adminInsurer Gothaer takes €60m Nordergründe offshore wind stake
Gothaer Leben Renewables – a unit of German insurance group Gothaer – has entered the equity base of the 111MW Nordergründe offshore wind project as a co-investor, developer Wpd said.
Brazil’s Renova faces strike threat at 737MW Alto Sertão 3
Workers at the 737MW Alto Sertão 3 wind complex being built by Brazilian renewables developer Renova Energia in the state of Bahia are preparing to go on strike in what they say is a bid to avoid further mass layoffs and guarantee payment of arrears to the contractors they work for.
NJ governor deals setback to Fishermen’s offshore pilot
Governor Chris Christie exercised a “pocket veto” to effectively kill Senate Bill 2711 which would have required the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to allow Fishermen’s Energy to re-apply for a public subsidy for its 24MW pilot offshore project.
US court rules Obama’s Clean Power Plan can advance
A US federal court has ruled that President Barack Obama’s landmark plan to reduce power plant CO2 emissions can advance while it weighs legal challenges brought by dozens of opponents.
After Paris, it’s time for Canada to finally join IRENA
IRENA is the International Renewable Energy Agency, a UN-affiliated organization established in 2009 to promote awareness and growth of renewable energy technologies on the global stage. It’s a kind of counter-balance to existing agencies that have long represented the fossil fuel and nuclear industries. The idea for IRENA goes as far back as 1981, but it took a quarter century to get the political traction it needed. Today, 145 countries have officially joined IRENA and another 30 are in the process of becoming members. That would bring the total to 175. By comparison, the 42-year-old International Energy Agency has only 29 members, while the 59-year-old International Atomic Energy Agency has 167 members. Canada is a founding member of the IEA and IAEA, yet Canada is the only G8 countries …
GE reports 1.4GW of new wind orders in December
General Electric hauled in 1.4GW of orders for new wind turbines last month, including a previously unannounced deal to supply the 230MW Horse Creek project in Texas, capping a blockbuster year for GE’s wind team.
CIP taps SSE for further 10{f24b02adee2102ff0c5f5079c50862fc8ba5fa53f8615b567037555463da2377} of 588MW Beatrice offshore wind
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has boosted its stake in Scotland’s 588MW Beatrice offshore wind project after buying a further 10{f24b02adee2102ff0c5f5079c50862fc8ba5fa53f8615b567037555463da2377} from utility SSE.
