Green Energy

The US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has okayed the construction of turbines at the US’ first commercial offshore wind farm.

The UK’s first electric concrete mixer has successfully completed a three-month trial of commercial deliveries – a big symbolic step for the UK construction industry.

PV solar-cell manufacturing giant Qcells and community solar firm Summit Ridge Energy are together going to deploy 1.2 gigawatts (GW) of community solar power.

Dublin-based floating offshore wind platform developer Gazelle Wind Power is teaming up with Portuguese renewable energy developer WAM Horizon to pilot its platform in Portugal – a country aiming to achieve 10 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030.

Agricultural giant John Deere’s new tech, ExactShot, enables farmers to use electric robots to plant and fertilize seeds at an incredibly fast and precise pace.

In the US, heat pump purchases exceeded those of gas furnaces in 2022 – part of a bigger trend that saw global heat pump sales grow by 11%.

Mercedes-Benz just signed a deal for offshore wind power – and it’s one of the auto industry’s largest power purchase agreements for clean energy in Europe.

Norway has opened its first tenders to build two big offshore wind farms – and one could become the world’s first large-scale floating project.

Siemens Gamesa is going to supply its largest, most powerful offshore wind turbine to date to the UK’s East Anglia 3 – the world’s second-largest wind farm.

Electrek spoke with Heidi Gehring, associate director, cooling product marketing at Carrier HVAC, about the five essential things to know about this energy-efficient, cost-effective way to heat and cool a home.

MingYang Smart Energy has launched a huge turbine blade made of over 95% recyclable materials – the first of its kind in Asia.

For the first time ever, renewable power generation – that’s wind, solar, hydro, biomass, and geothermal – exceeded coal-fired generation in the US electric power sector in 2022, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Swedish heat pump maker Qvantum has debuted an award-winning apartment heat pump that’s so compact, it can fit under a kitchen sink.

US-made solar panels would significantly reduce emissions and energy consumption, according to a new study from Cornell University.

Seoul-headquartered PV solar-cell manufacturing giant Qcells will invest more than $2.5 billion to build a solar supply chain in Georgia – the largest-ever investment in clean energy manufacturing in the US to date.

Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbine prototype – the company’s largest and most powerful wind turbine to date – has delivered its first power to the grid.

Sumitomo Rubber Industries’ Falken Tires plant in Thailand will become host to the world’s largest rooftop solar array on a single facility.

By the end of 2022, global renewable generation capacity amounted to 3,372 gigawatts (GW), growing the stock of renewable power by 295 GW or 9.6%, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

Here are three standout rooftop solar trends that emerged in 2022 – and how they impact consumers who want to switch to clean energy.

Maerdang hydropower station in China, the “highest-altitude facility of its kind,” is expected to begin operations in March 2024.

PivotGen repowers aging wind farms, and together with its partner ACEN, it’s acquiring eight wind farms in Texas to give them a new lease on life.