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S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): EDP – Energias de Portugal SA will double the pace of its renewable energy installations during the next five years, spending €19 billion to build 20 GW of new wind and solar plants while shifting its focus more heavily to the U.S. market. The utility said in a strategic update […]
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S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): Engie SA will close its last coal plants in Europe, Africa and Latin America by 2027, part of the company’s ongoing quest to simplify its business and put a stronger focus on renewable energy. The French utility’s new CEO, Catherine MacGregor, said Feb. 26 that Engie would get rid of […]
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Energy Global: The EDP Group has strengthened its commitment to decarbonisation by launching two units that will exploit the potential of green hydrogen and energy storage systems. The H2 Business Unit (H2BU) will be the Group’s new arm for the development of green hydrogen projects, while the dedicated storage unit, built in EDPR North America, […]
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Reuters: Energy group Iberdrola plans to spend more than 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) on an industrial-scale floating wind power farm off the Spanish coast if it secures help from a fund that seeks to lift Europe out of a coronavirus recession. The Spanish firm did not say where it would build its first big […]
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Greentech Media: Green hydrogen is set to play a substantive role in the overall energy mix with its development likely to happen faster than anyone predicts, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie. The 2050: The Hydrogen Possibility report details how the project pipeline has grown nine-fold since October 2019 to a staggering 26 […]
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EURACTIV.com: The Sines coal plant in Portugal went offline at midnight yesterday evening (14 January), leaving the country with just one remaining coal power station in operation, which is scheduled for closure in November. Portuguese energy utility EDP announced its decision to shut down the 1,296 MW Sines coal plant in July last year, bringing […]
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The Portugal News: More than half (59%) of the electricity consumed in 2020 in Portugal resulted from renewable production, especially hydroelectric and wind, both with about 25%, according to data from REN – Redes Energéticas Nacionais. In a statement, REN, the company responsible for the global management of the national electricity and natural gas systems, […]
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Implications of low bids for future growth
This Q&A first appeared in RenewableWatch Solar energy tariffs have witnessed a gradual decline over the years in India and globally. A recent auction for 2 gigawatts (GW) of solar projects conducted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) witnessed a record-low tariff of Rs 2.36 per kWh. At the same time, the world’s […]
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Offshore Wind Journal: WindEurope chief executive Giles Dickson says floating offshore wind has “huge growth potential, is no longer a niche technology,” and commercial-scale projects are ready to be built. Speaking at the FOWT 2020 in Marseille, France, Mr. Dickson told delegates that floating wind has matured and achieved significant cost reductions over the past […]
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Renewables Now: Portugal’s latest solar energy auction, which awarded 670 MW, achieved the world’s record low price of EUR 11.14 (USD 13.16) per MWh in one of [the] lots, the government announced today. The ceiling price in the tender was EUR 41.54 and EUR 41.73 per MWh depending on the lots. According to the government, […]
IEEFA: 50 new green hydrogen projects show Europe, Australia, Asia are lead players but US$75 billion in costs and government inaction could create delays
The green hydrogen industry needs more government backing to reach demand goals24 August 2020 (IEEFA): The renewable rich green hydrogen industry is accelerating with 50 new projects announced in the last year including five just last month, but a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) finds the pace is not fast enough to meet global energy demand, with massive capital […]