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Amazon Becomes World’s Largest Corporate Purchaser of Renewable Energy, Advancing its Climate Pledge Commitment to be Net-zero Carbon by 2040

Amazon today announced 26 new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects totaling 3.4 gigawatts (GW) of electricity production capacity, bringing its total investment in renewable energy in 2020 to 35 projects and more than 4 GW of capacity — the largest corporate investment in renewable energy in a single year. These new projects will make Amazon the largest-ever corporate purchaser of renewable energy.

11 Dec 2020

Renewables Still the Cheapest New-Build Power in Australia

A new report from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has more accurately calculated the integration costs of renewables in electricity generation and found that solar and wind continue to be the cheapest source of energy in Australia.

11 Dec 2020

ORE Catapult and the Workboat Association to Consider Key Areas for Technology Innovation

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Workboat Association (WA) have been selected by UK Government to develop a Technology Roadmap, outlining a route to the decarbonisation of North Sea offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) vessels.

10 Dec 2020

New System to Measure Solar Performance in Scalable Photovoltaic Systems

At Arizona State University, scientists have developed a new system to quantify the long-term solar performance in scalable photovoltaic systems. The study represents a revolution in the cost and longer life span of interconnected power delivery.

7 Dec 2020

Researchers Model Decarbonization of Sector-Coupled European Energy System

A clear and powerful investment in wind and solar power, with immediate effect, is the most affordable and simplest way to honor the Paris Agreement of restricting global warming to 1.5 °C.

7 Dec 2020

Pioneering Renewable Energy Village Earmarked for North East Scotland

Plans have been unveiled to construct a large-scale renewable energy park in the north east of Scotland, designed to deliver between 150 – 200 megawatts of green energy to supply to the Scottish grid, with the capacity to power tens of thousands of homes across the north-east of Scotland.

3 Dec 2020

Amphibious iFROG Robot Leaps Ahead in Ability to Inspect and Maintain Offshore Assets

iFROG, an amphibious robot capable of working in teams to clean and inspect monopiles above water level and up to 60 metres below (~6 bar), has successfully completed trials at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth.

2 Dec 2020

European Oil Companies Lead Way in Renewable Strategy with Top Six Having Over 28 GW Capacity in Pipeline, Says GlobalData

European international oil companies are leading the way in terms of progressing strategies for renewable power growth, ahead of US players that have not, so far, made the same switch.

27 Nov 2020

Top Renewable Energy Projects Crowned at Virtual Scottish Green Energy Awards

An underwater robot which is changing the game for offshore subsea inspection processes has been handed a top award by Scotland’s renewable energy industry tonight (Nov 26).

27 Nov 2020

Vestas Wins 328 MW Order for Two Wind Projects in Australia

In partnership with Global Power Generation, a subsidiary of the multinational power company Naturgy Group, Vestas has secured a 328 MW deal for two wind projects in Victoria, Australia.

27 Nov 2020