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Three Hydrogen Buses Entering Service in NI Welcomed

Tuesday, 22 December 2020 GenComm Program Manager Paul Mc Cormack today welcomed the first hydrogen powered buses entering service in Northern Ireland. Speaking at a launch event at Stormont attended by the Infrastructure Minister ...

Clir sees record project gains as investors focus on asset performance

Tuesday, 15 December 2020 Robin Whitlock Renewable energy optimisation company Clir has driven performance increases amounting to 25 GWh in Q3 as interest surges among fund managers like Northleaf Capital Partners looking to realise gains across ...

World Wind and Solar (WWS) launches new technical wind services

Wednesday, 14 October 2020 Robin Whitlock As part of its long-term growth strategy, World Wind and Solar (WWS), a company providing repair and maintenance services for utility-scale renewable wind, solar and energy storage system (ESS) assets, ...

1.4 Million Ugandans to Access Reliable and Affordable Energy Under New Initiative

Tuesday, 28 July 2020 REM Millions of people, small holders and entrepreneurs in remote villages across Uganda are set to access reliable and cheap electricity for the first time under a new off-grid solar scheme agreed between ...

Enel Starts Construction of First Solar + Storage Project in US

Wednesday, 22 July 2020 REM Enel Green Power started construction of the Lily solar + storage project, its first hybrid project in the U.S. that integrates a renewable energy plant with utility-scale battery storage. By pairing the ...

Appetite for renewables among investors remains strong according to specialist financial adviser

Wednesday, 27 May 2020 Robin Whitlock Specialist financial adviser to the renewable energy sector, Augusta & Co, has said that the appetite for renewable energy among investors remains robust, despite the ‘triple shock’ of Covid-19, ...

EBRD Invests in Wind and Solar Energy in Poland

Monday, 18 May 2020 REM The EBRD is advancing the green energy transition in Poland by supporting Qair’s portfolio of almost 200 MW of renewable energy with five loans totalling PLN 280 million (approximately €63 million ...

Just Plain Wrong: The false claims, errors and outdated information that is Planet of the Humans

Wednesday, 13 May 2020 Robin Whitlock As many readers will have observed, Jeff Gibbs and Michael Moore’s new film looking at the renewable energy industry, Planet of the Humans, has become very controversial, receiving a considerable amount ...

Scale-up of solar and wind puts existing coal and gas at risk

Wednesday, 29 April 2020 Robin Whitlock Solar PV and onshore wind are now the cheapest sources of new-build generation for at least two-thirds of the global population with battery storage now the cheapest new-build technology for peaking purposes ...

Over 10 GW of renewable energy projects to compete in the next UK Contracts for Difference round

Thursday, 16 April 2020 Robin Whitlock

The UK government has announced the reinstatement of 'Pot 1' technologies – which includes onshore wind and solar PV - in the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 4 (AR4) in 2021.