Octopus, Valorem partner for first Finnish wind farm venture
Renewables operator Valorem and Octopus Energy Investments have entered into a partnership to build and operate two wind farms in Finland which will generate 71MW of wind capacity for the country. The projects, Saunamaa and Suolakangas, in the southwest of the country represent a total investment by Valorem and local partner Megatuuli of €80 […]
Revolutionary Innovation to Improve the Power Supply of Developing Countries
A member of the Hungarian ArchEnerg Cluster, János Brand, the executive of Aero Energi Ltd., patented the innovative system he developed to change the power supply of developing countries. His ‘invention’ was primarily developed for regions in which there is no power infrastructure or it functions only intermittently. The system gains its versatility from the […]
Costa Rica has just run on 100 percent renewable energy for 300 days
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Lincoln Gap wind farm delivers first power to grid as it deals with Senvion issues
The 212MW Lincoln Gap wind farm, located near Port Augusta in South Australia, has exported its first energy generation as project owner Nexif Energy said it had intervened to keep the project on track while Senvion sorts out its financial problems. The Lincoln Gap wind farm is one of the biggest new renewable energy developments […]
Greencoat UK Wind issues 500m in shares
Renewable infrastructure fund Greencoat UK Wind is to issue up to 500 million shares over the next 12 months to finance new acquisitions and pay down debt. The shares will be issued through several tranches, with the initial placing and the initial offer for subscription launching today, as the initial tranche. The prospectus for the […]
German onshore wind installations plunge 87%
Only 41 turbines accounting for 134MW installed in the first quarter German onshore wind farm installations dropped by 87% in the first quarter of 2019 in terms of generation capacity, according to an analysis by non-profit association FA Wind. Only 41 turbines were erected in the country in the period from January to March, accounting […]
France announces €200 million for autonomous electric public transport
France’s minister of Transport, Élisabeth Borne has announced a plan to invest €200 million in the development of electric, autonomous public shuttle transport, and new legislation to support autonomous vehicles. The government intends to invest the funding into shuttle transport in 16 rural and urban areas across France and, has committed to create the legal […]
European Wind Energy Industry Invested €65 Billion In 2018
The European wind energy industry invested a total of €65 billion ($73 billion) in 2018, including €27 billion on new wind farms which, thanks to cost reductions, will finance a record 16.7 gigawatts (GW) of new win d capacity. As the cost of wind energy technology matures it becomes cheaper, and according to the latest Financing […]