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Over an uninterrupted period of least 19 years and a day, a window or other aperture in a building can acquire a “right to light” over nearby land. Once this happens, the window owner can prevent the nearby land owner building on his land in a way that reduces the…
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for a 100 MW/100 MWh total capacity energy storage project in South East Asia. The energy storage system facility, including the Greensmith GEMS advanced software platform and GridSolv, will be used for grid support purposes. The order…
New York has awarded 1.7 GW of offshore wind capacity to two separate projects led by Denmark’s Orsted and Norway’s Equinor. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) selected the 880 MW Sunrise Wind project, a 50-50 partnership between Orsted and New England energy supplier Eversource, and Equinor’s 816…
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Alpha Bank, Eurobank Ergasias and National Bank of Greece on the approximately €117 million non-recourse refinancing of Agios Georgios wind farm, a 73.2 MW wind farm operated by a subsidiary of Terna Energy, on the uninhabited islet of Agios Georgios offshore Attica in…
London, 22 July 2019: Cubico Sustainable Investments (Cubico), a global investor in renewable energy backed by two of Canada’s largest pension funds, has achieved financial close on the refinancing of 14 solar PV assets in Italy. The 27.4 MW Solis portfolio was mostly acquired from funds managed and/or advised by…
Siemens Gamesa will supply the SG 4.5-145 for its first nearshore project in Vietnam • The company will supply seven SG 4.5-145 for the first phase of the No. 5 Thanh Hai wind farm project (32 MW), located between 2 km and 5 km off the coast. It will also…
BBOXX is unveiling a new initiative today which marks a major stride towards tackling the global clean cooking crisis and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. BBOXX Cook provides clean cooking services for both urban and rural areas through LPG and biogas solutions. As a leading next generation utility, BBOXX is the…
Kenya has unveiled Africa’s largest wind power plant, a project aimed at reducing electricity costs and dependence on fossil fuels and moving the nation to meet an ambitious goal of 100 percent green energy next year. The sprawling wind farm of 365 turbines on the shores of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya…
Buckinghamshire’s energy from waste plant is on track to save £150-million over 30 years. The Greatmoor site has just passed its third anniversary, generating power for 40,000 homes by burning non-recyclable waste. That’s helping to save the County Council £5-million a year, on average. The plant is the largest single…
As we wait for for better batteries, the many wonder technologies we’ve been promised for the last decade have failed to materialize to market for various reasons. This may not be the case of XNRGI, a startup that is ready to ship a “porous” silicon battery that has better energy…
