Joshua S. Hill
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UK Renewables Outperform Gas For First Quarter Ever
New figures from the UK Government published just before Christmas showed that renewable energy generation across the country generated a record quarterly amount of electricity between July and September, outperforming natural gas for the first time ever. → Read More
FERC Sides With Fossil Fuels In Forcing Renewables To Match Prices
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced a directive just a few days before Christmas which will require PJM Interconnection to raise prices of wind and solar power to be in line with the cost of fossil fuels → Read More
Ørsted Divests "Loss-Making" LNG Business
Danish renewable energy giant Ørsted announced last week that it has signed an agreement with leading global natural resources company Glencore to divest itself of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) business → Read More
New Jersey More Than Doubles Offshore Wind Target To 7.5 Gigawatts By 2035
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an Executive Order this week enshrining an increase to the state's offshore wind energy target, increasing it from 3,500 megawatts (MW) by 2030 to 7,500 MW by 2035. → Read More
Boris Johnson Promises 40 Gigawatts Of Offshore Wind For UK By 2030
The United Kingdom's current Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has promised to deliver even more offshore wind power if his Conservative Party are returned to power in the country's impromptu election to be held December 12, promising to increase the 2030 offshore wind target from 30 gigawatts (GW) to 40 GW. → Read More
Oil & Gas Majors Must Cut Output 35% By 2040 To Reach Paris Targets
A new report from independent financial think tank Carbon Tracker has concluded that the world's seven leading oil and gas majors must cut production by an average of 35% by 2040 if global emissions are to be reined in and kept "well below" 2°C, in accordance with the Paris Agreement's commitment. → Read More
US Non-Hydro Renewables Grow 6.2%, Provide 11.4% Of US Electricity
A new analysis of recently released data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) by the SUN DAY Campaign has highlighted the fact that renewable energy sources accounted for 18.49% of US electrical generation during the first eight months of 2019 --- up from 17.95% a year earlier. → Read More
Taiwanese 376 Megawatt Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm Takes Step Closer To Construction
Offshore wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy announced this week that it had received a firm order for 47 of its 8 megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbines for the 376 MW Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm project off the coast of Taiwan. → Read More
Offshore Wind Industry To Increase 15-Fold & Become $1 Trillion Industry, Says IEA
The global offshore wind industry is expected to grow by as much as 15-fold and attract a cumulative investment of $1 trillion by 2040 according to a new report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) which has famously undervalued the increasing role of renewable energy in the global energy mix. → Read More
First Turbine For WindFloat Atlantic Offshore Wind Project Moved Into Position
The largest and most powerful wind turbine to be used for a floating offshore wind project has been moved into position atop its semi-submersible foundation off the coast of Portugal, the first of three 8.4 megawatt (MW) turbines which will make up the 25 MW WindFloat Atlantic offshore wind project. → Read More
Final Turbines Installed At Taiwanese 120 Megawatt Formosa 1 Phase 2 Offshore Wind Farm
Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted announced last week that the final wind turbine had been installed at the 120 megawatt (MW) Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm off the coast of Taiwan --- the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in Taiwan. → Read More
Equinor To Proceed With 88 Megawatt Hywind Tampen Offshore Wind Farm
Norwegian energy company Equinor has confirmed Final Investment Decision on the 88 megawatt (MW) Hywind Tampen offshore wind farm development which, when completed, will supply power to oil and gas platforms in the Norwegian Sea. → Read More
German Utility RWE Commits To Carbon Neutrality By 2040
German electric utility giant RWE has announced its intention this week to become carbon neutral by 2040 and to transition into one of the world's leading renewable energy companies. → Read More
Ørsted Finally Completes Divestment Of Danish Utility Unit
Danish offshore wind giant and power company Ørsted has finally completed the long-awaited divestment of its Danish power distribution, residential customer, and City Light businesses to customer-owned Danish energy company SEAS-NVE for a price of DKK 21.3 billion (US$3.14 billion). → Read More
Solar To Headline Double-Digit Renewable Power Capacity Growth In 2019
Global capacity additions of renewable power are expected to bounce back with double-digit growth in 2019, according to the International Energy Agency, led by a resurgent performance from the solar PV industry which is expected to see growth of over 17% and capacity of 115 gigawatts (GW) by year's end. → Read More
UK Offshore Wind Prices Reach New Record Low In Latest CfD Auction
The latest UK renewable energy auction has awarded 12 projects, including 5.5 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind projects, at record low prices as low as £39.65 ($50.05) → Read More
Virginia Governor Northam Plans 100% Renewable Energy Future
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced the signing of an Executive Order last week which establishes ambitious statewide clean energy goals and targets intended to ensure that 30% of the Commonwealth's electricity is secured from renewable electricity sources by 2030, and that 100% of its electricity will be powered by carbon-free sources by → Read More
US Utility-Scale Solar Pipeline Tops 37.9 Gigawatts
The United States solar industry now boasts the largest pipeline of utility-scale solar projects in history with a record 37.9 gigawatts (GW) of contracted solar, according to the latest figures from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Solar Energy Industries Association. → Read More
Renewable Energy Investment Over Last Decade Tops US$2.5 Trillion
Figures published earlier this month by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have shown that global investment in new renewable energy capacity between 2010 and 2019 is on course to exceed US$2.6 trillion --- led by the solar industry which is expected to end the decade with more gigawatts of power capacity installed than any other generation technology. → Read More
Ørsted's Taiwanese Formosa 1 Offshore Wind Farm Generates First Power
The second phase of the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm off the coast of Taiwan has generated its first power, according to developer Ørsted, with six of the eventual twenty wind turbines beginning to generate power in early September → Read More