Headline News:
- “Holyoke solar plant gets battery storage” • One of first states to enact an energy storage target, Massachusetts, received its largest utility-scale energy storage system when ENGIE and Holyoke Gas & Electric launched a 3-MW/6-MWh system connected to a solar farm at the site of the closed Mount Tom Power Station. [GazetteNET]
Storage system at Mount Tom, with a few of the many solar panels
- “China steps up green energy push with revised renewable target of 35% by 2030” • China is aiming for renewables to account for at least 35% of electricity consumption by 2030, according to a revised draft plan seen by Bloomberg. Previously, the goal was for “non-fossil fuels” to make up 20% of energy use by 2030. [South China Morning Post]
- “MHI Vestas enters 10-MW territory” • MHI Vestas kicked off sales of its much-anticipated 10-MW wind turbine. Commercial installations are to start from 2021. The Danish manufacturer officially broke the double-digit barrier with the V164 10-MW machine through a series of relatively small upgrades to the technology. [reNews]
- “World’s biggest baking company goes green” • Grupo Bimbo, the world’s biggest baking company, has committed to using 100% renewable electricity by the year 2025. Headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico, Grupo Bimbo also joined the RE100, a global initiative of companies committed to using 100% renewable electricity. [CNBC]
- “Statkraft to invest $1.2 billion a year in renewables until 2025” • Norwegian power firm Statkraft said it plans to invest around $1.2 billion a year in renewable energy from 2019 to 2025. The state-owned company plans to upgrade hydropower facilities and to reach capacities of 6,000 MW of onshore wind and 2,000 MW of solar power by 2025. [Reuters]
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September 26 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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