Saturday, 19 April 2025

Focus on Wind

Nearly two-thirds of the world's new solar and wind power capacity in 2023 was installed in China, which added a total of 1.84 million renewable energy jobs, a report finds. (AFP)
BusinessEconomyElectricityIndustryLabourNewsPoliticsSolarStorageWind

China drives record growth in renewable energy jobs: report

Renewable energy jobs hit 16.2 million in 2023, led by China’s 1.84M jobs, as global employment in the sector rose 18 per cent,...

FILE PHOTO: A Ferrari logo is being installed on a Ferrari car at Ferrari's new 'e-building' facility where the luxury sportscar maker is testing lines before an expected start of car production in early 2025, in Maranello, Italy, June 21, 2024. REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo/File Photo
AutomotiveElectricityEmissionsManufacturingNatural GasNewsSolarWind

Ferrari shuts down gas-fueled plant to double solar production

Ferrari shuts down methane-fueled plant to double solar power and cut CO2 emissions by 60%.

A conceptual depiction of smoke emitting from multiple factory chimneys.
Carbon ManagementClimateElectricityNatural GasNewsSolarWind

Scottish government urged to reject plans for new gas-fired power station

Activists urge Scotland to reject a new gas power station in Peterhead, calling it 'climate-wrecking' and unnecessary.

News ReleaseOffshore Wind

Eversource Energy Completes Exit of Offshore Wind Business

BOSTON & HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eversource Energy (NYSE: ES) today announced that it has completed the sale of its 50 percent interest in the...

With the closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, the UK has ended its 142-year relationship with coal power (Jacob King/PA)
AnalysisBiofuelsCoalElectricityEmissionsEnvironmentFuelHydropowerNewsRegulationsResiliencySolarWind

Coal pioneer to wind powerhouse: UK completes coal phase-out after 142 years

The UK ends coal-fired power after 142 years, transitioning to renewables as it leads major economies in phasing out coal.

BiodiversityElectricityEnvironmentIndustryInfrastructureNewsRegulationsResiliencyWind

US postpones sale of floating offshore wind leases along Oregon coast

The federal government postponed an Oregon offshore wind auction due to insufficient bidder interest and state opposition.

Solar and wind energy
AnalysisElectricityEmissionsLegislationRegulationsReportsSolarStorageTransmissionWind

Solar and wind integration is key to reaching net zero by 2050: IEA report

There is an urgent need for timely integration of solar PV and wind power to achieve global decarbonization goals: IEA report.

Some Canadian CEOs say the hundreds of billions of dollars the United States is offering in subsidies for the energy transition is causing a worrisome brain drain of some of this country's top talent. The CEO of Canadian fertilizer giant Nutrien Ltd. Ken Seitz, is shown in this handout image.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Nutrien Ltd **MANDATORY CREDIT**
BusinessEconomyElectric Vehicles (EVs)LegislationNuclear PowerPoliticsRegulationsSolarStorageWind

CEOs warn US energy transition subsidies are driving brain drain and investment out of Canada

Canadian CEOs warn that U.S. subsidies from the Inflation Reduction Act are driving a brain drain and investment south.

BusinessEnvironmentIndigenousPoliticsRegulationsWind

Companies back away from Oregon floating offshore wind project as opposition grows

Opposition from tribes and fishermen has led to fewer companies bidding on Oregon's floating offshore wind project auction.

Renewable electricity capacity has increased, largely due to increases in onshore and offshore wind (PA)
EconomyElectricityNewsPoliticsSolarWind

Scotland’s renewable electricity generation reached record high in first half of 2024

Scotland’s renewable energy generation in the first half of 2024 reached a record high of 18,084 GWh, the latest statistics show.

Login into your Account

Please login to like, dislike or bookmark this article.