The first major U.S. offshore wind farm, planned for the Massachusetts coast, reached a key permitting milestone with the release of a long-awaited federal environmental study that considers the project's impacts on fisheries and navigation.
China's renewable power capacity rose 12 percent in 2018 compared to a year earlier, official data showed on Monday, with the country still rolling out new projects despite transmission capacity concerns and a growing subsidy payment backlog.
The Climate Investment Funds plans to raise $500 million this year or next by issuing a green bond to finance renewable energy projects, the organization's head said on Sunday.
China aims to prevent power generated by its renewable energy sector being wasted by 2020, the country's National Energy Administration said on Monday.