Business Green

JANUARY 10, 2023

Blustery conditions across Britain have sent yet more renewable power records tumbling this week, with onshore and offshore wind farms collectively delivering an all-time high of 21.6GW of power to the grid on Tuesday evening, National Grid ESO confirmed yesterday. Yesterday #wind produced 53.7%

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The global shift towards renewable energy sources has gained significant momentum in recent years, with wind energy playing a pivotal role in this transition. As the world grapples with the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change, many countries have embraced wind power as a clean and sustainable solution.

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Business Green

JULY 24, 2023

Investment expected to generate wind power for more than 10 million homes globally, according to energy giant

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Vestas Ventures will focus on four areas: long-duration storage and other grid flexibility technology; "power-to-X" technologies to use renewable electricity to produce carbon-neutral fuels; wind energy technologies; and sustainability and advanced materials. Vestas not scouting for acquisitions.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2023

National Grid ESO confirms that on December 30th UK wind power generation hit a record peak of 20.9GW. Blustery weather conditions helped ensure the UK set yet another wind power generation record over the New Year period, according to data from grid operator National Grid ESO.

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Renew Economy

AUGUST 10, 2022

Richmond Vanadium Technology has agreed to invest up to $5 million in Ultra Power Systems in a bid to capture projected growth opportunities in the vanadium redox flow battery sector in Australia and overseas. The post Australian vanadium producer invests in Ultra Power to develop flow battery modules appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

From hospitality and travel to manufacturing and digital services, every sector is understandably keen to highlight how - with the right policy support and investment - they can help drive desperately needed economic activity. Furthermore, 1GW of offshore wind power avoids 3.5 And what do you gain?

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TechXplore

APRIL 17, 2024

Wind power is a source of energy that is both affordable and renewable. However, decision-makers have been reluctant to invest in wind energy due to a perception that wind farms require a lot of land compared to electric power plants driven by fossil fuels.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2024

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week Report: Wasted offshore wind power costing UK £1bn a year Electricity wasted by turning off turbines to avoid overloading the grid should be harnessed to turbocharge green hydrogen production, Policy Exchange argues. -

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 2, 2021

North Central Wind is the second 1-GW+ onshore project in the western hemisphere that GE will build out continuously this year, reinforcing both the demand for clean, renewable wind energy and GE’s strong position in the market. The post GE supplying turbines for three Oklahoma wind power farms totaling 1.48

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Global Renewable News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

On the occasion of the COP28 in Dubai, in presence of the President of Kazakhstan, Patrick Pouyanné and the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan signed the Agreement on Investment (AoI) for TotalEnergies.

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Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2020

A major renewable energy infrastructure project is to bring wind power from Shetland to the UK mainland via Europe's first multi-terminal high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) interconnection, the firms behind the development announced yesterday. Major milestone reached for pioneering green grid project.

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Science Daily: Renewable Energy

APRIL 17, 2024

Wind power is a source of energy that is both affordable and renewable. However, decision-makers have been reluctant to invest in wind energy due to a perception that wind farms require a lot of land compared to electric power plants driven by fossil fuels. paints a very different picture.

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Business Green

JUNE 21, 2022

"Countries around the world recognise the urgent need to ramp up the transition to clean power - not only to tackle climate change, but also to provide secure supplies of low-cost homegrown electricity for people hit hard by international gas prices," he said.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2023

To mark Global Wind Day 2023 on June 15, ABB – which describes itself as the largest supplier of electrical components to the wind industry around the world – discusses the measures needed to achieve the UK’s goals in relation to offshore wind power. This load factor = 0.402.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The UK continued to lead Europe in new wind power last year, adding 2.4GW of both onshore and offshore capacity as turbine installations rose more than a quarter across the continent in 2019, according to trade body WindEurope. All three countries only built onshore wind farms in 2019.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2022

Clean energy investor has added onshore wind projects across the UK, Sweden, France, and Finland to its portfolio. All signed in the past three months, the deals are expected to boost Octopus Renewables' total wind power capacity by up to 90 per cent over the coming decade, it said. We need to generate more cheap, clean power.".

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Financial Times: Energy

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Locals in north-east Scotland say the billions poured into wind power have bypassed the community

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

A positive Return On Investment (ROI) and Sustainability go hand in hand, as many sustainable business practices save money, create a competitive advantage, open new markets and attract customers and employees. Alternative green energy sources like solar and wind can also lower your operational costs. Increased Sales.

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Financial Times: Energy

OCTOBER 21, 2023

UK’s net zero ambitions rest on huge growth in wind power but industry figures warn investment is being hit by policy uncertainty

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 17, 2020

Falling costs for solar and wind power, in contrast, are accelerating the rise of renewables, which in turn is attracting continued interest from investors. Falling prices for oil are accelerating the industry’s long-term decline.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2024

Construction has commenced on a new energy storage facility in Scotland, part of a drive to maximise the efficacy of renewables and reduce the cost of wasted wind to consumers. SMA Solar Technology AG will provide battery inverters and medium voltage power stations with Wärtsilä appointed as the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) supplier.

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, will confirm the expansion of the capacity investment scheme on Thursday after officials advised the government further intervention was needed to meet the electricity target and firm the grid as ageing coal plants retire.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The industry is also developing at different rates, but the clear leaders are Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine, which base their development to a large extent on wind energy. With humility, but also with confidence in our skills, we position ourselves as a pioneer in the Polish photovoltaic and wind energy markets. awski, Electrum’s CEO.

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altenergymag

JANUARY 29, 2020

Additional AWEA 2019 Q4 Market Report Highlights: • Wind Farm Construction and Advanced Development Pipeline Up 24% Year-over-Year, representing potential $62 billion in new investment. Demand for Wind Power sets new record as Utilities and Businesses Announce 8,726 MW in Power Purchase Agreements.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Octopus Energy's renewables generation arm has expanded its interests in Spain, yesterday announcing an undisclosed level of investment in green energy developer FF New Energy Ventures (FFNEV) as part of plans to expand its presence in Iberia. Investments like this deal with FFNEV will help make a difference quickly.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 18, 2020

The study is part of an ongoing £2.75m research programme attached to the offshore wind project that is exploring the impacts of offshore wind power installations on local economic ecosystems and communities. It estimates every wind turbine in Europe generates on average of €10m of economic activity.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 1, 2021

At the heart of this debate is one of the most important physical metrics you’ve never heard of: energy return on investment, or EROI. Hall and others, the basic principle behind EROI, also called energy returned on energy invested, is simple: A source of energy is only useful if you can get more energy out of it than what you put in.

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Business Green

JANUARY 25, 2024

Company confirms financial close for Kilmarnock South battery project, which promises to help optimise use of Scottish wind power

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

New Mexico’s newest wind power facility is now up and running. Pattern Energy Group 2 LP (Pattern Development) announced it has completed construction and begun operations at its 220-MW Grady Wind facility located in Curry County, New Mexico.

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Global Renewable News

APRIL 17, 2024

Wind power is a source of energy that is both affordable and renewable.However, decision-makers have been reluctant to invest in wind energy due to a perception that wind farms require a l.

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Business Green

MARCH 18, 2022

At present, the UK has a target for 40GW of offshore wind power by 2030, which would mark a significant uptick from around 11GW in 2020. The target sits alongside a separate goal for 1GW of floating wind power capacity, a more nascent technology that allows turbines to capture stronger wind speeds further out at sea.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2021

Countries around the world need to urgently scale up deployment of wind power in order to address the climate emergency, insists the Global Wind Coalition for COP26, which officially launches today (15 June) on Global Wind Day. We need them to get serious about wind”, commented Rebecca Williams, Director of COP26 at GWEC.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2020

The European wind power sector is braced for potential economic headwinds in the wake of the escalating coronavirus outbreak, with trade body WindEurope today warning that some supply chains are already being hit by delays.

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PV Tech

JANUARY 23, 2024

Italy generated record-breaking volumes of both solar PV and wind power in 2023, producing 30.6TWh and 23.4TWh of electricity, respectively.

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2022

Fast-expanding energy giant ramps up offshore wind strategy with multi-million pound investment in Orsted offshore wind farm. The company said the site generates enough energy to power 240,000 UK homes a year, delivering 300,000 tonnes of annual emissions savings. The UK has tremendous offshore wind resources.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 4, 2021

More money was invested in renewable energy in the first six months of 2021 than the first half of any other year, according to tracking by BloombergNEF. Analysts noted that a decline in investment in new renewable energy projects was offset by record private ($28.2 Investment in solar projects reached a record $78.9

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