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Qatar Will Boost Middle East Solar with 800-MW Project

January 21, 2020 admin 0 Comments al kharsaah, Business, International, marubeni, middle east, news, qatar, Renewables, Solar, total

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 17:40:45 +0000

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Qatar’s energy minister on Jan. 19 said the country will build an 800-MW solar power project that will push the country far beyond its announced goal for solar energy. That goal of 100 MW of solar generation was established when Qatar in December 2010 was awarded rights to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament. […]

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Wisconsin PSC Backs Construction of Gas-Fired Plant

January 17, 2020 admin 0 Comments Business, Coal, dairyland power cooperative, Gas, Minnesota, minnesota power, natural gas, nemadji trail energy center, news, Renewables, Solar, Wind, wisconsin

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:21:31 +0000

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Construction of a $700 million natural gas-fired power plant near the Wisconsin-Minnesota border was authorized by Wisconsin regulators on Jan. 16, over the objections of environmental groups who have said the plant is not needed. Dairyland Power Cooperative and Minnesota Power would jointly own the 625-MW Nemadji Trail Energy Center, which on its current timeline […]

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Report: Investment in Renewables Hit Record High in 2019

January 16, 2020 admin 0 Comments Argentina, biomass, bloombergnef, bnef, Brazil, Business, chile, China, geothermal, global, Hydro, India, International, investment, Japan, Mexico, netherlands, news, offshore wind, Renewables, Solar, u.s., UAE, uk, Ukraine, waste to energy, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 19:33:18 +0000

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Financial support for installations of offshore wind projects helped investment in renewable energy capacity hit a record high in 2019, according to data from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF) released Jan. 16. The group said worldwide investment in renewables was $282.2 billion last year, up 1% from $280.2 billion in 2018. Financing of offshore wind projects, […]

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EIA: Renewables Will Surge Past Coal, Nuclear to 22% of U.S. Power Mix in 2021

January 16, 2020 admin 0 Comments Business, Coal, EIA, Gas, Markets, natural gas, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, steo, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 14:27:33 +0000

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The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) in its first forecast for 2021 suggests the share of renewables in the utility-scale U.S. power generation mix will surge to 22%, up from 17% last year, while coal and nuclear’s shares will be further diminished. According to the agency’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), released Jan. 14, coal’s […]

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EIA: Renewables Will Surge to 22% of U.S. Power Mix in 2021

January 16, 2020 admin 0 Comments Business, Coal, EIA, Gas, Markets, natural gas, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, steo, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 14:27:33 +0000

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Tri-State Will Close Its Last Coal Units in Colorado, New Mexico

January 9, 2020 admin 0 Comments Business, Coal, craig generating station, escalante station, news, Renewables, san juan generating station, tri-state generation and transmission, western resource advocates

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 19:35:09 +0000

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Colorado-based power cooperative Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association on Jan. 9 announced it will retire its lone New Mexico coal-fired unit by the end of this year, and cease operations of its remaining Colorado coal units, and the company’s coal mine, by 2030. Tri-State, which said the closures will impact about 600 workers, said state […]

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New York Is Fertile Ground for Clean Energy

January 9, 2020 admin 0 Comments Andrew Cuomo, carbon-free goals, clean energy, climate change, education, Energy Storage, Environmental, Legislative, New York, news, offshore wind, renewable power, Renewables, Solar, Technology, Training, Wind, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 15:32:05 +0000

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When many people are asked which state is leading the U.S. toward a renewable energy future, California is the first that comes to mind. And while California is worthy of such distinction, it’s not the only state with a progressive clean-energy agenda. New York should also be part of the conversation. On Jan. 8, New […]

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PJM Stakeholders at Odds on Timing for Next Capacity Auction

January 9, 2020 admin 0 Comments base residual auction, Business, calpine, capacity market, Coal, distributed energy, epsa, Exelon, Gas, Legislative, ls power, Markets, meeting, mopr, news, Nuclear, pjm, public power, Renewables, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 15:19:42 +0000

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PJM Interconnection will not run a base residual auction (BRA) until the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approves recalculated Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) floor prices for new and existing resources as directed by the federal entity’s ground-shaking Dec. 19 capacity market order. But when that will occur is still highly uncertain. In a presentation […]

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Deal Announced to Close Louisiana Coal Unit

January 8, 2020 admin 0 Comments Arkansas, cleco, Coal, Environmental, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Louisiana, natural gas, news, Renewables, Sierra Club, swepco

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 03:38:53 +0000

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The Arkansas Public Service Commission on Jan. 8 approved a plan to retire the Dolet Hills power plant, a coal-fired unit in Mansfield, Louisiana that serves part of the state. The Sierra Club, one of the environmental groups that had called for the plant’s closure, announced the Arkansas PSC had approved a settlement with Southwestern […]

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Siemens-Gamesa Bags Deal for Mammoth 2.64-GW Virginia Offshore Wind Project

January 8, 2020 admin 0 Comments awea, boem, Business, cvow, Dominion, ge renewable, International, Markets, mhi vestas, news, offshore wind, Renewables, siemens gamesa, Technology, u.s. offshore wind, Virginia, vowtap, Wind, wind leasing

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 00:17:38 +0000

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Dominion Energy’s proposed 2.64-GW Virginia Offshore Wind project—the world’s largest single offshore wind project proposed to date—will likely feature turbines supplied by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE). A Jan. 7-announced preferred supplier agreement signed by the two companies could give the wind turbine maker a stronghold in the burgeoning offshore wind U.S. market. While the […]

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