SunPower ceases residential installations, lays off 1,000
Electrek
APRIL 24, 2024
SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWR) just sent an email to its employees saying that it will “wind down” residential solar installations and lay off 1,000 employees.
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Texas installs another big solar + battery storage project
Baua Electric
MARCH 22, 2024
Photo: Enel North America Power-hungry Texas needs solar and battery storage to help meet demand and balance the grid, so its largest utility-scale storage operator is delivering. Enel North America has started constructing the Ables Springs Solar + Storage Project in Kaufman County, near Dallas. Get started here. –ad*
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The US saw record wind turbine capacity installation in 2020
Electrek
DECEMBER 29, 2021
More wind power capacity was installed in the US than any other generating technology in both 2019 and 2020, according to the US Energy Information Administration ( EIA ). UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.
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Tesla looks to grow its certified Solar Roof installation partners
Teslarati
JANUARY 31, 2023
Back in December, Tesla confirmed that its energy business had completed over half a million installations of solar panels and Solar Roof systems. To help ramp its Solar Roof installations, Tesla needs people to install them. The Tesla Solar Roof is the company’s flagship residential solar product.
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Mercedes-Benz to build 100MW wind farm and install solar power
The Driven EV News
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Mercedes-Benz to build a 100MW wind farm at its test track in the German state of Lower Saxony that would cover over 15% of its annual electricity demand in Germany. The post Mercedes-Benz to build 100MW wind farm and install solar power appeared first on The Driven.
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Italy is putting a big hybrid floating solar–floating wind farm in the sea
Baua Electric
MARCH 1, 2024
Photo: SolarDuck A 540-megawatt (MW) hybrid floating solar–floating wind farm is going to be developed off Italy’s southern coast, in the Ionian Sea. It’s tapped into that knowledge to design elevated solar platforms made of offshore-grade aluminum that sit 10 feet (3 meters) off the water to withstand rough waters.
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Rhode Island & Connecticut’s 704 MW Revolution Wind achieves first ‘steel in the water’
Baua Electric
MAY 16, 2024
Photo: Revolution Wind The 704-megawatt (M) Revolution Wind, Rhode Island and Connecticut’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm, just hit a major milestone. Revolution Wind’s site is more than 15 miles south of Rhode Island and 32 miles southeast of Connecticut.
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Solar, wind likely to provide 25% of US electrical generating capacity within 3 years
Electrek
JULY 20, 2023
Utility-scale solar and wind are on track to provide 25% of the US’s installed electrical generating capacity within three years, according to newly released FERC data. more… The post Solar, wind likely to provide 25% of US electrical generating capacity within 3 years appeared first on Electrek.
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EGEB: Scotland’s largest whisky producer to install 4 MW solar farm
Electrek
AUGUST 4, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Drinks giant Diageo has submitted a planning application for an onsite, 4 MW solar farm in Scotland. The Kitty Hawk offshore wind project off North Carolina moves another step forward. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.
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Solar, wind to lead US power generation growth for the next 2 years
Baua Electric
JANUARY 16, 2024
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that solar and wind will lead US power generation growth for the next two years in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook. The EIA also expects wind power generation to grow 11% from 430 billion kWh in 2023 to 476 billion kWh in 2025. Get started here. –ad*
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This German startup is pioneering recyclable wooden wind turbine blades
Baua Electric
MAY 3, 2024
Voodin Blade Technology In a first, German startup Voodin Blade Technology just installed wooden blades on a prototype wind turbine. foot) wooden blades specifically out of laminated veneer lumber (LVL), and installed them on an existing wind turbine in Breuna, Germany, near the city of Kassel. Get started here. –
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In a ‘monumental shift’, EU coal and gas collapse as wind and solar ascend
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
What’s more, for the first time, wind power, which grew by 18%, surpassed gas, which only accounted for 17% of Europe’s electricity. Wind and solar power are now taking center stage. Together, they hit a new high, generating 27% of the EU’s electricity in 2023. Solar covered 9% of the EU’s electricity needs.
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EGEB: China led as the world installed 6.1 GW of offshore wind in 2020
Electrek
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
GW of global offshore wind was installed in 2020, down slightly from a record 6.24 UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. more… The post EGEB: China led as the world installed 6.1 GW in 2019.
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US renewables’ installed generating capacity beats coal
Baua Electric
MARCH 29, 2024
Photo by Los Muertos Crew on Pexels.com Solar capacity additions hit the ground running in 2024, pushing renewables’ installed generating capacity past coal, according to new US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data. That’s more than the installed capacity of coal (207.15 of the total. of the total.
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The US just proposed 18 GW of new offshore wind sales
Baua Electric
MAY 1, 2024
Hywind floating offshore wind turbine by U.S. The US announced two proposals for offshore wind sales that could generate more than 18 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy – enough to power more than 6 million homes. It’s the first in a five-year lease schedule that could see up to 12 separate offshore wind auctions.
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US wind generation fell in 2023 for the first time since the 1990s
Baua Electric
APRIL 30, 2024
Annual US power generation from wind turbines declined in 2023 for the first time since the mid-1990s – here’s why. gigawatts (GW) of new wind capacity last year, but data from the US Energy Information Administration’s “ Power Plant Operations Report ” show that US wind generation in 2023 totaled 425,235 gigawatt-hours (GWh) – 2.1%
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Norway just signed a contract for its first commercial offshore wind farm
Baua Electric
APRIL 19, 2024
Norway has signed a contract with Ventyr Energi to develop Sørlige Nordsjø 2, its first commercial offshore wind farm. Norway’s energy minister, Terje Aasland, and wind consortium Ventyr Energi representatives signed the contract. Norway’s aim is to achieve 30 GW of offshore wind power by 2040. It offered a capacity of 1.5
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Skanska is about to transform a Brooklyn marine terminal into a major offshore wind hub
Baua Electric
APRIL 26, 2024
Image courtesy of Equinor Construction giant Skanska has been awarded a contract to turn the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal into one of the US’s largest offshore wind ports. Skanska’s $861 million critical infrastructure offshore wind hub project in Brooklyn will support the 2.1
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SunPower ceases residential installations, lays off 1,000
Baua Electric
APRIL 24, 2024
SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWR) just sent an email to its employees saying that it will “wind down” residential solar installations and lay off 1,000 employees. SunPower is one of the largest residential solar installers in the US. We are also reducing our workforce to better align our business with our new focus.
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An off-grid solar tracker powers this EV charging station
Baua Electric
MAY 16, 2024
Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, has installed an off-grid solar tracker EV charging station for its employees. Solaflect Energy , based in Norwich, Vermont, designs and manufactures the Solar EV Charger. Solaflect Energy , based in Norwich, Vermont, designs and manufactures the Solar EV Charger.
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This utility in the US Midwest is going to add 3.6 GW of wind and solar
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Photo: Xcel Energy Xcel Energy just announced its big solar and wind plans in the US Midwest – here’s the lowdown. gigawatts (GW) of new wind and solar into the mix in the Midwest. Plus, it’s free to use and you won’t get sales calls until you select an installer and you share your phone number with them.
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Tesla Cybertruck delivers art exhibit parts, Powerwall 3 and Solar Roof
Teslarati
DECEMBER 23, 2023
Tesla has highlighted its use of the Cybertruck to deliver part of an art installation in California, along with a Powerwall 3 and a Solar Roof used to keep the exhibit lit 24 hours a day. The installation is on display until April 28, 2024, in Golden Gate Park’s Peacock Meadow.
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These 10 U.S. states have the most battery storage capacity installed
Teslarati
JANUARY 9, 2024
Installation of large-scale energy storage systems is expected to continue increasing in the U.S. states have installed substantially more energy storage systems than others, making up the vast majority of battery capacity available. GW (7,302 MW) of battery capacity installed. As of November 2023, two U.S.
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GAF Energy’s new Texas factory is about to make a lot of nailable solar shingles
Baua Electric
MAY 7, 2024
Photo: GAF Energy GAF Energy’s new nailable solar shingle factory in Texas is about to make the company the world’s largest solar roofing producer. GAF Energy built the nailable solar shingle factory in Texas to meet the growing demand for its “world’s first” Timberline Solar Energy Shingle that debuted in January 2022.
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This old Texas wind farm now makes more power with fewer turbines
Baua Electric
APRIL 5, 2024
An old wind farm in Texas just got a second life, and its capacity has gone from 160 megawatts (MW) to 182 MW. An old Texas wind farm gets a second wind The Brazos Wind Farm is in Fluvanna, in Borden and Scurry counties, in West Texas. But… thirty-eight wind turbines x 5 MW = 180 MW. It sits on around 10,000 acres.
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The size of Washington State’s largest wind farm just got cut by 50%
Baua Electric
APRIL 18, 2024
Washington State’s energy board cut the size of what would have been the state’s largest wind farm in half yesterday – here’s why. Wind farm controversy in Washington State The $1.7 billion, 1,150-megawatt (MW) Horse Heaven Clean Energy Center combines wind, solar, and battery storage.
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This super-hybrid offshore wind farm just got its first turbine
Electrek
APRIL 17, 2023
The first turbine has been installed at the Hollandse Kust Noord super-hybrid offshore wind farm – which will also feature floating solar, battery storage, and green hydrogen production. more… The post This super-hybrid offshore wind farm just got its first turbine appeared first on Electrek.
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The world’s longest onshore wind turbine blade makes its debut
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Photo: SANY Group SANY Renewable Energy , a wind turbine manufacturer in China, has built the world’s longest onshore wind turbine blade. To make sure you find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage , a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar.
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A huge new 1.2 GW offshore wind farm is headed to New England
Baua Electric
MARCH 27, 2024
Photo: Avangrid Vineyard Offshore, which developed Vineyard Wind 1, has submitted a proposal for a 1.2 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm to three New England states. GW of offshore wind capacity. Vineyard Wind 2 was proposed to each state and to the three states together under the New England solicitation process.
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The first wind farm on California’s coast just came online
Baua Electric
JANUARY 23, 2024
Photo: Strauss Wind The Strauss Wind Project in Santa Barbara County, the first wind farm on California’s coast, is now online. The 98-megawatt (MW) Strauss Wind is near Lompoc, on the Central Coast, with Vandenberg Space Force Base to the south, west, and northwest. Developer BayWa r.e. Get started here. –ad*
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Solar to displace natural gas in the daytime + in summer on the Texas grid
Baua Electric
APRIL 10, 2024
Solar is forecast to displace natural gas in the middle of the day and in the summer on the Texas grid, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Wind is still the largest source of renewable power in the state, but the installation of new wind turbine capacity slowed in 2023.
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GE scraps plans to make giant 18 MW offshore wind turbines
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Photo: GE Renewable Energy GE Vernova is abandoning plans to supersize its offshore wind turbines and will instead focus on rolling out smaller “workhorse” turbines. We believe the future of our offshore wind business will be the Haliade-X 15.5 The company made project losses in its offshore wind business last year.
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Virginia could make almost $5B from this 3.5 GW offshore wind farm
Baua Electric
MARCH 8, 2024
gigawatt (GW) Kitty Hawk Wind could deliver around $5 billion in economic impact across Virginia – here’s where the project stands. The 180-turbine Kitty Hawk Wind is an offshore wind project proposed in federal waters over 36 miles from Virginia Beach. Kitty Hawk Wind would deliver about $4.8
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EGEB: It gets real – Vineyard Wind orders its Haliade-X wind turbines
Electrek
OCTOBER 13, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The US’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm orders 62 13 MW wind turbines. Clean energy sourcing is key to reaching climate goals, finds a new report. more… The post EGEB: It gets real – Vineyard Wind orders its Haliade-X wind turbines appeared first on Electrek.
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A 147.5 MW wind farm is breaking ground in Oklahoma – a first for Avangrid
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Photo: Avangrid Orange, Connecticut-based clean energy giant Avangrid just made its first leap into Oklahoma with a new wind farm project. Avangrid, which is part of the Iberdrola Group, is setting up the Pontotoc Wind project in Pontotoc County, southeast of Oklahoma City. Get started here. – The post A 147.5 The post A 147.5
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New Jersey resuscitates offshore wind with two new projects
Baua Electric
JANUARY 25, 2024
Photo: Ocean Wind 1 Ørsted dealt New Jersey a massive blow by canceling 2.2 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind last year, but the state just added 3.7 GW of new projects to its pipeline. New Jersey was expected to announce another offshore wind solicitation at the beginning of 2024, and it’s delivered.
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This huge floating offshore wind project will marry up with a sustainable fish farm
Baua Electric
MARCH 7, 2024
gigawatt (GW) Swedish floating offshore wind farm is going to be paired with an innovative sustainable fish farming system. SubFarm’s aquaculture cages will be situated between Mareld’s floating wind turbine foundations and tethered with their own anchoring system. Rendering: SubFarm A 2.5 SubFarm’s system can be monitored remotely.
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Avangrid just broke ground on its first solar farm in California
Baua Electric
APRIL 10, 2024
Photo courtesy of Tom Brewster/BLM California Avangrid (NYSE: AGR), one of the US’s largest clean energy operators, has begun construction on its first solar farm in California. GW of installed capacity of renewables in the US, is building the 57-megawatt (MW) Camino Solar Project in Kern County, California. Get started here. –ad*
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The world’s largest EV battery maker will build its own $1.83B offshore wind farm
Baua Electric
JANUARY 31, 2024
billion offshore wind farm. The Chinese EV battery and battery storage giant’s offshore wind farm, which will be sited near the company’s headquarters in Ningde in southeastern Fujian Province, will provide clean energy to power its own operations, reports Caixin. CATL is required to start construction within two years.
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EGEB: World’s largest offshore floating wind farm is now complete
Electrek
AUGUST 26, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The world’s largest floating offshore wind farm, the Kincardine Offshore Wind, is now installed. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.
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These canceled New York offshore wind farms totaling 1.7 GW just officially made a comeback
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Rendering: South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, Empire Wind Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 and Eversource and Ørsted’s Sunrise Wind previously canceled their offshore wind contracts with New York, but now they’re back. Sunrise Wind is scheduled to come online in 2026, and Empire Wind in 2027.
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EGEB: Nordex unveils a 6 MW onshore wind turbine
Electrek
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): German wind turbine maker Nordex unveils its first 6 MW onshore turbine. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
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The ‘world’s largest’ ultra-high-altitude wind farm just came online in Tibet
Baua Electric
JANUARY 2, 2024
The world’s largest ultra-high-altitude wind farm came online on January 1 in Tibet, or what China now refers to as the Xizang Autonomous Region. The 100-megawatt (MW) wind farm is at an altitude of 4,650 meters (15,256 feet) in the Seni District. million wind farm was built in around 260 days despite the harsh conditions.
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EGEB: World’s largest offshore wind turbines chosen for first commercial project
Electrek
JULY 12, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Germany’s first subsidy-free offshore wind farm pre-selects huge Vestas wind turbines. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.
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