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…

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…

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…

Electric car owners are set to benefit financially by charging their cars off-peak, by taking part in the UK’s first ever trial of a market-led approach to smart charging. Launched by UK Power Networks, the innovative trial called Shift, will see up to 1,000 electric vehicle owners offered financial incentives…

July 18, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research tracks wind turbine OEM market distributions and market shares by region and country. In 2018, global installed wind power capacity decreased year-to-year from 52 GW to 50.6 GW, due to increased competition from solar and a transition…...

While predictions vary in terms of specifics, practically every major news outlet, government institution and academic authority agrees that the trend of global urbanisation is continuing to accelerate rapidly – by 2050, 68% of the world’s population (an estimated 6.7 billion of 9.8 billion people) are predicted to be living…

All new-build homes could soon be fitted with an electric car chargepoint, the government has outlined today (15 July 2019) in a public consultation on changing building regulations in England. The consultation comes alongside a package of announcements to support electric vehicle drivers and improve the experience of charging. The proposals…

July 16, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research tracks data on known grid-tied and remote microgrid projects in the proposal, planning, and deployed stages across six regions worldwide. The 16th edition of the Navigant Research’s global microgrid database highlights an uptick in rural electrification projects…