Tag: Wind power
Wind farm will need to shut down five months a year to protect parrots
An Orange-Bellied Parrot perched on the edge of a feeding bowl. The species is listed as being critically endangered.Margot Kiesskalt | Istock | Getty [...]
Renewables to be main source of electricity generation by 2025: IEA
Wind turbines in the Netherlands. A report from the International Energy Agency "expects renewables to become the primary energy source for electricit [...]
After years as nuclear powerhouse, France makes play in offshore wind
This image, from Sept. 2022, shows French President Emmanuel Macron speaking with workers on board a boat during a visit to the Saint-Nazaire Offshore [...]
Energy transition will fail unless wind power fixes problems: CEO
Wind turbine blades photographed at a Siemens Gamesa facility in Hull, England, in January 2022.Paul Ellis | AFP | Getty ImagesThe CEO of Siemens Ener [...]
Energy sector needs firms with mentality of Tesla to move forward: CEO
The energy sector requires new companies with the mentality of a Tesla or Amazon to push forward in the years ahead, according to the ex-CEO of energy [...]
Oil is all that Putin has left, presidential advisor Amos Hochstein says
Amos Hochstein photographed in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 27, 2022.Hussam Shbaro | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesOil is all Russia's economy has left [...]
Green hydrogen project aims to decarbonize Europe’s industrial north
In a statement Tuesday, the Port of Rotterdam Authority's CEO, Allard Castelein, said northwest Europe used "far more energy than it can produce in a [...]
Vestas launches ‘world’s tallest onshore tower for wind turbines’
A Vestas wind turbine photographed in Denmark. The company said Tuesday it would launch an onshore wind turbine tower with a hub height of 199 meters. [...]
GE to convert gas-fired power station into battery storage facility
Pylons photographed in the U.K. The project involving Centrica and GE will store energy from onshore wind farms in Lincolnshire.Gareth Fuller | PA Ima [...]
Siemens commissions German production plant
A Siemens logo in Germany. The industrial giant says that a newly commissioned green hydrogen plant in the country will use wind and solar power from [...]
UK’s new energy chief says fracking interesting, we need fossil fuels
Jacob Rees-Mogg photographed in London on Sept. 7, 2022. The lawmaker recently called for more fossil fuel extraction from the North Sea.Carl Court | [...]
Water is a critical part of the energy mix
This image, from August 2022, shows a stretch of the Rhine in Germany, which plays a key role in the transportation of goods such as coal.Christoph Re [...]
As Elon Musk backs fossil fuels, one strategist sends warning over EV sales
The uptake of electric vehicles has increased in recent years, as countries around the world attempt to reduce the environmental effects of transporta [...]
Huge offshore wind farm Hornsea 2 is fully operational, Orsted says
One of the turbines at the Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm. According to Danish energy firm Orsted, the facility has a capacity of more than 1.3 gigawatt [...]
Goldman doesn’t see nuclear as a transformational tech for the future
A nuclear power plant photographed in Germany, on August 4, 2022. Discussions about nuclear's role in Europe's biggest economy have been thrown into s [...]