Renewables
Rapid coal retirement means massive benefits for Germany
The benefits would include Germany avoiding fuel & carbon costs and as well as taking advantage of and enjoying new clean power export opportunities.
Wind
Iberdrola halts work at Saint-Brieuc due to ‘oil leak’
Iberdrola has had to pause foundation work at its 496MW Saint-Brieuc wind farm after a jack-up vessel at the site leaked hydraulic fluid into the sea.
Solar
Astronauts complete solar upgrade at International Space Station
Astronauts have completed the deployment of a new ISS Roll-Out Solar Array on the far end of the left side of the International Space Station’s backbone truss structure.
Renewables
UK’s net-zero goal requires £14bn in additional renewables per annum
The study by Good Energy has found that the UK is able to achieve net-zero without relying on nuclear energy or fossil-fuelled energy.
Renewables
Australia powers town completely with 100% on-grid solar
The utility used 700 kW of solar capacity from over 260 consumers, 600 KW of utility-scale solar capacity and a battery energy storage system
Decentralized Energy
Enel X debuts agricultural self-consuming energy community
Enel X in collaboration with regional bank Banca Agricola Popolare di Ragusa has launched a collective agricultural self-consumption energy community in Ragusa Italy.
Renewables
Australia integrates long-duration storage with hybrid solar-hydro
RayGen to construct what the company is claiming to be Australia's first-of-a-kind hybrid solar-hydro power plant in north-west Victoria.
Solar
US sets another record quarter for solar installations
US solar energy installations reached 5GW in Q1 - 2021, marking a 46% increase over the same period last year and a new first-quarter record.
Strategic Development
Dogger Bank wind farm commits £1m to youth STEM education
Young people in the UK are set to share in a £1 million investment from Dogger Bank Wind Farm to prepare them for working life in a net zero world.
Renewables
Iberdrola and GS Energy partner on APAC renewables drive
Iberdrola and GS Energy will cooperate on projects in South Korea and other Asian regions, thereby becoming more involved in APAC's renewable energy future.
