Less red tape, an optimised financing mechanism and talking to investors: these three steps are key to increasing wind power in Turkey, the country’s Deputy Energy Minister Mercan said. Talking to EWEA at the 2013 Annual Event in Vienna this week, he said that slow administrative processes act as a “brake” but not a “block” … Continue reading Energy Minister: less bureaucracy will boost wind power
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EU wind energy industry skills shortage: over 5,000 more workers needed per year
The European wind industry faces a severe skills shortage of around 5,500 appropriately qualified staff per year. This shortfall could climb to 18,000 by 2030 – nearly 5% of the entire wind industry workforce – if numbers of suitable workers don’t increase. The warning comes in a report to be published by the EU’s Wind … Continue reading EU wind energy industry skills shortage: over 5,000 more workers needed per year
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Qatar mulls concentrated solar power (CSP) plants
Qatar is considering setting up concentrated solar power plants, according to top officials at Qatar Petroleum (QP). Every square kilometer of land in Qatar is receiving solar energy equivalent to 1.5m barrels of crude oil in a year. The country also has an average daily sunshine time exceeding 9.5 hours and abundant free land space … Continue reading Qatar mulls concentrated solar power (CSP) plants
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Vestas is prepared for a tough 2013
2012 was a challenging year for the wind power industry and for Vestas. Revenue amounted to EUR 7.2bn, EBIT before special items was EUR 4m and free cash flow amounted to EUR (359)m. A total of EUR 701m was recognised as special items primarily driven by write-downs. For 2013, Vestas expects shipments of 4-5 GW, … Continue reading Vestas is prepared for a tough 2013
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Luxembourg – ArcelorMittal to showcase wind energy offer
Europe’s leading wind energy industry event is being held in Vienna, Austria from 4 to 7 February 2013, when ArcelorMittal will showcase its products and services for the industry. European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) 2013 will focus on providing wind energy players with opportunities to find real growth, particularly in emerging wind energy markets. Wind … Continue reading Luxembourg – ArcelorMittal to showcase wind energy offer
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Novel Designs Are Taking Wind Energy to the Next Level
New technology, including better control algorithms and communications, is improving the performance of wind turbines. Superficially, wind turbines haven’t changed much for decades. But they’ve gotten much smarter, and considerably bigger, and that’s helped increase the amount of electricity they can generate and lower the cost of wind power. GE’s new 2.5-120 wind turbine, announced … Continue reading Novel Designs Are Taking Wind Energy to the Next Level
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Sukuk to fund an Indonesian solar power project
SGI-Mitabu’s first utility scale solar power project in Indonesia, called the ‘One Solar Watt Per Person programme, requires financing of up to AUS 550 million, which will be structured in compliance with Shari’ah. Mitabu Australia Director Dr M Rusydi confirmed that Sukuk had been employed to fund the programme, which treated it like an infrastructure … Continue reading Sukuk to fund an Indonesian solar power project
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Hopeful outlook for China’s solar energy industry
The National Energy Administration said last week that China will increase its solar energy supply target from 21 gigawatts (GW) to 35 GW by 2015. The new target, revised for the fourth time in five years, will represent massive growth from the 6.5 gw of solar power installed in 2012. The smog that choked Beijing … Continue reading Hopeful outlook for China’s solar energy industry
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Floating solar islands to test viability of offshore solar power plants
In lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland, three solar-powered floating laboratories are to be constructed by the Swiss energy company Viteos SA and project developer Nolaris. The laboratories are intended to act as research facilities that demonstrate the efficacy of floating concentrated solar power plants, and also whether this concept can be applied to typical PV solar panels. (For a … Continue reading Floating solar islands to test viability of offshore solar power plants
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More new wind energy generation records: Texas, Spain, UK
More wind generation records have fallen in recent days, reflecting growing use around the world of this clean, reliable energy source. This week, top billing goes to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the utility system serving most of the Lone Star State and saw a record January 29, when at … Continue reading More new wind energy generation records: Texas, Spain, UK
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Wind energy in Russia
Wind energy development in Russia is lagging due to a lack of an appropriate regulatory framework. Two different and contradictory support mechanisms have been written into law, but are still not functioning. Russia has a huge wind energy potential. Regional public utilities own most of the wind energy assets. Grid connection costs are unclear. The … Continue reading Wind energy in Russia
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UNEP scientist in climate change reduction recommendation
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) chief scientist Joseph Alcamo on Tuesday called for more efforts to reduce short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) so as to slow down global warming. In an interview with Xinhua, Alcamo said that reducing SLCPs will also protect human health, and in some cases, reduce air pollution. According to the UNEP, SLCPs, … Continue reading UNEP scientist in climate change reduction recommendation
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RES Americas has now constructed 381 MW of wind energy projects in Pennsylvania
Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) is pleased to announce the completion of the 139.4 MW Twin Ridges Wind Farm located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The wind power project was completed in December of 2012 and is now operational. RES Americas served as the Balance of Plant Contractor for the project, which was developed … Continue reading RES Americas has now constructed 381 MW of wind energy projects in Pennsylvania
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Solar pioneers: Alferov, Andreev to receive 2013 Karl Böer Solar Energy Medal of Merit
Zhores I. Alferov, Nobel Laureate, professor and president of the St. Petersburg Academic University of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Viacheslav M. Andreev, professor and head of the laboratory of the A.F. Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute in St. Petersburg, will receive the 2013 Karl Böer Solar Energy Medal of Merit during a ceremony to be … Continue reading Solar pioneers: Alferov, Andreev to receive 2013 Karl Böer Solar Energy Medal of Merit
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Photovoltaic opportunities in Saudi Arabia growing
With PV projects coming online and a strong potential pipeline, international companies have turned to Saudi Arabia to provide the next big market. This week it was heavily reported that Suntech and Phoenix Solar had completed their 3.5MW Saudi Arabia project at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC). The project is owned … Continue reading Photovoltaic opportunities in Saudi Arabia growing
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Enel Green Power for increasingly clean technologies
Creating a network of businesses and research centres and exporting the “made in Italy” renewable and cleantech innovations. This is the objective of the Cleantech Focus, an event promoted by the Cleantech Group jointly with the Italian Ministry of the Environment, which on January 28 and 29 reunited in Rome representatives of this sector’s international … Continue reading Enel Green Power for increasingly clean technologies
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Wind energy: Significant growth opportunities could be tapped in emerging markets
Significant growth opportunities and benefits can be expected for wind power in central and eastern Europe – including Romania, Poland and Turkey – EWEA’s freshly launched report available at EWEA’s 2013 Annual Event in Vienna and online, says. “These emerging markets are not only important in their own right, but they have increased perceived importance … Continue reading Wind energy: Significant growth opportunities could be tapped in emerging markets
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Renault-Nissan Sell 43,829 Electric Vehicles in 2012
The Renault-Nissan Alliance is the only automaker with a wide range of 100% electric vehicles (EVs) which can be charged with purely renewable energy. Nissan boasts only 1 pure electric vehicle:the Nissan LEAF. On the other hand, Renault offers a wide selection of pure electric vehicles: Fluence Z.E., Kangoo Z.E., Zoe and the urban-oriented Twizy. … Continue reading Renault-Nissan Sell 43,829 Electric Vehicles in 2012
Continue readingCalifornia finds environmental impacts to birds from Hidden Hills CSP project
The Hidden Hills solar thermal power system will use BrightSource’s proven solar tower technology to produce clean, reliable solar electricity to more than 178,000 homes. Located in Inyo County, California, the two-unit power system will be built on approx. 3,280 acres and will create construction jobs for 2,300 workers. BrightSource’s solar plants avoid millions of … Continue reading California finds environmental impacts to birds from Hidden Hills CSP project
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Concentrating Solar Power With Storage Can Benefit the Grid
The evidence is piling up that when the real value of energy is considered, electricity generated from concentrating solar power (CSP) plants with storage capability outperforms solar photovoltaic. Rigorous research studies cited throughout The Economic and Reliability Benefits of CSP With Thermal Energy Storage: Recent Studies and Research Needs, a report from the CSP Alliance, … Continue reading Concentrating Solar Power With Storage Can Benefit the Grid
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