Monthly Archives: January 2023

European Commission’s energy market proposals

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Now.Solar

We fully acknowledge the political and financial pressure all European countries and many customers are under. We agree to the importance of measures for demand reduction. This is the fastest way to mitigate the high electricity prices. The situation is … Continue reading →

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Statkraft supplies Umicore with wind power for their Finnish production site in Kokkola

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Now.Solar

Statkraft and Umicore have signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) sourcing renewable power from onshore wind turbines in Finland. This agreement will cover part of the needs of Umicore’s site in Kokkola, where the Group produces precursor cathode active … Continue reading →

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China-built wind farm alleviates power shortage in southern Kazakhstan

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Now.Solar

The wind farm, with 40 wind turbines and a combined capacity of 100 megawatts, is jointly-held by China Power International Holding and Visor Kazakhstan. As central Asia’s largest wind farm built by a Chinese firm, the wind farm was put … Continue reading →

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EDP Renewables inaugurates a new wind farm in Italy

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Now.Solar

The inauguration ceremony was attended by EDPR CEO Miguel Stilwell d’Andrade, together with EDPR COO for Europe and Latam Duarte Bello, and EDPR Italy General Manager Roberto Pasqua. The undertaking reflects EDPR’s commitment to the energy transition and energy independence … Continue reading →

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Mercedes-Benz plans to install wind turbines of more than 100 MW

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Now.Solar

Mercedes-Benz is taking another big step towards achieving its climate goals, as the automaker announced its plans to install a “double-digit” number of wind turbines at its Papenburg test track in Northern Germany. The new wind farm expects to generate … Continue reading →

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Acciona Energía and Qwello to develop and operate urban charging networks for electric vehicles in Spain

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Now.Solar

The companies combine Qwello’s in-house technology and ACCIONA Energía’s consolidated position as operator of renewable energy and sustainable mobility. ACCIONA Energía, a leading renewable energy operator, and Qwello, an operator of urban and regional charging networks for electric vehicles (EVs) … Continue reading →

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Enertrag inaugurates 186 MW Dunowo wind farm in Poland

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Now.Solar

With the inauguration of the Dunowo project, which consists of the two wind fields Dargikowo and Karlino, ENERTRAG has commissioned one of the largest wind projects in Poland and the largest ENERTRAG project to date. The Dunowo wind project is … Continue reading →

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Vestas secures 104 MW order with Polimix Energia in Brazil

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Now.Solar

Polimix Energia Ltda has signed an agreement with Vestas for the supply and installation of 23 V150-4.5 MW wind turbines for the Mundo Novo wind farm located in São Miguel do Gostoso in the municipality of Rio Grande do Norte … Continue reading →

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Taiwan: Siemens Gamesa to massively expand offshore nacelle manufacturing activities

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Now.Solar

Successful offshore wind power nacelle facility to be tripled in size to around 90,000 square meters. Local manufacturing of SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbines to take place; employment to also more than triple. Intended to initially supply machines for … Continue reading →

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Facility for hydrogen storage up and running

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Now.Solar

SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall’s HYBRIT pilot facility for the storage of fossil-free hydrogen gas is now in operation in Luleå. The rock cavern storage facility is the first of its kind in the world for storing fossil-free hydrogen gas. The … Continue reading →

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A Just, Inclusive Transition Requires Workforce Readiness and Diversity

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Now.Solar

In today’s fast changing energy economy, renewables are building a new global workforce. With 12.7 million people employed in the clean energy sector in 2021, the renewable energy industry is becoming a job creation engine, according to IRENA’s new report … Continue reading →

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Investments in Egypt’s solar and wind energy approach $3.5 bln to produce 3570 megawatts

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Now.Solar

Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Dr. Mohamed Shaker, affirmed that Egypt seeks to be a corridor for the transit of clean energy that the African continent enjoys. “Egypt is keen to support the efforts of African countries to access … Continue reading →

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Mango selects Acciona Energía to supply 100% renewable energy for 10 years

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Now.Solar

The contract will cover the headquarters in Palau Solità i Plegamans (Barcelona), the logistics warehouse in Lliçà d’Amunt (Barcelona) and ten of the largest stores in Spain. Mango, one of Europe’s leading groups in the fashion industry, and ACCIONA Energía, … Continue reading →

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Photovoltaic made in China

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Now.Solar

PV relies entirely on China, unlike wind power and concentrated solar power, and there is a risk of substituting China-made PV for reliance on natural gas and oil from Russia. The world scored a new record in 2021, producing 132.8 … Continue reading →

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In the January-August period, the installed capacity of wind power in China increased 16.6%

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Now.Solar

China’s installed capacity of renewable energy notched up rapid growth in the first eight months of the year amid the country’s pursuit of green development. In the January-August period, the installed capacity of wind power increased 16.6 percent year on … Continue reading →

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Concentrated solar power

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Now.Solar

CSP had a global total installed capacity of 6,800 MW in 2021, up from 354 MW in 2005.[8] Spain accounted for almost one third of the world’s capacity, at 2,300 MW, despite no new capacity entering commercial operation in the country since 2013.[9] The United States follows … Continue reading →

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Hamburg WindEnergy 2022: Federal Minister Robert Habeck visits ENERCON stand

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Now.Solar

German Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action unveils new E-175 EP5 5   One of the biggest onshore wind energy trade fairs in the world has started today in Hamburg. Up to 35,000 visitors are expected to … Continue reading →

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Solar PV Employs More Women Than Any Renewables

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Now.Solar

New IRENA report shows that solar PV industry has the highest share of full-time women employees, reaching 40% in 2021. Solar photovoltaic (PV) has emerged to be the leading employer in the renewable energy sector, both in global number of … Continue reading →

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Nordex Group obtains important product certificates for its 4 MW, 5 MW and 6 MW turbines

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Now.Solar

N163/5.X and N155/4.X turbines receive IEC Type Certification / Statement of Compliance for Design according to IEC awarded to the N163/6.X Hamburg, 29 September 2022. At the leading global wind summit Windenergy Hamburg, the Nordex Group punctually received three major … Continue reading →

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DNV confirms Nordseecluster wind farms will comply with German offshore regulations

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Now.Solar

Conformity Statements prove the safe and reliable design basis for joint wind projects of RWE and Northland Power. At the WindEnergy Hamburg exhibition, DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has awarded two German offshore wind farms with Conformity … Continue reading →

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Spanish Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, officially opens Naturgy’s first battery storage centre worldwide in Australia

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Now.Solar

On Wednesday, the Spanish Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, officially opened the first battery storage facility to be operated by the Naturgy power company anywhere in the world. During her visit, the minister was told about the cutting-edge … Continue reading →

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Danish authorities order Ørsted’s oil- and coal-fired power stations into operation

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Now.Solar

In order to ensure the security of the electricity supply in Denmark, the Danish authorities have decided to order Ørsted to continue and resume operations of three of its power station units which use oil and coal as fuel. This … Continue reading →

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Goldwind will supply 111 wind turbines to the wind power in Uzbekistan

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Now.Solar

Goldwind has secured a new deal with Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company to supply 111 units of GW155-4.5MW turbines, which is the largest of its kind in Uzbekistan and in Central Asia. The agreement with Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future … Continue reading →

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China now has 30 Concentrated Solar Power Projects with Thermal Energy Storage Underway

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Now.Solar

The development of Concentrated Solar Power is entering into a fast track in 2022 here in China.  Within the Multi-Energy RE complexes combining with PV and/or Wind, CSP is playing a role as stabilizer and regulator, easing the power fluctuation and … Continue reading →

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“Overriding public interest” is essential to the expansion of wind energy

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Now.Solar

The EU wants a massive expansion in renewable energy. It wants wind energy to grow from 190 GW today to 510 GW by 2030. But Europe is not building enough wind farms to reach this target. We should be building … Continue reading →

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EU’s record growth in wind and solar avoids €11bn in gas costs during war

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Now.Solar

A new study by E3G and Ember finds that wind and solar produced a quarter of EU electricity since the war began, with record growth from last year alone avoiding €11 billion in gas costs. However, the EU still spent an estimated €82 billion on fossil gas during … Continue reading →

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OCEaN: Speed up offshore wind and grid development with robust and timely Maritime Spatial Planning

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Now.Solar

Offshore wind and related electricity grid infrastructure are imperative to reach Europe’s climate targets and strengthen its energy independency. Simultaneously, marine ecosystems – which are already vulnerable – must be protected from further stress caused by climate change and the … Continue reading →

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Siemens Gamesa and Hai Long light the way: 1,044 MW offshore wind power deal in Taiwan signed

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Now.Solar

Hai Long is Siemens Gamesa’s largest offshore wind energy project in Taiwan, one of the emerging offshore markets with the most potentialThe company will install 73 offshore wind turbines of the SG 14-222 DD model, the most powerful of the … Continue reading →

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ACP Applauds Biden Announcement to Diversify and Stabilize the U.S. Battery Supply Chain

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Now.Solar

Today, the Biden Administration announced that the Department of Energy is awarding $2.8 billion in grants from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 20 manufacturing and processing companies for projects across 12 states, along with the American Battery Materials Initiative, a new … Continue reading →

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Europe needs to invest more in wind R&D to reach climate targets

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Now.Solar

The European Technology & Innovation Platform for Wind Energy (ETIPWind) has started its new 3-year cycle of activity. ETIPWind supports the alignment, coordination and prioritisation of wind energy-related Research & Innovation (R&I) policies in Europe. Representatives from the industry, researchers, … Continue reading →

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Top Wind Energy Owners in the USA are Farming PTCs, not Just the Wind

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Now.Solar

The Production Tax Credit (PTC) in the USA has been a powerful tool for asset owners to ensure the favorable financial health of their projects. To date, more than 75% of the 138GW of operational capacity in the United States … Continue reading →

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Solar power is the fastest way to reduce Europe’s dependency on Russian gas

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Now.Solar

The expansion of solar power in Europe is growing rapidly due to increased renewable energy ambitions and the need to reduce dependence on Russian gas. Statkraft’s Low Emissions Scenario now shows that Europe will have significantly more solar power by … Continue reading →

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Half of the energy storage capacity that Enel Green Power is building is located in Italy

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Now.Solar

Half of the energy storage capacity that Enel Green Power is building is located in Italy, and it’s about to reach 2 GW. Our goal is to reach 9 GW worldwide by 2030. Batteries – and storage systems in general … Continue reading →

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Enel Green Power commissions 29 MW wind farm in Castelmauro in Molise

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Now.Solar

Enel Green Power’s commitment to the energy transition and the growth of the renewables in Italy continues. The company has commissioned the Castelmauro wind farm in Molise. The plant is located between the municipalities of Castelmauro and Roccavivara, in the … Continue reading →

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Low wind turbine orders call for step change in Europe’s energy security strategy

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Now.Solar

Wind turbine orders in Q3 2022 fell by 36% compared with Q3 2021. Europe urgently needs to solve permitting and strengthen its wind energy supply chain. Inflationary cost pressures, slow permitting and uncertainty around the EU’s emergency electricity market interventions … Continue reading →

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IRENA Rolls Out Indonesian Energy Transition Roadmap

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Now.Solar

As climate concerns mount, and the world looks to gather in Egypt at COP27 in early November to deliver a collective response to the crisis, a new report outlines a comprehensive energy roadmap for accelerating renewable energy and energy transition … Continue reading →

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Creating a new hydrogen economy is a massive undertaking

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Now.Solar

Interview with Barbara Jinks, Programme Officer – Green Gas delivery and Use, Innovation and Technology Centre, IRENA At the 24th Council meeting of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), hydrogen took centre stage as members discussed priority areas for the organisation’s … Continue reading →

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Vattenfall in premiere project with fast chargers for Danish city buses

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Now.Solar

Vattenfall has delivered 32 fast chargers to Tide Bus in Denmark’s fifth largest city, Vejle. The delivery is Vattenfall’s first Power-as-a-Service project for passenger transport in Denmark and means that electric buses are now running in the city. The project … Continue reading →

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Economic report demonstrates how RWE’s Pembroke Net Zero Centre can benefit Wales

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Now.Solar

At the site of the existing Pembroke Power Station, RWE will deploy new technologies including green hydrogen, carbon capture, large-scale battery storage and floating offshore wind from the Celtic Sea, coming together under a single project ‘Pembroke Net Zero Centre’ … Continue reading →

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European electricity market prices fell in October, influenced by gas

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Now.Solar

Prices in European electricity markets fell considerably during October due to falling gas prices. In some electricity markets, the monthly average price ended up being even lower than in the same month of the previous year. Italy’s IPEX market registered … Continue reading →

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Supply green hydrogen to CAF in Zaragoza for the dynamic tests of the demonstrator train of the FCH2RAIL project

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Now.Solar

Iberdrola has successfully completed the supply of green hydrogen to CAF in Zaragoza for the on-track dynamic tests of the hydrogen-powered demonstrator train of the FCH2Rail project. The solution for supplying hydrogen consisted of transporting it from Iberdrola’s hydrogen plant in operation in Barcelona’s Zona … Continue reading →

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New Report Warns World of Huge Untapped Renewable Energy Potential

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Now.Solar

Renewables are the backbone of the energy transition and a viable climate solution. Yet out of the 183 parties to the Paris Agreement with renewable energy components in their Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs), only 143 have quantified targets with the … Continue reading →

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IRENA and World Meteorological Organization Join to Promote Clean Energy Transition

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Now.Solar

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) will work together to support the transition to renewable energy through tailored weather, water and climate services. A Memorandum of Understanding signed today at the UN Climate Conference … Continue reading →

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