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January 2021
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System split in continental Europe – now resolved
Siemens to focus on offshore green H2 production
Ørsted signs long-term PPAs for US wind farms
Gas power projects and LNG import facilities at risk in Asia
Waga and Ferrovial to deliver huge landfill gas-to-biomethane project in Spain
UK’s first low carbon H2 production hub
GE deal to add 1 GWe in South Korea
India should plan for post-2030 green hydrogen market
Most of US capacity retirement in 2021 will be nuclear and coal
Costain to partner with U-Battery Developments on modular nuke design
Commercial operation begins at Hitachinaka ultra-supercritical plant
UK coal phase-out will require gas deployment
Consortium to investigate offshore H2 production
Funding for world’s first net zero industrial cluster
First Light Fusion raises $25 million
ACWA Power signs agreements for wind power projects in Azerbaijan
Wärtsilä and Lihir Gold sign 10-year service agreement
Canada’s hydrogen strategy revealed
December 2020
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New energy storage project will be one of world’s largest
Contract for the 174 MW Asahan 3 hydro plant is awarded
Hitachi ABB launches first HV hybrid switchgear for offshore
Greencoat to acquire Cloghan and Taghart windfarms
LevelTen Energy announces new RE-Store energy agreement
GenCell Energy to supply long-duration backup power to CFE Mexico
Ansaldo wins €50 m turbine contract in Poland
UK government to end support for overseas fossil fuel projects
Hitachi ABB Power Grids energises NordLink
Accenture makes strategic investment in Reactive Technologies
Permits granted for Vesterhav Syd and Nord
California needs up to 55 GW of long term storage
Vestas and MHI close partnership agreement
Climate Ambition Summit – hugely encouraging signs for COP26
Roll-Royce to sell its nuclear I&C business
Siemens developing ‘wind to hydrogen’ project
Vestas wins 534 MW order in Brazil
Ørsted takes FID on 430 MW solar PV project
Gas-fired generation has increased in most US regions
Denmark cancels new oil and gas permits
Investment in green hydrogen production ‘set to exceed $1billion USD by 2023’
Fusion power plant seeks home in the UK
Uniper Heyden 4 to close at end 2020
Andritz to supply FGD plant to Tata Power in India
EDF invites interest in DAC and H2 pilots
CCS capacity sees 33% increase in 2020 – think tank report
German State to fund energy storage solution
November 2020
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Ultra safe micro-nuclear ‘one step closer’
Ansaldo unveils its first home grown GT36
UK government seeks leadership in CCS
UK’s ‘ambitious’ ten point Green Plan
A European strategy for offshore renewables
ORE Catapult to advance next-G blade manufacture
GE HA order for Naepo CHP plant
The Biden plan to build a clean energy future
Record success in China for Rolls-Royce
The Red Sea Project – aiming at 100 % renewables
Siemens Energy to develop energy hub in Afghanistan
Power firms to deliver underwater super-highway
R&D in hydrogen delivery – converting a natural gas pipeline
2020 could be a record year for US WTG build
Rolls-Royce signs MoU with Exelon for compact NPPs
Meghalaya state to modernise grid with ADB loan
GE and Harbin Electric contracted to boost China’s Greater Bay Area transition
UK’s largest battery goes on line
Renewables are ‘defying the Covid crisis’ – IEA report
Saft launches new energy storage hub
US power sector coal consumption falls dramatically
Global security of supply – more effort needed
UK’s onshore wind pipeline ‘could supply 30 GW by 2030’
Germany’s climate targets ‘depend on investment in grids’
Ireland needs to double its RE capacity
ABB’s medium voltage converters gain UL certification
October 2020
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50Hertz and Energinet inaugurate world’s first hybrid interconnector
Record minimum demand levels across Australia
GE’s Haliade-X WTG prototype reaches 13 MW
Launch of Power System Transformation Consortium
Highview Power to develop giga-scale cryogenic energy storage projects
US utility-scale battery storage costs have fallen 70% in three years
Vattenfall offers to sell Berlin grid
GE and SB Energy embark on 327 MW wind power project in India
New US record for RE consumption
10th birthday present for Nova Innovation
Energy PPA Price Index reveals Italy’s RE advance
Voith awarded Mohmand dam project
American Hydro to modernise Keokuk plant
Hitachi ABB system for IFA2 interconnector
Aggreko adds a solar rental option
Can the Covid-19 crisis reshape energy futures?
Record European demand for RE – despite COVID-19
GB could be net exporter of power by 2040s
Statkraft to double its Brazilian renewables presence
Power plant transition to zero-carbon hydrogen
Baker Botts adds CCUS to its hydrogen practice
Vestas secures ninth intertidal wind project in Vietnam
Greece sets ambitious targets to phase out coal by 2028
GIG launches distributed energy venture
Mitsubishi to build 1400 MW GTCC PP in Thailand
Green ammonia project to be developed
Scottish project patents ‘flat pack hydro’
Hornsea Two offshore construction starts
September 2020
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House passes Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act
Siemens to build CO₂-free hydrogen production plant
Hitachi ABB to acquire Pioneer Solutions
Vattenfall opens first floating solar farm
Norwegian government launches ‘Longship’ CCS project
MAN delivers molten-salt circuit for solar research at DLR
R-R to supply Bergen gas engines for Australian magnetite mine
bp enters offshore wind market
GE to exit new build coal power market
A new power supply for Bangladesh
National Grid and TenneT to develop offshore wind links
Hornsea Two SOV launched in Turkey
Ground-breaking carbon capture project
Giant contract for a giant WTG
Hitachi abandons Anglesey NPP project
SP Energy Networks launches its biggest call for flexibility services
Hitachi ABB wins offshore transformer contract
High pressure to ramp up electrification
Hot testing starts at Chernobyl spent-fuel storage
Deep decarbonisation ‘still 15 years away’ – DNV GL forecast
GE secures HA GT order for Zainskaya PP
First hydro-solar microgrid in Patagonia
Natrium fast reactor claimed to offer cost savings
Accelerated build rate required to meet UK Net Zero 2050 target
World-first disaster recovery solution
$3.40 trillion to be invested in Renewables by 2030 – F&S report
Siemens and Kineticor advance Canada’s gas policy
GE wins equipment contract for Hsinta and Taichung projects
$60 million loan from ADB for Uzbekistan hydro
New AEM process for hydrogen production
Gas engine achieves highest efficiency in its class
Siemens’ big onshore win in Texas
Emerson to buy Open Systems International Inc.
JERA goes for Ishikari public review
August 2020
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Rolls-Royce launches Power Lab to drive future technologies
Asnæs wood waste power station inaugurated
Wärtsilä to convert Brazilian power plant to gas
MPS to build full scale demonstrator device in Wales
First solar plant to deliver grid services
World’s first smart fossil-free island
Siemens first MW green hydrogen project in China
Wind and solar power double their global market share
London buses to become world’s largest vehicle-to-grid site
Vestas secures final order for its largest V150-4.2 MW project in Germany
Siemens delivers technology for seventh offshore wind farm connection
Electricity demand slump hits Orsted’s earnings
GE agreement with Walcha Energy to accelerate 500 MW pumped hydro storage project
Fortum initiates an EIA for Loviisa NPP
Hornsea Two steelwork sets sail from Batam
Coal-plant retirements in Europe outpace new capacity
Renewables provided a third of UK electricity in 2019
EPRI and GTI launch low-carbon initiative
The future of renewables in Northern Ireland
Vestas first to reach 100 GW of WTGs under service
46 GW increase in renewables required by 2030
Elcogen to commercialise SOFC system for Korean market
NYPA and Siemens cybersecurity collaboration
MAN outlines restructuring programme
Shetland link supplier announced
Emerson and MHPS digital collaboration
Modernisation of Kadyrinskaya hydro completed
Construction of megabattery gets under way
July 2020
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30% growth in global offshore wind projects
Siemens secures final order to complete Cabo Leones cluster
Engie, EDPR launch Ocean Winds
TAQA closes on 2.4 GW plant financing
Ingeteam selected for Whitelee battery
Green light for Scottish island link
Vestas secures 101 MW order B&T Wind Farm
Hybrid LPG/LFO fuelled plant for US Virgin Islands
EU sets out its plans for the energy system of the future
German government passes coal exit law
Polish government revises offshore wind plans
E.On sells Innogy’s Czech retail business
200 MW Wärtsilä plant heads for Andes
Endesa aims for island decarbonisation
Longest subsea link reaches construction milestone
Doosan wins contracts for Gimpo CHP plant
Magnora and Kustvind to accelerate Sydkustens project
First turbine spins at SeaMade
Enso and GIG seal 1 GW storage, solar deal
Black & Veatch to assist Orbital
Iberdrola buys into French onshore wind
Hitachi ABB Power Grids commences operations
Unique free-to-all tidal assessment
Community partnership to build Netherland’s largest onshore wind project
June 2020
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Drax partners with Mitsubishi to scale up CCS
Gore Street bolsters UK portfolio
Growing cyber threat to renewable energy assets
Iberdrola moves in on Swedish offshore wind sector
World’s first commercial-scale liquid air energy storage
Industry backs ORE Catapult’s floating offshore wind centre
Ideol teams up for international floating venture
Denmark approves 4 GW energy island
Enlight signs up for 312 MW Spanish finance
Lithuania identifies offshore zone
‘Power bridge’ to connect Crete to mainland Greece
Ocean Energy wins SELKIE tender
Irsching 4 and 5 gas power plants restarted
Norway opens offshore wind areas
Portugal gears up for solar auction
Neoen to build largest battery in Nordics
Pandemic – a ‘historic shock’ to the global gas market
Vestas wins two major orders in China
Ørsted marks offshore milestone
Adani clinches ‘record’ 8 GW solar deal
Minesto reports Faroe project progress
Enercon secures financing for business turnaround
‘Revolutionary’ Nova turbine is market ready
‘One share for two’ Siemens Energy shares
Hinkley Point C second reactor base completed
WindFloat Atlantic approaches the finishing line
May 2020
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New report highlights crucial role of renewable hydrogen in UK
German government may take a share in TenneT
Nexans wins Crete connector contract
Tauron delays Jaworzno start up
EDL commissions 56 MW Australian hybrid
Court rejects appeal over Drax plans
Commission green lights biomass scheme
Siemens launches a new offshore giant
Historic decision for CO2 storage
Vattenfall launches 1.225 MWh battery pack
ADB finances Thai wind and battery project
EPH to build new gas capacity at Kilroot
German government reaches agreement on distance rule
Wärtsilä and Uniper plan Bremen CHP
Vestas breaks WTG installation record
BP explores Oz hydrogen investment
Floating wind players join new committee
Germany expands its offshore wind ambitions
690 MW Nevada solar-storage project approved
Gravitricity to build its first gravity storage demonstrator
Bombora and ORE Catapult to develop co-located floating renewables
MAN steam turbines for CHP plant in Leipzig
Eneco joins the PosHYdon project
Sengwa project is making progress
Valmet wins Polish biomass conversion
Wärtsilä to deliver 70 MW California storage
Dutch assess subsidy-free offshore tender
Wärtsilä gas engines to burn 100% hydrogen
April 2020
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TGP signs up WPD for 600 MW wind array
Greencoat UK buys 240 MW wind farm
IRENA calls for “resilient’ renewable recovery
Ofgem approves 600 MW Shetland link
Japanese power segment's first dual-fuel engines
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ABB partners with China’s state grid
Renewables’ share rises to all-time high in Germany
Shell outlines its net zero ambitions
Sweden closes its last coal plant
Uzbekistan makes 100 MW wind call
Vattenfall inks HKZ grid connection agreement
Virginia accelerates energy transition
Siemens Gamesa restarts production in Spain
ITM and Ørsted investigate H2 technology options
Developers boost Morlais tidal ambitions
MHPS syncs T-Point 2 to the grid
GE to supply HA combined cycle units to Dolna Odra
First fire achieved for first SGT6-9000HL
Vestas to supply Japan’s first major offshore project
GWEC sets up Covid-19 response hub
Renewables outpaced fossil fuels in 2019
French auction schedule is revised
Greek auction boosts Quantum’s momentum
Market turbulence delays Portuguese auction
Covid-19: power demand is recovering in China
Vestas secures fourth intertidal wind project in Vietnam
Siemens’ first order for 170-metre rotor onshore turbine
Acciona to build giant wind farm in Queensland
Covid-19 – UK Energy sector seeks coronavirus support
Eni commissions its first wind project
March 2020
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Growth in energy storage slowing – new report
Support for USA’s largest offshore wind project
IEA calls for clean energy response in wake of COVID-19 crisis
Coronavirus drives wind market downgrade
European tidal generation jumps 50 %
Foresight and Belltown join forces
Offshore wind sees record 2019
TEPCO and Ørsted form offshore wind JV
Fortum’s majority investment in Uniper cleared
Hywind clears state aid hurdle
Pandemic 'is delaying wind supply chains'
MHPS set for IPA hydrogen build
RTE announces capacity market results
'Net Zero by 2050 is possible’ – Energy Systems Catapult
Uzbekistan shortlists 54 solar bidders
Iberdrola ramps up Saint Brieuc control
Elecnor wins Ghent biomass contract
EIB backs Pomeranian wind farm
Green hydrogen refinery to be built in Rotterdam
Breakthrough in ceramic fuel cell technology
Iren signs €180 m Turbigo CCGT extension contract
E.On plans Malmö deep heat plant
NortH2 green hydrogen project takes shape
February 2020
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Terna initiates power system upgrade
Uniper sells stake in Schkopau lignite-fired PP
Uzbekistan seeks solar investment EoI
IEA reviews German energy policies
Global carbon dioxide emissions flatlined in 2019 – IEA
First Cummins gas gen in a greenhouse setting
EFW project reaches financial close
MHI Vestas wins 300 MW Taiwan contract
Construction of Karakurt dam completed
Europe 'falling short on wind' – Wind Europe
Alberta green-lights 900 MW at Cascade
ABB pioneers new Statcom technology
Assystem awarded ITER contract
EU project to develop improved turbine design
Neoen preps for Culcairn build
Equinor launches climate roadmap
Cambodia green lights new coal capacity
Record decline in EU power plant emissions in 2019
Americas wind installations have risen 12%
Total offloads French renewables
New partner joins Estonian offshore venture
January 2020
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Fortum to close its last CHP coal boiler in Stockholm
Voith Hydro to carry out Bridge River generator replacement
MHI Vestas installs flagship WTG prototype
Wessex Archaeology launches offshore venture
Wärtsilä wins SE Asian storage contract
Planners approve Greengate solar farm
Galp takes the lead in Iberian solar
Cost is ‘biggest barrier’ for vehicle-to-grid electrification
Germany sets 2038 deadline for end of coal
French 'floater' crowdfund reaches €1 million
DP Energy signs Iberdrola for 320 MW Aussie hybrid
IEA launches first in-depth review of India’s energy policies
US launches energy storage challenge
Statkraft rolls out Ireland’s first energy storage project
EDF unveils 110 MW wind farm plan
European Energy sets its sights on UK pipeline
MHPS ends with boiler settlement
Three UK firms will pay £10.5 million blackout fine
Estonia launches permit process for offshore wind
Danish government backs hydrogen demo
MAN to provide PP for Bolivian iron ore mine
Siemens is preferred supplier for 2.64 GW US offshore wind project
Vattenfall’s last coal power plant in the Netherlands is closed down
December 2019
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Go-ahead for major tidal project in Nova Scotia
Aggreko signs new hybrid plant contract
GE celebrates 100 years of supplying synchronous condensers
Power sector dampens global coal demand
New York switches site from gas to battery power
Lekela connects PETN to the grid
Major banks join the anti-fossil ranks
EBRD funds 105 MW wind farm for Kosovo
PKN Orlen launches Energa takeover
Invenergy confirms Colombian partnership
Engie boosts growth with Renvico acquisition
EDF accelerates growth of its renewables portfolio
Drax sets out its carbon-negative ambitions
Increase in renewables not enough to meet climate change goals – EIU report
FRV plans Australian solar-battery project
Covestro signs 10 year PPA for Borkum Riffgrund output
EDF delays restart of Cruas NPP over safety fears
Russia is developing a molten salt reactor
ESB takes stake in 450 MW offshore wind farm
November 2019
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Siemens’ most powerful offshore WTG to be installed by Vattenfall
EDF to sell its stake in US nuclear JV
GIG buys US solar-storage specialist
Engie gains consent for 100 MW battery storage
Philippines awards Palawan contract
Neoen and Tesla expand the Hornsdale battery storage
French government unveils 1 GW offshore wind plan
HL-class power island for South Korea
EIB announces climate strategy and energy lending policy
Iberdrola selects Australia for Asia-Pacific launch
Mitsui invests in Thai gas plant
Orsted kicks off solar-storage project
‘Deep disparities in the global energy system’ – IEA report
Formosa 1 offshore wind array inaugurated
YEKA production line poised to start
Poland drafts offshore wind bill
Taiwan increases targets for offshore wind
Masdar pens deal for Uzbek solar
'Climate goals at risk' – Capgemini report
First use of HVDC for offshore WTG link
October 2019
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Offshore wind 'set for growth' – IEA
Military blocks Taggen wind farm
Multi-turbine floater completes tests
South Africa to boost renewables
1200 MW Park City Wind proposal
GE expands its SF6-free HV portfolio
Asia set for wind energy growth
Sembcorp powers up UK storage sites
PG&E cuts power to avoid possibility of wildfires
Irsching 4 and 5 to be decommissioned – again
Engie wins Guam solar-storage deal
Queensland OKs 180 MW wind farm
UK universities clinch PPA deal
French floater selects MHI Vestas
Cubico sets its sights on Colombian solar
More certainty needed to ensure wind industry growth
Fortum to acquire majority stake in Uniper
Cottam closes down after 50 years
Belchatow met with legal challenge
Dominion files grid application for 2.6 GW project
Eskom embarks on energy storage tender
September 2019
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Aggreko 'teed off' at 2019 Solheim Cup
Orsted to merge large offshore projects
Ofgem approves new Scottish island interconnector
KCE brings NY storage plant on-line
Commission approves RWE-E.On deal
Final report on UK power blackouts
German government calls wind sector crisis meeting
Onshore wind ready for upgrade
Neoen plans hybrid mega-plant in Australia
Lumcloon Energy starts work on Irish storage plant
Lithuania outlines auction plans
Coal fired generation in the UK at a new low
World’s largest offshore windfarm project opens new base
Pondera wins Korean offshore wind project
August 2019
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Carbon Trust launches new stage of ORJIP Offshore Wind
GE completes GT upgrade at Songas Ubungo PP
Ansaldo wins Irsching contract
Legal challenge delays UK auction
Energy Vaults closes $110 million funding
Castle Wind signs MOU for I GW floating wind farm
Fingrid strengthens its grid ties
Ofgem launches investigation into UK power blackouts
EIA ruling delays Vineyard wind scheme
Vattenfall adds solar and storage at Haringvliet
Oman's first large wind farm comes on-line
Lightsource wins in Brazil auction
Ireland’s renewables investment to boom
Blackout "lessons to be learned"
Orbital Marine Power awards O2 contract
ABB delivers for China’s solar energy programme
Siemens – two new wind contracts in India
UK market revival is “crucial for E.ON”
Renewables "will comprise 50% of Chile’s power mix by 2030"
MAN builds hydrogen energy storage team
Mainstream installs first Taiba N’Diaye turbine
Irish planners reject Shannonbridge biomass plan
French court clears offshore wind farm
Argentina contracts renewables in mini-auction
Prysmian’s Viking link contract confirmed
UK government considers investment in SMR
Poland paves the way for onshore wind
Ncondezi Energy signs up CMEC and GE
RWE closes Aberthaw coal fired PP
July 2019
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EIB to cut all funding for fossil fuel projects
Europe adds 4.9 GW of wind in H1 2019
DNV GL launches new LIDAR based project
EDF and Masdar close finance on Dumat Al Jandal
Australia backs solar-storage plan
2.1 GW floating solar plant in the mix for Korea
Siemens awarded largest US offshore wind power order
SP Energy steps up net zero pressure
Simec launches Uskmouth tender
Hohe See generates first power
Saipem targets floating wind expansion
Vestas books 415 MW Saudi order
ABB sells off its solar inverter business
Siemens wins largest repowering order in North America
North Sea Hub a feasible concept, say partners
Naval forges floating offshore wind project links
Masen opens Noor Midelt II tender
Equinor forms consortium for Korean offshore wind venture
More success for Vattenfall going Dutch
DNV GL to advise SE Asia’s largest floating solar project
Court revokes Lamu coal firing permit
Vestas secures first EnVentus order
AES breaks ground on California storage
June 2019
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Renewables cover 44 % of Germany’s electricity consumption
Highview power unveils high capacity CRYOBattery
DTEK secures loans for Primorskaya phase 2
Offshore wind has 200 GW potential globally
Glennmont starts up 40 MW biomass plant
Businesses call for net-zero clarity
Argentina’s power failure blacks out 44 million
Siemens gains offshore wind preferred supplier nomination in Japan
RWE and Innogy explore hydrogen options
Prysmian secures DolWin5 grid connection
Scotland OKs new Inch Cape design
Statkraft and Statera strike VPP deal
Dominican PV project gets the nod
Dunkirk auction result boosts offshore wind volumes in France
Saint-Nazaire clears legal hurdle
Enercon and Enerjisa win huge wind contracts in Turkey
Whitelee wind farm to get 50 MW battery boost
E.On to eliminate its use of SF6
Total completes second PV in Japan
Massachusetts looks to double its offshore wind tally
NKT completes Kriegers Flak milestone
Wpd achieves financial close on Yunlin
UK is making ‘major climate progress’ – IEA review
Big Moon joins Anglesey tidal scheme
Senvion restructures Borkum II deal
Drax, Equinor and National Grid partner for zero carbon
Masdar and EDF to build 800 MW Morocco solar plant
May 2019
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Nuclear power decline “threatens energy security and climate goals” - IEA report
Pilot plant synthesises methanol from carbon dioxide
The world’s most advanced network control system?
Fortum to build its first Finnish large scale wind park
Global efforts on SDG energy targets fall short
Acciona will test solar panels on WTG towers
Alpiq offloads Czech coal plants
Abengoa selected for Chilean transmission project
Drones are checking Vestas blades
Prysmian secures offshore wind cabling contract
Saft doubles duration and capacity with its new Li-ion battery
ABB wins major order for offshore wind power transmission
Strong outlook for global solar
Vineyard Wind secures grid permit
Pangea Energy signs up CellCube for 50 MW flow battery
CIP targets Asia and South America
Exelon to close Three Mile Island NPP
Siemens to spin off power and gas businesses
Renewables growth stalls – IEA report
Nordex wins new order for Syvash wind farm
EBRD returns to Poland’s wind sector
Vattenfall signs Netherlands wind farm PPA
CCC recommends UK target of net-zero emissions by 2050
Global battery energy storage market to grow by 7% to 2023
SGRE consolidates leading position in offshore wind – GlobalData assessment
RWE cancels plans for new coal plants
Orsted moves forward on Changhua projects, Taiwan
Sener consortium completes Empalme I CC plant
April 2019
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‘100% renewables cheaper than current energy system’ – new study
New IEA report addresses Iraq’s current electricity shortfall
Wärtsilä launches automated hybrid energy package
Europe invests €27 billion in new wind farms
E.ON signs deal for Japanese offshore wind projects
Massachusetts approves offshore wind deal
JBIC backs Van Phong coal plant
AES sells its Jordan and UK plants
Solar PV reaches 500 GW installed
Eurowind chooses Siemens Gamesa for Denmark’s largest onshore wind project
Wärtsilä providing seed funding to Soletair Power Oy
Japanese firms form offshore wind JV
Terna announces new US investment
Engie, Tokyo Gas create renewables JV
E.On boosts its Texas portfolio
ABB reinvents the LV DC circuit breaker
Tata to build Europe’s largest waste-to-energy plant
Canadian CNSC receives first application for an SMR
EGP buys 13 GW Tradewind pipeline
US Congress considers energy storage tax credits
MHI Vestas booked for Kincardine wind array
Siemens launches new onshore WTGs
Vestas returns to the top of the WTG rankings
EU carbon market emissions fell 4.2 % in 2018
Rolls-Royce and ABB announce global microgrid co-operation
Global energy demand rising at an increased rate
Climate plans insufficient, says WindEurope
2018 continues growth trend in renewables
Australian developer OEPL to investigate offshore wind prospects
March 2019
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GE targets GT26 fleet with major upgrade
Wind sector needs to take action on PPAs
OPRA in new partnership with AFGlobal
Ansaldo Energia wins Bengang contract
Van Oord and Siemens win Fryslân contract
Equinor proposes floating wind farm in the Argean
RES breaks ground on largest bifacial PV farm
GE to modernise Rajasthan’s transmission grid
PG&E to escape prosecution for 2017 wildfires
Highview Power and TSK in joint venture
Power fleet faults leads to Eskom load shedding
GIG launches new solar vehicle
PPC receives bids in bailout sale
Landmark PV farm commissioned in Zambia
Tesla to acquire Maxwell Technologies
Voith to deliver turbines and generators for Pakal Dul hydropower plant
EU sued over biomass climate impacts
Thailand plans world’s largest floating solar pipeline
Greece prepares for 600 MW renewables round
Gazprom starts on Serbian CCGT
Senvion lands Med offshore order
Quinbrook to build 690 MW solar park in Nevada
Fortum wins 250 MW solar power project in India
Ansaldo and Edison agreement to upgrade Marghera Levante
Consortium promises leap in storage technology
E.On forges Dunkirk partnership
ScottishPower updates investment plans
World Bank aids Armenian power project
Fall in CO2 emissions from developed economies
Annual global wind capacity installations stabilise at around 50 GW
Wind energy in Europe is on steep upward curve
APS plans 850 MW battery programme
February 2019
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MHPS starts construction on one of the world's largest FGD systems
Swansea tidal lagoon may go ahead with private funding
Onerous permitting process hits German onshore wind
Equinor eyes Korean wind opportunities
Drax sets up CO2 capture from biofuel
Europe adds 2.6 GW of offshore wind
New wind energy generation record for the UK
EDF plans to close Cottam coal fired plant
Lahmeyer rebranded as Tractebel
Orsted strengthens Eversource partnership
Sener commissions Kathu solar park
Power sector faces extensive skill shortages – new report
Siemens to supply 567 MW to ReNew Power for two wind projects in India
11.9 GW of wind capacity installed in the Americas in 2018
Thirteen groups interested in Polish offshore stakes
ABB signs microgrid partnership
Japanese partners cancel coal plant plans
January 2019
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Solar installations will reach 100 GW this year – Wood Mackenzie report
Haliade-X 12 MW prototype to be installed in Rotterdam
EIB supports Greek network upgrade
Siemens secures large wind projects in USA and Brazil
WorleyParsons awarded microgrid project by the University of Toronto
EDF-Masdar consortium wins Saudi wind tender
Cubico expands with solar acquisitions
Parkwind and ESB forge offshore alliance
Siemens launches 10 MW offshore WTG
Hitachi suspends UK NPP construction
Orsted halts the sale of its distribution business
Renewables 'competitive in GCC'
UK seeks views on energy storage
Masdar and Taaleri launch joint venture
Nemo link gears up for operation
Volkswagen to become an electricity supplier
Rolls-Royce in nuclear collaboration with OT Industries
Nexans completes HV cable project to connect Kype Muir wind farm
Orsted is preferred bidder in Connecticut tender
Wärtsilä starts work in El Salvador
Equinor increases its stake in Poland’s offshore wind development
GE to supply landmark Kenyan wind farm
Lithuania and Poland in harmony on new link
Orsted reconsiders its Taiwan position
Vortex sells its European wind portfolio
Greece awards 222 MW of renewables
Lightsource BP seals AB InBev PPA
December 2018
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Global coal demand set to remain stable to 2023
First Siemens H-class turbine for the GCC
Hitachi to acquire ABB's power grids business
Solar reaching parity in UK market
Clarke Creek gains final approval
Smith Brothers selected for 1 GW build-out
Enterprize outlines Vietnamese offshore wind farm plans
EPA proposes Clean Air Act revisions that sideline carbon capture
Emissions curbs do not harm business, says OECD
Nexans qualifies its 525 kV HVDC underground cable
Carbon emissions set to rise in 2018
Teesside CCGT+CCUS plan progresses
Polish auction awards onshore wind contracts
Orsted sets out new green goals
November 2018
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Is CCUS still in the energy mix?
Australian agency boosts energy storage funds
Orbital unveils new tidal turbine
Smart solar plan announced for coal site
Blue Circle and AC Energy plan Vietnam wind venture
Mitsubishi wins order for energy storage system in Japan
Energy trends show mixed signals – IEA report
EU parliament gives green light to new targets
ABB to enable world’s first HVDC grid
'Market conditions' halt Tilbury project
ADB supports Mongolian renewables
Hive joins Shanghai Electric for Cuban PV
Global nuclear capacity reaches 400 GWe
Germany’s renewables cover attains new record
WEMO report indicates climate aims challenged by economic growth
South Korea plans 4 GW renewables complex
French offshore wind farms approved
Senvion and Toshiba form strategic alliance
Akuo reaches financial close on Kita
Floating wind farm achieves first power
Canada invests in fusion technology
Innogy and Shell collaborate on floating technology
GWEC creates new offshore wind taskforce
Arkona offshore wind farm completed
First power from Europe’s largest onshore wind farm
Pöyry wins contract for CCGT project
October 2018
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IPCC report issues stark warning on global temperature rise
Global gas turbine market set to decline over the next four years
Siemens Gamesa is preferred supplier for 900 MW Greater Changhua offshore wind project
World Bank pulls out of Kosovo coal project
Start up of China's first CSP array
The Colorado Bend saga – latest from GE
World Bank unveils energy storage investment drive
Orsted acquires Deepwater Wind
Statkraft acquires Element Power Group
Rolls Royce invests in storage start-up
Macquarie backs giant renewables project
Vineyard reaches community deal
Encavis invests in Spanish solar
First synchronization at Noor Ouarzazate III
SSE ups offshore wind ambition
ADB supports Mongolian distributed energy system
September 2018
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Global energy investment set to fall – DNV
Rolls-Royce launches new range of medium speed V-engines
Marubeni to cut coal-fired capacity
UK fossil fuel generation records tumble
Wind sector growth “on track” – WindEurope
California's Clean Energy bill “a major step forward”
Scotland’s first utility-scale battery inaugurated
Sharp expands its PV business into Africa
Waratah proposes new coal plant
Bolivia's largest solar farm opened
EU flagship tidal energy project gets green light
RenewableUK warns of threat to onshore investment
ORE Catapult awarded 10-year R&D extension
Irish grid gives renewables go-ahead
Construction of new US gas plant gets under way
August 2018
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California assembly votes for decarbonisation
ABB to enable the world’s largest digital substation
Equinor is considering offshore wind for oil platforms
Macquarie buys solar portfolio in Mexico
German banks back Primorskaya project
Sumitomo buys Northwester 2 stake
Orsted signs Changhua contracts
MAN Diesel & Turbo realigns itself
Wärtsilä is making significant investment in Finland
Sempra moves to wrap up Oncor acquisition
SECI has cancelled 2 GW wind tender
Senvion signs Cabo Leones II deal
UK offshore wind capacity set to double
Heatwave hits European wind energy but boosts solar
Siemens supply one of Norway's largest wind parks
Mercedes makes first deal with Polish PPA
Senegal wind farm reaches financial close
Sener starts salt melting at Kathu
Spain signs deal on new interconnector with France
Preferred contractor for Fryslân wind farm named
Westinghouse sale to Brookfield completed
Europe on target for 13 GW of wind installations in 2018
BioTherm closes renewables projects in South Africa
Brewing giants sets sights on renewables
Lightsource looks to Egyptian market
July 2018
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Ontario cancels renewables contracts
Statkraft updates its renewables strategy
Go-ahead given for 300 MW solar farm
GIG seals Swedish wind farm deal
Central Energy Fund backs CSP project
Global energy investment in 2017 failed to keep up with targets
GE to build Poland’s next power plant
ABB wins $150 m order to grid-connect Hornsea
Total completes Direct Energie purchase
‘Cool down nuclear plan’ UK ministers told
China's first commercial CSP plant is connected
Siemens to supply two wind farms in South Africa
Green Investment Group launches North American business
Greece runs its first wind auction
Armenia 55 MW solar plant contract awarded
Advent acquires GE’s distributed power business
European storage market grew by 49% in 2017
Langage power plant sold to EPH
UK government rejects lagoon scheme
International developers target Indian offshore wind tender
Wärtsilä, Hyundai sign battery storage deal
June 2018
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Towards a 100% renewable energy future
New kind of wind turbine generator
Energy storage demonstrator launched
Taiwan awards offshore capacity
New York announces storage roadmap
Turkey embarks on offshore odyssey
Lightsource BP completes PV farm in India
US solar market adds 2.5 GW of PV in Q1 2018
EnBW makes plans for US offshore wind
Orsted secures Formosa finance
Zero-emissions power cycle achieves first fire
GE’s Haliade 150-6MW nacelle arrives at UK test site
UK government about turn on nuclear deal
Shift needed in electrification for EU goals
Banks back Sahel green energy scheme
Queensland approves 800 MW wind project
Projects selected to lead Massachusetts wind march
UK government 'to take stake in Wylfa NPP'
Final turbine successfully installed at EOWDC
State utility buys Estonian wind developer
May 2018
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Air conditioning will drive growth of electricity demand
Siemens Gamesa secures new large order in Japan
Rolls-Royce to supply gensets for CHP in Slovakia
Anesco storage target on track
China Three Gorges makes EDP bid
Doosan expansion into storage starts paying off
LOC's MWS breakthrough in China
Tidal stream and wave energy can pass UK government’s ‘Triple Test’
Alstom and GE to implement joint venture options
Ecotricity unveils tidal schemes
E.On expands onshore activities in Germany
Plan for giant solar farm in Queensland
Senvion unveils new 4 MW platform
Hitachi seeks shared stake in Wylfa NPP
Siemens Gamesa continues to grow
Greece plans renewables auctions
Germany awards 1610 MW offshore
Taiwan awards 1900 MW of offshore capacity
April 2018
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Competitive wind power is leading the transition
GE and ORE Catapult sign five-year R&D agreement
Global solar PV inverters market in decline
Orsted plans UK battery storage plant
Acciona plans $600 investment in Chilean renewables
Invenergy files lawsuit against Polish government
Belgian windfarm first to feature 9.5 MW turbine
Wärtsilä to add 130 MW to Senegal grid
HSBC abandons tar sands projects
MAN D & T supply the ‘island in the jungle’
New SF6-free MV GIS switchgear
India kick-starts offshore procurement
Statkraft signs PPA for 170 MW Spanish PV plant
New wind farms attracted €22 billion investment in 2017
Lightsource launches India infrastructure fund
DTEK plans 200 MW Ukraine solar farm
Clean energy investment fell 10% in Q1
Tanzania inaugurates Kinyerezi II
Alpha Ventus investigates fault
Saudi Arabia plans $200 bn PV project
Final section of Beatrice shore cable on its way
NY Regulators open storm damage probe
March 2018
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Fossil fuels being left behind by falling renewables costs
Unconventional fossil fuel investments wordwide are surging – new report
New world record for GE’s HA GT
Construction of world’s largest solar park gets under way
Dutch wind tender awarded to Vattenfall
Peru's largest solar project is commissioned
Aquila targets energy transition with new fund
Bay State seeks energy storage solution
Global energy demand grew by 2.1% in 2017
The world’s first formic acid-based fuel cell
Prysmian signs framework agreement to upgrade Italian grid
New York signs agreements on renewables
MPC and Martifer partner for renewables in Colombia
Swindon gets battery green light
GE announces ‘Reservoir’ energy storage platform
RWE and E.ON reorganise amid huge mutual asset swap
European frequency disruption traced to Balkan states
US energy storage market set to triple in 2018
Hawaii kicks off renewable energy search
Skyline targets 3 GW in North America
Vattenfall plans expansion of its solar portfolio
GE plans to develop the world's largest offshore WTG
Georgia Power closing down its ash pond legacy
Vattenfall forms alliance in French wind market
Highview Power and SNC-Lavalin to collaborate on storage
50 MW solar scheme approved in UK
New opportunities seen in new Irish market
Denham and Themis join forces for investment
Vestas keeps narrow lead in onshore wind
February 2018
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Engie expands US portfolio with Infinity acquisition
Iberdrola plans to invest in clean energy
Senvion has won its first contract in India
EU ‘can double renewables by 2030’
Germany awards 700 MW of onshore wind contracts
South Australia backs hydrogen demonstration
PPIB approves coal plant plans
APS plans solar-battery peaking plant
MHPS wins 5.3 GW Thailand order
IEA commends Australia's commitment to clean goals
The Great Energy Transition gathers momentum – GWEC report
ib vogt breaks ground on Benban solar
Europe marks offshore wind records
Commission approves capacity mechanisms
Bangladesh addresses power shortages
Possibly the largest virtual power plant in the world
GE and Arenko to build huge UK storage facility
EEX Group unveils ‘innovative solutions’ for energy markets
Arizona pushes ambitious energy plan
E.ON commissions 20 MW of storage in USA
Total Eren plans giant battery for Australia
Orsted begins construction of Hornsea One
Pöyry selected for Thai power project
Coal plant loses out in UK capacity auction
Siemens’ first quarter profits fall 14%
GE to build HVDC ‘highway’ in S Korea
Phu Yen wind farm receives investment go-ahead
FORESEA supports new deployments at SmartBay
Strong performance from Ørsted/Dong
Statoil seals pact with Masdar
Capital Stage to finance solar portfolio in Ireland
January 2018
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Chile's RE potential ‘promises multiple benefits’ – IEA
US solar tariff decision ‘is a loss for America’
New York City takes on Big Oil in the courts
174 Power Global breaks ground on 236 MW PV project
Nexans completes Canada’s Maritime link contract
Siemens and AES launch Fluence storage venture
BESS secures Santander finance
Masdar joins forces with Cepsa
SSE to build 2 GW CCGT plant at Ferrybridge
Voith signs contract for Henan Tianchi pumped storage
Ineos challenges Scotland’s shale ban
Welsh minister boosts tidal lagoon prospects
120 MW solar farm proposed for UK
UK coal fleet set for 2025 closure
Westinghouse acquired by Brookfield
EP Holding adds to its lignite/coal portfolio
Stormy weather creates UK renewables record
Brazil changes tack on large dam construction
Tocardo files for bankruptcy protection