Siemens has signed a large order to supple direct drive wind turbines to Eneco's Lochluichart wind farm in Scotland.
29 July, 2011
SunPower has announced the completion of the 1 MW Uterne tracking solar power plant in Alice Springs.
29 July, 2011
The two Spanish companies will continue to work together to strengthen their positions in the wind energy industry.
29 July, 2011
Zinc Air’s 1 MW energy storage system will be installed at Juhl Wind’s wind farm.
28 July, 2011
The capacity of offshore wind installations in Europe grew 4.5% during the first half of 2011, according to the EWEA.
28 July, 2011
The 17.3% efficiency mark for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) solar photovoltaic (PV) cells has been confirmed by NREL.
28 July, 2011
The wind turbine manufacturer has posted preliminary results showing an increase in earnings and revenue.
28 July, 2011
Shipments of smart solar photovoltaic (PV) inverters are forecast to grow to 27 GW by 2015, according to IMS Research
28 July, 2011
The Dutch fuel cell manufacturer Nedstack has transported its first 1 MW fuel cell power plant to the Solvay chlorine plant in Lillo, Belgium. This PEM Power Plant – the largest of this type in the world – will convert hydrogen, a by-product in the chlorine industry, into electricity and heat.
27 July, 2011
The partnership with Drayson Racing will use HaloIPT’s wireless charging technology to power high-performance motorsport cars as they race around the track.
27 July, 2011
Thermax and Amonix have signed a deal to bring concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) technology to India.
27 July, 2011
UK companies with ideas to tackle climate change can now apply for Shell Springboard awards of up to £40,000.
27 July, 2011
SunPower’s preliminary second quarter results reflect changing market conditions and policies in Germany and Italy.
27 July, 2011
DuPont has expanded its solar photovoltaic (PV) materials portfolio with the acquisition of Innovalight.
27 July, 2011
The new solar research and production centre in Germany will be powered by photovoltaic (PV) energy.
26 July, 2011
Centrosolar Group’s annual revenue forecast has been downgraded by approximately 20% following a reduction in market prices.
26 July, 2011
A new hydropower scheme in the Highlands has been given the go-ahead by the Scottish Government.
26 July, 2011
RWE Innogy will supply Deutsche Bahn with electricity generated from hydropower for at least the next 15 years.
26 July, 2011
Solarplaza has found that the top 10 solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers alone (in terms of 2011 announced module production capacity) could have met 2010 global module demand.
25 July, 2011
IMS Research has found solar photovoltaic (PV) suppliers engaged in a price war and unable to reduce their costs as quickly as their prices.
25 July, 2011
The new Elsevier tool gives professionals access to thousands of biofuel resources.
25 July, 2011
The full-scale tidal power generator will begin operating in 2012, having secured funding from the EU and other sources.
22 July, 2011
A new map developed by 3TIER appears to show correlation between a drop in Australia’s solar energy and the 2010 floods.
22 July, 2011
The European Commission has launched 7 green certification schemes for biofuels.
22 July, 2011
Frost & Sullivan predicts the highest smart meter growth in the UK, France and Spain over the next few years.
22 July, 2011
The technology company is working on a device that could improve the UK smart grid.
21 July, 2011
Solar manufacturer ReneSola claims to have sold over 50 MW of its new Virtus solar modules and wafers.
21 July, 2011
The company has installed a tidal device - the CoRMaT - alongside the HQS WELLINGTON in London.
21 July, 2011
The multi-purpose solar shelter can be used in public places and is available for the Japanese market.
21 July, 2011
The sale of utility-scale electricity storage (UES) technology is predicted to quadruple over five years, according to a new report.
21 July, 2011
The 90 MW order comprises 10 of the company's V90-3.0 MW machines, and 30 units of the V100-2.0 MW.
20 July, 2011
Developer Q-Cells will sell the park to MCG Management Capital Group, and the turnkey handover will take place imminently.
20 July, 2011
The money will go towards developing the NSL Group’s wind, hydro and solar energy projects in India.
20 July, 2011
Munich Re and KKR have bought a stake in solar photovolatic (PV) producer Grupo T-Solar.
20 July, 2011
The purchase represents the first renewable energy investment for AXA Private Equity’s latest infrastructure fund.
20 July, 2011
The REC Group says the solar market weakened significantly in the second quarter of 2011.
20 July, 2011
Companies use home energy plans and smart meters to improve energy efficiency for their UK customers.
20 July, 2011
Suntech's new 300W solar module can achieve up to 15.5% conversion efficiency.
19 July, 2011
The value and number of investment deals in the renewable sector dropped in Q1 2011, according to a new report.
19 July, 2011
The CSP solar thermal power plant in Andalusia, southern Spain has produced solar generated steam during a test phase, in which the rows of parabolic mirrors were aligned with the sun.
19 July, 2011
The Atlantic Wind Connection project, which Elia has just joined, aims to develop the first offshore high voltage direct current system in the US.
19 July, 2011
Orient Green has placed an order for 48 of Suzlon's wind turbines.
19 July, 2011
A framework agreement, inked at the shipyard in Puerto Real (Cadiz), backs up the companies' intention to co-operate in joint technological and offshore business development along the value chain.
18 July, 2011
In the UK, Carillion Plc has entered into a one-week, paid-for participation in the ITM Power Hydrogen On Site Trial. HOST comprises the operation of two hydrogen internal combustion engine Ford Transit vehicles, with hydrogen supplied by an HFuel® transportable high-pressure refueling unit.
18 July, 2011
Offshore wind developers have been assured of compensation on offshore leases
18 July, 2011
German football club Borussia Dortmund is joining Q-Cells to promote solar energy.
18 July, 2011
Phase One of Bac Lieu wind farm will produce 16 Megawatts of power, and will use GE’s 1.6-82.5 turbines.
18 July, 2011
Jathropha and camelina oils will now be used as raw materials for Neste Oil’s renewable biofuel.
18 July, 2011
Vestas is delivering 90 MW of wind turbines to a consortium by Brennand Energia and Companhia Hidro Elétrica do São Francisco (CHESF).
18 July, 2011
The solar deal is part of the company's plans to expand into South-East Asia.
15 July, 2011
The new Algerian plant will generate electricity from both solar energy and natural gas.
15 July, 2011
The 5.4 MW wind farm in Canada has been bought through a feed-in tariff contract.
15 July, 2011
10,000 polymer solar cell-powered torches were manufactured and given away.
15 July, 2011
Nordex is to supply 32.5 MW of wind turbines to wind farms run by European companies.
15 July, 2011
The 5 MW solar power plant in Nottinghamshire was built in just 6 weeks.
15 July, 2011
BOC has launched a new lightweight hydrogen cylinder, which will provide the energy source for its Hymera fuel cell generator. The Hymera power source is used in a variety of low-energy, high-efficiency applications.
14 July, 2011
The technology and innovation centre for offshore wind, wave and tidal power is expected to open in summer 2012.
14 July, 2011
The 35 Gamesa G90-2.0 MW wind turbines will be installed at the two sites in Salamanca, Spain, in 2011.
14 July, 2011
Two offshore substations have been installed at the 1 GW London Array offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary.
14 July, 2011
Topsoe Fuel Cell is expanding its solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack production facilities in Denmark. The company needs the extra production capacity because it expects demand to exceed its current capacity in 2013.
14 July, 2011
Concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) specialist QuantaSol has been bought for US$638,000.
14 July, 2011
86 countries are now generating energy from wind power, according to an industry report.
14 July, 2011
Aquamarine Power has unveiled its 800 kW Oyster 800 wave power device, which will be installed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, UK, later this summer.
13 July, 2011
Fortum has bought combined heat and power technology using biomass for plants in Finland and Latvia.
13 July, 2011
Renewable energy supplied 16% of global final energy consumption and almost 20% of electricity production in 2010, according to REN21.
13 July, 2011
EuPD Research has branded Sharp Energy Solution Europe as a leading solar photovoltaic (PV) module producer.
13 July, 2011
The UK Government has published a Renewables Roadmap alongside its latest White Paper on the Electricity Market Reform (EMR).
13 July, 2011
The new project will feed heat from renewable sources into the public heating grid.
13 July, 2011
The bioenergy project will generate energy from sugarcane, ethanol and biomass.
13 July, 2011
In the Netherlands, Nedstack has reached an important milestone by completing 10,000 hours of operation with its PEM fuel cell stacks in a real-world industrial installation.
12 July, 2011
Renewable energy will be a key part of the UK's forthcoming White Paper on electricity market reform.
12 July, 2011
A total of 183.6 MW is now operational at the offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea being developed by Walney (UK) Offshore Windfarms Ltd.
12 July, 2011
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will help target funding for renewable energy.
12 July, 2011
RenewableUK has created a new health and safety scheme to recognise outstanding performance in the renewable energy sector.
12 July, 2011
A fundraising drive has begun for biomass projects across West Africa.
12 July, 2011
The Mutriku wave power plant in the North of Spain has 300 kW capacity.
12 July, 2011
Two new projects have been launched to help reduce the impact of faults in electricity distribution networks in the UK.
12 July, 2011
The 400 MW wind turbine nacelle factory has created 100 jobs in the Northeast of Brazil
11 July, 2011
A solar powered electric vehicle (EV) charging point has been set up at the Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence (CEME) in Essex, UK.
11 July, 2011
Cambridge Consultants will provide the first stage in a radar mitigation system to allow more wind developments around Glasgow Prestwick Airport (GPA) in Scotland.
11 July, 2011
The SolarWorld bond is likely to be listed on the Luxembourg stock exchange.
11 July, 2011
The building integrated solar photovoltics (BIPV) market could reach US$11 billion by 2016, a report predicts.
11 July, 2011
A new report predicts thousands of new jobs in wind and marine energy industries by 2021
11 July, 2011
Threats to the smart grid will be constantly changing and unpredictable, according to a new report on smart grid cyber security.
08 July, 2011
Vario green energy has commissioned 6 solar photovoltaic (PV) installations on three sites in Slovakia, totalling 6.2 MWp.
08 July, 2011
Siemens and Lynas Corporation Ltd are planning a joint venture (JV) to produce neodymium based rare earth magnets for drive train applications and wind turbine generators.
08 July, 2011
Lightsource Renewable Energy has installed and commissioned a 1.4 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) farm at Wheal Jane, Cornwall, UK.
08 July, 2011
Global clean and renewable energy investment grow 32% reaching US$112 billion 2010, according to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
08 July, 2011
Vestas says it has successfully tested a full-scale 'stealth' rotor blade on a wind turbine, which could pave the way for wind farms to be located near military, airport and other radar systems without interfering in their operations.
07 July, 2011
Following 2010’s massive increase, the global solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter market is predicted to decline below US$6 billion in 2011, a fall of more than 10% according to IMS Research.
07 July, 2011
Ecotricity has completed its 1 MW Sun Park solar photovoltaic (PV) installation at Fen Farm, Lincolnshire, UK.
07 July, 2011
German-based P21 GmbH has secured a €100 000 order for a monitoring and data acquisition system, as part of a scientific PV systems testing platform at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research.
07 July, 2011
The planned 15 MW offshore wind turbine drive train and nacelle test rig at Narec, UK, is receiving £25 million in funding from the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).
07 July, 2011
Eolus Vind AB has entered into a framework agreement with Vestas for the delivery of 180 MW of wind turbines over the next three years.
07 July, 2011
Cape Verde has seen the erection of the first wind turbines at the Cabeolica wind farm project, as part of a commercial-scale public private partnership (PPP) wind farm development in Sub-Saharan Africa.
07 July, 2011
In the UK, fuel cell developer ACAL Energy is partnering with automotive design experts Gordon Murray Design in a 12-month project to design a very low-cost, durable fuel cell vehicle utilizing its innovative technology.
06 July, 2011
SunBorne Energy is part of an R&D project looking into solar thermal in India, co-funded by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and the Government of India.
06 July, 2011
A list of the top 10 monocrystalline solar photovoltaic (PV) modules in terms of efficiency has been compiled by SolarPlaza.
06 July, 2011
Mainstream Renewable Power and wind turbine manufacturer Sinovel Wind Group will build 1 GW of wind energy projects in Ireland by 2016.
06 July, 2011
Changes to the German solar feed-in tariff will go ahead as planned, according to the recent agreement over the German Renewable Energy Law (EEG).
06 July, 2011
Geothermal heat and electricity production has the potential to grow tenfold between now and 2050, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
06 July, 2011
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) is investing €3 million in 21 new clean energy projects in 17 countries.
05 July, 2011
Siemens Energy will supply and build the 50 MW Termosolar Olivenza 1 solar concentrating power (CSP) plant in Extremadura, Spain, for Spanish EPC UTE Termosolar Olivenza.
05 July, 2011
Kyocera Corporation has expanded its solar photovoltaic (PV) installation at its Tanaguara manufacturing plant in Fukushima, Japan, to 230 kW.
05 July, 2011
UK’s main opposition party, Labour, is questioning the Government’s move to substantially cut solar feed-in tariffs for installations over 50 kW.
05 July, 2011
Vestas’ 2 MW V100 wind turbines will be installed at a 60 MW wind project in Rio Grande du Norte, Brazil.
05 July, 2011
Researchers at Risø DTU have, under the EU project TOPFARM, looked at the economically optimum topology of a wind farm, looking at production as well as costs.
04 July, 2011
An Alstom-led consortium has won a contract worth over €285 million to construct a variable speed pumped storage hydropower plant in India.
04 July, 2011
Panasonic has launched the Panasonic Fuel Cell Development Office Europe in Langen, Germany. The facility will focus on developing residential fuel cells for the European market, in close collaboration with leading European utility companies.
04 July, 2011
Centrosolar has delivered solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for a solar plant for SOS Children’s Village in Mombasa, Kenya.
04 July, 2011
E.ON Climate & Renewables has secured access to MPI-Vroon's offshore wind farm installation vessel MPI Discovery.
04 July, 2011
India’s first national solar policy is targeting 22 GW of installed solar capacity by 2022, 2 GW of which will be off-grid while the remaining 20 GW will be grid-connected.
04 July, 2011
What could be the world's largest HIT (Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin layer) tracking solar project, with an overall system size of 7.56 MW, has been completed in Torre Santa Susanna, Italy.
04 July, 2011
EnviTec Biogas UK is installing a biogas plant for a dairy being built by Stowell Farms in Wiltshire, UK, making use of the farm's cow slurry.
04 July, 2011
Renewable energy provisionally accounted for 3.3% of energy consumption in the UK in 2010, and 25,734 GWh of electricity was generated from renewable energy sources.
01 July, 2011
Following the sale of its shares in the joint venture production site in South Korea, SolarWorld is focusing on its production sites in Germany and the US.
01 July, 2011
Statkraft SCA Vind (SSVAB) is set to buy 253 wind turbines with an overall capacity of over 580 MW, from Siemens Energy, for onshore wind power plants in Sweden.
01 July, 2011
Abengoa has completed financing on two 50 MW concentrating solar power (CSP) plants in Spain.
01 July, 2011
EDF Energies Nouvelles will source at least half of future onshore wind installations in Europe and a minimum of 30% of its future onshore wind installations in the US from Vestas for deliveries in 2012 to 2014.
01 July, 2011
Statkraft is investing £250 million in two wind farms in Scotland and Sweden with a combined output of up to 152.5 MW.
01 July, 2011
After declining for two consecutive quarters, solar photovoltaic (PV) module shipments are set to recover strongly in the second half of 2011, according to IMS Research.
01 July, 2011
The Scottish Government has released its 2020 Routemap for 100% renewable electricity and 30% overall renewable energy in Scotland by 2020.
01 July, 2011