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Feed-in tariff in the UK
After having been frequently announced and postponed, feed-in tariff will be enforced in Great Britain for small plants using renewable sources.
Continue readingNetherlands plans to build a wind farm in the North Sea 75 kilometres off the coast
A consortium in the Netherlands plans to build a wind power farm in the North Sea 75 kilometres off the coast, the furthest ever distance from land for such a venture.
Continue readingJamaica Public Service Unveils Plan for Munro Wind Energy Project
The Jamaica Public Service Co. Ltd. (JPS), has unveiled its plans for the Munro Wind Power Project, to the residents of St. Elizabeth. Jamaica want to increase the use of renewable energy, from 5%, to 15% by 2015.
Continue readingPrime Sun Power Inc. Announces Program of Photovoltaic in Italy
Prime Sun Power Inc. (OTCBB: PSPW) announces its plan to develop, build and operate 500 Megawatts photovoltaic solar power generation through the end of 2013 out of which 150 megawatts is expected to be acquired.
Continue readingNordex flexing its muscles in Italy
In 2009, the Nordex Group widened its share of the high-growth wind energy Italian market to 15 percent, installing new wind power systems with a capacity of 167 megawatts.
Continue readingEnova to finance world’s biggest wind turbine (10 MW)
Enova will provide the Bergen-based company Sway AS with funding in the amount of NOK 137 million to demonstrate a new wind turbine prototype.
Continue readingWind power in Cape Verde
The installation of four wind farms on four Cape Verdean islands is due to begin in the archipelago?s capital Praia, whose municipal council signed an agreement to grant land for the project on the outskirts of the city.
Continue readingExtremadura: La Junta prevé que los primeros parques eólicos no comenzarán a funcionar hasta 2012
Navarro ha comparecido hoy ante la Comisión de Industria, Energía y Medio Ambiente de la Asamblea de Extremadura, para informar a petición propia del proceso de preasignación de energías renovables.
Continue readingGE in wind patent battle with Mitsubishi
The battle between two of the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturers heated, when General Electric (GE) filed a lawsuit against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) accusing of infringing two patents.
Continue readingUTC: an eventual majority purchase of Clipper is possible
United Technologies Corp. (UTC), which recently closed an offer to acquire a 49.5% stake in Clipper Windpower, says it is ready to make bigger investments in renewable energy.
Continue readingEurope’s Offshore Wind Energy Market Valued at £75bn Over the Next Decade
The most recent offshore wind power findings reveal that over the next 5-10 years Europe will be a booming market – worth in excess of £75bn – for all contractors involved in offshore wind energy.
Continue readingSmit Ovens Announces Order for Thermal Processes to be Used in Production of Thin Film CIGS Solar Cells
Smit Ovens announced a deal to supply a major existing customer with several further thermal process solutions for thin film photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing.
Continue readingSunPower to acquire SunRay Renewable Energy
More Than 1,200 Megawatts to Be Added to Project Pipeline in Europe and Middle East.
Continue readingSaudi Arabia Launches Solar Energy Program
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has begun building the first solar-powered water desalination plant, the first step in a three-part program to introduce solar energy into the Kingdom.
Continue readingUK government selected six best marine technologies
?25 million in public funding to deploy wave and tidal energy prototypes, aiming at meeting up to 20% of UK electricity needs.
Continue readingSunEdison Activates First Phase of its 16MW North Carolina Solar Photovoltaic Farm
SunEdison, North America’s largest solar energy services provider and a subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR), has activated the first phase of its 16-megawatt solar farm in Davidson County, N.C.
Continue readingNoruega planea poner en funcionamiento un aerogenerador de10 MW
Noruega planea construir un aerogenerador flotante de 10 MW, esperando que la nueva tecnología aumente la rentabilidad de los costosos parques eólicos marinos.
Continue readingIt’s a snow job on wind power from ABC News
Last night, while the world was busy with real news, ABC News presented a fictional account of how the Obama Administration’s Recovery Act was being used to ship jobs overseas.
Continue readingWind power: 37,500 MW added in 2009
Despite the economic crisis, the wind energy industry?s turnover reached 45 billion euros. Excellent performance of the US, Europe and especially China, which doubled its installed capacity for the fifth year running.
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