The integration of suitable energy storage systems with wind or solar farms could significantly enhance the utilization efficiency of renewable energy, and bring considerable financial benefits to the grid.
31 October, 2013
The solar system is expected to generate around 3.3 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity per year for one of Owens Corning’s facilities in New York.
25 October, 2013
Panasonic Eco Solutions North America and Coronal Management, LLC have acquired 16.2 MW of California CREST (California Renewable Energy Small Tariff) projects from Macquarie Capital.
25 October, 2013
Global investment in clean energy was US$45.9billion in the third quarter of 2013, down 14% on the second quarter of this year and 20% below the number for Q3 2012, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
25 October, 2013
Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) has become t two separate, independent companies: REC Solar ASA and REC Silicon ASA, with separate brands and websites.
25 October, 2013
Conergy has been contracted to build a 700 kilowatt photovoltaic power plant for Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California.
21 October, 2013
The Welsh government has appointed a world renowned solar energy research scientist as the second appointment under its £50 million Sêr Cymru programme, which is designed to improve research capability in Wales by attracting world leading scholars to the country.
21 October, 2013
D E Shaw Renewable Investments and Bright Plain Renewable Energy have completed two solar power projects in Lake County, Indiana.
18 October, 2013
XsunX Inc a renewable energy technology, systems, and services company, plans to expand its business to include solar power project development and construction services.
18 October, 2013
First Solar Inc announced today it has entered into an agreement to construct a 250 megawatt (MW) AC solar power plant in Riverside County, California, for a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC.
18 October, 2013
Solana, the world´s largest parabolic trough plant with a total installed capacity of 280 MW (gross) and also the first solar plant in the United States with thermal energy storage, has successfully passed commercial operation tests.
11 October, 2013
German renewable project developer the juwi group has created a new joint venture, juwi Renewable Energies FZCO, to serve customers in North and East Africa and in the Arabic region.
10 October, 2013
Black & Veatch and Brightergy have formed a strategic alliance to develop US$100 million in solar energy projects over the next three years.
10 October, 2013
JinkoSolar Holding Co Ltd has entered into an agreement with Lightsource Renewable Energy, the UK's largest solar energy generator and asset operator, to supply 18.5MWp of solar PV modules for a solar farm project in the UK.
09 October, 2013
Solar inverter manufacturer Ingeteam Inc has supplied inverters and other equipment for a 1.0 MW power station in Glen Arm, Maryland.
08 October, 2013
Canadian Solar Inc’s subsidiary Canadian Solar Solutions has sold two solar power plants, Brockville 2 and Burritts Rapids, to TransCanada Corporation.
07 October, 2013
The US Army Corps of Engineers’ engineering and support centre has awarded contracts to 11 companies to provide design/build support for energy and energy conservation projects internationally.
04 October, 2013
SolarReserve, a US developer of large-scale solar power projects, has received an award for technology excellence for its molten salt power tower technology.
04 October, 2013
Canadian Solar Inc’s subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc, has sold two utility-scale solar power plants totaling 20MW to a fund managed by investment management firm BlackRock.
04 October, 2013
Global PV installations are forecast to rise at the fastest pace in three years in 2014, exceeding 40 GW for the first time and generating installation revenue of more than US$86 billion, according to IHS Inc.
02 October, 2013
Statistics published today by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) showed that the amount of electricity generated from renewable energy sources in the UK reached a new record high of 15.5% of total electricity generation in the second quarter of this year.
01 October, 2013
First Solar Inc has acquired the 250 MWAC photovoltaic Moapa Solar Project in Nevada from K Road Power Holdings LLC.
01 October, 2013