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House Set to Debate Offshore Wind Energy Bills in US Waters
A U.S. House committee will kick off debate next week on three new bills aimed at boosting offshore wind energy leases in federal waters.The House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold a hearing on Tuesday on three bipartisan offshore wind proposals.One proposal would…
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EU Agrees Final Energy Saving, Renewables Targets
The European Union on Wednesday finalized new climate rules after months of talks, targeting a total energy saving of 32.5 percent and an uplift in the share of renewable energy to 32 percent by 2030.National governments must now draft their own plans for implementing the bloc's overall…
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Macron Approves Offshore Windpower Projects
Leading executives at French energy groups EDF and Engie said on Twitter that several offshore windpower projects had been "confirmed" by President Emmanuel Macron."Happy to see @EmmanuelMacron confirmed our three parks," EDF executive Bruno Bensasson said in a post on the Twitter messaging network.Engie executive Gwenaelle Huet also said that Macr
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SSE to Enter Seagreen Scottish Offshore Wind Project into Subsidy Auction
British utility SSE plans to enter its Seagreen wind project that lies off the coast of Scotland into Britain's auction for renewable subsidies next year, it said on Wednesday.* Seagreen Wind Energy Limited, developing the project, is a 50/50 joint venture between SSE and Fluor Limited, the British operating arm of Fluor Corporation.* The project i
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DNV GL Unveils Renewable Energy Data Platform
DNV GL is launching GPM Horizon, a data monitoring platform with full integration of current and future renewable energy systems including solar PV, wind and energy storage assets. GPM Horizon enables future-proof fleet management by bringing digitalization technologies and integrated renewables systems together in one platform…
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Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm Officially Opens
A new offshore wind farm officially opened this week that is capable of powering over half a million U.K. homes.The Race…
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US Announces $18.5 Mln for Offshore Wind Research
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that $18.5 million has been made available for offshore wind research…
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China Ramping Up Renewable Power
China will ramp up electricity generated by renewable energy this summer and give priority to residential use as some regions…
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Norway Wants to Build Floating Wind Farms
Norway's energy minister will meet with companies on Wednesday to discuss the potential construction of offshore floating wind farms…
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EnBW, Trident Winds JV for Offshore Wind Project in California
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG is continuing its strategy of capturing growth in new international markets in the renewable energy sector.
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Batteries hasten winds of change for electricity stocks
Bigger, better batteries are speeding up change in the U.S. electricity sector and could help power a rally in Xcel Energy Inc…
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Researchers Set Out to Future-proof Offshore Wind Turbine Monopiles
A new research project aims to improve the design of scour protection around offshore wind turbine monopiles, as well as…
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LOC Names Cummins Energy Projects Development Director
International marine and engineering consulting firm LOC has appointed ex-Head of Engineering at BP, Ian Cummins as its new…
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Mainstream Secures Financing for South African Wind Projects
Dublin-based renewable energy generator Mainstream Renewable has secured funding to develop two South African wind power projects with a combined capa
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Trump Administration Mulls New Plan to Help Ailing Coal, Nuke Plants - Bloomberg
Trump administration officials are considering requiring grid operators to buy electricity from ailing nuclear and coal-fired…
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Van Oord Wins Taiwanese Offshore Wind Contract
Dutch marine contractor Van Oord said on Wednesday it had won a 500 million euros ($579 million) contract to build a 640…
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ABB to Equip High-spec Vessel for Largest Offshore Wind Farm
ABB technology allowing integration of batteries receives major vote of confidence as Louis Dreyfus Armateurs orders second…
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Centrica, Tokyo Gas Break Mold in Mozambique LNG Deal
Britain's Centrica and Japan's Tokyo Gas aim to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Anadarko Petroleum's $20 billion project in Mozambique, the first
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New Hires Boost RCG US Team
The Renewables Consulting Group (RCG), has announced the appointment of several new hires in its New York office to support…
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Enphase Energy Names Former Tesla Exec as CFO
Solar inverter maker Enphase Energy on Monday named former Tesla Inc executive Eric Branderiz as its Chief Financial Officer.Branderiz was the chief a
Solar
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Pope Warns Energy Bosses of Global Destruction without Fuel Shift
Pope Francis warned that climate change risked destroying humanity on Saturday and called on energy leaders to help the world…
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Pope to Address Oil Majors in Vatican Climate Conference
The Vatican will host executives of the world's top oil companies for a conference next week on climate change and the transition…
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Arctic Oil 'Undrillable' amid Global Warming -UN's Ex-climate Chief
An architect of the Paris climate agreement urged governments on Tuesday to halt oil exploration in the Arctic, saying drilling…
Wind
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Centrica, Tokyo Gas Break Mold in Mozambique LNG Deal
Britain's Centrica and Japan's Tokyo Gas aim to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Anadarko Petroleum's $20 billion project in Mozambique, the first
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India BPCL Seeks Extra Iran Oil Amid Sanctions Threat
Indian state refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp has requested an extra one million barrels of oil from the National Iranian Oil Co.
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DNV GL Completes Due Diligence of Dutch Windpark Spui
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has successfully completed comprehensive…
Hydro
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Norway Expects Gas Export Prices to Slip in 2019
Prices of Norwegian gas exports are likely to rise slightly this year amid strong demand, but will fall back in 2019 as liquefied…
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Trudeau's Political Troubles Boil as Pipeline Surprise Weighs
Canada's government got just 24 hours notice that it would be thrust into a political and economic crisis by an ultimatum from a pipeline operator…
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Norway Labour Unions Threaten Strike by 35,000 Workers
Almost 35,000 private-sector workers organised by Norway's largest labour unions plan to go on strike from April 8 unless a deal is found over wages…
Biofuels
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Zero Emission Ships: Comparing Fuel Choices
There's a new report out from the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) -- authorted by Lloyds Register (LR) and University…
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Petrobras Seeks Partnerships
Petrobras informs that it has started the disclosure stage of two divestment opportunities (Teasers) related to the sale…
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Neste Beats Market Expectations, Shares Soar
Finnish oil refiner and biofuel producer Neste posted its highest ever quarterly result on Thursday, helped by a U.S. tax…
