The company has signed a sales agreement to supply solar modules to US-based FRV AE Solar, LLC, a subsidiary of Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, Inc., the independent solar power producer.
30 April, 2011
Q-Cells is to enter the Japanese residential market with integrated photovoltaic solutions.
29 April, 2011
Schneider Electric has launched its Square D 1000 VDC, heavy-duty disconnect switch for the solar market.
28 April, 2011
Researchers at the University of Warwick have developed a gold plated window as the transparent electrode for organic solar cells.
28 April, 2011
Spread over 12 acres of land and situated near Pune, the eighth largest metropolis in India, Tata claims that this is the first and largest solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Maharashtra, and one of the largest in India.
28 April, 2011
Power-One was the PV inverter market’s largest share gainer in 2010, moving up to second in the global rankings - according to IMS Research’s latest report on the market.
27 April, 2011
The increase reported in the latest EIC Monitor stats is in stark contrast to a flat 2010.
27 April, 2011
The agreement, which could result in contracts to supply 900 MW of turbines, is the first to be signed by Chinese and Spanish companies in the wind energy sector.
27 April, 2011
Breweries’ wastewater biogas could be turned into renewable energy for the breweries, according to environmental solutions company Talbot & Talbot.
27 April, 2011
Silfab Spa and Espe Srl have founded Espe Sunparc Srl to specialise in the development and installation of high-efficient solar photovoltaic (PV) plants in Italy and elsewhere.
27 April, 2011
Global clean energy finance and investment grew significantly in 2010 to US$243 billion, a 30% increase from 2009, according to recent research.
27 April, 2011
The German industrial hoses manufacturer Masterflex AG has sold off its bicycle and e-bike activities. The company is also looking to sell off – or work with a strong partner – on its remaining fuel cell technology activities, which still have good potential.
26 April, 2011
Swiss researchers at Empa have found a new, flexible material that could substitute indium tin oxide (ITO) in flexible thin-film solar cells.
26 April, 2011
GE is delivering its Jenbacher biogas engine technology to a 36 MW ethanol production plant in NanYang, Henan Province, China.
26 April, 2011
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22 April, 2011
A team of researchers headed by the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT) has made fundamental discoveries about the processes in photoelectrochemical cells that could have an impact on solar to chemical energy conversion.
21 April, 2011
Australia’s CBD Energy Ltd has set up a joint venture (JV) with two Chinese companies for the development of renewable energy.
21 April, 2011
Q-Cells SE is introducing its Next Generation solar cells as well as its copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film solar module Q.SMART UF.
21 April, 2011
Vestas is delivering a total of 104 MW of wind turbines to an undisclosed customers and wind farm project in Canada.
21 April, 2011
Wind power planner and operator wpd and partner Boreas have concluded an order for 32 wind turbines from Vestas.
20 April, 2011
Equity fund manager Platina Partners LLP is acquiring 10 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in the Puglia region of southern Italy from Degennaro Group.
20 April, 2011
Ahead of the Welsh general election, RenewableUK Cymru is calling on the next Government to implement policies promoting wind, wave and tidal energy.
20 April, 2011
Organic solar photovoltaics' (OPV) relatively poor conversion efficiencies and short lifetimes, means it will not compete with conventional solar power technologies, according to Lux Research.
20 April, 2011
REpower Systems AG will deliver up to 240 wind turbines to juwi Group under a framework agreement set to run until 2013.
20 April, 2011
The cost of offshore wind turbines could be cut by a third through the use of new approaches, according to the UK Energy Technologies Institutes (ETI).
19 April, 2011
Over two-thirds (77%) of UK cleantech companies are planning to expand their workforce over the next 12 months, but finance is key to growth, according to the Carbon Trust.
19 April, 2011
The EU must spend €270 billion over the next 40 years to meet its 2050 energy objectives, including an increased focus on energy efficiency across the power chain.
19 April, 2011
Bosch Solar Energy AG has achieved 19.6% efficiency for a large-area passivated emitted and rear cell (PERC), monocrystalline silicon solar cell measuring 156 x 156 mm.
19 April, 2011
WorldWater & Solar Technologies Inc and Gamesa are donating two solar driven water purification systems, Mobile MaxPure®(MMP), to Japan.
18 April, 2011
Conergy has installed a 1.7 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) rooftop system on the 14,000 m2 roof of the coffee roaster Emicela in Aqüimes on Gran Canaria, Canary Islands.
18 April, 2011
The UK Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is searching for organisations and consortia to design and demonstrate low-cost commercial-scale tidal stream energy converter (TEC) arrays.
18 April, 2011
GE will supply three units of its 2.5 MW wind turbine to the Zensko wind farm in Krzecin, Choszczno County in north-western Poland.
18 April, 2011
MPI Adventure, a purpose-built jack-up vessel for wind turbine installation, has been completed at the Cosco Qidong Shipyard in China by MPI Offshore Ltd.
15 April, 2011
AES Wind Generation has completed the financing for the 28.6 MW Drone Hill Wind Farm in the Scottish Borders, UK.
15 April, 2011
LDK Solar Co Ltd has invested US$35 million in a manufacturing line to produce silane gas in its Mahong Plant in Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province, China, to meet semiconductor, solar and flat panel display demand.
15 April, 2011
The developer of high efficiency multi-junction cells for the CPV market said its new world-record efficiency was obtained on a commercial-ready production cell.
14 April, 2011
The UK Waste Recycling Group (WRG) has received planning permission to erect two wind turbines at its closed Carnaby Landfill site, near Bridlington in East Yorkshire.
14 April, 2011
Suntech was the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) module supplier in 2010, growing its shipments by more than 130% over the previous year, according to IMS Research.
14 April, 2011
Marine Current Turbines Ltd (MCT) and RWE npower renewables have applied for consent to install a 10 MW tidal power array off the North West coast of Anglesey, Wales, in 2015.
14 April, 2011
EDF has made a public offer for the remaining shares of its renewable energy subsidiary, EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN).
13 April, 2011
Suzlon is launching a suite of 2 MW wind turbines for moderate to low wind regimes.
13 April, 2011
Researchers at Fraunhofer ISE have reached efficiencies over 20% for silicon solar cells using screen printing technology.
13 April, 2011
Gamesa has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with three Chinese companies that could result in the supply of 900 MW of wind turbines.
13 April, 2011
Statkraft and DONG Naturgas A/S have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) worth around £160 million for half of DONG’s UK offshore wind output.
12 April, 2011
IBC SOLAR has opened its solar photovoltaic (PV) subsidiary office in Beijing, China.
12 April, 2011
RUBENIUS is establishing its global operations offices for smart grids and renewable energy activities in Dubai, UAE.
12 April, 2011
The European FC-HyGuide project aims to develop Guidance Documents for life cycle assessment (LCA) studies on hydrogen production and fuel cell technologies. The draft Guidance Documents are open for public consultation during April 2011.
12 April, 2011
In the UK, ITM Power has announced the sale of its first small-scale bespoke hydrogen production system, to the University of Glamorgan, under a competitive tender process.
12 April, 2011
Centrosolar UK Ltd is introducing its 54-cell ‘Excellent’ solar photovoltaic (PV) module to the UK market.
12 April, 2011
Belwind NV says it will make parts of its latest offshore wind farm concession site off the Bligh Bank on the Belgian continental shelf available for offshore wind turbine testing if it is successful in the bid for NER3000 funding.
12 April, 2011
A new facility capable of testing wind turbine blades up to 90 m in length will be inaugurated at the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (IWES) in Germany this June.
11 April, 2011
Energos, a waste-to-energy company, says the receipt of Renewable Energy Certificates (ROCs) will help progress its proposed multi-million pound UK bioenergy investment.
11 April, 2011
WELTEC BIOPOWER GmbH is building a 500 kW biogas plant in Limbaži, Latvia.
11 April, 2011
Worldwide wind capacity has reached 197 GW despite a slight decrease in new capacity, according to the World Wind Energy Report 2010 from the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA).
11 April, 2011
LDK Solar Co Ltd has invested approximately US$40 million in a new sapphire solar wafer manufacturing plant in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province.
11 April, 2011
The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) will transfer some of the research activities that were previously conducted within its Hydrogen and Clean Fossil Fuels unit to HyET BV, Hydrogen Efficiency Technologies in Arnhem.
08 April, 2011
Kyocera Corporation has installed 960 kW, or 4300 units, of its solar photovoltaic (PV) modules on the roof of the recently opened AEON Itami-Koya shopping centre in Itami City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
08 April, 2011
Kalahari Geo Energy Ltd has entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Zambian Government for geothermal energy exploration rights to “certain identified targets”.
08 April, 2011
India could install 65.2 GW of wind power by 2010, according to the Indian Wind Energy Outlook 2011 published by the World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE), the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
08 April, 2011
Eldepasco NV has named Vestas as a preferred supplier of wind turbines to the planned offshore wind farm on the Bank zonder Naam in the North Sea.
08 April, 2011
The Cannon Group will be showing its latest developments in composites, polyurethane and thermoforming technologies at the China International Wind Energy Exhibition and Conference, CWEE 2011, being held in Shanghai this week.
07 April, 2011
SolarWorld has come out top in the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC) 2011 Solar Company Scorecard, which ranks solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturers according to environmental, sustainability and social justice factors.
07 April, 2011
Siemens will deliver 6 of its SWT3.0-101 direct drive wind turbines to Community Windpower Ltd for the 18 MW Millour Hill Community Windfarm in Scotland.
07 April, 2011
Fuhrländer AG’s 3 MW FL 3000 wind turbine will feature Winergy AG’s HybridDrive geared drive concept.
07 April, 2011
Gamesa is setting up a technology laboratory in Singapore focusing on materials research and development for wind turbines.
07 April, 2011
China has released updated wind power capacity figures showing the country installed 18.9 GW in 2010, bringing the total to 44.7 GW, compared to previous figures estimating the market to have growtn by 16.5 GW.
07 April, 2011
FCC and Mitsui have closed the funding for their 50 MW Gúzman solar thermal power plant in Spain with a €226 million loan with Japanese bank Mizuho and Spain's BBVA having granted project finance.
06 April, 2011
According to data provided by the Japan Wind Power Association, no wind turbine in Japan was damaged by the recent earthquake and by the tsunami.
06 April, 2011
German-based Heliocentris Energy Solutions has signed an OEM agreement with Lab-Volt Systems in New Jersey, USA to provide fuel cell and hydrogen educational OEM packages for Lab-Volt to develop and sell as co-branded fuel cell training systems worldwide.
06 April, 2011
Australian Renewable Fuels Ltd (ARW) has finalised the acquisition of Biodiesel Producers Ltd (BPL) for an undisclosed sum.
06 April, 2011
E.ON plans to invest €2.6 billion in renewable energy in the period 2011-2013, following investments of €1bn in 2010.
06 April, 2011
The Global Smart Grid Federation (GSGF) has emphasised the importance of expanding collaboration between the private sector and global governments to increase investment in smart grids worldwide.
05 April, 2011
Silfab Ontario Inc will build a 5 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) system consisting of 20,410 solar modules for Alderville First Nation in Southeastern Ontario, Canada.
05 April, 2011
In the UK, AFC Energy has signed a commercial memorandum of understanding with the John Lewis Partnership, to evaluate the economic potential of using its alkaline fuel cell to generate low-carbon electricity for Waitrose supermarkets and John Lewis retail stores.
05 April, 2011
GE is introducing taller wind turbine towers for its onshore wind turbine product line, bringing hub heights to 130 m.
05 April, 2011
Global solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter revenues reached US$1.6 billion in Q4’10, 24% lower than the previous quarter, but 30% higher than in Q4’09, according to IMS Research.
05 April, 2011
Gamesa has launched its low-wind wind turbine, G136-4.5 MW Class III, at the Hannover Messe 2011.
04 April, 2011
Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd plans a 10 MW solar installation at the Tibetan Plateau.
04 April, 2011
Wind power contributed over 10 TWh to the UK energy generation in 2010, representing a 7.7% growth over 2009.
04 April, 2011
Adnan Amin has been elected as the first Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
04 April, 2011
LDK Solar Co Ltd has added a solar cell manufacturing site in Hefei City, Anhui Province, taking the company’s annual solar cell capacity to 570 MW.
04 April, 2011
Marine Current Turbines Ltd (MCT) has secured a lease from the Crown Estate for four tidal turbines in Kyle Rhea between Isle of Skye and the Scottish mainland.
01 April, 2011
Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd is launching a 245 W, monocrystalline, solar photovoltaic (PV) module designed for residential and small commercial rooftop applications in the European market.
01 April, 2011
Alstom is investing a further US$75 million in BrightSource Energy Inc under a partnership agreement from August 2010 to provide “fully integrated solar thermal power plants.”
01 April, 2011
Vestas is delivering a total of 150 MW of wind turbines to Energisa S.A. for four wind farms in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
01 April, 2011