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Trump says he’s unwilling to risk US energy wealth for windmill ‘dreams’
President Donald Trump said he was not willing to sacrifice the abundant fossil energy wealth of the U.S. on “dreams” such as renewable power. Source: REALWIRE
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Brazil to support construction of four new hydropower plants
Brazil has included four hydropower plants among the projects that will receive support as part of the country’s investment partnerships program, called Programa de Parcerias de Investimentos or PPI. Source: REALWIRE
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Hawaiian Electric Companies issue largest clean energy procurement to date; aim to end coal use, replace oil
Last week, the Hawaiian Electric Companies began Hawai‘i’s largest procurement effort for renewable energy resources to end the use of coal and reduce reliance on imported oil for power generation, moving the state closer to its goal of using 100 percent renewable energy by 2045. Source: REALWIRE
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World’s largest hospital solar PV project online now in Aman, Jordan
This week Aman, Jordan-based Philadelphia Solar announced that the 8.2-MW solar PV project that it installed at the Abdali Medical Center in Jordan has entered commercial operation. Source: REALWIRE
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SolarEdge founder and co-chairman dies at 54
In a statement, SolarEdge Technologies announced that the company’s founder and co-chairman, Guy Sella has passed away. Source: REALWIRE
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BNEF finds that hydrogen’s plunging price could boost its role in a carbon-free future
The cost of producing hydrogen gas with renewables is likely to plummet in the coming decades, making one of the most radical technologies for reducing greenhouse gases economical. Source: REALWIRE
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DOE: U.S. onshore wind projects achieving record capacity, employment
The U.S. land-based wind industry installed 7,588 MW of capacity last year, bringing the overall utility-scale total to more than 96 GW. Source: REALWIRE
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Re-Powering underway at NextEra’s 150-Megawatt Osceola County Wind Farm
With its original commissioning dating back to 2008, NextEra’s 150-megawatt (MW) Endeavor Wind Energy Center I & II projects in Osceola County are undergoing a prudent re-powering process. Blattner Energy construction crews moved into the Osceola County wind farm area this spring and started work. Blatter Energy is an Avon, Minnesota based heavy construction contractor.…
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Hydrogen is expected to account for 10% of China’s energy network by 2050
The Chinese government recently issued a whitepaper on the status and prospects of the hydrogen fuel and fuel cell sectors, indicating that energy derived from hydrogen will become an important part of the Chinese energy network. Source: REALWIRE
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Largest Cherokee County wind farm now under construction
After a 23-year wind farm construction hiatus, work on a 2nd Cherokee County wind farm has begun. Developed by San Diego based EDF Renewables, the 200-megawatt (MW) Glaciers Edge Wind Project north of Marcus is scheduled to be on line by the end of 2019. Source: REALWIRE