Microsoft and GE’s Wind Farm in Ireland is a Sprawling Testbed for Fully Renewable Cloud The 37 megawatts Microsoft will be getting from GE’s new Tullahennal wind farm in County Kerry, Ireland, will bring the total amount of energy the company is getting through renewable generation around the world to 600MW. But its power purchase … Continue reading #Microsoft and #GE ’s Wind Farm in Ireland is a Sprawling Testbed for Fully Renewable Cloud→
The World’s Tallest Wind Turbines Will Store Power in a Huge Water Battery With their blades reaching 800 feet into the sky, these German windmills will help provide energy even when the wind doesn’t blow. Back in May, we explained that the U.K. is currently home to the world’s tallest operating offshore wind turbines. Those … Continue reading The World’s Tallest Wind Turbines Will Store Power in a Huge #Water_Battery→
‘World’s tallest’ wind turbine gets 70MWh of pumped storage near Stuttgart The world’s tallest wind turbine to date, under construction at a German wind farm, will be paired with 70MWh of pumped hydro energy storage onsite. Four wind turbines of 3.4MW rated capacity each are being installed in Gaildorf, near Stuttgart in southern Germany, by … Continue reading ‘World’s tallest’ wind turbine gets 70MWh of pumped storage near Stuttgart→
Tesla’s Powerpacks Will Help Power the World’s First Solar and Wind Energy Storage Project Tesla has a new contract to provide Powerpacks to a renewable energy farm in Australia planning to combine solar and wind. The Kennedy Energy Park, once completed, could generate enough electricity to power 35,000 average Australian homes. RENEWABLE ENERGY STORAGE After … Continue reading #Tesla ’s Powerpacks Will Help Power the World’s First Solar and Wind Energy Storage Project→
The Hywind Scotland floating wind farm. Hywind Scotland, the first floating wind farm in the world, has started to deliver electricity to the Scottish grid. The 30MW wind farm, operated by Statoil in partnership with Masdar, is located 25 kilometers offshore Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and will power approximately 20,000 households. In an opening event … Continue reading World’s first floating wind farm has started production→
Texas wind capacity could soon exceed coal after retirements, new analysis says Recently-announced coal plant retirements, combined with the planned addition of nearly 4,000 MW of wind by 2018, means wind capacity could exceed coal as soon as next year. According to Joshua Rhodes, research fellow at the University of Texas Austin’s Energy Institute, “it’s … Continue reading Texas wind capacity could soon exceed coal after retirements, new analysis says→
Gas loses ERCOT fuel mix share to wind, coal in September Wind and coal-fired generation’s share of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ fuel mix rose month on month in September, while natural gas-fired units’ cut slipped below 50%, a mark held for two months, as less cooling load and strong winds pushed more peaking … Continue reading Gas loses ERCOT fuel mix share to wind, coal in September→
Xcel proposes to build Foxtail Wind Farm in two phases between 2018, 2019 Foxtail Wind, a unit of Xcel Energy, filed with the North Dakota Public Service Commission its Ten-Year Plan for years 2017 through 2027 for the proposed Foxtail Wind Farm Project. As noted in the filing, Foxtail is developing a wind power project … Continue reading #Xcel proposes to build Foxtail Wind Farm in two phases between 2018, 2019→
Gigantic Wind Farm? No Problem! IRENA Says Low Cost Energy Storage Can Handle It The Intertubes are all abuzz this week with news that offshore wind farms in the North Atlantic could power all of humanity. That’s all well and good while the wind is blowing, but one key factor is missing from this new … Continue reading Gigantic Wind Farm? No Problem! IRENA Says Low Cost Energy Storage Can Handle It→
Microsoft, GE sign agreement on new wind project in Ireland DUBLIN, Oct. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — On Monday, Microsoft Corp. announced a new wind energy agreement in Ireland. With the agreement, Microsoft will become one of the first multinational technology companies to support a new wind project in Ireland. Microsoft is entering into a 15-year … Continue reading #Microsoft, #GE sign agreement on new wind project in Ireland→
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