Category Archives: Other renewables

Developing Wind Energy in Chile

The Valle de Los Vientos wind farm is under construction in Chile, where EGP already manages two hydropower plants and has obtained eight licences for the underground exploration of geothermal energy sources. From geothermal power, hydropower and wind power, Chile is a goldmine of renewable energy for Enel Green Power, which is why it recently … Continue reading Developing Wind Energy in Chile

Continue reading

Denmark: Businesses are new growth market for solar energy

The upcoming conference ‘The Solar Future: Denmark’ will focus on the potential for solar energy in Denmark. Experts expect that larger companies and businesses will become a new growth market. After the explosive growth of solar energy in Denmark in 2012 under the favourable framework conditions for private households, experts now see a new growth … Continue reading Denmark: Businesses are new growth market for solar energy

Continue reading

TiSUN installs its first solar thermal project in Albania

TiSUN, an Austria-based solar thermal specialist, has installed its first solar thermal project in Albania. In January 2013 the company installed a TiSUN solar thermal system in the city of Tirana which will provide hot water for the German Society for International Cooperation. Michael Reinshagen, TiSUN’s Sales Manager for the Baltic States, South and Eastern … Continue reading TiSUN installs its first solar thermal project in Albania

Continue reading

WWF calls for 45% wind energy and solar power in EU electricity mix by 2030

“Re-energising Europe: Putting the EU on Track for 100% Renewable Energy” caps the contribution of wind power and solar energy at 45% of electricity supply at that date. The World Wildlife Federation (WWF) has released a report which finds that the EU can and must meet 35% of its heating needs and 65% of its … Continue reading WWF calls for 45% wind energy and solar power in EU electricity mix by 2030

Continue reading

Concentrating Solar Power: Foreign investors set to sue Spain over energy reform

It is unclear how much claims might be worth, but international funds have more than 13 billion euros ($17 billion) of renewable energy assets in Spain and say that the government has reneged on the terms of their investment. The Spanish Parliament approved a law on Thursday that cuts subsidies for alternative energy technologies, backtracking … Continue reading Concentrating Solar Power: Foreign investors set to sue Spain over energy reform

Continue reading

Mexico More Attractive due to Falling Prices of Photovoltaic Modules

Mexico, with its huge flat desert surfaces scorched by an omnipresent sun, is only just beginning to scratch the surface of solar. According to research, Mexican suppliers often indicate that funding is hard to get by, as financial institutions have difficulties assessing the advantage of PV technology and possess little experience in risk evaluation. The … Continue reading Mexico More Attractive due to Falling Prices of Photovoltaic Modules

Continue reading

Material That Slows Light Opens New Possibilities in Solar Energy

University at Buffalo engineers have created a more efficient way to catch rainbows, an advancement in photonics that could lead to technological breakthroughs in solar energy, stealth technology and other areas of research. Qiaoqiang Gan, PhD, an assistant professor of electrical engineering at UB, and a team of graduate students described their work in a … Continue reading Material That Slows Light Opens New Possibilities in Solar Energy

Continue reading

Concentrated Solar Power Technology Transfer for Electricity Generation in Namibia

Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), recently called for a pre-feasibility study for a pilot concentrated solar power plant in Namibia, which was funded by the Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP). The project aims at increasing the share of renewable energies in the Namibian energy mix by developing the necessary technological framework and conditions … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power Technology Transfer for Electricity Generation in Namibia

Continue reading

French firm to float waterborne

The innovative floating solar platform Hydrelio© allows standard PV panels to be installed on large bodies of water such as drinking water reservoirs, quarry lakes, irrigation canals or remediation and tailing ponds. French firm Ciel et Terre’s solar power systems need not be erected on the ground. It’s waterborne systems are, in fact, good news for … Continue reading French firm to float waterborne

Continue reading

CESI presents its state-of-the-art Solar Cells at Middle East Electricity 2013

The Middle East is crucial for the development of solar energy because many countries are searching for ways to reduce their energy consumption in order to have more oil for export. High Concentration Photovoltaic (HCPV) technology – powered by the high-performance, multi-junction solar cells produced by CESI’s GaAs technology – is considered an ideal solution … Continue reading CESI presents its state-of-the-art Solar Cells at Middle East Electricity 2013

Continue reading

Palen Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project cuts down the public land acreage by 572 acres

BrightSource says its redesign of Solar Millennium’s original project cuts down the public land acreage by 572 acres. BrightSource Energy has provided the California Energy Commission (CEC) with more details on its proposed redesign of the Palen Concentrating Solar Power Plant and it looks like the project’s possible impact on habitat for the Mojave fringe-toed … Continue reading Palen Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project cuts down the public land acreage by 572 acres

Continue reading

Wind power, solar energy tally strong support in Rocky Mountain states

Public opinion polling in six Rocky Mountain states in January found strong backing for wind and solar power, according to a recent New York Times blog article by Nate Schweber. The article detailed responses to the survey question, “Which one of the following sources of energy would you want to encourage the use of here … Continue reading Wind power, solar energy tally strong support in Rocky Mountain states

Continue reading

SunWize to develop two solar photovoltaic projects in Ecuador

SunWize Technologies, Inc. is working with three other organizations as members of a North American Consortium to develop two major solar photovoltaic projects in the Republic of Ecuador. These projects will help Ecuador diversify its renewable energy resources and promote energy efficiency among its people. In addition to SunWize, the consortium includes Solexica Energy Corporation, … Continue reading SunWize to develop two solar photovoltaic projects in Ecuador

Continue reading

Foreign investors set to sue Spain over concentrated solar power

The Spanish Parliament approved a law on Thursday that cuts subsidies for alternative energy technologies, backtracking on its push for green power. It is unclear how much claims might be worth, but international funds have more than 13 billion euros ($17 billion) of renewable energy assets in Spain and say that the government has reneged … Continue reading Foreign investors set to sue Spain over concentrated solar power

Continue reading

Geothermal Energy Projects

Most installed geothermal capacity today exploits naturally occurring pockets of steam or hot water, close to the Earth’s surface, to generate electricity. Because such conditions are rare, the majority of today’s geothermal power capacity is located in rift zones or volcanically active parts of the world where such anomalies are more likely to be present. … Continue reading Geothermal Energy Projects

Continue reading

Spanish Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) companies face rating downgrades

Moody’s says the latest cuts hurt the credit quality of Abengoa and Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) companies. The reduced income decreed to affect seriously concentrated solar power companies like Abengoa and Acciona, and have been affected by the arbitrary decision of the spanish government. The credit rating agency Moody’s believes that the measures taken by the … Continue reading Spanish Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) companies face rating downgrades

Continue reading

100 GW Solar Photovoltaic, 282 GW Wind Energy Globally

An estimated 30 GW of solar PV capacity was connected to the grid globally in 2012; around the same level as 2011. The countries that added the most PV power to their grids were Germany (7.6 GW), China (estimated between 3.5 and 4.5 GW) and Italy (3.3 GW). The United States added 3.2 GW in … Continue reading 100 GW Solar Photovoltaic, 282 GW Wind Energy Globally

Continue reading

Ukraine: European investors to develop renewable energy project in next five years

European investors in the next five years will be injecting their funds in the development of renewable energy sources (RES) rather than in the construction of traditional generating facilities working on fossil fuels, according to representatives of gas companies surveyed by British-based Gas Strategies Group at the European Autumn Gas Conference (EAGC 2012). According to … Continue reading Ukraine: European investors to develop renewable energy project in next five years

Continue reading

Global solar photovoltaic capacity passes 100 GW

Thee European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA, Brussels, Belgium) has announced that the world’s cumulative solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity has reached 101 GW, with 30 GW of new capacity connected to the grid in 2012. It was only in 2008 when the wind energy industry — considered the most mature of renewables — surged past the … Continue reading Global solar photovoltaic capacity passes 100 GW

Continue reading