, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a final Outer Continental Shelf Clean Air Act Air Permit to Vineyard Wind ... -
Equinor (EQNR) to bid for more offshore wind farms in Scotland – July 20, 2021
[ad_1] Equinor ASA (EQNR quick quoteEQNR – Free Report) recently announced that it has submitted an offer as part of an offshore wind lease cycle in ... -
The Human Bottleneck in Critical Mineral Supply Chains, Energy News, ET EnergyWorld
[ad_1] By Andy Home LONDON: The path to decarbonization will be paved with copper. As well as lithium, nickel, cobalt and a host of other minerals, ... -
Letters: Why do we insist on destroying nature under the pretext of saving it?
[ad_1] WHILST fully agrees with Struan Stevenson (“Wind Farm March Destroys Scotland’s Beauty – But We Can Stop It”, The Herald, May 27) on the catastrophic ... -
Eni acquires wind projects in Italy totaling 315 MW, 13 onshore wind farms – Eurasia Review
[ad_1] Eni announced on Friday that it had signed an agreement to acquire 100% of a portfolio of 13 onshore wind farms in Italy, for a ... -
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie: Expertise and advice will drive plans forward
Environmental law is a fast-paced and evolving area of legal expertise – Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie having both the knowledge and experience in the renewable energy ... -
Jobs on the horizon after the success of the Shetland tidal power project
[ad_1] A Scottish tidal energy specialist has secured Scottish government backing for his offer to develop a pioneering turbine manufacturing plant that could help Scotland become ... -
Wind – Report reveals Scotland’s community wind farms benefit local communities
[ad_1] Janet Foggie, Managing Director of Community Energy Scotland, said: “This valuable study confirms what our industry has long known; that the benefits of community energy ... -
Onshore wind power to boost jobs in rural Ireland
[ad_1] Achieving the onshore wind energy targets of the Climate Action Plan will generate € 2.7 billion in investment over the next 10 years, create thousands ... -
Kildare Nationalist – Wind farms are increasingly central to the economy
An image from a Wind Energy Ireland video Wind power has been described as Ireland’s best tool in the fight against climate change and a growing ... -
Expert Kevin O’Leary sees Bitcoin to outperform stocks – Explica .co
[ad_1] Often times, experts tend to see alarms where others only seem to see fireworks. This was arguably the case with Shark Tank host Kevin O’Leary ... -
Bureau Veritas appointed partner to certify Moray West offshore wind farm
[ad_1] Posted on June 1, 2021 at 4:33 PM by The maritime executive Bureau Veritas, a global leader in testing, inspection and certification, has been selected ...