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WEB5 days ago · US grid-scale storage installations surged 60% in second quarter record as prices continue to drop. Published 1 October 2024 23:07 GMT. Wind.
Norway warned floating wind leadership ambitions in the balance
WEB11 hours ago · Offshore wind developers and contractors are urging Norway to stick to its guns on promised levels of support and timelines in order to take up its promised place as a future leader in floating offshore wind. Norway’s trailblazing plans have been set back by wrangling over government support that would be provided to the projects. Recharge is ...
US stumps up $1.5bn for tough-to-build green power lines
WEB5 days ago · The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced $1.5bn in funding for four interregional power lines through its Transmission Facilitation Programme (TFP) aimed at spearheading new grid infrastructure investment to deliver the massive volumes of clean energy expected in coming years. Research consultancy Wood Mackenzie estimates the …
TotalEnergies joins RWE in German offshore wind push
WEB18 hours ago · Published 4 minutes ago. RWE will sell a 50% stake in two recently won offshore wind areas with a capacity for 2GW each to TotalEnergies – boosting the French oil major’s capacity in the German North Sea to 5.5GW. The companies have agreed to jointly develop the North Sea two areas (N-9.1 and N …
Biden greenlights massive Shell-backed offshore wind array …
WEBOct 1, 2024 · The former and would-be future president has been openly hostile to wind power during his latest campaign, issuing a series of threats to the sector in public and private. Biden’s vice president and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris is neck-and-neck with Trump in recent polls. If elected, Harris is expected to maintain Biden’s support for ...
US grid-scale storage installations surged 60% in second quarter …
WEBOct 1, 2024 · Vanessa Witte, senior analyst with Wood Mackenzie’s energy storage team, said that while grid-scale storage continues to drive the market and CCI performed strongly, residential expansion slowed as “California's meteoric growth faltered, combined with low installations in Hawaii and Puerto Rico, which continue to be affected by incentive changes.”
US sets second quarter record for new clean power | Recharge
WEBSep 5, 2024 · The US set a second quarter installation record with onshore wind, storage, and utility solar all posting strong numbers, as the industry benefits from generous federal subsidies and stronger customer demand, according to a report by the American Clean Power Association (ACP).
World to ‘double but not triple’ wind power by 2030 under …
WEBPublished 8 August 2024, 03:41. Government targets will see the world more than double but not triple wind power by 2030, falling comfortably short of the goal set by global leaders at the COP28 climate summit, new analysis shows. If current national targets are met – and that is a big if – there will be a 2.4x increase in installed wind ...
America's new revolution: Offshore wind set to supercharge …
WEBJun 29, 2021 · Show more. Offshore wind construction infrastructure and supply chains need to be developed almost from scratch, a fleet of US-flagged wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs) built, running battles with regional fisheries and shipping sectors resolved, and onshore grid links beefed up to take in the gigawatts of power set to come coursing in from the sea in the coming decades.