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Green hydrogen sounds like a win for developing countries. But cost and transport are problems

Hydrogen is used mainly to make chemicals such as fertiliser, and in oil refineries. Most hydrogen in the world today is made from natural gas or coal – methods associated with large carbon dioxide emissions. Developed countries are therefore looking to “green hydrogen” instead – produced using renewable electricity such…

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Tiny Oregon town hosts 1st wind-solar-battery 'hybrid' plant

A renewable energy facility in Oregon that combines solar power, wind power and massive batteries to store the energy generated there will be the first utility-scale plant of its kind in North America

The Independent UK

Biden plans floating platforms to expand offshore wind power

The Biden administration hopes to develop floating platforms in the deep ocean for offshore wind towers that could power millions of homes and vastly expand offshore wind in the United States

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Under Liz Truss, we’ll be careering into petrolhead politics while the world burns

Politicians who disparage net zero as a ‘new religion’ and wind power as ‘medieval’ are tipped for cabinet posts, says the Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Locking in our high-priced dependence on metals for clean energy

A net zero economy requires much more renewable electricity generation – new modelling shows that by 2040 NZ will need to invest half a billion dollars in the metals for wind turbines alone.

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China Transmission Swings to Loss after Shifting Business Gears

Key Takeaways: The company reported a year-on-year revenue fall of just under 9% in the first half and posted a net loss of 78.7 million yuan

Benzinga

Wind project addition to peak by 2024, says report

After 2024, fresh projects are likely to be wind-solar hybrids, says consulting firm’s report

The Hindu

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Xinjiang Goldwind Sees Lull in Latest Quarter on Maturing Wind Power

Key Takeaways • Xinjiang Goldwind reported second quarter revenue of $1.48 billion, down 9% from a year earlier

Benzinga

Gulf sells 50% stake in German wind farm for B11bn

SET-listed Gulf Energy Development has divested a 50% equity stake in the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind power project in Germany to the Keppel Group for around 11 billion baht.

Bangkok Post

Next US energy boom could be wind power in the Gulf of Mexico

With passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which contains US$370 billion for climate and energy programs, policy experts are forecasting a big expansion in clean electricity generation. One source that’s poised for growth is offshore wind power.

The Conversation

How much US electricity comes from wind power?

Almost 10% of US electricity comes from wind farms.

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Who benefits from renewable energy subsidies? In Texas, it's often fossil fuel companies that are fighting clean energy elsewhere

Texas is known for fiercely promoting its oil and gas industries, but it’s also the No. 2 renewable energy producer in the country after California. In fact, more than a quarter of all the wind power produced in the United States in 2021 was generated in Texas.

The Conversation

Biden announces new climate change actions but holds an emergency declaration in reserve

On July 20, 2022, President Joe Biden traveled to a former coal-burning power plant in Massachusetts that is being converted into a manufacturing site for offshore wind power equipment. Biden announced millions of dollars in funding for climate change measures, including upgrading infrastructure, weatherizing buildings and installing cooling in homes.…

The Conversation

Price of offshore wind power falls to cheapest ever level in UK

Contract price is nearly 6% lower than previous auction in 2019, which could ease pressure on energy bills

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Price of offshore wind power falls to new record low

THE price of offshore wind power has fallen to a new record low, as the UK Government announced 11 gigawatts of winning bids for various renewable…

The Independent UK

Price of offshore wind power falls to record low

New wind farms, set to come online in 2026 or 2027, will produce electricity for £37.35 per megawatt hour.

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu has a long way to go in tapping offshore wind energy

31 GW offshore wind power potential exists off the coast in the State

ABC News

Snowy Hydro's water problem shows how weather is a driver of the energy crisis

Weather extremes have deepened the man-made power crisis in ways that were hard to predict and at times even harder to imagine. Both Snowy Hydro and coal-fired power stations have been impacted by summer rains. And two weeks of extreme cold has only brought the power system closer to the…

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Wind power continues to grow

A surge in offshore wind projects has helped make wind power a renewable force

The Independent UK

German govt seeks to resolve wind power dispute with states

The German government has unveiled a bill to resolve a long-running dispute between federal authorities and the country’s 16 states over where to build land-based wind power plants

Radio France Internationale

France produces offshore wind power for the first time

Electricity from offshore wind turbines off the coast of Saint-Nazaire in western France was generated for the first time in the country last week.

Benzinga

This French Utility Looks To Use Google's Experimental Tech To Boost Wind Power

French utility ENGIE SA (OTC:ENGQF) looks to begin using an experimental technology from Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google to boost efficiency and power from wind farms, Bloomberg reports. Engie will be the first customer to use Google’s feature, which Google sold via its cloud division. In 2019, Google acknowledged working with DeepMind to make artificial…

Reuters

Germany, US energy partnership includes agreements on off-shore wind and hydrogen: German minister

An energy partnership between Germany and the United States includes expanding off-shore wind power generation and co-operation on using hydrogen in industrial production, German economy minister Robert Habeck said on Friday.

Al Jazeera

After renewables frenzy, Vietnam’s solar energy goes to waste

Solar and wind farms forced to limit operations due to infrastructure limitations following renewables boom.

The Conversation

New Englanders support more offshore wind power – just don’t send it to New York

In Rhode Island, home to the first offshore wind farm in the U.S., most people support expanding offshore wind power – with one important caveat.

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