Europe and North Africa could obtain all of their electricity from renewable energy by 2050, if the concept is supported by a single European power market united with a similar market in North Africa.
30 March, 2010
The global wind industry posted another record year in 2009, as cumulative installed wind power capacity grew to 158,000 MW.
30 March, 2010
A US think tank says creating ‘competitive renewable energy zones’ would be a solution to raise the private investment that is needed to update transmission infrastructure, increase capacity for renewable energy and move toward the ‘smart grid.’
30 March, 2010
Constellation Energy has installed a 1.2 MW solar and wind power system at the University of Toledo's Scott Park Campus of Energy and Innovation in Ohio.
29 March, 2010
Siemens will invest £80 million to develop an offshore wind turbine production facility in the UK.
29 March, 2010
China has moved steadily to prevent foreign participation in its renewable energy market, which will have a negative impact on the renewable energy industry in the United States and other countries.
26 March, 2010
The New York State Public Service Commission has approved US$279 million over five years for renewable energy projects, part of the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS).
26 March, 2010
Wales has the potential to generate twice its electricity demand from renewable energy sources within 15 years, according to environment minister Jane Davidson.
26 March, 2010
The New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) will provide US$2.4 million to link a battery and ultracapacitor technologies with wind and solar energy systems.
26 March, 2010
The cost to generate onshore wind can be as low as US$48/MWh and as high as US$188/MWh for offshore wind, according to a detailed analysis by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
26 March, 2010
GE will invest €110 million to develop offshore wind turbine manufacturing facilities in the UK.
25 March, 2010
Renewable energy consultancy Garrad Hassan has updated its wind farm design software, GH WindFarmer 4.1.
25 March, 2010
A new programme will streamline and accelerate the permitting and siting process for large-scale renewable energy projects in California, USA.
24 March, 2010
The UK New and Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) has opened its 27 m tall wind turbine training tower at its facilities in Blyth, Northumberland.
19 March, 2010
A California-based wind energy developer has acquired a 283 MW wildlife-friendly wind farm along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in southern Texas.
19 March, 2010
Wind measurement equipment provider NRG Systems has introduced a 34 m system to support small-scale wind energy projects and wind energy research.
17 March, 2010
A bipartisan group of state governors want President Obama and Congress to adopt a set of recommendations that will develop wind energy across the United States.
17 March, 2010
Growth in the three renewable energy sectors last year was 11.4% over 2008, and their US$139 billion in aggregate revenue will reach US$326bn by 2019.
17 March, 2010
Wind energy employed 550,000 people at the end of last year and will employ 670,000 by the end of 2010, predicts the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA).
16 March, 2010
Construction work on the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm, UK, began on 9 March.
15 March, 2010
The European Union will surpass its target to consume 20% of its energy from renewable energy sources by 2020, according to national forecasts submitted by its member states.
12 March, 2010
The US wind industry, through the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), has called on Congress to pass a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) to save and create US jobs.
11 March, 2010
The feed-in tariff in the province of Ontario has approved the first trache of larger solar energy projects.
11 March, 2010
The Government of Australia has released its first national Energy Resource Assessment, concluding that wind energy and other renewable energy sources are expected to become increasingly significant.
10 March, 2010
A study in North Carolina suggests that solar and wind energy could supply 94% of the electricity needs in the state.
09 March, 2010
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has offered a conditional commitment on a US$117 million loan guarantee to finance construction of a 30 MW wind energy project in Kahuku, Hawaii.
09 March, 2010
An organisation to progress policy towards construction of a pan-European offshore supergrid, Friends of the Supergrid, has been set up.
08 March, 2010
Small wind regional test centres to test small wind turbines will be set up by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program and four partners.
08 March, 2010
LM Glasfiber is setting up a fourth wind turbine blade facility in Jiangyin, China, following a contract with Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Envision for 2 GW worth of wind turbine blades.
05 March, 2010
The state of Colorado, USA, could create thousands of jobs if it approves legislation to require large utilities to increase their use of renewable energy.
03 March, 2010
Iberdrola Renovables will base an offshore wind division in Glasgow, Scotland, to promote wind energy projects that will amount to 10 GW of capacity.
03 March, 2010
Offshore electricity grids in the North and Baltic Sea are being slowed by political and regulatory differences between bordering countries, according to the OffshoreGrid consortium.
02 March, 2010
The state of Massachusetts has launched a new financing plan that will support renewable energy and energy efficiency projects at state buildings, saving millions of dollars in energy costs each year while creating jobs and supporting the administration's clean energy goals.
01 March, 2010
Targets for climate change are ambitious but are achievable if the Scottish Government considers support for green heat and other non-traded energy.
01 March, 2010
The juwi group of Germany is expanding in Germany and the USA – “one of the world’s largest growth markets for renewable energies.”
01 March, 2010
SeaEnergy Renewables has been named ‘Company of the Year’ at the Rosenblatt New Energy Awards 2010.
01 March, 2010
Seajacks International will provide the basic design package for two or more new offshore wind farm installation jack-up vessels to GustoMSC.
01 March, 2010