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BP, Tesla to Venture Into Battery Storage for Windfarm
BP has teamed up with Tesla to build its first battery storage project at one of its U.S. windfarms as part of a strategy to expand its renewable energy business, the energy group said on Tuesday. Tesla will supply the 212 megawatt (MW)/840 megawatt hour battery at BP's Titan 1 windfarm in South Dakota in the second half of this year.
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France to Decide on Offshore Wind in Coming Days
The French government will decide on the future of its planned offshore wind parks in the coming days, renewable energy lobby SER said in a statement. Last month, the French senate rejected a government proposal to renegotiate and possibly cancel projects to generate a combined 3…
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Siemens Gamesa Targets Bigger Markets
Siemens Gamesa, the world's second-largest wind turbine maker, said it was seeking to bolster growth by targeting markets in Asia, Latin America and Australia."We have certain markets where we see some growth going forward and India is certainly one of those. The Asian region is an upcoming market where we still can create some market share…
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Britain: Biofuel Targets Will Reduce Diesel Reliance
British biofuel targets coming into force this weekend will double the use of renewable fuels in the UK transport sector in 15 years and reduce reliance on imported diesel, the government said on Friday. The new targets, which take effect on April 15, will compel transport fuel suppliers who sell at least 450…
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All Turbines Linked to Grid at Rampion Offshore Wind Farm
All 116 turbines at top German utility E.ON's Rampion offshore wind farm in Britain are now able to generate electricity and are delivering power to the grid, the company said on Tuesday.The 400-megawatt project is being built off the coast of Sussex in southeast England by E.ON,…
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New Projects in Brazil's Amazon? Not Without Congressional Approval, says court
Brazil's government has been told that development projects, including hydropower dams, in protected areas can no longer…
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DTEK, CMEC to Build one of Europe's Largest Solar Projects
Ukraine's largest private power producer DTEK and China Machinery Engineering Corp (CMEC) said on Friday they had agreed…
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Solar Power Eclipsed Fossil Fuels in New 2017 Generating Capacity
Chinese solar power led a record 157 gigawatts (GW) of new renewable energy capacity added worldwide last year, more than…
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Belgium to Double Offshore Wind Energy Capacity
Belgium will double the area of its North Sea waters made available to offshore wind parks after 2020, the government announced on Friday…
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India, UK Govts Invest $711 mln in Indian Renewable Energy Fund
Lightsource BP and Indian private equity fund Everstone Group announced on Wednesday the creation of a 500 million pound…
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Flintstone Sets Its Sights on Floating Wind
Flintstone Technology Ltd said it plans to diversify its mooring operations to help drive down costs for the offshore floating…
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OutSmart, Kongsberg Join Forces on Wind Energy
Independent wind asset operations management specialist OutSmart BV has selected Kongsberg Digital AS to provide an integrated…
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Fortum Contracted to Raise Finland's Solar Power Capacity
Finland's Fortum, a majority state-owned utility company, won a tender to increase Finland's total solar production capacity by nearly 30 percent…
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Eneco seeks new CEO as Privatization looms
Eneco, the Dutch energy company on the verge of being privatized, is looking for a new chief executive to replace Jeroen…
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Yaskawa Ups Investment in The Switch
Yaskawa Corporation is making a multimillion-euro investment to strengthen the R&D capabilities of The Switch and purchase…
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US' First Planned Floating Wind Farm Taking Shape
Plans for America’s first floating offshore wind farm are taking shape with the news that California’s Redwood Coast Energy…
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Vestas Taps Car Battery Know-how for Wind Power Storage
The world's largest wind turbine maker Vestas is tapping into experience from the car battery industry to try to address…
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Fugro Returns to Hollandse Kust Wind Farm
Fugro is set to commence a site characterization program at the Hollandse Kust (noord) Wind Farm zone. Carried out under…
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ABB Wins Dubai Solar Park Expansion Deal
ABB has won an order worth more than $90 million from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), the leading power utility…
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SoftBank, China's GCL Team Up for $930 mln Indian Solar Venture
Japan's SoftBank Group Corp has agreed to launch a $930 million Indian joint solar energy venture with Chinese firm GCL System…
Solar
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Total Pays $1.7 bln for French Electric Retailer
Acquisition makes Total major competitor for EDF; and they paid 30 pct premium on Direct Energie's last close. Oil company…
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ExxonMobil Resumes Production in Papua New Guinea
ExxonMobil said that production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has safely resumed at the PNG LNG project in Papua New Guinea…
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Algeria Seeks to Cut Energy Consumption After Oil Earnings Fall
Algeria is offering motorists incentives to more than double the number of cars running on natural gas by 2021 in an effort…
Wind
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Semco Maritime Generated Positive Operating Results in 2017
Semco Maritime’s revenue shrunk to DKK 1,408 million in 2017 against DKK 1,598 million in 2016 as the offshore services provider…
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iHawk to Digitize Major O&G Construction Project
Cyberhawk has been awarded a three-year contract by an oil and gas supermajor to provide a digital asset management solution…
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DNV GL Advises on Acquisition of UK's Wind Farm
DNV GL secured a leading role as technical advisor to GVO Wind Ltd and Bluemerang Capital Ltd, supporting the sale of an…
Hydro
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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…
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First Wind Farm Operational in Coal-reliant Bosnia
Bosnia's maiden wind farm began producing electricity on Wednesday as part of the country's efforts to cut greenhouse gas…
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Hydro Reveals Additional Spills from Brazil Plant
A Norsk Hydro plant's spill of waste water in Brazil last month was more extensive than previously reported, and the company…
Biofuels
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Pennsylvania says Bankrupt Refiner Owes $3.8 bln in Taxes
The state of Pennsylvania wants a federal judge to halt the bankruptcy of Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES), arguing the…
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U.S. Refinery Workers Push Biofuels Reform
A delegation of workers from U.S. oil refining companies that oppose the nation's biofuels policy will converge on Washington…
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Trump Wades Deeper into Biofuel Debate
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday will gather rivals from the oil and corn industries for the second time this week…
