GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA OFFICIALLY OPENED YANDIN WIND FARM

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• The government of Western Australia has officially opened the Yandin Wind Farm in Australia
• The wind farm had been chosen because of the farm’s abundant local wind resources and the proximity to the grid

The Governm...

COMPANIES INVESTIGATING WESTERN AUSTRALIA COASTS FOR OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY PROJECTS SITES

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• Around three companies in Australia has been investigating the offshore wind energy farms in Australia
• Oceanex Energy has also been looking for the suitable sites in the area of Western Australia

Around three companies in...

FIRST RENEWABLE ENERGY TRAINING TOWER OF AUSTRALIA TO BE BUILT IN BALLARAT CAMPUS

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• First renewable energy training tower of Australia to be built in the Ballarat campus
• The construction of the 23-metre-high renewable energy tower is expected to begin in July 2021

The Federation University of Australia h...

IKEA TO INVEST IN INDIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANTS

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• IKEA is going to invest in Indian renewable energy plants.
• With an additional EUR 4 billion budget, IKEA wishes to accelerate its investments in renewable energy on a global level.

Swedish furniture giant Ingvar Kamprad El...

ACTIS TO INVEST USD 850 MILLION IN INDIA

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• Actis is going to invest US $ 850 million in India.
• Investment has been planned for two green energy platforms.
• Construction of grid-connected solar energy and wind parks platform is going to be around $ 600 million.
• I...

RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY IN INDIA REACHES 92.97 GW

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• According to latest data, 419.74 MW of renewable energy capacity was installed in India.
• MNRE has detailed that total renewable energy capacity in India has reached 92.97 GW.

According to the summary released by the Minist...

GWEC INDIA APPOINTS MARTAND SHARDUL AS POLICY DIRECTOR

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• GWEC India has appointed Martand Shardul as its first policy director in India.
• Earlier, Martand Shardul was working at TERI.

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) India has appointed Martand Shardul as its first policy di...

KEY REFORMS UNLOCKING THE RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL OF AUSTRALIA

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• The key reforms have been unlocking the potential of the renewable energy of Australia
• The rules and regulations are now not suitable for an energy system, that has been relying on the electricity from the solar and wind energy farms
...

UNITED KINGDOM’S FIRST CONSUMER-OWNED WIND ENERGY FARM SECURES FUNDING FROM GOVERNMENT

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• United kingdom’s first consumer-owned wind energy farm has secured funding from the Welsh government
• All the members of the company are going to receive green electricity directly from the share of the wind energy farm

ACCIONA TO DEVELOP 923-MW WIND ENERGY FARM IN AUSTRALIA

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• Acciona is going to develop 923-megawatt wind energy project in Australia
• The name of the project is MacIntyre Wind Farm, and it is being developed in Queensland, Australia

The company Acciona along with the international...

BECHTEL TO PARTNER WITH HEXICON TO ACCELERATE OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY IN UK

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• Bechtel to support offshore wind energy technology for accelerating the production of offshore wind energy in United Kingdom
• This project is going to be further bolster the country as a world leader in the production of offshore wind energ...

UK: GOVERNMENT TO INVEST 90 MILLION POUNDS IN STORAGE AND FLOATING WIND ENERGY

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• The government of United Kingdom is going to be investing 90 million pounds in the storage and floating of wind energy
• The energy storage and floating offshore wind is going to be benefiting from the investment of 68 million pounds and 20 ...

IEEFA REPORT ESTIMATES 500-BILLION DOLLARS INVESTMENT IN INDIAN RENEWABLES BY 2030

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• A report by the IEEFA says that a huge global capital pool was mobilized to invest in renewable energy projects and grid projects in India.
• The report estimated $500-billion investment in in renewable energy India by 2030.

MAJOR OIL COMPANIES IN UK ARE DRIVING A WIND ENERGY REVOLUTION

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• Because of the zero-carbon promise, the wind energy farms have been expecting for over taking the oil rigs in the United Kingdom by 2030
• The oil companies have been diversifying the energy production in the country with BP investment of 92...

ENERGY INDUSTRY OF EUROPE SEEKS GOVERNMENT HELP TO TAP OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY SHARE

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• The energy industry of Norway has been seeking the government help for tapping the offshore wind energy share
• Norway has been relatively late for entering into the offshore wind energy

On Tuesday, an alliance of oil and r...

POWER PRODUCING COMPANY ‘LEAG’ PLANS FIRST WIND PROJECT IN GERMANY

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• The company LEAG has been planning to build its first wind energy project on a area of the Janschwalde opencast mine in Germany
• The project is going to be developed by the EP New Energies or EPNE

The LEAG, which is a powe...

NTR ACQUIRED 48.4MW WIND ENERGY PROJECT IN FRANCE

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• The NTR Renewable Energy Income Fund II has acquired the 48.4-megawatt wind project in France
• The total cost for acquiring the project has been amounted to more than 90 million euros

The company NTR has been successful in...

UNITED KINGDOM TO LAUNCH OFFSHORE WIND ENVIRONMENT INITIATIVE

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• The United Kingdom will be launching an initiative for an offshore wind energy environment
• The collaboration with the devolved governments will be supporting the vision for the future of the offshore wind energy

The Unite...

EUROPEAN NUION REVEALED ITS PLANS TO EXPAND ITS OFFSHORE ENERGY WIND FARMS

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• The European Union has revealed its plans for transforming its electricity system to rely mostly on the renewable energy within a decade
• The plan also includes increasing the capacity of the offshore wind energy to 25-fold by the year 2050...

EUROPEAN ENERGY SELECTS GE RENEWABLE ENERGY AS THE SUPPLIER FOR THREE WIND FARMS IN LITHUANIA

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• The European Energy has selected GE Renewable Energy as the supplier for the three wind farms in Lithuania
• The European Energy and the GE Renewable Energy together will be adding substantial wind power to Lithuania

The GE...