A 10 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project using First Solar modules and funded by Verve Energy, GE Energy Financial Services and the Western Australian Government, is under way in Australia.
31 August, 2011
GE Global Research is looking into wind turbine generators in the 10-15 MW range using MRI technology under a two-year, US$3 million project from the US Department of Energy (DoE).
31 August, 2011
The US solar industry achieved a positive trade flow of US$1.9 billion globally in 2010, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association's (SEIA) and GTM Research’s U.S. Solar Energy Trade Assessment 2011.
31 August, 2011
US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has approved a transmission line on public lands connecting a 250 MW solar power project to the energy grid in California.
31 August, 2011
China is expected to set a target of 3 GW rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity by 2015 and 25 GW by 2020 according to media reports.
31 August, 2011
The Department of Energy has finalised a partial guarantee for an US$852 million loan to support the 250 MW Genesis Solar concentrating solar power (CSP) project in California, USA.
30 August, 2011
Altamont Pass wind farm in California is replacing nearly 2000 of its wind turbines with 100 2.3 MW wind turbines from Siemens.
30 August, 2011
The UK's Renewable Energy Association has launched a campaign urging the Government to Back Biomass heat and power in its proposals on the incentives regime for renewable energy.
30 August, 2011
GT Advanced Technologies Inc has acquired Confluence Solar Inc, the developer of a continuously-fed Czochralski (CCz) growth technology enabling the production of high efficiency monocrystalline solar ingots.
30 August, 2011
Natural Power has demonstrated matched performance of its continuous wave wind lidar, ZephIR, to a calibrated wind tunnel as part of a Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation (DNATF) project.
30 August, 2011
Iberdrola Renewables has begun the installation process of the 400 MW Wikinger offshore wind farm off the German coast of the Baltic Sea.
29 August, 2011
Mainstream Renewable Power has signed an Agreement for Lease (AFL) with The Crown Estate for the 450MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm in Scottish waters.
29 August, 2011
SMA has expanded the capacity of its Sunny Tower solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter system to include 30 through 48 kW configurations.
29 August, 2011
Natural Power and Inova Energy will cooperate on developing wind power asset management services in Brazil.
29 August, 2011
A coalition of 24 governors from both major parties and each region of the USA wants President Obama to provide better conditions for wind power developments.
29 August, 2011
DTE Energy has signed a contract to purchase 120 MW from a wind farm in Tuscola, Bay and Saginaw counties, MI, USA.
26 August, 2011
Providing renewable energy to the 1.4 billion people living without electricity is the No. 1 priority of the United Nations, says UN's Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
26 August, 2011
UK wind generation more than doubled in the second quarter (Q2) of 2011, rising 131.1%, compared to the same period last year.
26 August, 2011
Neptune Wind LLC is planning a 500 MW offshore wind farm between Massachusetts and Rhode Island, USA.
26 August, 2011
German rail company Deutsche Bahn (DB) is increasing its use of renewable energy such as wind power as it aims to become CO2 free by 2050.
26 August, 2011
Japan's lower house of parliament has passed a bill to subsidise renewable energy generation.
25 August, 2011
Clipper Wind Power has scrapped the 10 MW Britannia wind turbine project for the UK Round 3 offshore wind development.
25 August, 2011
US biodiesel production in the first half of 2011 has already surpassed the total for 2010, spurred by Congress' reinstatement of the biofuel tax incentive.
25 August, 2011
SOLON is cutting 60 jobs at its solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing facility in Tucson, Arizona, as part of its new US operations strategy.
25 August, 2011
The UK's Technology Strategy Board is investing up to £4.5 million in collaborative research and development to encourage industrial end-users to work with supply chains and innovators to create new products and services for a sustainable economy.
25 August, 2011
The US Departments of Agriculture, Energy and the Navy will invest up to US$510 million over the next three years in partnership with the private sector to produce drop-in aviation and marine biofuels for military and commercial transportation.
24 August, 2011
Trina Solar Australia Pty Ltd has entered into a strategic partnership for solar photovoltaics (PV) with Australian energy company Origin Energy Australia.
24 August, 2011
SunPower Corp and LS Power's subsidiary, White Oak Solar Energy LLC, have opened the 10 MW Dover SUN Park solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Dover, DE, USA.
24 August, 2011
Statkraft will build the 60 MW Stamåsen 1 wind farm in Sweden in addition to another wind farm already under construction in Central Sweden.
24 August, 2011
A new engineering research centre (ERC) for Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Technologies (QESST) is being set up at Arizona State University in cooperation with several partners.
24 August, 2011
An array of seismic sondes will be deployed to monitor seismic activity at the Eden Project's deep geothermal development in the UK.
23 August, 2011
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Department of Energy (DoE) have awarded 10 grants totalling US$12.2 million to spur research into the cost efficiency of growing biofuels and bioenergy crops.
23 August, 2011
First Solar's 550 MW Desert Sunlight Solar Farm east of Palm Springs, California, has been approved by US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar.
23 August, 2011
Ascent Solar of Colorado, USA, and China's TFG Radian Group have entered a US$450 million long-term strategic partnership for copper indium gallium diselendie (CIGS) solar photovoltaic (PV) production in East Asia.
23 August, 2011
The focus on renewable energy in Europe is creating opportunities for the energy storage market, which could see revenues of US$2 billion by 2017, according to analyst Frost & Sullivan.
23 August, 2011
First Olsen Ltd has acquired a 60% stake in the developer of the Bucket Foundation for offshore wind turbines and met masts, Universal Foundation A/S.
22 August, 2011
A 4.8 MW waste-to-energy project has opened at Veolia Environment North America's Wisconsin Hickory Meadows Landfill.
22 August, 2011
SCHOTT Solar is supplying 67,000 solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for two solar power projects north of Bangkok, Thailand, by Phoenix Solar Singapore.
22 August, 2011
Italy could overtake Germany as the world's largest solar photovoltaic (PV) market, according to analyst SolarPlaza.
22 August, 2011
Southwest Windpower has received GL Renewables Certification for its2.4 kW Skystream 3.7, 50/60 Hz small wind turbine.
22 August, 2011
Investment in renewable fuel start-ups with flexible feedstock or diverse end products reached an all-time high of US$698 million in 2010, according to Lux Research.
19 August, 2011
Electrovaya Inc is supplying a 1.2 MWh battery storage system for a demonstration project related to renewable energy installations in Ontario, Canada.
19 August, 2011
The merger between Applied Materials and Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, a provider of ion implantation equipment for semiconductor chips and solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, is one step closer to finalisation.
19 August, 2011
Hydropower development company SN Power has bought Energias do Paraná Ltda (Enerpar) from Norske Skog Group for BRL120 million (~US$70m).
19 August, 2011
Sputnik Engineering's SolarMax central solar inverter 330TS-SV has received certification from the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW).
19 August, 2011
Atlantis Resources Corporation has connected its 1 MW AR1000 tidal turbine to the grid at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, UK.
18 August, 2011
Texas could see the installation of the US' first offshore wind farm ahead of the planned Cape Wind offshore wind farm.
18 August, 2011
Tesco's waste-to-energy derived ethanol biofuel has qualified for Ofgem's Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs).
18 August, 2011
Ecotricity has erected a third wind turbine at Ford’s expanded Dagenham Diesel Centre in the UK.
18 August, 2011
EDF Energy Renewables has selected Siemens to provide its 2.3 MW wind turbines for the 62 MW Teesside Offshore Windfarm, UK.
18 August, 2011
E.ON Climate & Renewables North America has ordered 112 units of Vestas’ V100 1.8 MW wind turbines, totalling 202 MW, for a project in the US.
17 August, 2011
Solar cell manufacturer Evergreen Solar has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection at the US Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.
17 August, 2011
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation is buying solar and other speciality films manufacturer Solar Gard Speciality Firms from Bekaert.
17 August, 2011
New York’s Soltas Energy Corporation has taken a majority stake in Sunergy America LLC of Wall, New Jersey, USA.
17 August, 2011
The Chinese feed-in tariff could give a major boost to the solar industry increasing installations by a combined 1.5 GW in 2011 and 2012, but the devil is in the details, says IHS iSuppli.
17 August, 2011
The 7 MW Ukishima Solar Power Plant has commenced operation in Kawasaki, Japan.
16 August, 2011
The EU has complained to the World Trade Organization (WTO) about the requirement of a certain share of renewable energy equipment and services to be sourced locally under the Ontario feed-in tariff.
16 August, 2011
Researchers have located the gene controlling ethanol production capacity in a microorganism, which could lead to increased biomass ethanol yield at lower costs.
16 August, 2011
The California Energy Commission has approved the construction of a 570 MW solar thermal and gas hybrid power plant in Los Angeles County.
16 August, 2011
The small wind turbine manufacturer has seen MSC certification of its third small wind turbine, the Proven 11, for the UK market.
16 August, 2011
The Stockton on Tees plant will be capable of processing thousands of tonnes of waste into energy
15 August, 2011
Three solar power projects in Thailand are being planned, with a total capacity of 118 MW
15 August, 2011
The two companies have started a programme to use jatropha hybrids for biodiesel production in India
15 August, 2011
GE Energy has entered into an agreement with California-based eSolar, which specialises in tower-based concentrating solar thermal technology.
15 August, 2011
The Indian government has rejected two of 37 solar projects awarded in its first national renewable auction, but has accepted a number of solar thermal plants.
15 August, 2011
The changes could significant create opportunities for renewable projects
15 August, 2011
The two US patents cover technology to improve the performance of silicon nanowire solar cells.
12 August, 2011
Two new Drax biomass stations in Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire have been given the go ahead.
12 August, 2011
Solar thermal projects in the US have attracted billions of dollars in the second quarter of 2011.
12 August, 2011
The silicone encapsulant claims to enable flexible thin-film modules to be laminated using roll-to-roll processing.
12 August, 2011
RWE, E.ON and WindMW plan to construct a maintenance and operations base for offshore wind farms in the North Sea
11 August, 2011
The power purchase agreement with Samsung will provide energy from wind projects to the Ontario Power Authority.
11 August, 2011
Octopus Investments is hoping to make further investment in renewable energy with funding from some of its lower risk, capital preservation-focused investments.
11 August, 2011
The rates are higher than those proposed by many solar power developers in the country.
11 August, 2011
The sensor array will manage hundreds of interactions critical to large-scale algae production sites
10 August, 2011
The solar manufacturer has announced plans to open a new cell and panel factory in Mexicali.
10 August, 2011
The 288MW offshore wind farm Meerwind off the coast of Germany is expected to be completed by 2013.
10 August, 2011
First Solar will supply solar panels on the expansion of the solar complex in Nevada.
09 August, 2011
Under the deal in Ireland Natural Power will monitor Bord Gáis Energy’s wind farms in Ireland.
09 August, 2011
The large-scale solar energy project in Arizona was bought from First Solar.
09 August, 2011
British Antarctic Survey has bought two solar photovoltaic (PV) systems for its new research building.
09 August, 2011
Centrotherm Photovoltaics has predicted significant demand for high-performance cells and modules from solar cell manufacturers over the coming months.
08 August, 2011
UK-based AFC Energy, which is developing low cost alkaline fuel cells, has announced the successful completion of a rigorous hazard and operability (HAZOP) study of its commercial fuel cell Beta System.
08 August, 2011
Researchers are aspiring to show that a network of wind and solar-powered data centres could transform the data and renewable energy industries.
08 August, 2011
Joule has patented its method for increasing the ethanol production capability of a photosynthetic microorganism.
08 August, 2011
Polish manufacturer dtw has been a long-term supplier of components for solar inverter production for SMA.
08 August, 2011
The new Sunny Boy inverters, approved for temperatures down to -40°C, are available to the Canadian market.
08 August, 2011
A 900 MW HVDC transmission link will connect North Sea wind farms to the German power grid.
05 August, 2011
Wind power capacity will increase but EU member states will have vastly different growth rates, according to the EWEA.
05 August, 2011
The purchase brings RTR Group’s installed solar photovoltaic (PV) portfolio to 241 MW.
05 August, 2011
Prysmian and Siemens have won contracts for the HelWin2 project linking offshore wind farms in the North Sea to mainland Germany.
05 August, 2011
IMS Research forecasts over 22 GW of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity will added in 2011.
04 August, 2011
The Canadian government has refused to commit new funding to a CAD$1.4 billion programme to fund renewable energy projects, according to Bloomberg.
04 August, 2011
The 900 MW Kunitomi solar panel plant in Japan is now open for commercial operations.
04 August, 2011
Technip has signed an offshore wind deal with Iberdrola at its new engineering centre in Aberdeen.
04 August, 2011
Researchers at the Fraunhofer ISE have developed a new three-phase charger to be used in charging stations and in electric vehicles.
03 August, 2011
The wind turbine manufacturer credits internationalisation and efficiency for increases in its income and revenue.
03 August, 2011
South Africa’s news 20-year plan calls for 42% of new energy generation capacity to come from renewable sources.
03 August, 2011
SunPower and Citi have set up a US$105 million fund for residential solar leasing projects in 8 US states.
03 August, 2011
Veeco has announced it will end manufacture of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar systems as it posts Q2 2011 financial results.
03 August, 2011
The grant will allow a team of researchers in Victoria to continue the development of plastic solar cells.
02 August, 2011
General Motors Ventures has made a US$7.5 million equity investment into Sunlogics and signed commercial agreements with the solar developer.
02 August, 2011
A Fortune 500 company has placed an order for two full-scale FT microchannel reactors for a synthetic fuels plant in the US.
02 August, 2011
The final wind turbine has been installed on Vattenfall’s offshore wind farm in Barrow off the coast of North-West England.
02 August, 2011
NextEra Energy Resources will continue to develop its wind energy portfolio as it announces its second quarter results.
01 August, 2011
The University of Stuttgart’s wind tunnel can test components of wind turbines for aerodynamic performance.
01 August, 2011
The companies aim to improve the roll-out of electric mobility in Spain by promoting each others' products.
01 August, 2011
RWE npower renewables is no longer backing the planned 4 MW wave energy project based in Scotland.
01 August, 2011
Solaria says the UK is one of its strategic core growth markets because of high solar photovoltaic (PV) demand.
01 August, 2011