3TIER’s wind performance maps for the third quarter of 2010, show that in general, North American winds were up, whereas European winds were down.
29 October, 2010
The Swedish fuel cell developer Cellkraft has driven a fuel cell powered small boat on a lengthy trip through the Stockholm archipelago. The journey was made to test the reliability of the Cellkraft PEM fuel cells, running on hydrogen reformed from methanol.
29 October, 2010
A vehicle running on polymer solar cells capable of carrying one person has been demonstrated at Risø DTU, Denmark.
29 October, 2010
Fraunhofer ISE has received the EARTO Innovation Prize for its development of a solar concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) system.
29 October, 2010
Renewable energy project developer, the juwi-Group, has established a subsidiary in India.
29 October, 2010
The renewable energy cluster at Port of Blyth has announced two long term deals linked to the offshore wind sector.
29 October, 2010
A network of Technology and Innovation Centres will be created to drive growth and bridge the gap between universities and businesses, helping to commercialise the outputs of Britain’s research base.
29 October, 2010
Siemens has concluded a framework agreement with Enel Green Power for the supply and maintenance of up to 260 wind turbines with a capacity of 600 MW for European onshore wind farm projects.
29 October, 2010
Spanish wind farm manufacturer Gamesa receives new contracts in China to supply 197 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 251 MW.
29 October, 2010
Indian Energy has entered into an agreement with Suzlon Energy Ltd. for the construction of a 50.4 MW wind farm at Tejuva in the state of Rajastan.
28 October, 2010
The solar photovoltaic (PV) market in 66 Sunbelt countries identified by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) could have 1.1 TW installed solar PV capacity by 2030.
28 October, 2010
UK's Narec is developing an offshore wind farm site in the North Sea comprising up to 20 'pods' at which tenants may deploy their prototype or pre-commercial wind turbines and foundations.
28 October, 2010
General Electric (GE) and Glen Dimplex, a European home heating and appliance company, have signed a joint development agreement to accelerate the availability of smart grid technologies for European homes.
28 October, 2010
UK-based Oxford Photovoltaics has scooped £100,000 to commercialise new solar glazing technology, which the judges believe has the potential to become a dominant solution in the Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) market.
28 October, 2010
Scottish ministers have approved the schemes to limit the visual impact of existing wirescape around Beauly-Denny upgrade.
28 October, 2010
Hareon Solar, a manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells, has announced the installation of the Applied Materials SmartFactory manufacturing system in its Chinese plants.
28 October, 2010
Alstom says it will have installed 80 MW of its ECO 100 wind turbines in France by the end of 2010, across four wind farms.
27 October, 2010
German Wagner & Co and UK solar photovoltaic (PV) equipment provider AC Solartechnic Ltd, are setting up a joint venture (JV), Wagner Solar UK.
27 October, 2010
Solar photovoltaic (PV) panel production could grow 92% in 2010, eclipsing the previously estimated 15 GW, according to GTM Research.
27 October, 2010
MeyGen will develop a potential 400 MW tidal power site as part of the 1.6 GW Pentland Firth and Orkney Islands wave and tidal power leasing round by the UK Crown Estate.
27 October, 2010
REC ASA’s net loss from total operations in the third quarter (Q3) 2010 narrowed 11% to NOK896 million as revenues soared 83% to NOK3783m.
27 October, 2010
Australia’s Clean Energy Council says the cost of supporting residential solar power is a drop in the ocean compared to billions of dollars in network costs that are driving big increases in electricity prices in New South Wales, Australia.
26 October, 2010
Offshore wind turbines could be sited in deeper water off the UK coast using floating foundations, according to the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).
26 October, 2010
Oregon-based IdaTech, a leading developer and manufacturer of extended-run backup power fuel cell products, has acquired the assets of Plug Power’s GenSys® liquid petroleum gas (LPG) off-grid and GenCore® backup power stationary fuel cell product lines.
26 October, 2010
Good Energies and NIBC Infrastructure Partners are acquiring the solar photovoltaic (PV) plants Finsterwalde II and Finsterwalde III totalling 40 MWp in Brandenburg, Germany, from Q-Cells SE.
26 October, 2010
aleo solar AG is increasing its total annual solar module production capacity across its three factories from 250 MW to 390 MW by the end of 2011.
26 October, 2010
Vestas says 3000 jobs could be axed – mainly in Denmark – as the wind power market fails to recover according to expectations.
26 October, 2010
Biofuel capacity could expand to 53 billion gallons in 2015, representing an annual growth of 7.8%, while bio-based materials boom to 8.1 million tonnes with an annual growth of 17.7%, according to Lux Research.
25 October, 2010
Oerlikon Solar will provide a 40 MW turnkey thin-film silicon solar photovoltaic (PV) production line to China’s Hunan Gongchuang Photovoltaic Science & Technology Co Ltd.
25 October, 2010
Alstom and BrightSource Energy will provide solar thermal power plants to the Mediterranean ring and Africa.
25 October, 2010
Gamesa will locate its global offshore wind headquarters in London with plans to invest up to €150 million by 2014.
25 October, 2010
The UK Government has announced £60 million in funding to establish offshore wind manufacturing at British ports.
25 October, 2010
The European Hydrogen Association (EHA) and the European Regions and Municipalities Partnership for hydrogen and fuel cells (HyRaMP) have called for accelerated support from the EU, national and local governments to ensure a sustainable build-up of hydrogen infrastructure in Europe.
22 October, 2010
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has won a major conract for setting up Grid-Interactive solar power plants of 1100 kW capacity on a turnkey basis, in the Lakshadweep islands.
21 October, 2010
The Corporation has announced that its solar module KD210GH-2PU is the first in the world to have passed the major sub-tests of the new “Long-Term Sequential Test” performed by TÜV Rheinland Japan Ltd. which independently evaluates solar module quality and reliability.
21 October, 2010
After a tense few weeks amid headlines of doom and gloom for renewable energy development in Britain, the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) announcements made to date leave room for optimism.
21 October, 2010
The organisation will use ITM Power’s transportable high pressure refuelling unit.
21 October, 2010
The two organisations have inked a letter of intent to construct a solar silicon manufacturing facility in the Canadian province, as well as set up a long term power purchase agreement.
20 October, 2010
A surge of prototype projects could signal dramatic growth in ocean energy industry, reports IHS.
19 October, 2010
The World Wind Energy Association expects global capacity to reach almost 200 GW in 2010 but calls for further improvements in national and International policies.
19 October, 2010
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne argued there was "no strategic case at this time for public funding" of a scheme to generate energy in the Severn estuary.
19 October, 2010
Clipper Windpower has agreed to a US$223 million buyout by United Technologies Corporation as its struggles continue.
19 October, 2010
Sunways AG claims to be the first industrial user of an innovative measuring system, used in the development of high-efficiency silicon solar cells.
19 October, 2010
At the China Wind Power show in Beijing, DSM Composite Resins launched a new resin for wind turbine blade applications.
18 October, 2010
The NanoMarkets report concludes that there will be a growing market for energy storage systems that will remove some of the major obstacles to wind generation and create a business opportunity for such systems.
18 October, 2010
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18 October, 2010
The researchers from the U.S. and France report the development of a micro-supercapacitor with "remarkable" properties.
17 October, 2010
Projects will be located at Baoding headquarters and in Hainan province.
15 October, 2010
China’s wind power can reach 230 GW of installed capacity by 2020, and its annual electricity output of 464.9 TWh could replace 200 coal fire power plants, according to China Wind Power Outlook 2010, a new report jointly released by Greenpeace, the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association (CREIA), and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
15 October, 2010
One of Germany's most outspoken environmental politicians has died, at the age of 66. Hermann Scheer, a Social Democratic member of the German parliament, was a leading campaigner for renewable energy, in particular solar power.
15 October, 2010
Multi-year relationship moves to development phase to create solar arrays with increased efficiency.
15 October, 2010
The SolarTie solution combines two of AMSC’s proprietary technologies – D-VAR STATCOM solutions and PowerModule power converter systems.
14 October, 2010
The new films - aimed at the solar thermal electricity and PV sectors respectively - are further evidence of the company leveraging its broad technology portfolio to commercialise innovative products.
14 October, 2010
Quarterly manufacturing capacity added during Q3 2010 broke through the GW barrier for the first time, driving PV equipment spending to a new quarterly high, according to the Solarbuzz PV Equipment Quarterly.
14 October, 2010
Wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Blade Technology has chosen MSC.Software simulation products for the design of its next generation of composite wind turbine blades.
14 October, 2010
Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa and the shipbuilding division of US defence company Northrop Grumman Corporation have signed an agreement to launch Gamesa’s first prototype offshore wind turbine in the USA, and to jointly develop new offshore wind systems.
14 October, 2010
Tranche A, covers an area of 2000 km (squared) and lies in the south west section of the Dogger Bank Zone in the UK, closest to land.
13 October, 2010
Wind could meet 12% of global power demand by 2020, and up to 22% by 2030, according to a study published today by the Global Wind Energy Council and Greenpeace International.
13 October, 2010
Totempower Energy Systems Ltd – a cleantech start-up which aims to create small-scale wind turbines that are cheaper, more efficient, and easier to install and maintain than current models – has launched, with backing from City University in London.
13 October, 2010
International Energy Agency (IEA) calculations based on preliminary data show that China has now overtaken the U.S. to become the world's largest energy user.
12 October, 2010
Masdar City, the emerging global clean technology cluster being built on the outskirts of the UAE capital Abu Dhabi, has set out the conclusions of a comprehensive review of the sustainable development’s master plan.
12 October, 2010
The replacement of the six AREVA wind nacelles has been completed at Germany’s first offshore windfarm, Alpha Ventus.
12 October, 2010
Friends of the Supergrid (FOSG) which aims to progress policy towards the construction of a pan-European Supergrid, has appointed its first CEO Ana Aguado.
12 October, 2010
Researchers at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences at Aas, Norway, claim to have broken the code for hyper-effective production of biofuels.
11 October, 2010
First Solar and Enbridge have completed the 80 MW Sarnia Solar Project, a solar photovoltaic (PV) facility in Ontario, Canada, said to be the biggest in the world.
11 October, 2010
The company reports that it has signed agreements with 7 key customers for a 380 MW increase in orders for 2011 over previously announced volumes.
11 October, 2010
Politicians, environmental campaign groups, unions and academics are among those to have called for the protection of the UK’s solar power industry in an open letter to Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne.
11 October, 2010
The CBI is calling for the UK Government to encourage the use of non-recyclable waste to meet the country’s energy needs.
11 October, 2010
Gurit will double the manufacturing capacity for its PVCell™ G-Foam core materials in China. The products are designed for use in the manufacture of wind turbine blades for the Chinese market.
11 October, 2010
Portuguese Sea For Life has developed a gravitational wave energy absorber, WEGA, which could see a prototype in the sea next year.
11 October, 2010
Researchers at the University of Stanford has found that by configuring the thickness of several layers of films, an organic polymer solar thin-film could absorb as much as 10 time more energy than previously thought possible.
08 October, 2010
A new solar powered Automatic Weather Station (AWS) is set to go live on the Isle of Strome, Pentland Firth, which will help map tidal and other marine energy conditions.
08 October, 2010
New insight into the structure of switchgrass and poplars is fueling discussions that could result in more efficient methods to turn biomass into biofuel.
08 October, 2010
Hydro will invest about NOK850 million to upgrade the Rjukan hydropower system in Telemark, southeast Norway between 2011 and 2015.
08 October, 2010
Ofgem's prediction that the UK solar market is likely to reach 60 MW by the end of 2010 and 250 MW in 2011, has spurred Solar Power UK to extend its programme.
08 October, 2010
Metso will develop and supply an automation system to AW-Energy Ltd's demo power plant generating electricity from ocean surge energy.
07 October, 2010
Acta S.p.A. will install a 1 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) park in the Abruzzo region of Italy under a €3.5 million contract with Tesla S.r.l.
07 October, 2010
International energy services company Wood Group has acquired a significant equity stake in renewable energy services consultancy SgurrEnergy.
07 October, 2010
Installed on the roof of a sweets confectioner near Istanbul Centrosolar has installed Turkey’s largest thin-film solar photovoltaic (PV) power system to date.
07 October, 2010
SunEdison has sold its 70 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant located in Northeast Italy, near the town of Rovigo to First Reserve.
06 October, 2010
A difference in opinions has become apparent as the Renewable Energy Foundation (REF) oppose RenewableUK’s claims that very high subsidies to wind power are justified because the industry contributes to the UK’s security of supply.
06 October, 2010
Market-research group Solarbuzz looks at the solar photovoltaic (PV) feed-in tariff (FiT) in the UK and the following surge in solar PV units installed.
06 October, 2010
Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd has announced its proposed listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) aiming to raise HK$7107 million.
06 October, 2010
A consortium of research institutes, universities and industrial partners are looking for microorganisms with enzymes that could help process lignocellulosic biomass into biofuel.
06 October, 2010
Solar energy market research company Solarbuzz says global solar photovoltaic (PV) demand escalated to 82 GW in Q2, up 54% quarter on quarter.
06 October, 2010
The Environmental court has given wpd, a Stockholm-based wind power operator, the green light to begin construction of a large-scale offshore wind farm on Storgrundet, Sweden.
06 October, 2010
Two scientists who discovered graphene at The University of Manchester have today been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics.
06 October, 2010
Independent manufacturer of blades for wind turbines, LM Wind Power, plans to expand its manufacturing base in Brazil.
05 October, 2010
Growing speculation that the UK feed-in-tariffs (FITs) for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are to be cut has forced over 60 Chief Executives to write to cabinet ministers fearing that investors will flee.
05 October, 2010
Gurit has launched its new wind turbine Blade Repair System RENUVO™ , comprising UV curing single-component resins and glass prepregs, UV lamps and associated equipment.
05 October, 2010
The Zayed Future Energy Prize for renewable energy and sustainability will close submissions for its 2011 awards on 8 October 2010.
05 October, 2010
Both M&C Energy Group and the trade association RenewableUK have raised concerns regarding the state of the National Grid and its ability to sustain the UK’s plans for growth in renewable power generation.
05 October, 2010
Mott MacDonald, in a joint venture with Coyne et Bellier of France, will be design engineers for the 4th extension project at Tarbela Dam adding 960 MW of hydropower to the Pakistani power system.
05 October, 2010
The German Federal Network Agency has published figures for newly installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacities for June, July and August, and EuPD Research says it expects that the degression will reach its maximum limit of 13% at the turn of the year.
05 October, 2010
SunPower Corp has completed the sale of its Montalto di Castro solar park to solar photovoltaic (PV) power producer Etrion for approximately €49 million.
04 October, 2010
Alstom will construct a 24 MW wind farm in Turkey for Eolos Wind Energy Generation Co Inc, a subsidiary of Güris Construction and Engineering Co Inc.
04 October, 2010
GE is acquiring Calnetix Power Solutions (CPS), which manufactures technology to generate electricity using the waste heat from industrial processes, in order to add to its biogas equipment unit.
04 October, 2010
ABB will install four solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants in Sicily, Italy, totalling 17 MW under a US$27 million contract with Gestamp Solar.
04 October, 2010
Vestas Wind Systems AS has joined ITM Power’s Hydrogen On Site Trials (HOST) of its transportable high pressure refuelling unit (HFuel).
04 October, 2010
Renewable energy sources in the UK produced 4.72 TWh in the second quarter (Q2) of 2010, down 12.1% from the same period last year, according to the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC) quarterly Energy Statistics.
01 October, 2010
GE and Harbin Electric Machinery Co Ltd (HEC) have set up a joint venture (JV) to manufacture and supply wind turbines to customers in China.
01 October, 2010
International law firm Eversheds has advised Geothermal Engineering Ltd on securing the land for the development of the UK’s first commercial deep geothermal power plant, near Redruth in Cornwall.
01 October, 2010
Registered solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in Germany have reached 4.8 GW in the first 8 months of 2010, up 327% on the same period last year, according to IMS Research.
01 October, 2010