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Xcel Energy Colorado announces power plan to use 55 per cent renewable sources

• 2018-06-08 06:43:05.550199
• David Flin

Xcel Energy Colorado has announced a new power plan that the utility said could save customers $215 million, cut carbon emissions by half, and increase renewable energy sources to 55 per cent of its energy portfolio by 2026.

Hawaiian Electric seeks new renewable generation

• 2018-03-01 06:40:38.814136
• David Flin

The Hawaiian Electric Companies have begun the formal search for new grid-scale renewable energy projects for the three islands of Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii.

KEPCO to enter renewable energy development

• 2017-08-22 06:35:38.972214
• David Flin

The South Korean Government has decided to allow Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) engage in new renewable energy business in an effort to increase the share of renewable energy in the country’s power production by 20 per cent by 2030.

Sustainable growth in the Middle East

• 2017-02-10 23:11:53
• Junior Isles

By DLA Piper's Maher Ghanma and Micael Johnstone

2016 saw the international community finally reach agreement for collective action on climate change with the rapid ratification and entry into force of the Paris Agreement. DLA Piper's Maher Ghanma and Micael Johnstone assess the impacts and opportunities that the transition to a low carbon future presents to businesses and policy-makers in the Middle East.

China to invest $361 billion into renewable energy

• 2017-01-06 05:11:28.161873
• David Flin

China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has said that it will invest 2.5 trillion yuan ($361 billion) into renewable power generation by 2020.

Costa Rica ran almost entirely on renewable energy in 2016

• 2017-01-02 13:04:39
• David Flin

The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) has said that the country ran entirely on renewable energy for 250 days in 2016, with renewables supplying 98.1 per cent of Costa Rica’s electricity for the year.

Nigeria to become renewable energy hub

• 2016-12-27 04:52:05
• David Flin

Senator Abdul-Aziz Murtala Nyako, representing the Adamawa Central Senatorial District, has said that despite the current problems in the Nigerian power sector, stakeholders plan to make Nigeria a power generation hub in West Africa, with vast opportunities available in renewable energy.

Low carbon sources supply 50 per cent of UK electricity

• 2016-12-23 12:24:23
• David Flin

Official figures from the UK government showed that low carbon electricity accounted for 50 per cent of generation in the third quarter of 2016, up from 45.3 per cent for the same period in 2015. 

Siemens wins first offshore wind project in Belgium

• 2016-12-23 12:17:59
• David Flin

Siemens has entered the offshore wind market in Belgium with a first order for the 309 MW Rentel wind project. 

Selected highlights from the October 2016 edition of The Energy Industry Times

• 2016-10-01 16:44:59
• Junior Isles

Renewables lead as electricity sector investments hit record high  ■ Transmission operations at centre of ABB review  ■ US offshore wind strategy targets 86 GW  ■  Asia climate goals call for over $7 trillion investment  ■ Batteries find a home after EFR tender  ■ Record low bids submitted for Abu Dhabi solar project  ■ Vattenfall hits record low with wind tender  ■ Areva seals Adwen’s future