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Berlin, Bonn November 11th 2019: As a result of the planned nuclear and coal phase-out, the threat of an “electricity shortfall” is impending in just a few years, warn market researchers. Only if photovoltaic systems are significantly expanded from 2020 onwards and are flanked by sufficient storage capacity, will the…

The developer of the world’s first commercial beam-down CSP plant predicts a four-fold hike in thermal efficiency for a larger 200 MW plant. As CSP developers seek new ways to cut costs, a new 50 MW beam-down tower plant in China will provide valuable insights into an emerging CSP technology.…

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has secured an order to supply the Stavro project, its largest ever onshore wind order in Sweden. The 62 turbines with a 4.1 MW rating built by SGRE will power Google’s data center with clean energy, as well as Holmen’s local paper and board business.…

Highlights Power Ledger has signed the first large-scale commercial roll out of its technology. Wholesale energy retailer Powerclub will integrate Power Ledger’s blockchain-based technology, including its Virtual Power Plant (VPP) energy trading application. Powerclub’s Members will be able to pool their excess solar and battery storage to a VPP while…

Offshore and Floating Wind Europe Conference 2019 November 11th-12th 2019 | London, UK View the full map – Click here to download PDF 

UK Export Finance, the UK’s export credit agency, has today, Tuesday 5 November, announced that it is providing a NT$9.2 billion of New Taiwanese Dollars (£230 million) project finance guarantee to support the construction of an offshore wind farm in the Taiwan Strait. The Formosa 2 wind farm project is…

LOC Group, the premier international marine and engineering consulting firm, is pleased to announce it has signed an agreement with Ørsted (“ORSTED”), the global leader in offshore wind, to carry out Marine Warranty Surveyor (“MWS”) services for its Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, located approximately 89 kilometres off the UK’s…

4 November, 2019: PowerGen Renewable Energy (PowerGen), a leader in micro-utilities in Africa – managing mini-grids and providing customer support – has signed a Series B investment with funding from Shell’s New Energies business*, as well as Omidyar Network, Acumen, Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP), EDFI ElectriFI, Sumitomo Corporation, DOB…

Following the Government’s announcement to make the UK the first G7 nation to legislate for net zero emissions, biomass industry leaders are now calling on ministers to urgently take heed of key findings from the Renewable Energy Association’s (REA) newly-published ‘Bioenergy Strategy’ report, and recognise biomass as the most fit-for-purpose,…

PowerCell Sweden AB (publ) has developed a new and improved version of its MS-100 fuel cell system which will be presented at the Fuel Cell Seminar & Energy Exposition in California on November 5th. The new MS-100 is 30 percent more compact and has improved operating life time as well…