January 2018

Energy Efficient, Award-winning Water Technology Launches Kickstarter Campaign

Carbon, Efficiency

Solable, has announced a €30k Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for its LaVie innovation at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). LaVie is a patented technology that transforms tap water into pure mineral water without the need for a filter or add-on products. A household that consumes 1.5 litres of water per day indirectly consumes 500 litres of oil through the production and transportation of that water. For the first time, Lavie offers consumers the ability to purify water in a cost-effective and sustainable way – as a replacement for plastic bottled water.

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US: Doubling Of Wind & Solar Capacity Possible By 2020 as Coal & Nuclear Drop

Americas, Biomass, Carbon, Geothermal, Policy

In the latest issue of its “Energy Infrastructure Update” (with data through November 30, 2017), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) notes that proposed net additions to generating capacity by utility-scale wind and solar could total 115,984 megawatts (MW) by December 2020 – effectively doubling their current installed capacity of 115,520 MW.  The numbers were released as FERC prepares for a January 10 meeting to consider U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s proposal for a bailout of the coal and nuclear industries.

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Vestas Sets 10.6 GW Record In 2017 After Year-End Surge; Ups Cashflow Guidance

Americas, Deals & Finance, Head Lines, Wind

Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for 190 MW of 4 MW platform turbines in the U.S. taking the global order intake for the company in 2017 to 10.6 GW, surpassing 2016’s record order intake of 10.5 GW. The surge of orders at the end of the year has resulted in the company revising its guidance for free cashflow upwards. It now expects the free cashflow for 2017 to be €1.15bn-€1.25bn, as compared with the previous guidance of €450m-€900m. Markets have reacted favourably with the company share price experiencing an increase of 5%. 

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Hype Or The Future? Sectoral Coupling With Electricity-Based Fuels

Biomass, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Policy

Electricity-based fuels are at an early stage and deploying electricity from renewable energies to produce fuels such as hydrogen, synthetic liquid fuels or methane is crucial to avoid greenhouse gas emissions. There are significant reasons to boost this new and potentially massive sector. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) is making around 130 million Euro available for creating incentives to utilise synergies for linking energy, transport and maritime industries. 

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Nordex Benefiting Increasingly From Renaissance Of Spanish Wind Energy Market

Carbon, Deals & Finance, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Wind

The Nordex Group is benefiting increasingly from the renaissance of the Spanish wind power market: utility Gas Natural Fenosa Renovables (GNFR) has now ordered 58 AW132/3300 from the company in December. The contract covers the installation of six wind farms as well as multi-year services for the turbines. Construction of the first turbines will commence in the summer of 2018 and all the projects are located in regions of Spain where the Nordex Group has manufacturing facilities. In addition, the towers will be produced locally using the process developed by the company.

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