China’s MingYang Smart Energy Group has hoisted itself into the upper echelons of the offshore wind industry by unveiling a 16MW hybrid-drive offshore wind turbine with a 242 metre rotor. The MySE 16.0-242 will become the world’s largest offshore wind turbine when it enters commercial production...
Chairman of the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project Mugo Kibati has revealed that all 365 turbines will be connected to Kenya’s national grid by the end of the month. Kibati said that around 225 turbines have been connected to the power grid as of last week,...
Danish energy group Ørsted has lifted its 2017 profit outlook after striking a US$2.65 billion deal for half of its stake in the world’s biggest offshore wind farm. The company previously known as DONG Energy will divest a 50% stake in the Walney Extension project off...
Vestas (CPH:VWS) has announced it is joining The Climate Group’s RE100, a collection of global companies committed to increasing demand for renewable energy. Companies within RE100 are also dedicated to using sources of renewable energy to power 100% of their electrical needs, something which Vestas has...
Renewable energy giants Tesla and Vestas have partnered in a world-first renewable energy project to be built in Queensland which will combine wind, solar and energy storage technologies. The first phase of the 60.2MW Kennedy Energy Park at Flinders Shire in Queensland will become the world’s...
Russia is aiming to kickstart its renewables industry by auctioning off contracts to companies willing to purchase 1.9GW of clean electricity, in its biggest ever tender for renewable energy. The government tender will run from May 29 to June 9 in two stages, and has attracted...
