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Renewable energy jobs reach 12 million globally

October 25, 2021 Energi Staff

Abu Dhabi, UAE/Geneva, Switzerland, 21 October 2021 – Renewable energy employment worldwide reached 12 million last year, up from 11.5 million in 2019, according to the eighth edition of Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2021. [Read more]

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Wind, solar adoption will soar during 2020s – IEA

February 23, 2021 Energi Staff 2

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Heymi Bahar, the International Energy Agency’s senior analyst for renewable energy markets and policy and lead author for “Renewables 2020 Analysis and forecast to 2025.” Correction: the [Read more]

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Time for the United States to compete with China in global clean energy finance

January 16, 2021 Energi Staff

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Dr. Johannes Urpelainen about how China has become the leading financer of wind, solar, and other green energy projects. They also discuss China’s Belt and Road Initiative [Read more]

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Wind is a growing part of the Texas electricity mix

November 2, 2020 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 15, 2020. By Fred Mayes and Elesia Fasching  In 2019, wind-powered generation contributed 84.4 thousand gigawatthours (GWh) of electricity in Texas, an 11 [Read more]

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US consumed record amount of renewable energy in 2019

October 26, 2020 Energi Staff

By Mickey Francis This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 19, 2020. In 2019, consumption of renewable energy in the United States grew for the fourth year in a row, [Read more]

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Average US construction costs for solar and wind generation continue to fall

September 17, 2020 Energi Staff

By Alex May This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 16, 2020. According to 2018 data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) for newly constructed utility-scale electric generators in [Read more]

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Opinion: Coronavirus crisis drives global wind market downgrade

March 24, 2020 Energi Staff

The coronavirus crisis will cause global wind additions in 2020 to decline by 4.9GW compared to Wood Mackenzie’s previous projections. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic and other market changes since Wood Mackenzie’s Q4 2019 update, [Read more]

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Offshore wind to become a $1 trillion industry

October 28, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Oct. 25, 2019. COPENHAGEN – Offshore wind power will expand impressively over the next two decades, boosting efforts to decarbonize energy systems and reduce air [Read more]

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BHE Canada to build $200M wind farm near Medicine Hat

October 17, 2019 Energi Staff

BHE Canada announced it will break ground on a new wind farm in southeast Alberta next year. The subsidiary company of Berkshire Hathaway Energy says its $200 million project will provide low-cost, clean energy for [Read more]

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Most US wind capacity designed for medium wind speed environment

September 27, 2019 Energi Staff

By Manussawee Sukunta This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 27, 2019. Most wind turbines in the United States were designed for medium wind environments, according to data collected in [Read more]

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Near record US wind capacity additions to be online by 2019, 2020

September 23, 2019 Energi Staff

By Richard Bowers This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 19, 2019. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that US wind capacity additions in both 2019 and in 2020 [Read more]

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Texas first in US-installed wind capacity, number of turbines

July 31, 2019 Energi Staff

By Abagail Anderson, Richard Bowers This article was published by the United States Energy Information Administration on July 31, 2019. As of the beginning of 2019, 41 states had at least one installed wind turbine. [Read more]

Canada

Canadian wind, solar install costs projected to fall in long term

November 26, 2018 Energi Staff

As capital costs for Canadian wind and solar projects fall, they become more competitive with fossil fuels in generating power, and will likely become greater sources of power generation in the years ahead.  iStock/Getty Images. [Read more]

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Canadian wind, solar capital costs projected to fall over next 2 decades

November 26, 2018 Energi Staff

As capital costs for Canadian wind and solar projects fall, they become more competitive with fossil fuels in generating power, and will likely become greater sources of power generation in the years ahead.  iStock/Getty Images. [Read more] [Read more]

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Average US wind, solar construction costs continued to fall in 2016: EIA

August 8, 2018 Energi Staff

Annual capacity-weighted average construction costs for solar photovoltaic systems and onshore wind turbines declined, while construction costs for natural gas generators increased slightly.  SolarPowerManagement.net photo. Construction costs for solar photovoltaic (PV) projects have steadily decreased since [Read more]

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Wind installations costs drop on tech improvements, siting decisions

July 13, 2018 Energi Staff

Between 2010 and 2016, the capacity-weighted average cost of U.S. wind installations fell by one-third, from $2,361 per kilowatt (kW) to $1,587/kW, based on analysis in the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency [Read more]

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Warren Buffett-owned utility MidAmerican Energy to reach 100% renewable energy by 2020

May 30, 2018 Energi Staff

MidAmerican Energy says that once its Wind XII project is complete, the utility will generate renewable energy equal to 100 per cent of its customers’ usage.  MidAmerican Energy photo. MidAmerican Energy will hit target without [Read more]

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Opinion: US wind turbine database makes energy data a breeze

May 30, 2018 Energi Staff

The updated US wind turbine database released by the US Department of Energy and the US Geological Survey allows the public to view data on the location and characteristics of wind turbines. VisitTehachapi.com photo.  US [Read more]

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Innovation

GE Renewable Energy to test world’s largest wind turbine in England

April 24, 2018 Energi Staff

GE Renewable Energy signed an agreement with the British government to test the company’s Haliade-X 12 MW turbine in Blyth, Northumberland.  GE photo. GE Renewable Energy and UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult sign five-year agreement [Read more]

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Innovation

BP, Tesla team up on US wind farm battery storage project

April 20, 2018 Energi Staff

The Tesla/BP wind farm battery storage pilot project will be at BP’s Titan 1 wind farm in South Dakota.  BP photo. Wind farm battery storage project will use 212kW/840kWhr Tesla battery BP Wind Energy and [Read more]

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by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

“A new advisory panel will develop a long-term vision for Alberta’s energy future and recommend steps the province should take to ensure the industry [emphasis added] continues to thrive for decades to come.” Premier Danielle [Read more]

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