Phaesun GmbH has started a project of rural electrification through off-grid solar systems in Pessene, Mozambique.
31 August, 2010
Johanna Solar Technology GmbH is changing its name to Bosch Solar CISTech GmbH as part of its integration into the Bosch Group's Solar Energy Division.
31 August, 2010
PNE WIND AG has completed its second wind farm repowering project with the Görike wind farm in Brandenburg, Germany, quintupling the output.
31 August, 2010
Shell and Cosan have signed a US$12 billion joint venture (JV) agreement to produce and commercialise ethanol and power from sugarcane.
31 August, 2010
IMS Research shows that crystalline solar photovoltaic (PV) module supplier Suntech shipped more modules during Q2 ‘10 than any other company, beating previous market leader and solar thin-film rival First Solar.
31 August, 2010
University of Sheffield is now home to 70m² solar photovoltaic (PV) panels - expected to generate 8 MWh per annum.
31 August, 2010
Madico, a supplier of solar photovoltaic (PV) backsheets announce that its Protekt backsheet products are the most thoroughly tested on the market.
27 August, 2010
Life Technologies and SG Biofuels report completion of sequencing the Jatropha curcas genome.
27 August, 2010
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd has signed a sales contract with Semikron China for continued supply of SKiiP power modules and complete Semistack power electronic assemblies for Goldwind wind turbines.
27 August, 2010
The UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is launching a competition for £7 million for research into solar nanotechnology.
27 August, 2010
Japan-based Tokuyama Corporation will build a polycrystalline silicon factory for use in photovoltaic (PV) solar cells.
27 August, 2010
The Forewind Consortium which will develop Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in the UK, has appointed Lee Clarke, former Senior Corporate Development and Strategy Manager with RWE npower, as its new General Manager.
27 August, 2010
Designed for grid-independant solar installation, the Innotech Solar (ITS) 'off-grid' solar module allows different solar cell types to be used, including half and third cells.
27 August, 2010
There are conflicting opinions over a World Bank report which suggests biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75%.
26 August, 2010
Canadian energy producer Finavera Rewables Inc has sold its majority interest for Cloosh Valley Wind Project, County Galway, Ireland, to Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) .
26 August, 2010
REpower has officially opened its new wind turbine technology centre in Osterrönfeld in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district, Germany.
26 August, 2010
LDK Solar Co Ltd’s second polysilicon production facility with an output of 5000 mega tonnes has completed the commissioning process and commenced commercial production.
26 August, 2010
The UK and Norway will cooperate on offshore renewable energy in the North Sea, according to a joint ministerial statement on climate change and energy security.
26 August, 2010
The utility firm takes advantage of the UK Government’s recent feed-in-tariff (FITs) to encourage people to generate their own low-carbon energy including solar photovoltaic (PV) panels.
26 August, 2010
American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) will deliver 17 wind turbine electrical control systems to Inox Wind Ltd, part of India’s Inox Group of Companies.
25 August, 2010
Chinese manufacturing company Xiangtan Electrical Manufacturing Corporation Ltd (XEMC) may set up wind turbine production facilities in Northern Ireland.
25 August, 2010
Risk management firm Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has set up a Sustainability & Innovation division to “steer DNV towards green service growth and sustainability services.”
25 August, 2010
Scotland’s offshore wind industry could contribute £7.1 billion of investment and create up to 28,000 direct jobs by 2020, according to Scottish Renewables and Scottish Enterprise.
25 August, 2010
GE Energy has launched a remote Monitoring & Diagnostics service for smart grid applications.
25 August, 2010
Chemicals company BASF will showcase its products for the manufacture of wind turbines at the Husum WindEnergy trade show in September.
25 August, 2010
More training courses for wind farm installation will be offered throughout Turkey due to high demand, GL Garrad Hassan says.
24 August, 2010
Trina Solar has reported a doubling in net income for the second quarter (Q2) 2010 to US$38.7 million, compared to US$18.6m in Q2 2009.
24 August, 2010
Solar photovoltaic (PV) microinverters and DC-DC power optimisers are forecast to generate more than US$1.5 billion in revenues over the next five years, according to IMS Research.
24 August, 2010
Biofuel made from whisky by-products could be used to fuel cars, according to Edinburgh Napier University in the UK.
24 August, 2010
Tanmiyat Aloula Holdings is planning a US$200 million solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Bahrain.
24 August, 2010
Stuttgart University’s ‘home+’ building project incorporating building integrated solar photovoltaics (BIPV) came third at the international architectural Solar Decathlon Europe 2010 in Madrid, Spain.
23 August, 2010
Quercia Ltd, part of Neales Waste Management Ltd, and ENER-G Natural Power Ltd are cooperating on capturing methane gas from landfill waste and converting it into electricity to feed into the National Grid.
23 August, 2010
Biogas could be an important part of EU’s 2020 targets for renewable energy, and the EU project Sustainable and Innovative European Biogas Environment (SEBE) is now looking at technology and regulatory frameworks for biogas.
23 August, 2010
ABB will design, supply and install all 6 main transformers for the 500 kV Tongyu substation under construction to support wind energy in the Jilin province of north-eastern China.
23 August, 2010
A solar thin-film cell has reached a top efficiency of 20.3% at the German Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW), Germany.
23 August, 2010
A process that uses anaerobic microorganisms and mimics the digestive processes of cattle could change the way organic waste and biomass crops are converted into bioenergy.
23 August, 2010
Bosch Solar Energy AG has started the production of crystalline solar cells at its new facility in Arnstadt, Germany.
20 August, 2010
Paul Jordan, Market Sector Director for Clean Energy at Ricardo Plc, has been appointed Chairman of RenewableUK’s Marine Strategy Group.
20 August, 2010
UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has declared a 'quiet green revolution' for households and businesses, maximising employment and business benefits in the renewable energy sector.
20 August, 2010
Trelleborg Offshore’s syntactic foam buoyancy technology is being used in Statoil’s floating wind turbine foundation project Hywind.
20 August, 2010
Moroccan power utility ONE is building a 200 MW wind farm outside Tarfaya.
20 August, 2010
A high-voltage direct current (HVDC) submarine power cable is currently under construction between the UK and the Netherlands which aims to increase security of supply for both countries.
20 August, 2010
An entire floating stage at the Lowlands music festival in The Netherlands this weekend is being powered by sustainable energy. All the power for the ‘Llowlab islands’ will come from a Purity hydrogen fuel cell generator provided by Dutch power supply rental company Bredenoord.
20 August, 2010
Nearly a year since Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas closed its blade facility on the Isle of Wight, former workers have formed a company that manufactures blades for micro-turbines.
19 August, 2010
American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) has acquired a 25% ownership position in Blade Dynamics Ltd, a wind turbine blade designer and manufacturer, for US$8 million.
19 August, 2010
New bioenergy production platform 'Photosynthetic Foam' has been shortlisted in the Today The Earth Awards 2010 for sustainable design.
19 August, 2010
Astronergy is increasing its production capacity from 30 MW to 75 MW in 2011 on follow-up purchase agreement for Oerlikon Solar’s solar thin-film equipment.
19 August, 2010
Reflex Marine’s TORO crew transfer capsule originally designed for use by oil and gas operators has now entered the renewable energy sector, selling four capsules for use on offshore wind turbine installation barges.
19 August, 2010
According to IMS Research solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter shipments reached 4.9 GW in Q2 2010, growing by 284%.
18 August, 2010
Q-Cells SE and thermovolt AG have installed a 5.3 MWp solar power station for investment company HEP Kapital near Spremberg, Brandenburg, Germany.
18 August, 2010
Oerlikon Solar is the main sponsor of the Zerotracer solar electric vehicle participating in the Zero Emissions Race.
18 August, 2010
The Dow Chemical Company, through its Venture Capital group, has made a minority equity investment in wind turbine blade technology specialist Blade Dynamics Ltd.
18 August, 2010
Wind energy company Wind Prospect intends to open an office in South Africa, hoping to become the number one service provider to the African wind market by 2012.
18 August, 2010
A biomass-to-liquids (BTL) demonstration plant operated by the Oxford Catalysts Group and the Portuguese incorporated holding company SGC Energia (SGCE) is now up and running at a biomass gasification facility in Güssing, Austria.
18 August, 2010
A 1 MW tidal turbine developed by Norwegian tidal company Hammerfest Strøm will be constructed in Scotland and tested at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).
18 August, 2010
Vestas has seen a €162 million tumble in net profit to a loss of €119m in the second quarter (Q2) of 2010, and downgrades its full year forecast.
18 August, 2010
Goldhofer, a heavy haulage and special transportation specialist, has launched a flatbed semi-trailer for transporting wind turbine blades up to 62 m.
17 August, 2010
Natural Power has commissioned what it calls “the UK’s first dedicated Lidar & Sodar test site” in Worcestershire.
17 August, 2010
What could be the UK’s first commercial deep geothermal power plant has been given planning permission by Cornwall Council.
17 August, 2010
Statoil’s Hywind floating offshore wind turbine foundations could be used in Scotland, according to Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond.
17 August, 2010
California-based SAFCell has passed the second technical milestone in its 18-month development contract with Nordic Power Systems in Norway, to deliver solid acid fuel cell (SAFC) stacks for incorporation into NPS diesel auxiliary power units (APUs).
17 August, 2010
Denmark’s Risø DTU is building a test centre for large wind turbines at Østerild in North-Western Jutland.
17 August, 2010
Marine Current Turbines’ 1.2 MW tidal turbine, SeaGen, has delivered 2 GWh to the UK electricity grid from its location in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland.
17 August, 2010
Oerlikon Solar has reported a fall of 74% in sales to CHF74 million in the first half (H1) of 2010.
17 August, 2010
Gurit has completed the development of a new range of PVC structural foam core materials designed for use in the manufacture of wind turbine rotor blades in China.
17 August, 2010
Work has started on Green Highland Renewables’ 807 kW hydropower station at Roroyere, Glen Lyion, Scotland.
16 August, 2010
The global alternative and renewable energy industry expanded “rapidly” over the last year despite the global economic recession impact on worldwide energy demand, according to merger and acquisition (M&A) organisation IMAP Inc.
16 August, 2010
Obelisk Energy and Heidra have formed Wind Measurement International (WMI), a centre for met masts and anemometry.
16 August, 2010
Ireland’s renewable energy sources have a potential three times the country’s energy requirements.
16 August, 2010
Helius Energy PLC has signed an option to lease a 20 acre site located in the Port of Southampton, UK, for a proposed 100 MW biomass power plant.
16 August, 2010
Indian Energy has fully commissioned its 16.5 MW Theni wind farm and the associated substation.
16 August, 2010
It could be possible to produce biodiesel from micro-algae on a large scale within 10-15 years, according to researchers.
13 August, 2010
Sunways AG has reported a consolidated net income of €3.5 million in the second quarter of 2010, up 3400% from the same period in 2009.
13 August, 2010
German inverter company SMA Group has reported a 508% jump in net profits for the first half (H1) of 2010 to €158.2 million.
13 August, 2010
Atlantis Resources Corporation’s 1 MW tidal power turbine, the AK1000™, is due for installation at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), located in Orkney, Scotland, this summer.
13 August, 2010
Acta S.p.A has been given project consent for its three first solar photovoltaic (PV) projects - “well ahead of our expected schedule,” Paolo Bert, CEO.
12 August, 2010
HgCapital has bought a 44 MW wind farm in Malå, Västerbotten, Sweden, which will be developed by NV Nordisk Vindkraft AB.
12 August, 2010
Vestas will deliver 140 units of its V112-3.0 MW wind turbine to AGL Energy Ltd and Meridian’s 420 MW Macarthur wind farm in Australia.
12 August, 2010
Q-Cells reports a net result of €34.7 million in the second quarter (Q2) 2010, compared to a loss of €322.8m in the same quarter last year.
12 August, 2010
Small and medium sized solar thermal power stations have a larger application potential than often thought, according to the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE).
11 August, 2010
Singapore-based Horizon Energy Systems has commenced commercial sales of its new Aeropak™ hydrogen fuel cell power system, with shipments to several leading manufacturers of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The PEM fuel cell unit is designed to triple flight durations compared with current battery-operated mini-UAVs.
11 August, 2010
SeaEnergy will be using Ampelmann’s ship-based self stabilising platforms for offshore wind operation and maintenance access under an exclusive agreement.
11 August, 2010
Phoenix Solar’s net income soared from €1.1 million in the second quarter (Q2) in 2009 to €15.9m in Q2 2010.
11 August, 2010
Siemens Energy and Samsung C&T Corporation will supply up to 600 MW of wind turbines for wind farms in southern Ontario, Canada.
11 August, 2010
Kyocera Corporation is beginning full-scale production at its new Yasu solar cell manufacturing facility in Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
10 August, 2010
Local councils around the UK will be allowed to sell renewable electricity to the grid, following an overturn of the ban on this by Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne.
10 August, 2010
Conergy Italy has completed two more solar parks in Apulia bringing the total to 6 solar power plants producing 6.6 MWh annually in total.
10 August, 2010
Norwegian EnSol AS is developing a solar thin-film technology to be used on windows with a potential to reach over 20% efficiency and be commercially available by 2016.
10 August, 2010
US-based IdaTech has received a further order for its PEM fuel cell systems for use in backup power applications in Indonesia. As part of this Phase III rollout, IdaTech has received an order for 154 ElectraGen™ fuel cell systems from its local partner Cascadiant.
10 August, 2010
The UK National and renewable energy centre (Narec) and Ashberg Ltd will develop an insurance and finance proposition for the global renewable energy industry under a memorandum of understanding (MoU).
09 August, 2010
Suntech Power is discontinuing the production of amorphous silicon thin-film solar panels.
09 August, 2010
Bio-oil could become a more efficient source of renewable energy with a potential of replacing fossil fuels such as diesel, according to a £1.4 million project.
09 August, 2010
PNE WIND AG has reported a 22% increase in first half (H1) profits in 2010 to €6 million.
09 August, 2010
SunPower Corp is selling the first two phases of the Montalto di Castro solar photovoltaic (PV) power park in Italy to Etrion Corporation for €48 million.
09 August, 2010
Cargill’s refined oils business has received official certification for its sustainable palm oil supply chain according to the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) standards.
06 August, 2010
German wind developer Pro Ventum International and GE are building a 90 MW wind farm about 250 km northeast of Bangkok, Thailand.
06 August, 2010
Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd will supply 34.5 MW of solar panels for the first phase of a solar power plant in Thailand and Southeast Asia.
06 August, 2010
Conergy has begun construction of their second Czech solar park, a 1.48 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant near Velký Týnec in the Czech Republic.
06 August, 2010
Canadian companies Ballard Power Systems and K2 Pure Solutions have finalized a sales agreement to deploy a PEM fuel cell power generator to be sited at a K2 Pure Solutions’ bleach plant in Pittsburg, California.
06 August, 2010
A 3 MW wave and tidal drive train technology development and testing facility, Nautilus, is now under construction at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Blyth, UK.
06 August, 2010
The Experimental Power Grid Centre (EPGC) is being set up in Singapore to develop the country as a “living laboratory for smart grid solutions.”
05 August, 2010
Abengoa Solar and E.ON are halfway through construction of their first concentrated solar plant (CSP) in Écija, near Seville in Spain.
05 August, 2010
Despite concerns that reductions in government incentives will halt growth in installations of solar Photovoltaic (PV) systems in 2011, iSuppli Corp. predicts the global PV market will continue to expand next year as falling prices make solar energy more attractive.
05 August, 2010
Transmission links for 7 offshore wind farms have been awarded to three bidders by the UK energy regulator Ofgem.
05 August, 2010
Australian-based Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd has announced its first BlueGen fuel cell product sale in the United States, to one of the country’s largest energy companies. Ceramic Fuel Cells will install a BlueGen solid oxide fuel cell generator at the unnamed energy utility’s engineering center in California in September.
05 August, 2010
Four UK offshore wind demonstration sites, each 100 MW or less, have been awarded by the Crown Estate to four companies.
05 August, 2010
Global subsidies for fossil fuels dwarf support given to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power and biofuels, according to a new report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
05 August, 2010
Recent energy statistics from the UK Government show that renewable energy sources’ contribution to the UK’s electricity mix grew 20% in 2009 reaching a share of 6.7%.
04 August, 2010
Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd will deliver its 280 W polycrystalline solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to Indian solar power producer Azure Power.
04 August, 2010
Conergy is reporting a net result of €7.9 million for the second quarter (Q2) 2010, compared to a loss of €31.1m in the same period in 2009.
04 August, 2010
ACCIONA Energy is building a 45 MW wind farm in Lamèque, New Brunswick, Canada, representing an investment of C$115 million.
04 August, 2010
SunPower Corporation has completed a 505 kW solar power tracking system for Horizon Power in Western Australia.
04 August, 2010
Centrosolar says its revenues more than doubled to €124 million in the second quarter (Q2) of 2010.
04 August, 2010
The new product will incorporate 60 solar cells (240 Wp) and is aimed at installations on open fields or industrial roof tops.
04 August, 2010
Sentec and Wind Technologies Ltd are developing control system for wind turbines, with the first test site in operation.
03 August, 2010
E.ON says it will be investing into the UK Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), which aims to cut the costs of offshore wind power.
03 August, 2010
Gamesa and Iberdrola Ingeniería y Construcción will build the 102 MW Cerro de Hula wind farm in Honduras for is Mesoamérica Energy.
03 August, 2010
Soloptics has publicised the results of tests conducted at the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for its FUSION technology, designed to make PV panels more efficient.
03 August, 2010
In South Africa, the Department of Science & Technology (DST) has partnered with Anglo Platinum and Altergy Systems, a US-based fuel cell developer, to establish a new company that will initially market and distribute the latter’s hydrogen PEM fuel cell products, and ultimately manufacture fuel cells for the sub-Saharan African market.
03 August, 2010
The building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) solar sector is on the upswing, according to GTM Research.
03 August, 2010
Sharp Corporation, Enel Green Power (EGP) and STMicroelectronics (ST) have established 3Sun S.r.l., a joint venture (JV) for the production of thin-film solar cells.
03 August, 2010
Saxlund International Ltd and Canning Conveyor Ltd will design, deliver and commission a biomass fuel handling system at a 50 MW biomass plant in Scotland.
02 August, 2010
E.ON’s wave energy device, Vagr Atferd, has arrived at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney to begin testing and development.
02 August, 2010
DuPont and Hongkong Electric Co Ltd, a major power utility company in Hong Kong, are cooperating on the building and operation of a 550 kWp thin-film solar photovoltaic (PV) rooftop project in Hong Kong.
02 August, 2010
Development of offshore wind farms in Poland has been slow, despite the country's leadership of the wind energy sector in Central and Eastern Europe, raising questions about the offshore wind support in Central and Eastern Europe, according to analyst Frost & Sullivan.
02 August, 2010
REpower Systems AG has launched a wind farm repowering project in the district of Dithmarschen (Schleswig-Holstein) with Repowering Kronprinzenkoog GbR increasing the output of Kronprinzenkoog from 12.3 MW to 30.75 MW.
02 August, 2010