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WEBMost renewable energy comes either directly or indirectly from the sun. Sunlight, or solar energy, can be used directly for heating and lighting homes and other buildings, for generating electricity, and for hot water heating, solar cooling, and a variety of commercial and industrial uses. The sun’s heat also drives the winds, whose energy ...
Pine Gate inks $500m credit facility to fuel solar and storage …
WEBJan 13, 2022 · Pine Gate Renewables said that Fundamental Renewables will provide a $500 million credit facility to Pine Gate to fund the initial construction and development of utility-scale solar projects. The facility provides Asheville, North Carolina-based Pine Gate with additional capital to develop and build a range of solar and storage projects across ...
What’s a Negawatt? - Renewable Energy World
WEBNov 23, 2014 · A negawatt is a term coined by former Zayed Future Energy Prize finalist Amory Lovins, chairman and chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute. It represents a watt of energy that you have not used through energy conservation or the use of energy-efficient products. A tremendous amount of energy is wasted every day all around the world.
Ocergy’s offshore floating wind solutions attract Series A equity …
WEBApr 15, 2021 · The Series A round will fund Ocergy’s commercialization of its offshore floating wind solutions, the OCG-Wind Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) technology and OCG-Data environmental monitoring buoy. Successful close of this round validates the industry’s potential to grow offshore renewable energy, the company said in a statement.
History of wind turbines - Renewable Energy World
WEBNov 21, 2014 · 1980: The world’s first wind farm including 20 wind turbines is put online. 1980s: Denmark starts siting offshore wind turbines. 1980s: Enertech begins building 1.8 kW wind turbines that can connect to the grid. 1980s: Commercial wind turbine rotors get up to a diameter of 17 meters and a capacity of 75 kilowatts.
What Is A Renewable Energy Certificate (REC)?
WEBAug 24, 2015 · Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), also known as green energy certificates or tradable renewable certificates are proof that energy has been generated from renewable sources such as solar or wind power. Each REC represents the environmental benefits of 1MWh of renewable energy generation. When you purchase RECs, renewable energy is generated ...
10 largest wind farm projects completed in the U.S. so far in 2021
WEBSep 14, 2021 · Pattern Energy’s Gulf Wind facility in Kenedy County, Texas. Pattern Energy Group began construction on the repowering of its Gulf Wind facility in December 2019, replacing existing wind turbines with 118 new Siemens Gamesa 2.3-MW turbines, for a total new installed capacity of 271 MW. The ultimate owner of the wind farm will be the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
Massive infrastructure projects selected to deliver clean energy to …
WEBSep 21, 2021 · The Champlain Hudson Power Express, developed by Transmission Developers, Inc and Hydro-Québec, is a 339-mile underground HVDC transmission line that will deliver 1,250 MW of hydropower from Canada to New York City.The project is permitted to begin construction this year and will be operational in 2025. The projects were selected for contract negotiation as part of the New York State Energy ...
A Forest of Power: Solar Energy-Harvesting Trees
WEBFeb 16, 2015 · Scientists at VTT have developed a prototype of a tree that harvests solar energy from its surroundings — whether indoors or outdoors — stores it and turns it into electricity to power small devices such as mobile phones, humidifiers, thermometers and LED light bulbs. The technology can also be used to harvest kinetic energy from the ...