Renewable Power Direct April 24, 2019
Duke Energy Projects Lead Carolinas' Solar Expansion
Duke Energy announced it will develop six utility-scale solar power projects in North Carolina, among 14 solar projects chosen as part of the state’s Competitive Procurement of…
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Wind Industry Prepares for Massive Expansion
Construction activity on wind projects across the U.S. surged to a record level of more than 20 GW in the third quarter of 2018, and about 35.1 GW of new…
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Solar Power Is Economical Today, but Comes With Challenges
Depending on the deployment location and competing energy prices, photovoltaic solar panels are among the most cost-effective power solutions being added to the grid today, often without subsidies and other…
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Optimizing Kaplan Turbine Efficiency with Minimal Cost, Effort, and Time

When the blades of individual Kaplan turbines are not continuously adjusted to achieve peak efficiency, the result is non-optimal performance and unnecessarily high mortality of downstream migrating fish

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Using Infrared Drone Technology to Inspect Solar Panels and Wind Turbines
An East Coast industrial plant had for months experienced a significant dropoff in energy production from its 36,000-square-foot solar field. The plant’s maintenance team had been unable to find any problems
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Storage ITC Bill Gains Key Industry Backers
Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House that would expand the federal solar investment tax credit (ITC) to energy storage technologies has gained the backing of major trade groups  representing…
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How the DOE Is Looking to Save Hydropower
The Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled a slate of measures to help U.S. hydropower thrive as costs for wind and solar plummet. Measures will include a roadmap to identify hydro’s…
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FPL Will Build World’s Largest Battery Storage System
Florida Power and Light Co. (FPL) has been building new solar farms and bringing gigawatts of new natural gas-fired generation capacity online in recent years. Now the utility has announced…
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Industry Press Releases
Siemens Gamesa advances with its onshore portfolio, launching the new Siemens Gamesa 5.X platform, with a 170 meter rotor — the largest in the industry

SeaPlanner Awarded Contract to Support Triton Knoll Construction

Voith Hydro receives major order for Australian pumped storage power plant

DNV GL supports Equinor with verification study for Hywind Tampen floating wind farm

Sharp Introduces New High Efficiency (19.1%) Mono PV Modules

GreenFire Energy Completes Construction of the First Field-Scale Demonstration of Closed-Loop Geothermal Power Generation

Vestas turbines to feature nacelle Lidar

Northeast Hydro Think Tank Teams Compete – May 20-23
 
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