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Statkraft to build first windfarms in Chile

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In total, the windfarms are expected to produce more than 300 GWh of energy annually, which Statkraft says is enough to power 100,000 households. More Statkraft news Statkraft signs Spanish solar PPA Statkraft and ABB to deliver Liverpool grid stability project Statkraft poised to start 519MW wind park in Brazil.

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New York?s Energy Transition (and Challenges) in 5 Charts

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That leaves a massive gap to be filled by clean energy, since more than half of the state’s carbon-free emissions today come from nuclear power, as shown in the chart below. Larger-scale transmission projects aimed at carrying Canadian hydropower and wind power downstate, such as the $2.2 Source: NYISO.

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More wind and solar capacity could save some of the world’s most important rivers

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And according to IEA’ Renewables 2020, Launch Presentation from November 10, 2020, global wind and solar PV’s combined installed capacity will surpass that of natural gas in 2023 and coal in 2024. This dramatic expansion of wind and solar has been driven by precipitously falling costs.

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7 Transmission Projects That Could Unlock a Renewable Energy Bounty

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The gap is growing between the transmission network’s capacity and the need to link wind farms in the Great Plains and Intermountain West , solar farms in the Southwest, and hydropower resources in eastern Canada, to other regions hungry for carbon-free energy. TransWest Express. Grain Belt Express. But the 780-mile, $2.3

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EDP Renewables enters Chilean market with $38 million acquisition

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More on Chilean renewables: Statkraft to build first windfarms in Chile Chile will increase small hydropower generation with 3-MW Los Pinos hydropower plant. The acquired 628 MW are expected to be operational between 2023 and 2025.

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Avangrid Withdraws Guidance on Coronavirus, Vineyard Wind Uncertainty

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gigawatt onshore wind power fleet. In a Wednesday conference call, CEO James Torgerson credited the improved performance to better wind production from its huge base of existing U.S. renewables capacity, including 831 megawatts of onshore wind built last year by its Oregon-based Avangrid Renewables subsidiary.

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California is planning floating wind farms offshore to boost its power supply – here’s how they work

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A solution has emerged that’s being tested in several locations around the world: making wind turbines that float. The University of Maine has been experimenting with a small floating wind turbine, about one-eighth scale, on a semi-submersible platform. It plans to launch a full-scale version with corporate partners in 2023.