Amazon announces renewable energy project investments
Amazon has announced investments in nine new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects in the US, Canada and Europe.
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NextEra Energy Partners to acquire US wind portfolio
US-based renewable energy company NextEra Energy Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a...
EU energy policy: world-leading, insufficient, or both?
In 2021, the European Parliament will press ahead with its European Green Deal, aiming to eliminate carbon emissions by 2050....
Trung Nam Group inaugurates wind power plant in Vietnam
Vietnamese construction company Trung Nam Group has inaugurated a wind power plant in the Thuận Bắc district of Vietnam's Ninh...
How Norway became Europe’s biggest power exporter
The world’s largest synchronous electricity network has allowed many European countries to make power trading a part of everyday grid...
Ørsted buys Brookfield Renewable Ireland, enters European onshore wind
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Ørsted has announced its purchase of UK and Ireland onshore wind operator Brookfield Renewable Ireland (BRI). The companies value the enterprise at $684m (€571m) as of…
Blue Elephant Energy and UKA to develop solar portfolio
Germany-based power companies Blue Elephant Energy (BEE) and Umweltgerechte Kraftanlagen (UKA) have partnered to develop a solar portfolio in the country. The 500MWp portfolio comprises 11 solar projects located in…
Northland Power to acquire renewable portfolio in Spain
Canadian power company Northland Power has signed a definitive agreement with Helia Renovables to acquire a 540MW wind and solar portfolio in Spain. The €345m ($413m) deal includes the assumption…
Siemens Gamesa secures contract for Peru wind project
Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa has secured a contract from France-based power company Engie for installing 260MW of clean energy at a wind project in Peru. Located in the…
Eesti Energia and European Energy sign power purchase agreement
Estonia-based energy company Eesti Energia has signed a ten-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Danish energy developer European Energy for clean energy. From 2023, 3.8TWh of clean energy will be…
Ørsted sells stake in New Jersey offshore wind project
Danish power company Ørsted has completed the sale of its 25% stake in the Ocean Wind offshore wind farm to the New Jersey-based Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG). Located off…
