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Opinion:

¶ “7 Facts That Prove the Renewable Energy Revolution Has Arrived” – The global transition to clean, renewable energy and away from nuclear and fossil fuels is well under way with remarkable developments happening every day. Here are seven important developments that may surprise you: [EcoWatch]

World:

¶ Giving local communities powers to stop onshore wind farms is one of the first things on the agenda of the new UK energy secretary, Amber Rudd. Personally, she enjoys the turbines, but her position is that they cannot be built on scale in places where people do not want them, she told The Sunday Times.
[SeeNews Renewables]

Wind turbine in UK. Author: Mark Thompson. License: Creative Commons. Attribution 2.0 Generic

¶ The Irish Green Party has called on Dublin to support domestic rooftop solar development ahead of utility-scale solar farms. Party leader Eamon Ryan says businesses and homes should be encouraged to install solar panels as the price of the technology falls. He believes large solar farms will create public opposition. [reNews]

¶ The King of Jordan inaugurated a 5.6-MW solar-run power plant at the premises of the royal court. The project comes under royal directives to establish power plants reliant on renewable energy to cover the electricity needs of the royal court and palaces. The plant will cover all the court’s electric needs. [Al-Bawaba]

¶ A deal has been reached to reduce Australia’s renewable energy target to 33,000 GWh after the government agreed to drop regular reviews of the scheme. The government and Labor reached an agreement during talks in Melbourne on Monday morning, ending more than 12 months of political deadlock. [The Age]

¶ More than 15,300 solar panels could be built on about 15 acres of land to the north of Moor Farm near Baschurch, Shropshire, UK. The proposed development will have the capacity to produce about 3.75 MW, which is enough power for about 1,140 homes. It is out of sight from all local residential buildings. [shropshirestar.com]

Solar farm in the UK

US:

¶ Warren Buffett highlights how his Berkshire Hathaway Inc utilities make massive investments in renewable energy. Meanwhile, in Nevada, the company is fighting a plan that would encourage more residents to use green power. It is opposing a proposal to increase the net metering cap in the state. [Bloomberg]

¶ US clean energy company Invenergy LLC said Friday it has secured debt and tax equity project financing for the 200-MW Buckeye wind farm in Ellis County, Kansas. Nebraska utility Lincoln Electric System in December completed the power purchase agreement for 100 MW of Buckeye’s power. [SeeNews Renewables]

¶ Siemens will supply 65 wind turbines for the Amazon wind farm Fowler Ridge in Benton County, Indiana. With a capacity of 150 MW, the wind power plant will provide Amazon Web Services’ data center. Construction is scheduled to begin in July. Commissioning is planned for the first quarter of 2016. [Sun & Wind Energy]

¶ The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved Minnesota Power’s request for a certificate of need for the 500-kV Great Northern transmission line, which will cost $560 million to $710 million. The 220-mile line will carry carbon free hydroelectricity from Manitoba to Northeastern Minnesota. [CleanTechnology News]

This entry was posted on May 18, 2015 at 6:37 am and is filed under nuclear power, renewable power, solar, wind.

Tags: nuclear, nuclear power, photovoltaic, renewable power, solar power, wind power