Currently, the total installed power capacity of all wind turbines operating in Lithuania is 282 MW. Over the first quarter of this year, Lithuania’s wind power plants produced 173.3 GWh of electricity. It accounts for 7 percent of all energy consumed in Lithuania, or nearly a quarter (23.6 percent) of total electricity produced in the … Continue reading Lithuania produced quarter of its electricity from wind energy
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Saudi Arabia to debut in Photovoltaic manufacture
As per plans laid out by King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KA CARE), the body responsible for the development of atomic and renewable in Saudi Arabia, the country was to develop 54 GW of installed renewable energy capacity by 2032. That would include capacity addition of 25 GW in concentrated solar power, … Continue reading Saudi Arabia to debut in Photovoltaic manufacture
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£7 million allocated to develop wave energy technologies
TBAT Innovation, one of the UK’s leading business consultancies is encouraging innovative energy companies to enter a funding competition launched this week, to help capture and develop tidal energy into a commercially viable energy source. Wave Energy Scotland (WES) funded by the Scottish Government and set up as part of Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE), … Continue reading £7 million allocated to develop wave energy technologies
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New European Wind Atlas (NEWA) project to produce the best database of wind power characteristics throughout Europe
The New European Wind Atlas (NEWA) project celebrated its kick-off meeting last 19 March at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Risø campus in Roskilde. This project aims at delivering, over the next five years, the best database of wind characteristics throughout Europe and a new generation of flow models to exploit this database. The … Continue reading New European Wind Atlas (NEWA) project to produce the best database of wind power characteristics throughout Europe
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$50.5 billion was invested in the first three months of 2015 in clean energy
Global investment in clean energy slumped 15 percent in the first quarter to the lowest level in two years because of a decline in wind and utility-scale projects. About $50.5 billion was invested in the first three months of 2015, the least since the first quarter of 2013 when spending on clean energy totaled $43.1 … Continue reading $50.5 billion was invested in the first three months of 2015 in clean energy
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Pakistan has potential to meet 50pc demand through wind power by 2020
Pakistan has potential to fulfill its 50 per cent electricity need through wind power by 2020. This was stated by Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan Jesper Moller Sorensen at a seminar on “Denmark, Pakistan and our partnership”, organised by Mohammad Ali Jinnah University (MAJU) here on Thursday. He said that Denmark by the end of … Continue reading Pakistan has potential to meet 50pc demand through wind power by 2020
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Obama offers Caribbean US support for wind energy
US President Barack Obama has offered to extend America’s support for the development of low-carbon energy resources in the Caribbean. He made the announcement during his visit to Jamaica on Thursday. Obama addressed a meeting with Caribbean Community, or Caricom, a coalition of the region’s nations, during the visit. Caribbean Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz … Continue reading Obama offers Caribbean US support for wind energy
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How much wind energy does the future hold?
As American wind energy surges forward with robust construction numbers and other indicators showing strength, the industry finds itself at a pivotal and complex time that may make it difficult for companies to plan for the future. At the center of that complexity is the uncertainty surrounding wind energy’s primary policy driver, the Production Tax … Continue reading How much wind energy does the future hold?
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Eolus acquires wind power project in Finland
Eolus expands its operations in Finland by acquiring a stake of 30 MW in the wind power project Pörtom in Närpes in Ostrobothnia. Eolus Finnish subsidiary buys all shares in the company Triventus Pörtom Wind Oy for 500 TEUR from Triventus. The part of the project that Eolus acquires includes locations for nine wind turbines … Continue reading Eolus acquires wind power project in Finland
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Largest offshore wind energy conference draws over 8000 delegates from around the world
Over 8000 delegates from 54 countries descended on Copenhagen this year to attend the EWEA OFFSHORE 2015 event at the Bella Center – the world’s largest offshore wind energy conference and exhibition. In addition to 430+ exhibitors, the event saw keynote speeches from high-level political and industry players on the state of Europe’s offshore wind industry … Continue reading Largest offshore wind energy conference draws over 8000 delegates from around the world
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Van Oord’s vessel Aeolus installs first wind turbine for Eneco Luchterduinen wind farm
The construction of the new offshore wind farm Luchterduinen entered its final and most noticeable phase with the installation of the first wind turbine by Van Oord’s new transport and installation vessel, the Aeolus. The other 42 wind turbines will be installed during the coming weeks. The wind farm is expected to be put into … Continue reading Van Oord’s vessel Aeolus installs first wind turbine for Eneco Luchterduinen wind farm
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Vestas urges Australian parliament to support Clean Energy Council’s compromise proposal on Renewable Energy Target
Australia now one step away from a return to bipartisan renewable energy policy. After more than a year of uncertainty, the Australian Government can act quickly to secure jobs and investment in rural and regional Australia by accepting the Renewable Energy Target (RET) compromise proposed by the Clean Energy Council (CEC) to break the current … Continue reading Vestas urges Australian parliament to support Clean Energy Council’s compromise proposal on Renewable Energy Target
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Southwest Power Pool study misses low-cost options for meeting Clean Power Plan
The Southwest Power Pool released a study today examining the impacts of complying with EPA’s Clean Power Plan. Unfortunately, the study’s results are not realistic as the study arbitrarily limited the region’s options for complying with the Clean Power Plan. If the region had been allowed to fully utilize its abundant and low-cost resources of … Continue reading Southwest Power Pool study misses low-cost options for meeting Clean Power Plan
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Corporate purchasing represents a new demand driver for renewable energy
A growing trend is reshaping many of the nation’s largest corporations, and the renewables industry is at the center of it. It began with tech giants like Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon, but has continued with a diversity of firms including Ikea, M&M Mars, General Motors, SC Johnson, Honda, Whirlpool and others. These companies are … Continue reading Corporate purchasing represents a new demand driver for renewable energy
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New Cheaper Fast Charging, Longer Lasting Battery Developed
Scientists from Standford University have a developed the first high performance aluminum battery that is fast charging, longer lasting and inexpensive. Researchers say that the new battery technology offers a safe alternative that is superior in many ways to many of the commercial batteries that are being sold and used today. “We have developed a rechargeable … Continue reading New Cheaper Fast Charging, Longer Lasting Battery Developed
Continue readingMarket grows for wind energy as leading U.S. brands lock in low prices
As the cost of wind energy has dropped by more than half in just five years, there has been a steady increase in U.S. businesses, governmental agencies, and universities making direct investments in wind power to lock in low prices and reduce their carbon footprints. “Successful brands and businesses increasingly see low-cost wind power … Continue reading Market grows for wind energy as leading U.S. brands lock in low prices
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Cost-Breakthroughs Make Solar Energy and Wind Power the UAE’s Most Competitive Energy Sources
Solar energy and wind power may now be the cheapest sources of new energy supply in the United Arab Emirates, according to a report released today by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and Masdar Institute of Science and Technology. Marking the country’s first public comparison of different energy … Continue reading Cost-Breakthroughs Make Solar Energy and Wind Power the UAE’s Most Competitive Energy Sources
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DONG Energy takes over US offshore wind energy project
DONG Energy has agreed to take over RES Americas Developments Inc.’s (RES) more than 1000MW newly assigned development project rights off the coast of Massachusetts. At the offshore wind auction held by BOEM (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) on 29 January 2015, RES secured the rights to develop one of the two leases that … Continue reading DONG Energy takes over US offshore wind energy project
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Wind power in Azerbaijan
The country has started work on the development of the area of the Caspian Sea to create wind farms there, said Jamil Melikov, the deputy head of State Agency on Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources. “The energy system of Azerbaijan is closely linked with those of neighboring countries,” he said adding that this creates … Continue reading Wind power in Azerbaijan
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ET Solar to build 50 MW solar power plant in Israel
ET Solar, a leading smart energy solutions provider, announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, ET Solutions AG, has been chosen to provide turnkey EPC services for a 50MWp solar power plant in Israel, along with local partners G-Systems and El-Mor Group. The project is located 20 km north-west of the ancient port-city of Ashkelon, and … Continue reading ET Solar to build 50 MW solar power plant in Israel
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