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Buffett Buys #renewables
Jun 02 2018 02:45 PM | eds in Green Energy
NV Energy, . . . (owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway), ...has signed contracts to purchase electricity from, . . . 6 solar projects totaling, . . . 1,001 MW-AC, along with . . . 100 MW / 400 MWh, of energy storage. 6-2-2018 Source: Buffet...
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Largest Commitment To Offshore #wind Power
May 25 2018 02:15 PM | eds in Wind Power
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation, . . . that will move the state’s electricity mix to . . . 50% renewable by 2030, and . . . codifies the largest commitment to . . . offshore wind power from any state. Momentum is growing with severa...
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400-Megawatt Offshore #wind Farm
May 24 2018 12:50 PM | eds in Wind Power
Rhode Island, . . . selected Deepwater Wind, to develop a . . . 400-megawatt, proposal . . . in federal waters far off the coast. 5-24-2018 Source: 400-megawatt offshore #wind farm
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100% #renewable Grid Is Feasible
May 23 2018 01:20 PM | eds in Green Energy
U.S. Energy Information Administration, says: . . . . . . 100% Iceland, . . . . . . 100% Paraguay, . . . . . . 99% Costa Rica, . . . . . . 98.5% Norway, . . . . . . 80% Austria, . . . . . . 75% Brazil, and . . . . . . 69.4% Denmark, . . . these countri...
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#electric Motor
Equipmake's, next-gen electric motor, . . . spoked magnet design spins up: . . . . . . cheaper, . . . . . . lighter, . . . . . . more powerful. 5-22-2018 Source: #Electric Motor
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Wyoming’S #wind
May 20 2018 12:25 PM | eds in Wind Power
North Dakota now obtains about . . . 30% of its power from wind. “Utilities want wind these days, . . . Not because of environmental policy. . . . They want it because it’s cheap.” In 2 years, a federal subsidy for wind production will end. . . . Dev...
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#solar To Surpass #wind In 18 Months
May 18 2018 01:00 PM | eds in Solar Power
Frost & Sullivan’s, recent analysis Global Power Industry Outlook, 2018, . . . which posits that solar will surpass wind in global energy capacity starting in 2020, . . . making it the f4th largest source of energy generation behind: . . . . . . co...
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Could Us Wholesale #energy Prices Fall 25%?
May 17 2018 12:25 PM | eds in Green Energy
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory says, . . . If Renewables make up 50% of our Energy generation, . . . USA Wholesale Energy prices, could fall 25% or more. These impacts indicate the need for, . . . more dispatchable resources that can, . . . qui...
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Britain’S #wind Farms Vs 8 Nuclear Plants
May 16 2018 12:45 PM | eds in Wind Power
Britain’s wind farms, provided more electricity than its . . . 8 nuclear power stations in the first 3 months of 2018, . . . marking the first time wind has overtaken nuclear across a quarter. At one point overnight on 17 March, . . . wind turbines br...
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Morocco: Worlds Largest Concentrated #solar Farm
May 16 2018 12:30 PM | eds in Solar Power
The site near the city of Ouarzazate, . . . aims to produce enough energy to power more than . . . 1,000,000 homes by the end of the year, and reduce carbon emissions by . . . 760,000 tons per year. The first phase was officially turned on in 2016. 5-...
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