In Massachusetts, a discarded coal-fired power plant will be turned into a logistics centre for offshore wind energy. In Germany, too, former coal mining areas could be converted to new life and promising regions using renewable energies.

The Brayton Point Power Slant in Somerset, Massachusetts, was once the largest coal-fired power plant in New England on the east coast of the U.S. However, this came to an end almost two years ago. The dated power plant was closed down and successively demolished. Now new life is to be created on the site - in one of the very sectors that is responsible for the coal-fired power plant becoming unprofitable in the first ...

The 'World Energy Investment 2019' report signal a growing mismatch between current trends and the paths to meeting the Paris Agreement and other sustainable development goals.

The ...

The Clean Energy Council has worked hard to raise the profile of clean energy in the lead-up to the election, running a strong and positive campaign

The difference between the two major federal political parties has ...

According to a new opinion poll, people support renewable energy as more and more become afraid of climate change

The Public Attitudes Tracker, published today by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ...

The Department of Energy has selected four projects to develop high-efficiency, lightweight wind turbine generators for tall wind and offshore applications

The projects were selected to develop next-generation wind turbine drivetrain technologies that will facilitate the continued growth of wind turbines for both land-based tall wind and offshore applications. The goal is to develop more efficient, smaller, and lighter-weight generators that will lower costs and make wind power even more affordable.

Each of ...

Innergex Renewable Energy has announced the closing of a construction financing and tax equity commitment for the Foard City wind project located in Foard County, Texas

The US$290.9 million financing has been arranged with lenders Santander, MUFG, Zions Bancorp and the Royal Bank of Canada, backed by a US$275.0 million tax equity commitment from Berkshire Hathaway Energy and a US$23.3 million 7-year term loan facility with a 10-year amortization period to be provided by the lenders upon the commercial operation ...

ACCIONA earns net profit of €73 million in first quarter (+19.2%)

ACCIONA’s net profit grew to €73 million (+19.2%) in the first quarter of 2019. The growth reflects an increase in sales, which totaled €1.71 ...

2018 was another successful year for the Schunk Group.

2018 was another successful year for the Schunk Group. “We showed profitable growth, increasing our sales by 7.4 percent to 1.28 billion ...

The wind farm will be prepared for repowering

PNE AG, which is internationally active in the development and operation of projects, is taking over the "Papenrode" wind farm in the west of Lower Saxony. ...

First quarter went in line with expactations / Nordex Group expects weaker sales in the first half of the year and significantly higher sales in the second half

The Nordex Group (ISIN:DE000A0D6554) today ...

Manufacturer Nordex has received the first order for its Delta4000 series from the U.S.

The Nordex Group has received an order for 74 turbines  from the N149/4.0-4.5 Delta4000 series, which will be the first of its ...

Submarine cable market confirmed at ~€3 billion in 2019 / Extensive tendering activity underway

“Organic revenue growth achieved in the first quarter is proof of the competitiveness of our businesses, even ...

German developer PNE says first quarter results are on target

In the first quarter of 2019, the PNE Group, which is internationally active in project development and services for wind and PV projects, continued to ...

Products made in Asia for customers worldwide

Schaeffler celebrated the opening of its new plant in Bien Hoa, Vietnam. The automotive and industrial supplier invested over 45 million euros in the construction of ...