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Swedish startup Modvion has built the world’s tallest wooden wind turbine tower, and it’s now sending power to 400 homes in Sweden.
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SunZia, a massive clean energy project in the US Southwest, has closed $11 billion non-recourse financing and launched full construction.
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Here are the Top 3 stories about solar industry happenings that Electrek readers got most excited about in 2023.
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When two new Montana wind farms come online, the state will have more nameplate capacity in wind than in coal.
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Agrivoltaics – when land is used for agriculture and solar power generation – isn’t new to the US, but vertical agrivoltaics are.
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Duke Energy is piloting a floating solar farm in Florida – its first – on an existing cooling pond in Polk County.
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The UK, which felt the punch of Storm Pia today, set a new wind energy generation record in just a half hour this morning, according to National Grid Electricity System Operator data.
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India’s Waaree Energies announced today that it will open its first US solar panel factory in the Houston area.
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Danish renewables giant Ørsted just committed to building the world’s single-largest offshore wind farm, Hornsea 3.
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A solar electric truck climbed the world’s highest volcano using solar power alone – and set a new world record for altitude for an EV.
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Reno, Nevada-based startup World4Solar‘s freestanding modular solar canopy can be installed in less than a day.
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National Grid Renewables has broken ground on what will be the largest solar farm in Kentucky once it comes online in 2024.
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Two solar cycle paths came online in the Netherlands, and they’re the country’s first to have 1,000 square meters (10,764 square feet) of solar surface area each.
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A new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab offers fresh insights into the impact of wind farms on the values of nearby homes.
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The International Energy Agency’s latest report forecasts a decline in global coal demand by 2026, marking a potential turning point in global energy consumption.
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Louisiana is making US history by launching its first two offshore wind farms, Cajun Wind and Diamond Offshore Wind, in state waters.
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China’s Mingyang Smart Energy has rolled out the world’s largest offshore wind turbine in capacity and rotor diameter – and it’s seriously robust.
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In a historic agreement, the world has agreed to “transition away” from fossil fuels at the COP28 climate summit. Is this a success? Depends on who you talk to.
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The world’s largest wheeled crane has completed its first assignment on a wind farm in Yingkou, Liaoning Province, China.
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New York City has relaxed its zoning laws for renewables, including opening over 8,500 acres of parking lots for solar canopies.
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The head of OPEC wrote a letter to its members and urged them to reject any COP28 deal that targets fossil fuels, as seen by Reuters today.
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The first five offshore wind turbines at Vineyard Wind 1 will deliver power to the Massachusetts grid within weeks.
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Power grid optimizer Heimdall Power paired up with weather intelligence tech company Meteomatics – and a 30% increase in power grids’ transmission capacity resulted.
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The 12,500-square-meter (134,549-square-foot) roof of an indoor ski slope in Belgium is covered in solar panels.
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