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Siemens ( NYSE: SI ) has launched a new direct-current technology that simplifies the connection of offshore wind power plants to the grid.   In contrast to the large central converter platforms conventionally used in the industry, Siemen’s innovation utilizes a much smaller platform to house its transmission technology, as reported on the Power Technology website. It can sequentially connect multiple smaller platforms in a wind farm, routing them to an onshore transformer substation.   The compact design of the new solution makes possible the use of encapsulated high-voltage electrical equipment like diode rectifier units (DRU), instead of the more common air-insulated transistor modules. These DRU have a transmission capacity o...

It has neve It has never made less sense to build fossil fuel power plants. r made less sense to build fossil fuel power plants. Wind power is now the cheapest electricity to produce in both Germany and the U.K., even without government subsidies, according to a new analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). It's the first time that threshold has been crossed by a G7 economy. But that's less interesting than what just happened in the U.S.  To appreciate what's going on there, you need to understand the  capacity factor . That's the percentage of a power plant's maximum potential that's actually achieved over time. Consider a solar project. The sun doesn't shine at night and, even during the day, varies in brightness with the weather and the seasons. So a project that can crank out 100 megawatt hours of electricity during the sunniest part of the day might produce just 20 percent of that when averaged out over...

The rise of renewable energy has made electricity generated by fossil fuels much more expensive   A wind turbine stands at Whitelee Wind Farm, the biggest in the UK Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Electricity produced by wind power is now the cheapest in the UK, according to analysis from energy experts. According to a new study by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), wind power is now the cheapest electricity in both the UK and Germany, a first for any G7 economy. According to Bloomberg, this is because the rise of renewables, as well as technolgical advances in efficiency and power storage, is making fossil fuel-generated energy more expensive. This creates a cycle that pushes up the cost of coal and gas power, leading to more renewable energy being generated.   Wind turbines line the hillside in Stirling, Scotland As they explain, the cost of electricity generated by wind, solar, or any other renewable power source, is esse...

Wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon group today said it has won a repeat turnkey order for 100.8 mega watt (MW) from Orange Renewable which will be installed at a wind park in Andhra Pradesh. Wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon group today said it has won a repeat turnkey order for 100.8 mega watt (MW) from Orange Renewable which will be installed at a wind park in Andhra Pradesh. (AP) Wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon group today said it has won a repeat turnkey order for 100.8 mega watt (MW) from Orange Renewable which will be installed at a wind park in Andhra Pradesh. “Suzlon Group has won a repeat turnkey order for 100.8 MW from Orange Renewable, an independent power producer (IPP), to be installed in a wind park in Beluguppa, Andhra Pradesh. The project will be commissioned starting financial year 2016-17,” the company said in a BSE filing. The company further said it will offer operation and maintenance services for an initial period of 12 years through an integrated p...