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Statkraft announces plans to build 51.6-MW Los Lagos hydropower plant in Chile
Statkraft announces it has decided to start construction of the 51.6-MW Los Lagos hydropower plant in Chile. The construction is planned to commence in August and completion is scheduled for second half of 2022. Source: REALWIRE
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Six Flags Great Adventure now powered by 23.5-MW solar array
On Wednesday in New Jersey, the world’s largest regional theme park company and the largest operator of waterparks in North America said that its New Jersey park, Six Flags Great Adventure, is now powered by solar energy. Source: REALWIRE
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Sweden's EV boom under threat as electricity demand outstrips capacity
Sweden’s ambitious plan to drastically cut emissions from transport by bringing millions of electric cars onto the road could be derailed by a lack of power capacity for new charging stations in major cities. Source: REALWIRE
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Remote Chinese region looks to set new clean-power record
A sparsely populated Chinese province that’s home to the headwaters of the Yangtze and Yellow rivers is attempting to set a new record for clean energy use, serving as a test bed for the entire country. Source: REALWIRE
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Siemens inaugurates world’s largest electrothermal energy storage system
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) said that is has begun operation of its electric thermal energy storage system (ETES), a milestone in the development of energy storage solutions, according to the company. Source: REALWIRE
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Scottish Power to install biggest battery in Europe at windfarm
The Scottish government has given utility Scottish Power the go-ahead to install Europe’s biggest industrial-scale battery to date to store energy generated at the 539MW Whitelee onshore wind farm. Source: REALWIRE
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President inaugurates Bolivia’s 69-MW San Jose II Hydroelectric Plant
Bolivian President Evo Morales has inaugurated the 69-MW San Jose II Hydroelectric Power Plant in the municipality of Colomi, department of Cochabamba. Source: REALWIRE
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Tower sections of GE’s 12-MW offshore wind turbine shipped to prototype site
GE Renewable Energy announced the shipment of the four tower sections that will be part of GE’s Haliade-X 12 MW prototype to be installed later this summer in Maasvlakte-Rotterdam (NL). The four segments at tower manufacturer GRI’s site in Seville, will be arriving in the Netherlands before the end of the month. Source: REALWIRE
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China's Jinko Solar sees more foreign sales as domestic market shaky
JinkoSolar Holding Co., the world’s biggest solar panel maker, sees China’s photovoltaic power additions slumping this year and a greater share of its revenue coming from overseas amid uncertainties over Beijing’s new policies. Source: REALWIRE
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EnBW acquires French renewables firm VALECO
German utility EnBW has acquired French wind and solar developer and operator VALECO. Source: REALWIRE