Solar photovoltaic (PV) demand from China and Japan during the second half of 2013 is forecast to reach 9 GW, representing an increase of 100% compared to the first half and 70% compared to the second half of 2013, says a new NPD Solarbuzz report.
30 August, 2013
Alterra Power Corp has completed its purchase of the ABW Solar project in partnership with GE Energy Financial Services.
30 August, 2013
FLI Energy has begun construction of a biomethane-to-grid anaerobic digestion (AD)plant in Suffolk, UK.
30 August, 2013
Researchers from the James Hutton Institute, the University of Dundee, VIB and Ghent University (Belgium) and the University of Wisconsin (USA) have identified a new lignin gene which could improve the conversion of biomass to energy.
29 August, 2013
A new Energy Department study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) says that, in the US, by 2025 wind and solar power electricity generation could become cost-competitive without federal subsidies.
28 August, 2013
Gevo, reportedly the world's only commercial producer of bio-isobutanol,has opened a demonstration-scale paraxylene plant in Silsbee, Texas.
28 August, 2013
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to provide US$230 million backing to support investment in hydropower, wind, geothermal and photovoltaic renewable energy schemes across Central America.
28 August, 2013
Haiti-based Sonamar SA and Bangalore-based VayuGrid have signed a joint venture agreement to develop agricultural zones in Haiti to produce biofuels for the country.
27 August, 2013
Demand for energy storage systems in Asia-Pacific has been boosted by escalating electricity prices, improving grid reliability and demand for electricity, says a report from Frost & Sullivan.
26 August, 2013
From April 2015, biomass producers in the UK will be required to demonstrate their fuel is sustainable or lose financial support from the government.
23 August, 2013
Brazilian government energy agency EPE has approved 377 wind projects with a combined installed capacity of 8.999GW.
23 August, 2013
Magellan Power has released Solar Gate, technology which could help those with large solar installations keep the energy they generate for their own use.
23 August, 2013
Goldpoly New Energy Holdings Limited has entered into an agreement with a number of Chinese solar companies to buy 400MW of solar power plants.
23 August, 2013
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India and the US Department of Energy (DOE) have developed an online Indian Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policy Database (IREEED) that aims at disseminating information on the renewable energy and energy efficiency policy and regulatory framework in India.
22 August, 2013
A rising demand for green electricity across Europe could boost investment in countries’ transmission and distribution (T&D) infrastructure, says research and consulting firm GlobalData.
22 August, 2013
Lignol Energy Corporation (LEC), a specialist in advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals, plans to invest up to a further A$1,000,000 in Territory Biofuels Limited (TBF), the owner of the largest biodiesel plant in Australia.
21 August, 2013
The Scottish government has put aside £3 million for people living in fuel poverty get their own green energy supply.
21 August, 2013
Duke Energy Renewables has acquired Sunset Reservoir Solar Power Project, a 4.5 megawatt AC solar plant, from solar developer Recurrent Energy.
21 August, 2013
The installed price of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the United States fell substantially in 2012 and through the first half of 2013, according to the latest edition of Tracking the Sun, an annual cost report produced by the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
20 August, 2013
Quarterly solar photovoltaic (PV) module shipments for 20 leading PV manufacturers exceeded 5.8 GW during the second quarter of 2013, a growth of 21% from Q2 2012.
19 August, 2013
GE has opened the Paldiski Wind Farm on the Pakri peninsula in northwestern Estonia.
19 August, 2013
“Solar is critically important to our nation’s energy security and national security – and we’re doing our part to fight climate change,” said the head of the Solar Energy Industries Association, Rhone Resch, stressing the sector has a key role to play to ensure the lights stay on should disaster strike.
13 August, 2013
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12 August, 2013
Offshore wind power specialist Deepwater Wind New England LLC has won the US government’s lease sale for renewable energy in federal waters, gaining two leases for a wind energy area of 66,671 hectares offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts for wind energy development.
08 August, 2013
Alstom has opened a factory in Canoas in Rio Grande do Sul State, in the southern part of Brazil, with the capacity to produce 120 steel towers per year – enough to supply approximately 350 MW of electricity.
08 August, 2013
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07 August, 2013
GCube, a provider of renewable energy insurance services, has published a report summarising the most common wind energy insurance claims made in the United States.
07 August, 2013
UK government and business have published a long-term strategy to strengthen the UK’s position in the offshore wind industry.
07 August, 2013
While annual wind power additions in the United States achieved record levels in 2012, wind energy pricing is near an all-time low, says a new report released by the US Department of Energy.
07 August, 2013
Global wind and solar developer Mainstream Renewable Power and Japanese trading company Marubeni Corporation have agreed a €100 million equity investment deal in which Marubeni gains an around 25 per cent holding in Mainstream.
07 August, 2013
Community leaders in San Francisco have put together a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) plan, CleanPowerSF, with the aim of building of local, renewable energy generation facilities in the city of San Francisco.
06 August, 2013
Following its bankruptcy filing a few weeks ago, PV specialist Gehrlicher Solar AG could have a new investor.
05 August, 2013
Electricity generated from renewable sources in the UK in 2012 increased by 19 per cent on 2011, according to official figures published by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change.
05 August, 2013
The world solar PV market saw a pickup in June, enjoying a “warm summer of demand” according to Bloomberg’s Solar Shipment Index.
05 August, 2013