Analysis: German wind, solar capacity hits 95 GW with 3.8 GW added in H1
Germany’s wind and solar portfolio now stands at 95 GW after 3.8 GW of new capacity was brought online in the first six months of 2017, an S&P Global Platts Continue Reading
Tesla Batteries May Back Up Wind Farm Off Massachusetts Coast
Deepwater Wind LLC is proposing to pair Tesla Inc. batteries with massive offshore wind turbines as part of a bid to supply the state of Massachusetts with clean energy generated at sea. The Continue Reading
U.S. wind power momentum up 40 percent from last year
About half of the population in the state of Kansas could now be drawing energy from wind power as the U.S. sector gains momentum, an industry report showed. A quarterly Continue Reading
Trump May Have to Boost Biofuel After Court Deals Blow to Oil
The Trump administration may have to reconsider its proposal from earlier this month to curb biofuel use after a U.S. appeals court in Washington ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t have Continue Reading
Shale-rich Oklahoma to host mega-wind farm
Once operational, the Wind Catcher wind farm in Oklahoma will be the second largest in the world and largest in the United States, the companies involved said. The renewable energy Continue Reading
Trump Is Reneging on His Promise to the Midwest, Biofuel Industry Says
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump spent a lot of time currying the favor of the ethanol industry, barnstorming its rural Midwest base and repeatedly expressing his support for biofuels Continue Reading
Researchers Have Been Underestimating the Cost of Wind and Solar
How should electricity from wind turbines and solar panels be evaluated? Should it be evaluated as if these devices are stand-alone devices? Or do these devices provide electricity that is Continue Reading
Richard Heinberg: Controversy Explodes over Renewable Energy
A heated debate in the pages of one of the country’s most renowned scientific journals has gained national attention. The debate is over whether a combination of wind, solar, and Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia Launches Tender For Wind Plant
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry has invited bids for a 400-MW wind power plant to be built in northwestern Saudi Arabia. According to the press release, the Dumat Al Jandal wind Continue Reading
More EU praise for progress on renewable energy
Renewable energy gives Portugal, which imports all of its oil and gas, a way to gain a degree of independence over its economy, a European energy official said. Vice President Continue Reading