GE says its FlexEfficiency 50 Combined Cycle gas power plant could provide the stability needed to include more renewable energy in the grid due to quick ramp-up and down times.
31 May, 2011
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has called for urgent action to exploit Japan’s wind power potential.
31 May, 2011
Gamesa is selling the 48 MW wind farm in the Pomorskie region of Poland to the utility PGE Energia Odnawialna.
31 May, 2011
Vestas will deliver 149.9 MW worth of wind turbines to an undisclosed project in Canada.
31 May, 2011
A 10 km tunnel under the Niagara Falls has been drilled to increase the output of the hydropower plant, Sir Adam Beck Generating Station, in Ontario, Canada.
30 May, 2011
Dow Formulated Systems is introducing the COMPAXX™ 700 foam core material for use in the manufacture of wind turbine blades.
27 May, 2011
Torresol Energy, a joint venture between Masdar and SENER, has commissioned the 19.9 MW Gemasolar concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Seville, Spain.
27 May, 2011
United Solar, a subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) has opened its US$12 million solar products and systems manufacturing facility in Ontario, Canada.
27 May, 2011
Global solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter shipments fell 39% to 4 GW in Q1 2011 compared to Q4 2010, but increased 31% from Q1’10, according to IMS Research.
27 May, 2011
The UK Government has announced it will invest over £200 million on innovation centres focusing on green and renewable energy, and £20m into two clean technology funds.
27 May, 2011
The Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) has developed a roll-to-roll system depositing CIGS solar thin-film on a 25 µm thin polymer film with a 10% efficiency.
26 May, 2011
Wind Prospect Group has launched a £10 million corporate retail bond onto the UK market for renewable energy.
26 May, 2011
RWE Innogy and the Serbian energy utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) have formed a joint venture (JV) to develop 150 MW of hydropower plants in Belgrade, Serbia.
26 May, 2011
SolarWorld is supplying solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to a 33 MW installation at a 300 acres site in southeast Ontario, Canada.
26 May, 2011
Wind turbine maker Nordex has purchased VISTAGY Inc's FiberSIM® software to streamline its design-to-manufacturing process for composite wind turbine blades.
26 May, 2011
UK Business Secretary Vince Cable has given more detail on the governance and business model of the Green Investment Bank (GIB).
25 May, 2011
ForWind and Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (IWES) are setting up the National Wind Energy Research Association to cooperate on most aspects of wind energy research.
25 May, 2011
Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) says it will reduce production of solar wafers, cells and modules, from 1 July in response to the current market conditions, cutting 500 jobs.
25 May, 2011
Vestas says it can confirm it is in negotiations with GP Wind regarding a 92 MW wind turbine order in India.
25 May, 2011
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) is one step closer to operation as Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg outlines further details.
24 May, 2011
Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd has signed a distribution agreement with RES On-Site Ltd to market, sell, install, and service Ceramic Fuel Cells’ BlueGen™ solid oxide fuel cell gas-to-electricity units in the UK.
24 May, 2011
Construction on a £60.5 million biomass combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Rothes in Speyside, Scotland, has begun.
24 May, 2011
Community power ownership increases the acceptance of wind farms, according to the World Wind Energy Association’s (WWEA) Community Power definition study.
24 May, 2011
Global solar photovoltaic (PV) module inventory levels have reached over 10 GW in the second quarter of 2011, the highest amount recorded to date, according to IMS Research.
24 May, 2011
Biofuels are more and more in demand with increasing oil prices and policies promoting emission reductions, but can the biofuels market source enough feedstocks to meet demand?
23 May, 2011
The Challenge Bibendum in Berlin saw Iveco trucks and buses running on Neste Oil’s NExBTL biodiesel.
23 May, 2011
Gamesa will invest up to €50 million over the next five years to buy stakes in companies developing promising renewable energy technologies.
23 May, 2011
Torresol Energy is planning four solar thermal towers under its 200 MW Parsolex solar thermal electricity project in the province of Badajoz, Spain.
23 May, 2011
DNV and the Swedish Transmission Research Institute (STRI) are cooperating on solutions for power transmission in the offshore and wind energy sectors.
23 May, 2011
DuPont Apollo Ltd and Wipro EcoEnergy of India have entered a strategic supply agreement on silicon-based thin-film tandem solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for Wipro EcoEnergy’s upcoming grid-based solar power projects in India.
20 May, 2011
Caledonia Green Innovation Ltd presented its Sycamore vertical axis-wind turbine and Nymph hydro unit at All-Energy in Aberdeen, Scotland.
20 May, 2011
Sustainable Marine Technologies (SMT) is planning a common platform to carry a range of horizontal axis tidal energy devices, the PLAT-O.
20 May, 2011
Chemicals company Aubin launched its Gel Lift System (GLS) that can be used to install offshore renewable energy such as wind, wave and tidal at All-Energy in Aberdeen, Scotland.
20 May, 2011
In Germany, a new emergency power supply based on the Nexa 1200 fuel cell system from Heliocentris Energy Solutions has entered operation with Meiningen City Council.
19 May, 2011
Langlee Wave Power will deliver a test wave power device to deployed off Stewart Island, New Zeland, in 2012 for Tangaroa Energy.
19 May, 2011
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is opening two test sites to bridge the gap between tank testing and full-scale offshore trials for wave and tidal power.
19 May, 2011
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) has launched a portfolio of Aberdeen City and Shire’s offshore wind energy credentials and achievements at All-Energy in Aberdeen, Scotland.
19 May, 2011
Aquamarine Power has secured seabed leases to capture up to 40 MW of wave energy off the west coast of Lewis, the wave power company announced at All-Energy in Aberdeen, Scotland.
19 May, 2011
The UK is to put in place the most ambitious targets on greenhouse gases of any developed country, with the Government saying it will halve carbon dioxide emissions by 2025.
19 May, 2011
New company TULiPPS™ Solar BV has been established to commercialise a lightweight solar photovoltaic (PV) module that harnesses the benefits of automotive-grade composites to solve various issues asssociated with conventional roof-mounted PV modules based on aluminium frames.
19 May, 2011
Aegir Wave Power Ltd, a joint venture between Vattenfall AB Pelamis Wave Power Ltd, has secured an Agreement to Lease from to develop a wave farm off the Shetland Islands from The Crown Estate.
19 May, 2011
Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond said in a recording played at All-Energy that the Scottish Government aims for 100% renewable energy by 2020.
18 May, 2011
Scottish Renewables has outlined what the re-elected Scottish Government must do to meet its proposed target of 100% renewable energy by 2020.
18 May, 2011
The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland, is calling for innovators to bring their technologies to the 11 wind turbine site.
18 May, 2011
The UK could be sitting on a renewable energy goldmine if the Government gets the Electricity Market Reform right, according to KPMG.
17 May, 2011
Offshore Wave Energy Ltd (OWEL) has been given the go ahead to develop a wave energy converter demonstrator and is now engaged in an equity funding-round to commercialise the business.
17 May, 2011
The UK Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has announced a project to develop wind turbine blades over 90 m long for the next generation offshore wind turbines.
17 May, 2011
Alstom Hydro France, Alstom Russia and the Russian United Energy-Construction Corporation (OEK) will modernise the Cascade of Kubansky hydropower plant in Russia with Russia’s largest hydropower company, RusHydro.
17 May, 2011
Composite materials supplier Gurit will showcase its latest wind energy products at the WINDPOWER 2011 exhibition in California next week.
17 May, 2011
As biofuels become more widespread, there is a need to ensure that biofuels are produced in an ethical manner, according to an article in the latest issue of the journal Global Change Biology Bioenergy.
16 May, 2011
The UK Government should be upfront about nuclear ‘hidden’ subsidies, warns the Energy and Climate Change Committee (ECCC) in its review of the Electricity Market Reform (EMR).
16 May, 2011
The electricity authority of Ecuador adopted a system of feed-in tariffs for the development of renewable energy in April 2011. The regulations cover both continental Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands.
16 May, 2011
China’s Envision Energy will use Converteam’s direct drive permanent magnet generator (DD-PMG) and MV3000 full power converter in its 3.6 MW offshore wind turbine, GC-1.
16 May, 2011
The Republic of Korea’s Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is establishing its first regional office outside the Republic of Korea at Risø DTU in Denmark.
13 May, 2011
Scatec Solar and Kokusai-Geosolar Group have completed a 4 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant near San Marzano in Southern Italy.
13 May, 2011
Intersolar Europe has announced the shortlist for its Intersolar Award for “pioneering products and services” within the solar industry.
13 May, 2011
Galvao Energia has ordered 40 Vestas 2 MW wind turbines for a wind farm project in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
13 May, 2011
Gamesa has seen a 67% jump in net profit to €13 million in the first quarter (Q1) of 2011 with international markets driving sales.
13 May, 2011
Turkey is building a 72 MW wind turbine in Kayseri using 36 of Vestas 2 MW wind turbines.
12 May, 2011
A £38 million wind turbine tower factory is being opened in Mabey Bridge in Chepstow, South Wales, UK.
12 May, 2011
SolarWorld has seen a strong first quarter (Q1) of 2011 with net income more than doubling to €12.5 million compared to the same period last year.
12 May, 2011
Conergy has seen an 8.6% rise in sales in the first quarter of 2011 to €163.3 million despite difficult market conditions.
12 May, 2011
Q-Cells’ first quarter (Q1) results have been hit by weak demand and regulatory uncertainty in France and Italy with sales dropping 46% to €125.1 million.
12 May, 2011
Trojan Battery Company is expanding its AGM product line of deep-cycle batteries for renewable energy storage.
11 May, 2011
Vestas has signed an option agreement for land at the Port of Sheerness, Kent, UK, for the potential building of an offshore wind turbine manufacturing and installation facility for its V164 7 MW offshore wind turbines.
11 May, 2011
Solar photovoltaic (PV) module shipments declined in Q1’11 compared with the previous quarter, for the first time since the beginning of 2009, says IMS Research.
11 May, 2011
US solar thin-film giant First Solar has entered a strategic cooperation framework agreement with China Power International New Energy Holding Ltd (CPINE) for solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in China, the US and other international markets.
11 May, 2011
Eight19 and Cambridge Enterprise, the University of Cambridge’s commercialisation group, have entered an intellectual property (IP) agreement on organic, plastic solar photovoltaic (PV) cells.
10 May, 2011
RenewableUK warns against reducing the UK’s 2020 offshore wind targets in response to the recent report from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).
10 May, 2011
Norwegian Innotech Solar is delivering 4.3 MWp of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules and engineering services for a rooftop installation in Grenada, Spain.
10 May, 2011
Renewable energy could contribute 80% of global energy supply by 2050, according to a report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
10 May, 2011
Qatar is building a carbon neutral model stadium for the 2022 World Cup, which includes solar photovoltaics (PV) and solar cooling technologies.
10 May, 2011
An Aston Martin Vantage FlexFuel was running on bio-methanol (M60) at the British round of the Dutch Supercar Challenge at Donington Park, UK, 7-8 May.
09 May, 2011
The UK Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has concluded that a renewable energy share of around 30% by 2030 would be “appropriate.”
09 May, 2011
Ocean Power Technologies’ (OPT) has started ocean trials of its 150 kW PowerBuoy PB150 wave power device 33 nautical miles off Invergordon, North East Scotland.
09 May, 2011
Insurance provider GCube and South African underwriter C&G have entered a partnership with a total capacity available of just under ZAR4 billion for new renewable energy projects in South Africa.
09 May, 2011
BOC in the UK has enhanced its Hymera portable fuel cell generator, making it suitable for a range of industrial applications, from construction and rail to marine and security.
09 May, 2011
Turkey’s Sanko has commissioned a 320 MW hydropower plant on the Seyhan River using Alstom hydropower technology.
06 May, 2011
The UK think tank Policy Exchange is calling on the UK to abolish its EU renewable energy target and rather focus on energy efficiency and other low-carbon technologies.
06 May, 2011
Welsh universities are performing an environmental assessment of tidal power off the Pembrokeshire coast.
06 May, 2011
Gamesa will deliver 300 MW of wind turbines to China Resources Power’s renewable energy arm, China Resources New Energy Group.
06 May, 2011
Italy has passed Conto Energia IV under which current renewable energy tariffs will be reduced on a monthly basis until the end of 2012, effective from 1 June 2011.
06 May, 2011
Conergy Group is launching its Conergy ON solar photovoltaic (PV) modules to the Canadian market and has entered a manufacturing agreement in Ontario to ensure the solar modules are compliant with Ontario feed-in tariff requirements.
06 May, 2011
The oil and gas industry will have to work together with the offshore renewables industry, according to legal firm Bond Pearce.
06 May, 2011
Biofuels could be key for the aviation transport industry to reach its CO2 emission reduction targets, according to management and strategy consultancy Booz & Company.
05 May, 2011
Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG), Richmond Aerovac and GRPMS will exhibit products for the manufacture of composite wind turbine blades at the All-Energy show in Scotland later this month.
05 May, 2011
There is a need for specific offshore wind regulations to prevent accidents when developing offshore wind farms, according to offshore safety professionals.
05 May, 2011
Solar photovoltaic (PV) could reach 130-200 GW of installed capacity by 2015, according to the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA).
05 May, 2011
Kyocera has supplied 6 MW worth of multicrystalline silicon solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for a solar power plant near Turin, Italy.
05 May, 2011
An Energy Bag has been developed for undersea compressed air energy storage (CAES) of offshore wind, wave and tidal power.
04 May, 2011
Intel and MiaSolé have entered a partnership where Intel will aid MiaSolé with its production of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film solar photovoltaics (PV).
04 May, 2011
Sunways AG has reported an EBIT loss of €3.5 million in the first quarter (Q1) of 2011 compared to an operating profit of €4.7m in the same period last year.
04 May, 2011
Vestas has seen its net loss more than double to €85 million in the first quarter (Q1) of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010 due to a low level of activity during the period.
04 May, 2011
Germany’s first commercial offshore wind farm, the 48.3 MW EnBW Baltic 1, has been commissioned in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Germany.
04 May, 2011
Oil and gas giant Total is buying 60% of SunPower’s Class A and B common shares for US$23.25 per share.
03 May, 2011
UK solar micro inverter systems provider Enecsys has raised £25 million in investment with £11m from Climate Change Capital Private Equity and the remaining balance from existing investors Wellington Partners, NES Partners and Good Energies.
03 May, 2011
REpower AG will supply a total of 110 MW of wind turbines for wind farms in Canada.
03 May, 2011
SunBorne Energy and Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd will supply 100 MW of solar panels over the next two years for projects in India under a framework agreement.
03 May, 2011
Vestas will deliver 100 MW worth of wind turbines to an undisclosed customer for a project in the Shandong Province, China.
03 May, 2011