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Biden Administration Approves Nation’s First Major Offshore Wind Farm

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo today announced approval of the construction and operation of the Vineyard Wind project — the first large-scale, offshore wind project in the United States. The Secretaries were joined by labor leaders who have been working to ensure that the project is built and maintained by union labor.

GenComm SMART H2 Spring Series Featuring REM Editor Dan McCue

Hydrogen is the catalyst driving Europe’s energy transition. Optimizing this journey delivering SMARTH2 through development of the hydrogen supply chain, production, storage and use to meet future need is key to creating a successful hydrogen Europe.

Local solar and battery storage can save Illinois billions, new grid-planning analysis shows

Deploying 8.5GW of local solar would save Illinois ratepayers just over $2 billion by 2030 and $3.4 billion by 2050, according to new grid-planning analysis by Vibrant Clean Energy.

WELTEC BIOPOWER Plant Cuts Carbon Emissions of Dairy Cattle Farm

Currently, German biogas specialist WELTEC BIOPOWER is building a biomethane plant for the Spanish dairy cattle farm Torre Santamaría. Since the first 250-kW biogas plant went live back in 2011, the Catalan family business has been able to cover its entire energy demand from its own residues. The farm in Vallfogona de Balaguer was the first milk producer in Spain to use any residual materials for the production of energy.

Silence helps drive UK electric revolution from West Midlands

Spanish electric vehicle brand, Silence, has opened its ‘urban ecomobility’ headquarters, training centre and first UK retail store in Solihull, West Midlands.

Vital Energi Reduces Nottingham City Hospital’s Energy Costs by £1.8 Million a Year

Vital Energi has secured a £25 million contract with Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust to reduce the Trust’s carbon footprint by 14,000 tonnes a year, and guarantee energy savings of approximately £1.8 million a year for the Nottingham City Hospital.

Demonstrator delivery vehicle for hydrogen fuel cell technology in development 

The first demonstrator vehicle for a novel new hydrogen fuel cell technology is in development by Mahle Powertrain, acting in partnership with hydrogen fuel cell specialist, Bramble Energy.

Ancient Rocks Deep Underground will Heat Next Generation Council Homes

New eco-friendly social homes for rent in Denbighshire, Wales, are to be heated by warmth stored 450 feet deep in rocks laid down 350 million years ago.

PSEG Agrees to Sell Solar Source Portfolio to Affiliate of LS Power

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PSEG)t has entered into an agreement to sell its PSEG Solar Source LLC portfolio to Quattro Solar, LLC, an affiliate of LS Power. The sale includes the 467-megawatt-dc Solar Source portfolio of 25 solar facilities located in various states and related assets and liabilities. The sale of this non-core generation portfolio is part of PSEG’s Strategic Alternatives process to explore options for PSEG Power's non-nuclear generating fleet which, in addition to Solar Source, includes more than 6,750 megawatts of fossil generation.

New partnership between Synhelion and Wood accelerates market entry of solar fuels

Swiss solar fuel pioneer Synhelion has entered into a partnership with Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering across energy and the built environment to rapidly bring solar-based synthetic fuels to market.

Desert Community Energy and Vesper Energy Sign 20-Year PPA

Desert Community Energy and Vesper Energy have entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement for solar energy and battery storage. DCE will purchase all of the energy produced from the Deer Creek 50 MW Solar + 200 MWh Storage project.

Vertical Turbines Could be the Future for Wind Farms

New research from Oxford Brookes University has found that the vertical turbine design is far more efficient than traditional turbines in large scale wind farms, and when set in pairs the vertical turbines increase each other’s performance by up to 15%.

Wind Operations Europe 2021

Reuters Events: Wind Operations Europe 2021 (18-19 May)