Tag: renewable energy
Renewable Energy Jobs Reach 12 Million Globally
Renewable energy employment worldwide reached 12 million last year, up from 11.5 million in 2019, according to the eighth edition of Renewable Energy and...
NextEra Energy Acquires 50% Stake in 2,520 MW Renewables Portfolio from Subsidiary
NextEra Energy Partners LP has entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC to acquire a 50% interest in an...
Massachusetts Administration Spotlights Offshore Wind, Virtual Reality Training Program
Lt. Gov. Karen Polito, Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides, and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center Interim CEO Jennifer Daloisio visited Greater New Bedford...
Fraser Institute: ‘Extremely Costly’ to Coal-Fired Power Plants with Wind, Solar
Replacing coal-fired power in Canada with renewable energy will impose significant costs on Canada’s economy while only making modest reductions in greenhouse gas emissions,...
Analysis Investigates Benefits and Costs of Uniting Eastern and Western Grids
Uniting the Eastern and Western U.S. electric grids could offer significant value in strengthening the power system's ability to share generation resources and flexibility...
AECOM Named Construction Manager for New Jersey Offshore Wind Port Project
AECOM’s AECOM Tishman business has been selected to manage construction of the New Jersey Wind Port, the nation’s first purpose-built offshore wind marshaling and...
GE Research, Prolec GE Develop First Large Flexible Transformer to Enhance U.S. Grid
In what represents a major step toward modernizing the foundation of the U.S. grid, GE Research and Prolec GE have teamed with Cooperative Energy...
Vestas Chosen as Preferred Supplier for New York Offshore Wind Projects
Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and bp, has named Vestas as the preferred turbine supplier for the 2.1 GW Empire Wind...
EIA Projects Renewables Will Account for Majority of Global Generation Increases
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) International Energy Outlook 2021 (IEO2021) report suggests that renewable resources – particularly solar and wind – will be...
Partners Launch Offshore Renewables Group Windstaller Alliance
Aker Solutions, DeepOcean and Solstad Offshore have launched Windstaller Alliance, a collaborative effort that will offer product deliveries, fabrication services, marine and subsea operations,...
