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BloombergNEF has issued a research note highlighting some of the likely effects of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak over the next year on the transition to a clean economy: including renewable power, energy storage, electric vehicles, heating, cooling and the circular economy.
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Energy investor Good Energies, Google and Marubeni Corporation are investing in the Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC) backbone transmission project. The 350-mile (563-km) long transmission backbone will provide approximately 6,000 MW of offshore wind capacity, enough power to serve 1.9 million households, when fully complete.
This figure includes investment in projects—such as renewables, storage, charging infrastructure, hydrogen production, nuclear, recycling and CCS—as well as end-user purchases of low-carbon energy devices, such as small-scale solar systems, heat pumps and zero-emission vehicles. from the year prior. Germany, the U.K.
American Superconductor Corporation ( AMSC ), a global power technologies company, announced in conjunction with Global Wind Day 2010 on 15 June that it has achieved a significant milestone by supporting the production of more than 15,000 megawatts (MW) of wind power worldwide with its proprietary power electronic solutions.
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will more than quadruple production capacity for large lithium ion batteries (LIBs) for solar and wind power generation. In addition to targeting domestic demand for renewable energy storage, Hitachi Chemical will also seek to export the batteries to Europe, the US and other parts of Asia. The company will spend ¥2.2
billion contract from independent power producer Caithness Energy to supply wind turbines and provide services for an 845-megawatt (MW) wind farm project to be located in Oregon. The wind farm, called Shepherds Flat, has received the majority of the necessary government permits to operate and is ready to be built.
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billion loan in support of the world’s largest wind farm to date. The loan will finance the Caithness Shepherds Flat wind project, an 845 MW wind-powered electrical generating facility located in eastern Oregon sponsored by Caithness Energy LLC and General Electric (GE) Energy Financial Services.
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Energy demand growth moves to Asia. Together, these changes represent a re-orientation of energy trade from the Atlantic basin to the Asia-Pacific region, according to the report’s scenario. Low-carbon energy sources (renewables and nuclear) meet around 40% of the growth in primary energy demand. Source: IEA. Click to enlarge.
Growth is particularly strong in the Non OECD countries in the Asia Pacific region, where demand for natural gas is expected to triple over the next 30 years. Renewable fuels will see strong growth. Renewable fuels will see strong growth.
Renewable energy and nuclear power are the world’s fastest-growing energy sources, each increasing 2.5% Almost 80% of the projected increase in renewable electricity generation is fueled by hydropower and wind power. per year, according to the biennial report. Electricity generation from nuclear power worldwide increases from 2.6
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