The largest European supplier of solar modules, Renewable Energy Corporation (REC), is one of five solar energy research teams selected to receive grants totaling USD 8.53 million under the Clean Energy Research Program (CERP). “REC is proud to receive this grant from the CERP for one of our new cell technology projects. This new technology … Continue reading REC awarded funding from Clean Energy Research Program (CERP) for innovative solar cell research
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SOLON Accelerates Shipping Innovative SOLquickTM Rooftop Solution to Solar Installers
SOLON, one of the largest providers of turnkey solar power plants and photovoltaic (PV) products in the U.S., today announced it has accelerated shipping its award-winning SOLquickTM commercial rooftop system to the U.S. market. SOLquick’s innovative design integrates a frameless solar module and rack into one unit for a fast, easy and tool-free installation. SOLquick’s … Continue reading SOLON Accelerates Shipping Innovative SOLquickTM Rooftop Solution to Solar Installers
Continue readingTokelau gets $7m for solar power stations
The government is giving tiny Tokelau $7 million to help it install three solar power systems. Foreign Minister Murray McCully says they’re going to provide nearly 100 per cent of the power for Tokelau’s population of just over 1400. “Many of our Pacific neighbours are reliant on expensive imported diesel for electricity generation and this … Continue reading Tokelau gets $7m for solar power stations
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Solar Thermal Power Market to 2020 – Asia-pacific Continues to See Increased Investments While Effective Fits in the Middle East and Africa Create Lucrative Solar Power Destinations
ReportReserve announces the inclusion of a new report published by GBI Research, a leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest research, “Solar Thermal Power Market to 2020 – Asia-Pacific Continues to See Increased Investments While Effective FITs in the Middle East and Africa Create Lucrative Solar Power Destinations”. The report gives an in depth … Continue reading Solar Thermal Power Market to 2020 – Asia-pacific Continues to See Increased Investments While Effective Fits in the Middle East and Africa Create Lucrative Solar Power Destinations
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Solar Energy Africa: Focus on Concentrated Solar Power
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) on its own is probably the most promising of large-scale renewable energy technologies in South Africa, says Kadri Nassiep, CEO of the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI). Mr Nassiep is a headline speaker at the upcoming Solar Energy Africa as part of the Clean Power Africa conference and exhibition … Continue reading Solar Energy Africa: Focus on Concentrated Solar Power
Continue readingChina increases solar power targets to 21 GW by 2015
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) confirms it has raised the country’s 2015 target for installed solar energy capacity (photovoltaic and concentrating solar power) by 40% to 21GW. China, the world’s largest exporter of photovoltaic products and home to firms such as Suntech Power and LDK Solar, in August 2011 standardised tariffs for energy fed into … Continue reading China increases solar power targets to 21 GW by 2015
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Solar power day and night
At Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), several pilot plants of solar cells, small wind power plants, lithium-ion batteries, and power electronics are under construction. Energy storage systems are one of the key technologies for the energy turnaround. With their help, the fluctuating supply of electricity based on photovoltaics and wind power can be stored until … Continue reading Solar power day and night
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Drone Hill Wind Farm will be completed in August
Drone Hill Wind Farm comprises 22 Nordex N60 wind turbines that are capable of generating a combined capacity of 28.6 MW of energy. Each turbine provides a capacity of 1.3 MW and has a blade length of 29 metres with a rotor diameter of 60 metres. The wind farm is being built by worldwide power … Continue reading Drone Hill Wind Farm will be completed in August
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Windreich enters a new era with Fuhrländer
The Ukraine offers good locations for wind turbines and promotes regenerative energies, because the country wants to become independent from fossil fuels. Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. (FH) Willi Balz, Windreich AG, is the second largest shareholder of Fuhrländer AG with headquarters in Liebenscheid (Siegerland), and welcomes the change of ownership of Germany’s oldest wind turbine manufacturer and emphasis. … Continue reading Windreich enters a new era with Fuhrländer
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Mexico: New wind farm online & new order for wind turbines
Vestas has received a new order for the Los Altos wind farm, with a total of 50.4 MW including 28 V100-1.8 MW wind turbines, located in the state of Jalisco in Mexico. This will make Jalisco the fourth state in Mexico with operational wind power. The Los Altos wind farm will be the first big … Continue reading Mexico: New wind farm online & new order for wind turbines
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Brazil: Upcoming wind energy auctions in the free market scheme
Bioenergy, a Brazilian renewable energy generator, will hold the first auction for solar power and the third one for wind power on 7 August 2012 in the local free market. The company offers contracts with a 50% discount on transmission costs for wind and 80% discount for solar energy. A total of three products will … Continue reading Brazil: Upcoming wind energy auctions in the free market scheme
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Submarine Electricity Transmission
The market for high-voltage submarine cables is a small and highly specialized industry that will experience strong growth over the next several years. Demand for submarine cables is growing steadily as national governments and regional organizations pledge their efforts to expanding offshore renewable power generation, linking remote land masses, and interconnecting their national grids. These … Continue reading Submarine Electricity Transmission
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The world’s biggest marine energy projects
The UK saw the launch of the second marine energy park in July, which will help accelerate the commercialisation of marine power technologies and contribute to the nation’s renewable energy and emission reduction targets. Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Energy Park is expected to pool private and public organisations working in marine energy to … Continue reading The world’s biggest marine energy projects
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Application submitted for Beatrice offshore wind farm
The proposed wind farm would have 142 to 277 wind turbines, depending on turbine size. Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) has submitted an application to the Scottish government to develop the Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth. BOWL is a joint venture partnership formed between SSE Renewables (75%), SSE’s renewable energy development … Continue reading Application submitted for Beatrice offshore wind farm
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Rising Temperature Raising Food Prices
Over the last two months, the price of corn has been climbing. On July 19th, it exceeded $8 per bushel for the first time, taking the world into a new food price terrain. With heat and drought still smothering the Corn Belt, we may well see more all-time highs in coming weeks as the extent … Continue reading Rising Temperature Raising Food Prices
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Chinese wind power developer works on Canadian project
A new wind farm in Ontario will add 100 MW of clean energy to the region’s electricity grid. The Dufferin wind farm, located in Melanchthon County, is being developed by Longyuan Canada Renewables Ltd., a subsidiary of China Long Yuan Power Generation, China’s largest wind power developer. GE will supply 31 of its 1.6-100 wind … Continue reading Chinese wind power developer works on Canadian project
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The Spanish wind energy industry questions the legality of an 11% tax on wind farn
The wind energy industry has always been a constructive and dialogist sector, it has reached out to the Government to bring together the industry´s roadmap. That is what we have been doing in recent months but, instead of listening to us, it seems that the Government is considering measures that could be the final blow … Continue reading The Spanish wind energy industry questions the legality of an 11% tax on wind farn
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American Wind Power Reaches 50-Gigawatt Milestone
The American Wind Energy Association issued the following news release: American wind power has blown through an historic milestone: 50 gigawatts of electric generating capacity, the American Wind Energy Association announced, just as Congress works to extend a critical federal policy and continue the growth of wind power in the United States. Denise Bode, CEO … Continue reading American Wind Power Reaches 50-Gigawatt Milestone
Continue readingSolar Thermal Power Market to 2020
Solar Thermal Power Market to 2020 – Asia-Pacific Continues to See Increased Investments While Effective FITs in the Middle East and Africa Create Lucrative Solar Power Destinations. Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Solar Thermal Power Market to 2020 – Asia-Pacific Continues to See Increased Investments While Effective … Continue reading Solar Thermal Power Market to 2020
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Nevada’s first wind power project begins generating clean energy
Mortenson Construction managed construction of the wind farm, which utilizes 66 Siemens 2.3 MW wind turbines. Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) today announced that its Spring Valley Wind project – the first wind power project in the state of Nevada – has completed construction and is fully operational. A ceremony is being held today … Continue reading Nevada’s first wind power project begins generating clean energy
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