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China’s Wind Power Industry Expected to Rebound
China’s demand for wind turbines slowed down in 2017, partly due to lower subsidies. With the nation’s clean and low-carbon energy strategy settling into place, prospects for the wind power industry look better for 2018. Source: Renewable Energy
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German Developer of Solar + Storage “Smart Flower” Quietly Goes Insolvent
Late in 2017, the company that developed the innovative “Smart Flower,” a solar+storage product that comes to life when the sun rises, tracks the sun all day and then stores some of the energy captured for later use, announced it was going insolvent. Source: Renewable Energy
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Report: U.S. hydro can quintuple its value with proper market structure
Opportunity exists in the U.S. to increase the market value of hydro storage plants by 200% to 500%, according to a recent study by The Brattle Group. Source: Renewable Energy
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Siemens Teaming Up with ComEd to Manage Microgrid Clusters in Chicago
ComEd’s plan to construct a microgrid in the Bronzeville neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side will create an opportunity for Siemens to work with ComEd in the testing and implementation of the software that will operate within the Siemens Microgrid Management System. Source: Renewable Energy
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Siemens Teaming Up with ComEd to Manage Microgrid Clusters in Chicago
ComEd’s plan to construct a microgrid in the Bronzeville neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side will create an opportunity for Siemens to work with ComEd in the testing and implementation of the software that will operate within the Siemens Microgrid Management System. Source: Renewable Energy
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New Biomass Plant Boosts French Guiana Renewables Mix
Construction has begun on a new biomass energy generation station in French Guiana, helping the South American French territory move closer to its renewable energy goals for 2023. Source: Renewable Energy
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Does the UK Need a Net Zero Target?
A new report released this week is calling for the UK to establish a supplemental net zero target by 2020. Source: Renewable Energy
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Crowdfunding Campaigns Give Nonprofits Access to Solar Power
Mission of Mary is on its way to going solar thanks to RE-volv, a national nonprofit organization that is enlisting “solar ambassadors” at colleges to raise money to put solar on nonprofits, and creating a revolving seed fund to buy solar for more nonprofits in the future. Source: Renewable Energy
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How a First Nation Bargained to Build B.C.’s Largest Solar Farm
Plans are afoot to harness the sun’s power to build B.C.’s largest solar farm on the Upper Nicola Band’s Quilchena reserve. Source: Renewable Energy
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Florida Will Be Home to New 400-MW Solar Module Factory
JinkoSolar announced last week that it plans to build a 400-MW capacity solar module manufacturing plant in Jacksonville, Florida. NextEra Energy announced that it plans to buy a significant portion of the modules from the facility over the next four years. Source: Renewable Energy