Electricity providers Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) and We Energies just brought Wisconsin’s largest solar farm – and one of the largest of its kind in the US Midwest – online.
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Vineyard Wind 1 was supposed to deliver its first power to the Massachusetts grid by December 31 – but it didn’t.
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Equinor and bp have terminated New York State’s Empire Wind 2 offshore wind farm – but a do-over isn’t out of the question.
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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.
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The world’s longest land and subsea interconnector – between the UK and Denmark – started commercial operations today.
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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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This week, Canada will announce new regulations requiring all vehicles sold in the country to be zero-emissions by 2035, according to a report. The move works to phase out fossil-fuel-burning vehicles in the country but also shorten the biggest barrier for Canadian consumers: long wait times.
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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 Biden administration has issued a new directive to all government employees to travel by train or electric car, or electric Uber or Lyft, when traveling on official business. As the country’s largest employer, with an annual business travel purchasing budget of $2.8 billion, that could have a serious impact on carbon emissions.
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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