News from United States
First Solar Updates Status of Production at its Facilities
27 Mar 2020 09:51 | Tempe, USA - U.S. solar company First Solar has announced the current status of ongoing production at its facilities in light of the corona pandemic. Uncertainty about the further development is increasing. read more...
Juwi and Pellucere Start Cooperation for Optimization of PV Portfolio
09 Mar 2020 12:52 | Houston, USA / Wörrstadt, Germany - Over time, solar modules lose part of their performance due to degradation. Retrofitting anti-reflective coatings can compensate for these performance losses. This has been demonstrated by experiences with the MoreSun system from Pellucere, which Juwi Operations & Maintenance GmbH (Juwi O&M) will be retrofitting in the future as part of a long-term cooperation agreement. read more...
Vestas Remains the No. 1 Wind Energy Manufacturer in 2019
19 Feb 2020 14:32 | London, UK / New York, USA - Developers commissioned almost 61 GW of wind turbines globally in 2019, compared with 50 GW in the previous year. Most of these were on land (88 percent) but the share of turbines installed offshore is growing, up four percentage points to 12 percent. read more...
Plug Power Starts Market Launch of New Heavy-Duty Hydrogen Engine
19 Feb 2020 14:18 | Latham, USA / Münster, Germany - Technologies for green hydrogen and fuel cells are considered tob e an important component of the global energy turnaround despite the current higher cost level. The share price of fuel cell manufacturer Plug Power, which has started the market launch of a new hydrogen engine, is also benefiting from this. read more...
Juwi Lands Major PV Order with Colorado Energy Supplier
31 Jan 2020 13:08 | Boulder, USA / Wörrstadt, Germany - The renewable energy project developer Juwi has concluded an electricity supply contract for four solar parks in the USA with Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, a consortium of regional energy supply companies. read more...
Nordex Expands Production for Delta4000 Wind Turbines
30 Dec 2019 09:17 | Hamburg, Germany - Hamburg-based wind power manufacturer Nordex is now also manufacturing the Delta4000 series wind turbines (WTGs) in Spain, its second location in Europe. Following the orders for new turbines, Nordex can also score points in the service area. read more...
Plug Power Selected to Deliver Refueling System for World’s Largest Hydrogen-Powered Mine Truck
03 Dec 2019 17:16 | Latham, USA - Plug Power announced that it has been selected to provide a custom refueling system for the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck, which is set to begin operation next year. read more...
Massachusetts Selects Mayflower Wind Energy’s 804 MW Offshore Proposal
05 Nov 2019 09:28 | Madrid, Spain - Mayflower Wind Energy LLC, a joint venture of Shell New Energies US LLC and EDPR Offshore North America LLC (EDPR), has been chosen by Massachusetts to supply 804 MW of clean, renewable energy from offshore wind to the electricity customers within the state. read more...
EDPR Secures a 200 MW PPA for a New Solar Project in the USA
29 Oct 2019 11:36 | Madrid, Spain - EDP Renováveis, through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America LLC, has executed a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to sell the energy produced by a 200 MW solar park. read more...
Renewable Energies Overtake Coal Fired Electricity Generation for the First Time in the USA
28 Jun 2019 09:31 | Washington, USA - In April 2019, U.S. monthly electricity generation from renewable sources exceeded coal-fired generation for the first time based on data in EIA’s Electric Power Monthly. Renewable sources provided 23 percent of total electricity generation to coal’s 20 percent. read more...
