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Siemens provides four steam turbines to Concentrated Solar Power plant in Dubai
As part of its ongoing support to the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and its role as a premier partner to Expo 2020 Dubai, Siemens will provide four steam turbine generator sets and auxiliary equipment for a 700-megawatt (MW) concentrated solar power (CSP) project in Dubai. The facility will be the largest single-site CSP plant […]
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Apex Clean Energy Acquires 442.5 MW of Solar Projects Under Development in Virginia
Charlottesville, VA (January 4, 2018) — Apex Clean Energy today announced the purchase of 442.5 MW of solar projects across Virginia from renewable energy developer SolUnesco. This acquisition expands Apex’s nationwide portfolio of advanced solar projects to more than 3 GW, approximately 700 MW of that situated in the Commonwealth. “Apex continuously seeks to grow our utility-scale […]
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CON EDISON NOW # 2 SOLAR ENERGY PRODUCER IN NORTH AMERICA
Company’s New Sustainability Report Also Details Operational and Environmental Improvements NEW YORK – Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE: ED) (“Con Edison”) announced today that its subsidiary has completed its previously announced purchase of a Sempra Energy subsidiary that owns 980 megawatts (MW) AC of operating renewable electric production projects and certain development rights for additional solar electric […]
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The Power Industry Is Transforming, One Municipal Utility Offers a Case in Point
POWER-GEN International kicked off on December 4 with a keynote presentation focused on evolving power generation schemes and changing business models. Gregory Lee, commission president with Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC), the municipally owned public utility that provides water and electric service to Orlando, Florida, and portions of other nearby areas, opened the conference by providing […]
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Xcel’s Latest Plan: Carbon-Free by 2050
Xcel Energy has announced its plan to move to 100% carbon-free power generation by 2050, with the utility also saying it will reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2030, from 2005 levels. Xcel, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serves customers in eight states and over the past two years has announced a significant number of renewable […]
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Distributed Energy
Distributed Energy: A Burgeoning Market
It’s not particularly easy to find reliable and detailed statistics on the deployment of distributed energy systems. One reason is that a lot of distributed energy is installed behind-the-meter. As a result
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Australia’s Victoria State Ramps Up Renewables
Victoria state in Australia continues to see dramatic growth in solar and wind power, as well as battery storage systems, as the region rapidly expands its power generation capacity, in large part to serve the
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Developing Nations Driving Clean Energy Investment
A new study from BloombergNEF (BNEF) says developing countries lead the way on new investments in clean energy, with those nations taking advantage of lower project costs for solar and wind power as they move away from fossil fuel-powered generation. Today’s report, from a survey by BNEF’s annual Climatescope project, says “emerging market nations … […]
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Capital Dynamics Signs Agreement with Tenaska to Develop Solar Projects
NOVEMBER 27, 2018 — Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm, today announced that its Clean Energy Infrastructure (CEI) business has signed an agreement with respected energy developer Tenaska to develop a portfolio of greenfield solar projects in the Midwestern United States. The deal closed on November 26, 2018. The transaction includes 14 […]
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GE Secures a Second 1,500-Volt Inverter Project in Japan
KATSUURA CITY, JAPAN (November 7, 2018) — GE has been selected by Toyo Engineering Corporation on behalf of the project owner, GK KS Power 1, a special purpose vehicle consortium by GE Energy Financial Service and K-Energy, to provide its 1,500-volt inverters to build the 24-megawatt (MW) solar plant project located in Katsuura City, Chiba […]