Renewable news: Baseload vs. flexibility

GE Agrees to Buy Blade Maker LM Wind Power for $1.65 Billion

Rick Clough

October 11, 2016 | Post Your Comment

General Electric Co. announced plans to buy LM Wind Power for $1.65 billion from private equity firm Doughty Hanson. Full Article

Another Strong Year for China’s Wind Industry

Liming Qiao

October 11, 2016 | Post Your Comment

The Chinese wind market continued to power ahead during the first half of 2016. According to the Chinese Wind Energy Association’s unofficial... Full Article

Voith Receives Contract to Modernize Generators at 1,000-MW Drakensberg Pumped Storage

Elizabeth Ingram

October 11, 2016 | Post Your Comment

Voith has received an order worth about €11 million (US$12.2 million) to modernize three generators at the 1,000-MW Drakensberg pumped... Full Article

Baseload vs. Flexibility: Standing the Traditional Generation Model on its Head

Clint Wilder

October 10, 2016 | Post Your Comment

For years — actually decades — the conventional wisdom about electric power has gone something like this: clean generation sources... Full Article

Landmark Change for Renewable Gas Markets in the UK

William Steel

October 7, 2016 | Post Your Comment

Renewable gas holds a nascent status in the UK, but a recent change in rules for reporting greenhouse gas emissions may provide a... Full Article

De-risking Power Trades in the Age of Renewables

Ken Vormwald

October 7, 2016 | Post Your Comment

The transformation of North American power markets from the coal-fired past to a renewable future is well underway. For power... Full Article

UL Acquires AWS Truepower

Renewable Energy World Editors

October 7, 2016 | Post Your Comment

Global safety science provider UL has acquired engineering firm AWS Truepower, in a move that will strengthen UL’s full lifecycle solutions for... Full Article

Aviation Climate Agreement Reached at ICAO

Jim Lane

October 10, 2016 | Post Your Comment

In Canada, the worldwide aviation industry has applauded a crucial climate agreement reached by governments meeting at the... Full Article

Energy Experts Back Renewables After Blackout in South Australia

Caleb Radford

October 10, 2016 | Post Your Comment

Renewables energy experts have gathered in South Australia to defend the use of solar and wind power in the aftermath of a state-wide blackout. Full Article