Renewable Power Direct July 24, 2019
New York Enacts 100% Clean Energy Law, Secures 1.7 GW of Offshore Wind
New York enacted the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), a law that requires the state to produce 100% of its power from renewables and nuclear by…
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A Fine Couple They Are (Wind and Solar Power)
The pairing of wind and solar is emerging as a smart strategy to implement renewable energy sources with better economic feasibility. The pairing of wind and solar power is an…
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GE Is Speeding Massive Offshore Wind Turbine to Market
GE Renewable Energy’s mammoth offshore wind 12-MW Haliade-X  turbine is on track for an accelerated commercial launch in 2021, the company said as it unveiled the turbine’s first manufactured components…
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MHPS, Magnum Will Build 1-GW Renewable Energy Storage Facility in Utah

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) and Magnum Development, the owner of a large and geographically rare underground salt dome in Utah, have teamed to develop a massive project that could…

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Regulators Back Georgia Power Plan to Close Coal Units, Add Renewables
The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) threw its support behind Georgia Power’s plan to add 2,260 MW of new renewable power generation to the utility’s portfolio…
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A Clean Sweep for Invasive Mussel Biofouling
The rapid proliferation of dreissena rostriformis bugensis—the quagga mussel—has major implications for power plant reliability. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation installed a groundbreaking solution at Parker
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Maximizing the Solar ITC Phaseout: Lessons from Wind
Every company invested in our nation’s clean energy transition is aware that 2019 is the last year that solar energy can take advantage of the 30% Investment Tax Credit (ITC) under Internal Revenue Code
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Distributed Energy Award Goes to Unique Hog Farm Microgrid
Power from pig manure is not a public relations stunt, but rather, it’s an innovative solution to several farm challenges. Installing lagoon covers not only reduces odors and eliminates rainwater ingress
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Hydropower Is Vital to Africa's Future
Africa has a number of power supply challenges, many of which can be overcome with renewable energy. Foremost among the options is hydropower. While large projects can meet stiff resistance in the development
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Watch Stack Come Down at Florida Power Plant
JEA, the electric utility in Jacksonville, Florida, has been decommissioning the St. Johns River Power Park over the past year. An implosion as part of the decommissioning…
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Industry Press Releases
Siemens Gamesa conditionally awarded largest U.S. offshore wind power order to date: 1.7 GW from Ørsted and Eversource

S&C Electric Company and North Bay Hydro Services Debut Canada’s First Utility-Scale Microgrid

Flender and Wikov announce service cooperation

Digital leader ABB provides Enel Green Power with predictive software for sustainable hydro operations

NYPA AND RENSSELAER LAB COLLABORATION TO RESEARCH CLEANER GRID TECHNOLOGIES

Simec Atlantis and GE Power Build Strategic Partnership to Develop Tidal Stream Application at Commercial Scale
 
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