Wind
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Wind
How to Overcome Challenges to the U.S.’s Offshore Wind Energy Goals
Lofty goals have been established in the U.S. for the offshore wind industry. The U.S. Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, and Department of Commerce announced a national goal in March 2021 to deploy 30 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030. That would mark a significant increase from the 42 MW of offshore […]
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History
Southern Company: A History of a Prolific Power Technology Pioneer
Atlanta-based energy giant Southern Co. has rapidly evolved to keep in step with the evolution of power. As part of its corporate growth, the company has notably pioneered technologies that have reshaped
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Coal
POWER Digest [August 2022]
Emerson Involved in Coal-to-Biomass Switch. Albioma, a French independent energy provider, is working with Emerson, a global technology and software company, on the transition of the Bois Rouge 108-MW
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Legal & Regulatory
Energy Security, Climate Change Initiatives Endure with Surprise U.S. Senate Deal
The inclusion of an estimated $369 billion in energy security and climate change investments in a July 27–unveiled U.S. Senate budget reconciliation proposal has prompted optimism from a range of energy sectors. Less than two weeks after negotiations on clean energy and climate provisions within the reconciliation package hit an impasse and suggested their demise, […]
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Renewables
Community Choice Aggregation Provides Renewable Energy at Reduced Costs
Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) programs have become quite prominent in communities across California, and have begun to spring up in other states including Illinois, Massachusetts, and Ohio. Through CCA, communities can purchase electricity on behalf of residents and businesses, in place of investor-owned utilities such as Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), San Diego Gas & […]
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Press Releases
Deliveries Underway to Creag Riabhach Wind Farm in Scotland
JULY 21, 2022 — The Collett Team are well underway with deliveries of 242 components to construct 22 Enercon E115 E3 wind turbines at Creag Riabhach Wind Farm. Currently under construction, Creag Riabhach Wind Farm is situated on the Altnaharra Estate, near Lairg in the North Highlands in Scotland, and features 22x 67m hub height […]
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Press Releases
Siemens Gamesa, Arise, Foresight Join on New Swedish Wind Farm Project
Siemens Gamesa, Arise and Foresight Group will collaborate for another major project in Sweden using the company’s most competitive onshore platform, the Siemens Gamesa 5.X. The project will be acquired by Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners, Foresight Group’s flagship energy transition fund. The 277-MW Kölvallen project is due to be installed in early 2025, and will […]
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Press Releases
Siemens Gamesa secures deal to supply 75 MW for South Korea’s third-largest wind farm
Siemens Gamesa will supply 15 units of its SG 5.0-145 turbine for South Korea’s third largest wind farm to developer SK D&D. Following its expected commissioning in 2024, the 75-MW Gunwi wind farm will generate enough electricity to power 64,000 local households, forming part of the country’s efforts to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and […]
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Top Plant
Repowering Project Aims for Pinnacle of Success
Clearway Energy Group reaffirmed its commitment to renewable energy, and to its support of West Virginia’s push for cleaner energy, with a repowering of the Pinnacle Wind Farm. The project extends the wind
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Hydrogen
RWE to Take Over Vattenfall’s 1.4-GW ‘Hydrogen-Ready’ Dutch Gas-Fired Plant
German energy giant RWE will in September acquire Vattenfall’s 1.4-GW Magnum combined cycle gas-fired power station, a project in the Netherlands where work is underway to explore converting one of the three