Oil-rich Norway moved Friday to target its huge sovereign wealth fund’s investments more closely at boosting green businesses, but environmentalists said the proposals were not strong enough. In its yearly policy paper on the fund — the world’s largest — the rightwing government also proposed giving the central bank, which manages the fund day-to-day, more … Continue reading Norway wants to turn its huge oil fund greener
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What is the future of fossil fuel?
After concluding that global warming almost certainly is man-made and poses a grave threat to humanity, the U.N.-sponsored expert panel on climate change is moving on to the next phase: what to do about it. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, will meet next week in Berlin to chart ways in which the … Continue reading What is the future of fossil fuel?
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Awaiting a Renewable Energy Future
Enel Green Power take part in a renewable energy conference in which some of the sector’s key players took a look at current market trends and corporate strategies within the international renewable energy industry. What does the future of renewable energy hold in store? What strategies are green energy businesses implementing internationally? In an age … Continue reading Awaiting a Renewable Energy Future
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Greenpeace report points to Google, Facebook efforts to green the Internet
Apple, which was given a low score by the environmental group two years ago, made the most gains in transparency, internal conservation efforts and the use and advocacy of renewable energy, Greenpeace said in a report. Google has been a leader in committing to renewable energy, with procurement deals to purchase wind power from utilities … Continue reading Greenpeace report points to Google, Facebook efforts to green the Internet
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First Megawatt Scale Photovoltaic PV Solar Energy Plant in Rwanda
BYD Company Ltd has just shipped Rwanda’s first photovoltaic solar energy system. The 8.58 Megawatt plant is expected to increase Rwanda’s total electrical generation by at least 8%, and it’s all renewable clean energy. The project is part of a plan to increase Rwanda’s renewable energy capacity by 500% in the immediate future. Located … Continue reading First Megawatt Scale Photovoltaic PV Solar Energy Plant in Rwanda
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Solar photovoltaic (PV) industry poised to exceed 50 GW within a 12-month period for the first time
New solar photovoltaic (PV) demand added during Q1’14 exceeded 9 GW, which was 35% more than the previous first-quarter record, set last year. In fact, every quarter in 2014 is forecast to reach new highs, with trailing 12-month demand at the end of Q1’15 forecast to exceed 50 GW for the first time, according to findings in … Continue reading Solar photovoltaic (PV) industry poised to exceed 50 GW within a 12-month period for the first time
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Enel Green Power adding 17 MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) to geothermal energy plant in Nevada
Enel Green Power has started construction of a 17 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant to operate alongside the existing 33 MW Stillwater geothermal power station in Nevada. The Stillwater geothermal energy plant, consisting of two binary-cycle units, will be integrated with the parabolic trough CSP system so that they contribute to the same turbines. … Continue reading Enel Green Power adding 17 MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) to geothermal energy plant in Nevada
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Assembly of solar receiver begins at Khi Solar One Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in South Africa
CMI Energy won this thermal-solar boiler order in 2012 with the Spanish company Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Abengoa Solar. Operations for assembling the thermo-solar receiverCMI Energy delivers to the Khi Solar One power plant in Upington (South Africa) began in early March. The West Cavity high-pressure drum (100 tons) and part of its support floor (50 … Continue reading Assembly of solar receiver begins at Khi Solar One Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in South Africa
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ACORE Releases Outlook for Renewable Energy in America
The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) today announced the release of The Outlook for Renewable Energy in America: 2014, jointly authored by U.S. renewable energy trade associations from the power, thermal, and fuel sectors. The Outlook assesses the renewable energy marketplace and forecasts the future of each renewable energy technology sector, from the perspectives … Continue reading ACORE Releases Outlook for Renewable Energy in America
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NRG Energy’s Solar Energy Portfolio (Concentrated Solar Power and PV) Surpasses 1,200 Megawatts
NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) through its subsidiaries including NRG Yield, Inc. (NYSE:NYLD) and NRG Solar, one of the nation’s largest solar developers, now owns and operates more than 1,200 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity. Through these facilities, NRG helps power nearly one million homes at full output with clean, renewable solar energy, which is helping … Continue reading NRG Energy’s Solar Energy Portfolio (Concentrated Solar Power and PV) Surpasses 1,200 Megawatts
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Global Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Laboratory
Cranfield University has cemented its importance in the field of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) with the opening of the Global CSP Laboratory. The University is home to the largest CSP research activity in the UK and Cranfield is the only UK representative on the EERA (European Energy Research Alliance) Joint Committee on CSP. The new … Continue reading Global Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Laboratory
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Clean Edge finds global solar energy deployment exceeds wind power for first time
The global clean-energy picture for 2013 was a classic good news-bad news story, according to the Clean Energy Trends 2014 report issued today by clean-tech research and advisory firm Clean Edge, Inc. The industry saw dazzling growth, success, and rising stock prices in some sectors – most notably solar photovoltaic (PV) deployment – but downward … Continue reading Clean Edge finds global solar energy deployment exceeds wind power for first time
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300 GW of new solar photovoltaic (PV) to be installed in the next five years
The solar photovoltaic (PV) industry is set for rapid growth over the next five years, with up to 100 gigawatts (GW) annual deployment being targeted in 2018, according to the latest edition of NPD Solarbuzz Marketbuzz. This end-market growth is projected to increase annual PV module revenues, which are forecast to reach $50 billion in 2018. Despite … Continue reading 300 GW of new solar photovoltaic (PV) to be installed in the next five years
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Mexico’s largest solar power plant goes online
Latin America’s largest solar power plant, a facility with 39 MW of generating capacity, has gone online in the northwestern Mexican state of Baja California Sur. The Aura Solar I photovoltaic power plant was inaugurated by Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on Wednesday and will supply electricity to the city of La Paz. The energy … Continue reading Mexico’s largest solar power plant goes online
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Consolidation: Fact or Fiction?
Consolidation: it’s been one of the most heavily used words in the PV industry over the past couple of years. Lots of people want to believe it is happening. Some outside observers talk it up, because it helps rationalize the PV industry into becoming an understood segment from the supply side. Some manufacturers (actually, many … Continue reading Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Consolidation: Fact or Fiction?
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OPIC Board of Directors Approves Commitment to Israel Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plant
The Board of Directors of the OPIC approved a $250 million loan to Negev Energy-Ashalim Thermo-Solar, Ltd. to support construction of a 110-megawatt concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Israel’s Negev Desert. The Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) today approved a $250 million loan to Negev Energy-Ashalim Thermo-Solar, Ltd. to … Continue reading OPIC Board of Directors Approves Commitment to Israel Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plant
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China’s renewables revolution
China’s energy revolution, which underpins its transformation into the world’s largest manufacturing system (the new “workshop of the world”), continues to astonish all observers and to terrify some. China is known widely as the world’s largest user and producer of coal, and the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. This is … Continue reading China’s renewables revolution
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World’s first self-cleaning solar power plant in Israel
Soiling – the accumulation of dirt and dust on photovoltaic solar panel surfaces – is one of the greatest impediments to solar energy production, and can reduce panel energy output by up to 35%. Located in the hot southern stretch of Israel’s Negev desert, between the Gulf of Aqaba and the southern tip of the … Continue reading World’s first self-cleaning solar power plant in Israel
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Photovoltaic solar energy now same price as conventional power in Germany, Italy, Spain
Solar energy now costs the same as conventionally generated electricity in Germany, Italy and Spain, a report has revealed. The research has warned, however, that high installation costs are impeding other countries from achieving grid parity. An analysis by consulting firm Eclareon, carried out on behalf of an international group of sustainable energy interests has … Continue reading Photovoltaic solar energy now same price as conventional power in Germany, Italy, Spain
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India’s JNNSM (Concentrated Solar Power) CSP program
India: the future of five Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants is still uncertain. The 100 MW Rajasthan Sun Technique, being developed by Reliance Power and set to come on stream in a month, offers some lessons on how the concentrated solar power (CSP) can become a viable technology in India. Of the seven CSP plants … Continue reading India’s JNNSM (Concentrated Solar Power) CSP program
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