BP’s 50%-owned solar energy firm Lightsource BP yesterday closed a US$250 million financing package for a US-based project, while fellow oil major Total followed suit in confirming a deal to acquire a French wind power company. Despite fears surrounding the potential impact of the COVID-19 outbreak,...
The share of renewables in the total energy mix of the European Union (EU) grew by just 0.5% in 2018, prompting lobbying group WindEurope to give a ‘stark warning’ on the prospect of the bloc missing its renewable energy targets. latest figures published by Eurostat showed...
Developers Windlab and Eurus Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kenyan authorities for a project that could become Africa’s first hybrid renewable energy plant. The Meru County Energy Park in central Kenya will comprise of ‘up to 20 wind turbines’ and ‘more than...
Global clean energy firm Renewable Energy Systems (RES) has entered into an agreement with Algonquin Power & Utilities (APUC) to build the Maverick Creek Wind Project in Texas, US. The 480MW facility could generate enough power to supply 168,000 homes per year, with construction expected to...
Sources of renewable energy accounted for 47.3% of Germany’s electricity production during the first six months of 2019, compared with 43.4% from coal-fired and nuclear plants. The latest figures represent the first time that renewables have produced more electricity than coal and nuclear power combined in...
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta unveiled the Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) project at the end of last week – Africa’s largest operational wind farm. LTWP’s 365 wind turbines have the capacity to generate 310MW of renewable energy for Kenya’s national grid, increasing the East African nation’s...
EDP Renewables and Engie have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a global offshore wind joint venture (JV) that will become ‘a top five player in the field’, according to EDP. Portuguese renewables company EDP and France’s Engie will combine their offshore wind assets...
Two renewable energy lobbies have urged France to raise the minimum for wind power projects to 1GW per year to boost the development of the sector and ensure its meets targets for clean energy use. The French Renewable Energy Association (SER) and France Energie Eolienne (FEE)...
GE Renewable Energy has been chosen to supply its turbines to the 324MW Phoenix onshore wind project in the in the Aragón region of Spain. The company will install 91 units of its 3MW turbines across the 10 wind parks that comprise the project, which is...
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has announced it produced a record 1.25TW of renewable energy last year, up from 830GW in 2017 when it operated under former name Statoil. The rebranded company still owns a number of large oil and gas production assets in the North Sea,...