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• Renewable energy jobs could reach 42 million by 2050, IRENA says February 26, 2020
  Accelerated uptake of renewables, including hydropower, could boost total energy jobs to 100 million by 2050, and jobs in renewables alone could reach 42 million by 2050, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency. Measuring the Socio-economics of Transition: Focus on Jobs says that Asia could account for 64% of jobs... […]
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• Pairing wind with energy storage may be critical for the future of renewable energy February 26, 2020
  Navigant Research published a report this week that examines the use of energy storage for wind integration, covering existing and upcoming projects, the competitive landscape, and expected market growth. This pairing of technologies can reshape the energy storage industry, as employing energy storage for wind integration has fallen far behind, the report says. With this... […]
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• 35-MW solar energy project to power city of Charlotte municipal buildings February 26, 2020
  On Monday, The Charlotte City Council voted to participate in the Duke Energy Green Source Advantage (GSA) Program, which means that the North Carolina city will move forward with a 35-MW, utility-scale solar energy project. GSA is an electric power holding company in the U.S. that provides electricity to millions of customers across six states. The... […]
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• POWERGEN call for abstracts deadline extended to March 4: Shaping the Future of Generation Together February 25, 2020
  Success breeds success. Never waste a failure. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. All of those above statements are clichés, of course, spoken at many a conference by many a speaker looking for a cohesive theme. They are also clichés because they are true. POWERGEN International has been around more than... […]
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• Connecticut cities, solar installers locked in legal fight over property taxes February 25, 2020
  Court cases dispute the definition of “private residential use” for exempting solar installations from property taxes. At least 15 municipalities in Connecticut are locked in court battles with solar companies who say they are wrongfully taxing residential solar installations. Since 2017, nearly 200 lawsuits involving hundreds of properties around the state have been filed in... […]
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• How coronavirus is impacting China’s wind energy industry February 25, 2020
  The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak will impact the supply chain and installation operations in China’s wind energy industry, as well as the global wind industry, according to a report from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Chinese Wind Energy Association (CWEA). GWEC Market Intelligence interviewed six Chinese turbine OEMs (which collectively held more than 75%... […]
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