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Follow @EngelsAngle Installation of the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm — a 48 MW project off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland — has been completed. The Kincardine Offshore Wind farm is expected to generate up to 218 GWh of clean electricity each year, enough to power 55,000 Scottish households. The project is comprised of…

Follow @EngelsAngle This piece begins less like an article and more as an open conversation. So, of course, that conversation began on the platform known for facilitating civil discourse on nuanced topics: Twitter. Jigar Shah, the director of the Loan Programs Office of the U.S. Dept. of Energy, and a longtime renewable energy entrepreneur, launched…

Contributed by Austin Pierce, John Michael, and Kelly Rondinelli of Vinson & Elkins Shipping keeps the world moving; but what moves the ships? As part of the increasing global push to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, significant attention has been paid to the energy and power sectors. However, pressure is also mounting to…

By Todd Olinsky-Paul, Clean Energy Group / Clean Energy States Alliance With the long-anticipated approval of its new Statewide Electric Storage Program, Connecticut has just leapfrogged the rest of New England to become the new regional leader in distributed battery storage program development. The new program adopted by the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority is a…

Follow @EngelsAngle Crowley Maritime Corporation and Massachusetts Maritime Academy are creating a training and workforce development program to support the offshore wind energy industry in New England. The program, certified by the Global Wind Organisation, aims to facilitate the growth of the offshore wind workforce and provide sea safety and survival instruction. “Crowley and MMA…

Chinese manufacturer MingYang Smart Energy has unveiled a 264-meter tall, 16-megawatt capacity offshore wind turbine. The MySE 16.0-242 becomes the world’s largest hybrid drive wind turbine with a 242-meter diameter rotor, 118-meter long blades, and 4,600 m2 swept area. The model is capable of generating 80,000 MWh of electricity every year, enough to power more than…

The artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities for enabling distributed energy resource integration is growing so fast it could double itself in seven years and reach close to half a billion dollars per year by the end of the decade. A new report from research firm Guidehouse Insights analyzed the potential for AI-enabled DER integration and predicted…

South Korean lithium-ion battery system manufacturer Kokam has entered into a contract to supply a Tahiti utility with a 15 MW/10.4 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). Electricité de Tahiti (EDT), a subsidiary of ENGIE, will obtain the country’s first Virtual Synchronous Generator to replace the utility’s spinning reserve diesel generators. The move works to…

Ultra-luxury electric vehicle maker Faraday Future completed a 2,270 mi. road test of its FF 91 model as the company prepares for production. The test along the historic U.S. Route 66 gathered data from real-world conditions and user behaviors, stretching from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California. “This testing journey along historic Route 66 allowed…

by Lisa Prevost, Energy News Network Connecticut regulators have finalized new rules paving the way for a major expansion of battery storage and electric vehicle charging, part of a broader effort to modernize the state’s electric grid.  Since the wide-ranging “grid mod” proceedings began in fall 2019, all but one of the 11 subject-area tracks…