Wind Minds

TenneT | July 29, 2020

In the first half of the year, the amount of wind energy transmitted from the North Sea onshore by transmission system operator TenneT has risen to 11.51 TWh. This corresponds to an increase of 21% compared to the first half of 2019 (9.51 TWh). Power transmission from the North Sea accounts for 15.6% of the total wind power generation in Germany, which reached 73.7 TWh in the first half of the year. “The expansion and integration of offshore wind energy is of central importance for the Eur...

Amazon | February 17, 2020

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says that he plans to spend 10 billion US dollars (£7.7 billion) of his own fortune to help fight climate change. Mr Bezos, the world’s richest man, said in an Instagram post that he will start giving grants this summer to scientists, activists and nonprofits working to protect the earth. “I want to work alongside others both to amplify known ways and to explore new ways of fighting the devastating impact of climate change,” Mr Bezos said in the post. Amazon, the compa...

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EDP Renewables | May 10, 2021

The project, which has a capacity of 104 MW, is located in Colorado. With the completion of this wind farm, EDPR now operates wind farms in 17 US states, totaling 6,495 MW of installed capacity. The project's sole offtake is Tri-State, a non-profit energy supply cooperative. EDP Renováveis, SA (“EDPR”), the world's fourth-largest renewable energy producer, has begun commercial operation of the 104 MW Crossing Trails wind far...

Renewables Now | January 13, 2020

London-listed investment company US Solar Fund Plc (LON:USF) on Monday said it has closed the purchase from Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC of three operational solar power facilities in North Carolina with a combined direct current (DC) capacity of 11 MW. Earlier this month, the company announced it had closed the acquisition of cash equity interests in five operational utility-scale solar farms in North Carolina with a total capacity of 28 MW, also part of the deal. The agreement for ...