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Taiwan’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Starts Generating Power

Taiwan’s largest offshore wind farm, built off the coast of the island, began operation on Thursday and started to generate power on schedule, according to Orsted, the Danish company responsible for constructing the power plant. The energy generated by the station was transferred to the national power grid through the substation of the Taipower company …

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German Energy Company to Invest €1.5bn in Irish Offshore Wind Power

German energy company RWE plans to invest €1.5 billion in Irish renewable energy over the next eight years, Agriland reported. The investment will focus on offshore wind power in Ireland and the development of a new pilot program for overhead wind technologies. RWE is already operating onshore wind in County Kerry, Ireland, and a battery …

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Renewables Contributed 24% of Total Power Generation in the US

Renewable sources of energy accounted for 23.8% of power generation in the US in December 2021. Solar energy contributed 2.7%, while wind energy contributed 11.9%, Clean Techinica reports. This is a significant increase over December 2019 and December 2020. Renewable energy accounted for 17.5%, wind-generated energy for 7.8%, and solar power for 1.6% in December …

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China is the leader both in terms of existing low-carbon energy capacity and the future of hydropower in terms of its annual commissioning.

Georgia Intends to Increase Share of WPPs in Power Generation to 20% By 2030

The Georgian government considers the development of renewable energy one of its priorities, plans that by 2030, about 20% of the generation in the country will be wind energy, about 5% – solar, the Georgian Ministry of Economy stated. According to a press release, an agreement was signed in Tbilisi on Friday. Denmark will provide …

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Hydroelectricity Company Rainpower Acquired by Aker Solutions

According to a press statement from Aker Solutions, the business has agreed to buy hydroelectricity company Rainpower Holding AS, a renowned technology provider to the hydropower sector, Port News informs. The purchase is in line with Aker Solutions’ expansion plan and will boost the company’s renewables portfolio. Rainpower’s evolution into an innovative hydroelectricity company with …

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