British renewable energy companies are being urged to join a UK government-backed trade mission to Mongolia. The country has a rapidly expanding economy, and its government is actively encouraging a renewable energy agenda.
28 March, 2013
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has approved a total of US$288 million in financing for two wind power projects in Pakistan and Peru.
28 March, 2013
the first time First Solar became the world’s largest photovoltaic (PV) EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contractor in 2012, with more than 500 megawatts (MW) of projects completed.
28 March, 2013
Leading companies in the micro combined heat and power (micro CHP) sector in the UK have set out a strategic vision for the role of micro CHP as a key component of an emerging smarter energy sector.
27 March, 2013
The company has announced it will sell or shut down its loss-making solar energy operations.
27 March, 2013
Another day, another top ten turbine manufacturer list: this time it's MAKE Consulting, and it has Vestas at number 1.
27 March, 2013
The Scottish Government has given consent for the development of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay.
26 March, 2013
The Swiss solar equipment maker is expected to ask shareholders for 150 million Swiss francs (US$159.5 million) after a slump in demand for solar cells pushed it to a full-year loss.
26 March, 2013
Members of the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Committee suggest that targets and milestones should be set for the period to 2050.
26 March, 2013
The new organisation has made its first direct equity investment in offshore wind through acquiring a 24.95% stake in Rhyl Flats Wind Farm.
22 March, 2013
Investment in renewable energy in the UK could be at risk if construction on EDF’s Hinkley Point nuclear power station – the first nuclear power station to receive planning approval in the UK since Sizewell B over two decades ago- is allowed to proceed, according to environmental group Greenpeace.
21 March, 2013
Suntech Power Holdings, the China-based maker of solar panels, declared bankruptcy on Wednesday, the state news agency Xinhua said.
20 March, 2013
Government incentives such as feed-in tariff systems, along with support mechanisms for energy independence, have promoted the use of renewable energy, thereby lending momentum to the inverter market for renewable energy systems in Europe, according to new research by Frost & Sullivan.
20 March, 2013
The SolarExcel company, based in Venray (Netherlands), has developed a proprietary light trapping technology that it says can significantly increase the efficiency of solar panels.
19 March, 2013
Planning consent was given today for construction of the first new nuclear power station in the UK since 1995.
19 March, 2013
Analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance shows that the energy reserves contained in wind and bioenergy projects in the US and Brazil are significant compared to oil and gas.
19 March, 2013
A new report suggests that Japan could overtake Germany and the US
18 March, 2013
The UK Renewable Energy Association has published its first ever industry confidence survey, finding "modest optimism" in the short term, but some doubts over key policies.
18 March, 2013
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15 March, 2013
EU Member States will have to plan the use of their sea space and work together where they share a sea basin, according to a proposed European Commission Directive on maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management published today in Brussels.
14 March, 2013
the European Parliament has called for the "successful" 2020 renewable energy target to be prolonged to 2030.
14 March, 2013
The solar industry in the US added a record 3.3 GW of Capacity last year...
14 March, 2013
The company says it will have a prototype ready for display at the Intersolar Munich event later this year.
14 March, 2013
The projects in Somerset, Devon and Buckinghamshire range from 2.2MW to 5.8MW
14 March, 2013
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13 March, 2013
Solar Frontier has announced today achievement of bankability with UniCredit Leasing, a leading European company for asset-based financing solutions.
13 March, 2013
The Wind Review’s wind index concludes that the windiest locations, compared against long-term average, were Iceland, the Baltic and Denmark.
12 March, 2013
The company has opened a regional office in Boston to cover the US North-East markets.
12 March, 2013
Alstom and NaturEner Energy Canada will supply up to 414 MW of wind turbines for NaturEner’s Wild Rose Projects in Alberta.
07 March, 2013
The award has been made as part of the Offshore Wind Component Technologies Development and Demonstration scheme, which is aimed at technologies that have the potential to reduce the cost of offshore wind.
05 March, 2013
The new polycrystalline module features cells based on Q.ANTUM technology, which the company says generates higher module power.
04 March, 2013