World Energy Hits a Turning Point: Solar That’s Cheaper Than Wind Emerging markets are leapfrogging the developed world thanks to cheap panels. A transformation is happening in global energy markets that’s worth noting as 2016 comes to an end: Solar power, for the first time, is becoming the cheapest form of new electricity. This has … Continue reading World Energy Hits a Turning Point: Solar That’s Cheaper Than Wind
Wind power surges to 15 percent of Texas power mix Texas grid operator ERCOT announced a new record in November for wind power in the state. For the first time, wind provided more than 15,000 megawatts of electricity in a single day. Already a clear leader in wind power in the US, Texas has more … Continue reading Wind power surges to 15 percent of #Texas power mix
For solar and wind energy projects, a new lease on land The Bureau of Land Management announced a new regulation in November, changing how public lands are leased for solar and wind energy development. The rule incentivizes leases on lands that aren’t needed for conservation, and is intended to make financing easier for renewable energy … Continue reading For solar and wind energy projects, a new lease on land
How Much Energy Storage Is Needed In A Solar & Wind Powered Grid? The CSIRO and Australia’s electricity network owners this week released a study that showed the best to deliver reliability, bring down costs and lower emissions in Australia was through a national grid powered almost exclusively by wind and solar. The cost savings … Continue reading How Much Energy Storage Is Needed In A Solar & Wind Powered Grid?
US Wind Generation Sets New Records Throughout 2016 The past decade of steady wind plant commissioning throughout the United States is paying dividends with new records being achieved on the proportion of electricity demand sourced by wind. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the grid operator for the state, recently announced it had hit … Continue reading US Wind Generation Sets New Records Throughout 2016
Apple makes investment in China’s largest wind-turbine maker Much like other Silicon Valley giants, Apple is serious about cutting its reliance on non-renewable energy sources — and this week, it took a major step on this front. The Cupertino company has invested in four Chinese companies owned by Beijing Tianrun New Energy Investment, a subsidiary … Continue reading #Apple makes investment in #China ‘s largest wind – turbine maker
Wind Energy in Texas: Powerful or Not? On Oct. 26, the U.S. Energy Information Administration released a report challenging the view that Texas is a leader in wind power production. According to the report, Texas lagged far behind Midwest and Plains states in 2015 in utilizing wind energy as a percentage of total net electricity … Continue reading Wind Energy in Texas: Powerful or Not?
Wind farm near Newell now fully permitted BELLE FOURCHE — Wind Quarry, LLC, of Colorado, announced last week the achievement of two major milestones in the development of its proposed Willow Creek Wind Energy Facility approximately 10 miles northeast of Newell. According to a prepared statement on the subject, the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) … Continue reading Wind farm near #Newell now fully permitted
Texas Hits New Wind Generation Record Of 45% Total Electric Demand Texas grid operator Electric Reliability Council of Texas announced that on Sunday, wind electricity generation hit a new peak record and represented approximately 45% of total electric demand at the time, topping 15,000 MW for the first time. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas … Continue reading #Texas Hits New Wind Generation Record Of 45% Total Electric Demand
Southern Company subsidiary acquires Wake Wind Energy Center The Wake Wind facility is located in the northwest Texas counties of Crosby and Floyd. The project fits Southern Power’s business strategy of growing its wholesale business through the acquisition and construction of generating assets substantially covered by long-term contracts. “Wake Wind was developed to meet the … Continue reading #Southern_Company subsidiary acquires Wake Wind Energy Center
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