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President Donald Trump’s trade representative requested more details about how low-cost imported solar panels have harmed U.S. manufacturers as the White House considers imposing tariffs.

Bloomberg New Energy Finance in a new report said that India’s 40-GW target for rooftop solar PV by 2022 represents a $23 billion investment opportunity.

Energy storage provider Sunverge yesterday said that Arizona Public Service (APS) will launch a new study before the end of the year to examine the effectiveness of networked distributed energy resources.

(Wed, 29 Nov 2017) Wind turbines in the United States have grown in both average height and capacity over the past decade, according to data on utility-scale electricity generators collected by EIA. Wind turbine capacity is based largely on the length of the blades and taller turbines are able to not only have longer blades, but also take advantage of better wind resources that are available at greater heights.

Russian oil giant Rosneft and Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina have established a joint venture that will develop the Tuban grass root refinery and petrochemical complex (TGRR) in Indonesia.

Vodafone Romania and OMV Petrom have completed the trial of the standardised NarrowBand-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) technology in the oil and gas industry.

OAO Yamal LNG (Yamal LNG) was granted State permission to commission the main technological facilities of the LNG plant’s first stage, including the first liquefaction train, 58 gas wells and the respective infrastructure.

In November, Statoil announced that it had fully commissioned Hywind Scotland, the world’s first floating wind farm. The company said that it planned to add battery storage to the project in the coming year. Today, Younicos announced that it will be working with Statoil on the 1-MW/1.3-MWh battery that will be connected to the wind farm.

In a move that would help offshore wind farms and fishing industries coexist in the U.S., Deepwater Wind recently pledged $1 million in research funding for the University of Massachusetts.

Wind turbine operators are under tremendous pressure to minimize maintenance costs and maximize turbine availability in order to protect profits. A vibration monitoring strategy can help engineers can establish a robust preventative maintenance regime and boost reliability. 

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