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Morocco Ready for Another Solar Project to Curb Energy Imports
Morocco plans to build plants to produce another 800 MW of solar power, just months after attracting bids for its Midelt project as the North African country moves to curb energy imports. Source: Renewable Energy
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The UK Just Went 55 Hours Without Using Coal for the First Time
Coal, which fueled the world’s biggest economies for more than a century, is increasingly losing out to renewables. The latest example of how one of the dirtiest fossil fuels is being squeezed out of the market came this week in Britain. Source: Renewable Energy
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Why Adaptation Is the New Reality for Offshore Wind Energy Logistics
Everything about the wind energy business is getting bigger. For example, current turbines averaging 4.1 MW with a hub height of 90 meters will soon be replaced by 11-MW giants with hubs 125 meters off sea level and blades spanning 190 meters. Their blade tips will cut the air at well over twice the height…
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SunPower to Buy SolarWorld Americas
SunPower Corp.’s new strategy: If you can’t beat them in the tariff game, buy them. The panel maker, which spent more than a year fighting U.S. import tariffs, announced Wednesday it was buying a rival that was instrumental in pushing for them. Source: Renewable Energy
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Utilities Can Choose Whether Blockchain Is a Threat or an Opportunity
Blockchain has been in the news a lot lately. Much of the noise is a result of the soaring valuation of the digital currencies it supports like Bitcoin and Ethereum. However, digital currencies are just one application for blockchain technology. Source: Renewable Energy
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Domestic Vehicle-to-Grid Charger Goes Commercial for Nissan EV Drivers
In what London-based OVO Energy is calling a world first, owners of Nissan electric vehicles now will have access to a commercially available domestic vehicle-to-grid charger. Source: Renewable Energy
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$24M Dedicated to Reducing Cost of Concentrated Solar Thermal Technology
The Solar Energy Technologies Office will put $24 million into research and development that will help the industry reach the DOE’s levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) targets for concentrated solar thermal systems by 2030. Source: Renewable Energy
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Alberta May Soon Have Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing
A bill was introduced last week in Alberta, Canada, that could give municipalities in the province the option to create Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing programs. Source: Renewable Energy
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New Jersey Gets 40 MWh of New Utility-Scale Energy Storage
Two new 20-MW/20-MWh stand-alone utility-scale energy storage installations are set to come online in New Jersey this year. Source: Renewable Energy
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US$88 million in funds awarded to rehabilitate 126-MW Qairokkum hydro plant in Tajikistan
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Green Climate Fund are providing a US$88 million financing package to complete rehabilitation of the 126-MW Qairokkum hydro plant. Source: Renewable Energy