Oerlikon has initiated fundamental changes in its Drive Systems and Solar Segments as part of its strategy to further optimise business and management structures for profitable growth.
30 November, 2010
Neste Oil and Lufthansa have signed a cooperative arrangement that will see Lufthansa begin commercial flights using Neste Oil's NExBTL renewable jet fuel next spring.
30 November, 2010
The European Patent Office (EPO) has created a free online search tool providing unrestricted access to all patent documents related to clean energy technologies (CETs) worldwide.
30 November, 2010
REpower is supplying a total of 43.05 MW of its 2.05 MW, MM82 wind turbine to Energiekontor UK Construction Ltd.
30 November, 2010
The UK energy regulator Ofgem has awarded £62 million to four smart grid projects as part of the low-carbon networks fund competition.
30 November, 2010
Risk management company Det Norske Veritas (DNV) will certify an offshore wind high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station being built by grid operator TenneT in the German sector of the North Sea.
29 November, 2010
TwentyNinety Ltd will supply their wireless solar module level management and control solution, Active Array, to Schüco International KG.
29 November, 2010
Voith Hydro Wavegen’s LIMPET wave power plant has been grid connected and operating for 10 years.
29 November, 2010
Sharp Solar says its crystalline solar photovoltaic (PV) products will be in compliance by the EU Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical Equipment (RoHS) Directive by the beginning of 2012.
29 November, 2010
Natural Power will be the coordinator for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the offshore elements of the Narec Offshore Wind Demonstrator Scheme in the UK.
29 November, 2010
LDK Solar Co Ltd has reached the designed capacity of its second 5000 MT polysilicon train in its Mahong polysilicon plant in China.
29 November, 2010
LM Wind Power Blades will deliver its 61.5 m wind turbine blades for the 48 REpower 6M offshore wind turbines which will be installed as part of phase II and III of the Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm.
29 November, 2010
German software developer doppelintegral GmbH has launched version 8.0.1 of its software INSEL (Integrated Simulation Environment Language) for solar thin-film modules.
26 November, 2010
Gamesa together with other companies and research institutions are looking at developing a 15 MW offshore wind turbine by 2020.
26 November, 2010
SCHOTT Solar AG is opening a new sales office in Thessaloniki, Greece, as the company continues its expansion initiative in Southern Europe.
26 November, 2010
REpower will supply 48 of its 6M offshore wind turbines for expansion phases 2 and 3 totalling 295 MW of the Belgian offshore wind farm Thornton Bank.
26 November, 2010
Solar inverter shipments grew by 50% in the third quarter (Q3) 2010 to reach 7.3 GW, another record quarter for the industry, says IMS Research.
26 November, 2010
The National Trust's carriage museum at Arlington Court is now generating its own income following the installation of one of the UK's largest solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on a historic building.
26 November, 2010
quietrevolution has signed an exclusive agreement with RWE Innogy for the sale of its small wind turbines specifically designed for populated areas.
25 November, 2010
SMart Wind has submitted a Scoping Report to the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) detailing the proposed approach to the development of the first offshore wind farm projects in the 4 GW Hornsea Zone, UK.
25 November, 2010
Solyndra Inc and Sika Services AG, a manufacturer of roofing materials, have reached a multi-year sales agreement for Solyndra’s cylindrical solar photovoltaic (PV) systems for large rooftops.
25 November, 2010
Draka Offshore will provide the array cabling for the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm in Germany from Visser & Smit Marine Contracting.
25 November, 2010
RAG Montan Immobilien and RWE Innogy plan to turn a waste heap into a power plant combining wind power with pumped storage.
25 November, 2010
The end of this year will see approximately 20 MW of solar concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) systems connected to the grid with expectations of rising to GW level in the next five years, the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) says.
25 November, 2010
Vestas says it has been selected as the preferred technology partner for 1655 MW of wind turbine projects in Galacia, Spain.
24 November, 2010
RES is acquiring the remaining share capital of UK company Future Heating Ltd, a provider of commercial and large-scale solar thermal systems.
24 November, 2010
Hydra Tidal’s floating tidal power plant, Morild II, has been officially opened in Gimsøystraumen in Lofoten, Northern Norway.
24 November, 2010
Wave energy developer Aquamarine Power has raised £11 million, taking its Oyster wave device one step closer to commercialisation.
24 November, 2010
Tenesol, the solar power provider owned by TOTAL and EDF, has launched a new dual-glass building integrated solar photovoltaic (BIPV) module in Europe.
24 November, 2010
Private equity fund manager Platina Partners LLP has acquired 10 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects from the Degennaro Group, an Italian construction firm.
24 November, 2010
A 10 MW geothermal power plant is being built in Kirchweidach, Bavaria, Germany, by GEOenergie Kirchweidach GmbH.
23 November, 2010
Solar-Fabrik AG has opened its French branch in Lyon, increasing its presence in one of the largest European growth markets for solar photovoltaics (PV).
23 November, 2010
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received a Type Certificate from GL Renewables Certification (GL) for their wind turbine SHI 2.5 MW, load class IEC 2A.
23 November, 2010
Indian Tata Power is investing €806.7 million win wind power, as it aims to increase the share of renewable energy in its portfolio.
23 November, 2010
Vestas will deliver 34 of its V90-1.8 MW wind turbines to Emgasud S.A. for its Rawson I-II wind farms in the Chubert Province, Argentina.
23 November, 2010
Since South Africa introduced a feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme last year the question of how to extend similar renewable energy schemes throughout the content is on the table.
23 November, 2010
Sputnik Engineering has been awarded the Frost & Sullivan Global Price Performance Value Leadership of the Year Award 2010.
23 November, 2010
Statkraft is selling its solar project company RA 2 S.r.l. to ITS Power AG, a daughter company of Norwegian solar company Innotech Solar AS.
23 November, 2010
Risø DTU is going to put a newly developed test platform for polymer solar cells into production.
22 November, 2010
Silfab SpA is acquiring 10% of the share capital of Idrofin Srl, an Italian developer of hydropower plants in Eastern Europe with a core business in Romania.
22 November, 2010
Wind farm developer PNE WIND AG has completed the 12 MW Oldendorf wind farm in Lower Saxony, Germany.
22 November, 2010
In connection with a change in its accounting policies, Vestas has revised its forecast for 2010 to revenues of €6.8 billion.
22 November, 2010
The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has received almost £1.1 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to aid in the development and uptake of small wind turbine technologies.
22 November, 2010
Capgemini says the EU is ahead of its 2020 targets for CO2 emissions, but that it lags behind on the expansion of renewable energy, in its twelfth edition of the European Energy Markets Observatory (EEMO) report.
22 November, 2010
The new strategy outlines the Scottish Government’s plans to utilise Scotland’s natural resources with the aim of ensuring economic growth, securing an estimated 60,000 new green jobs and cutting emissions.
22 November, 2010
The top 40 contestants for the 2011 Zayed Future Energy Prize will be announced next week.
19 November, 2010
German juwi Group plans constructing solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants totalling over 60 MW over the next two years in Birmingham, UK, as it establishes an office in the city.
19 November, 2010
Dow Corning Corporation and Wacker Chemie AG have inaugurated their US$1.8 billion, joint integrated silicone manufacturing site in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, China.
19 November, 2010
OSolar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the City of Taubaté, Brazil, for solar photovoltaic (PV) projects.
19 November, 2010
Finland's Moventas is due to expand its Chinese operations into manufacturing in line with the growing Asia Pacific market for industrial and wind turbine gear business.
19 November, 2010
Energy business analysts Douglas-Westwood expects to see offshore wind expenditure of €38 billion over the next five years.
19 November, 2010
As part of coalition changes, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has published a business plan confirming and clarifying commitments for the period up until 2015.
18 November, 2010
Etrion Corporation and SunPower Corp are building two solar power photovoltaic (PV) plants, totalling 10 MW, in the Puglia region of Italy.
18 November, 2010
Gamesa has held its inaugural 2010 Patents and Inventors Contest recognising two patent for wind turbine innovations among its employees.
18 November, 2010
Taken as a whole, energy sources with low or no carbon emissions could easily cover the global energy supply in 2050, according to Risø Energy Report 9.
18 November, 2010
FHR Anlagenbau, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centrotherm Photovoltaics, has won a major order to supply Solarion with several roll-to-roll solar photovoltaic (PV) coating systems.
18 November, 2010
Kyocera Corporation has developed a Solar Cycle Station, a solar photovoltaic (PV) powered recharging station for electric-assisted bicycles in Japan.
18 November, 2010
Suntech reported a net income of US$33.2 million in the third quarter (Q3) of 2010, a 10% increase on the same period last year.
17 November, 2010
Mott MacDonald has conducted three environmental and social impact assessments (ESIAs) for three geothermal power plant projects for Pertamina Geothermal Energy in Indonesia.
17 November, 2010
KMT Robotic Solutions Inc and Stiles Machinery Inc have announced the sale of a wind turbine blade root end cut and drill system to Energetx Composites LLC.
17 November, 2010
With a clear edge in both efficiency and profit margin, crystalline silicon solar modules threaten to steal market share from thin-film solar technologies, says analyst Lux Research.
17 November, 2010
Langlee Wave Power AS and Turksih Ünmaksan have agreed to build five wave power systems totalling 600 kW in Turkey.
17 November, 2010
Australia could become a world geothermal leader if the nation makes further long-term commitment to building the geothermal energy industry, says Australian Geothermal Energy Association (AGEA) Chairman Terry Kallis.
17 November, 2010
UK’s Ofgem has announced a £1.9 billion tender round for transmission links to 2.8 GW of offshore wind farms.
17 November, 2010
Statkraft is constructing a 102 MW hydropower plant, Kargi, in Turkey, representing an investment of around €250 million.
16 November, 2010
The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) says all necessary national support instruments for renewable energy including solar photovoltaics (PV) must be preserved.
16 November, 2010
Vattenfall has received planning permission for a 56 MW wind farm in Northumberland, UK.
16 November, 2010
The Government of Canada is contributing CA$20 million for the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) tidal project in the Bay of Fundy.
16 November, 2010
Business leaders from the UK and India have called for closer trade ties on low-carbon technologies with the aim of boosting economic growth at the same time as cutting carbon emissions.
16 November, 2010
SolarWorld AG is submitting a voluntary public takeover offer to the shareholders of Solarparc AG.
16 November, 2010
Vestas will deliver 100 MW of wind turbines to a number of wind power projects around Europe in the second half of 2011.
12 November, 2010
The home of the Glastonbury Festival in the UK, Worthy Farm, has installed a 200 kWp solar photovoltaic (PV) system, making it the largest commercial solar PV installation in the UK.
12 November, 2010
The UK Carbon Trust’s competition for safe access to offshore wind turbines, has seen more than 600 organisations from all over the world registering.
12 November, 2010
Victoria, Australia, could benefit by up to A$9 billion in renewable energy investment under current State Government policies, according to a Clean Energy Council report.
12 November, 2010
Gamesa has been hit by the financial and a difficult regulatory backdrop in the first 9 months of 2010, with its net profit tumbling 71% to €25 million.
12 November, 2010
Q-Cells’ net loss has narrowed from €227 million in the third quarter (Q3) of 2009, to €20m in Q3 2010, as the restructuring efforts take effect.
12 November, 2010
REpower Systems AG recorded a 24.6% increase in its net result to €21.8 million in the first half (H1) of the financial year 2010/2011.
12 November, 2010
The teams competing in the Zero Emissions Race around the world will arrive in Vancouver, Canada, on 12 November, heading towards the UNCCC in Cancun, Mexico.
11 November, 2010
Nordex has reduced its 2010 revenue target to €1 billion, compared to the previous €1.2bn, as sales fall due to “weak market conditions”.
11 November, 2010
Conergy is continuing its recovery in the third quarter (Q3) 2010 with its net loss narrowing 82% to €5.1 million.
11 November, 2010
DONG Energy’s 9 months report for 2010 shows a 54% increase in revenue from wind and hydropower.
11 November, 2010
SolarWorld AG has reported a net profit of €18.1 million in the third quarter (Q3) 2010, up 13% on the same period last year.
11 November, 2010
Pricing pressure for solar photovoltaic (PV) modules will result in a growing share of production taking place in Asia as suppliers seek to drive down solar PV module manufacturing costs according to ongoing analysis from IMS Research.
10 November, 2010
The European Commission has announced its first call under the New Entrants Reserve (NER300) for subsiding installations of renewable energy technology and carbon capture and storage (CCS).
10 November, 2010
French wind turbine technology provider NHEOLIS and Chinese UPS manufacturer Xiamen Kehua Hengsheng Co Ltd have set up a small wind turbine joint venture (JV).
10 November, 2010
Dispatch Energy and Fraunhofer ISE and ISIT have developed a 5 kWh storage system for solar photovoltaics (PV) with a cycle life matching that of most solar panels.
10 November, 2010
REpower Systems AG will supply a 3.4 MW REpower 3.4M104 wind turbine to Hamburg Energie for the Georgswerder Energieberg.
10 November, 2010
Floating offshore wind turbines with a rating of 20 MW could be possible, according to the DeepWind project lead by Risø DTU.
09 November, 2010
Kyocera Corporation has installed a total of 305.1 kW of solar power systems to two villages in Mongolia through the World Bank’s Renewable Energy for Rural Access Project.
09 November, 2010
LDK Solar has reported a net income of US$93.4 million in the third quarter (Q3) of 2010, up 107% on the same period last year.
09 November, 2010
A working group for creating green jobs, lead by Vestas’ President and CEO Ditlev Engel, is calling on G20 heads of states to facilitate green job creation.
09 November, 2010
Plans for wind farms are often opposed by air traffic control services and defence organisations on the grounds that they interfere with radar. UK technology organisation QinetiQ and turbine manufacturer Vestas are developing a 'stealth' technology for wind turbine blades.
09 November, 2010
Gurit has announced that its new wind turbine blade repair system, RENUVO™, has received Germanischer Lloyd (GL) certification.
09 November, 2010
Siemens will provide maintenance for the offshore wind farm grid connections HelWin1 and BorWin2 in the North Sea for an initial period of five years.
09 November, 2010
Royal Haskoning will co-ordinate the Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for project one of the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm zone in the UK.
08 November, 2010
Alstom will supply five 40 MW bulb turbine and generators for the Xiajiang hydropower station under construction in Jiangxi China.
08 November, 2010
EU biofuels policy does not adequately protect the environment against negative consequences, according to a study reviewing the indirect land use change (ILUC) impact of the EU’s planned increase in biofuels use up to 2020.
08 November, 2010
Ocean Power Technologies Inc (OPT) has expanded its relationship with Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co Ltd (MES) with the signing of a new contract to develop OPT's PowerBuoy wave power technology for its application in Japanese sea conditions.
08 November, 2010
PNE Wind AG’s third quarter (Q3) 2010 consolidated loss halved to €1.7 million as revenues soared nearly 280% to €15m.
08 November, 2010
Solar inverter capacity will be ramped past 30 GW this year and production could thereby exceed demand by more than 2 GW in the fourth quarter, warns IMS Research.
08 November, 2010
Neptune Renewable Energy Ltd has completed a series of in-water tests on the full-scale demonstrator of its Proteus NP1000 shallow water tidal stream power generator.
08 November, 2010
Statkraft has entered into long-term power purchase agreements with two wind farms in Scotland and Wales as Statkraft launches its Renewable Power Purchase business in the UK.
06 November, 2010
Offshore wind, wave and tidal energy could technically provide all of Europe’s future electricity demand, according to a group of industry experts and scientists under the EU ORECCA project.
05 November, 2010
Subsea UK has urged the renewable energy sector to take its lead from the maritime offshore industry by adopting universal safety practices to ensure that ‘good business is always safe business’.
05 November, 2010
The Zayed Future Energy Prize has seen a 30% year-on-year increase in the final number of submissions for the 2011 global competition.
05 November, 2010
GE will deliver 55 of its 1.6 MW wind turbines to Suncor Energy for wind power projects in Alberta, Canada.
05 November, 2010
The Wave Hub wave energy socket has been plugged in and is now open for business.
05 November, 2010
Vestas has received an order for 86 MW of wind turbines to an undisclosed customer for wind projects in the state of Bahia and Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil.
05 November, 2010
Anti wind farm campaigners could cost local and regional communities across England £1.3 billion in lost investment, jobs, community activities and increased business rates for local authorities, according to RenewableUK.
05 November, 2010
Belgian glass reinforcements supplier 3B has been appointed exclusive distributor in Europe and Asia of US company Webcore Technologies' TYCOR® W fibre-reinforced core material for utility scale wind turbine blades.
04 November, 2010
New European Commission guidelines aim to ensure that the development of wind farms in Natura 2000 areas is compatible with the EU’s Birds and Habitats Directives.
03 November, 2010
Phoenix Solar has released a new report - "The True Value of Photovoltaics in Germany", which investigates the differential cost of photovoltaic electricity, as well as its costs and benefits.
03 November, 2010
Jeroen van der Veer, former CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, said that investment in renewables or alternate sources of energy is essential from a long-term energy security perspective.
03 November, 2010
Foresight Group and Solarcentury have agreed a financing and installation package to roll-out commercial scale rooftop solar photovoltaics (PV) in the UK.
03 November, 2010
An investment fund to help Scotland develop its global offshore wind industry has been announced by First Minister Alex Salmond.
03 November, 2010
In our new blogs, Paula Mints reports back from the CSP Project Development USA Conference, and Elizabeth Block gives her take on the European Future Energy Forum (EFEF).
02 November, 2010
Chris Huhne, the UK's Energy and Climate Change Secretary, estimates that by 2015 up to 100,000 "Green Deal" workers could be employed in an effort to upgrade Britain’s homes.
02 November, 2010
Senior oil and gas executives and leading figures from the renewable energy industry will gather in Aberdeen next month for a summit to drive forward collaboration between the two sectors.
02 November, 2010
The aim of the project is to further enhance performance and decrease costs of thin film silicon modules within the next three years.
02 November, 2010
The Canadian-German Oxford Gardens solar cooling project has been recognised by the dena Solar Roofs Program for Foreign Market Development 2009/10.
02 November, 2010
By 2050 Europe could get up to 50% of its electricity needs from renewable marine sources, according to a report by the Marine Board of the European Science Foundation.
02 November, 2010
Metso will supply a new biomass-fired power boiler using bubbling fluidised bed technology, and a flue-gas cleaning and condensation system to Bomhus Energi AB in Sweden.
01 November, 2010
RES has submitted a planning application for the 25.3 MW Glenchamber Wind Farm, located between New Luce, Kirkcowan and Glenluce, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
01 November, 2010
The EU Commission has granted €30 million to the alpha ventus offshore wind farm, according to the German Federal Environment Ministry (BMU).
01 November, 2010
PVflex Solar GmbH has obtained IEC 61646 and 61739 certification for its flexible copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar modules for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV).
01 November, 2010
Refining and smelting methods for new types of ores are needed to secure the supply of rare metals and minerals for the renewable energy industry, according to the Geological Society of America.
01 November, 2010
New Worldwatch report catalogues China’s dominance in renewables and future outlook.
01 November, 2010
A 1.02 MWp rooftop solar system with a reflective waterproofing membrane and Solyndra solar panels has been completed by alwitra GmbH on a warehouse in Konz, Germany.
01 November, 2010