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Alstom supplies €200m of wind turbines to Whitelee wind farm
Alstom will supply €200 million worth of wind turbines to Scottish Power Renewables (SPR) for a 217 MW extension to the Whiteless wind farm in Scotland.
Italy reduces solar subsidy
Italy is reducing funding for solar electricity in three phases starting from 2011.
Wave Hub now in the water
The Wave Hub project for testing wave energy devices has seen the Hub being lowered into water at 55 m depth 16 km off the coast of Cornwall, UK.
EU PVSEC: EPIA launches European Photovoltaic Observatory
The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) is launching the European Photovoltaic Observatory identifying beneficial market conditions and best practices for solar PV.
Mitsubishi solar PV system at Japanese water treatment facility
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has completed the installation of a 191 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system at Nabeya-ueno Waterworks in Nagoya, Japan.

Podcasts

Active Energy Efficiency : the fastest way to solve the energy dilemma
Buildings account for nearly half of all the greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumed. Active energy efficiency can help reduce energy bill up to 30%. The keys for maximum efficiency: integration of technologies, good systems’ design and people’s behaviour and education.
Weekly Podcast: Wave and tidal in the UK: 2GW by 2020?
It's a widely held view that wave and tidal has great potential, but that it is still an R&D industry only now starting to deploy demonstration projects. So how can we ramp up the various technologies? Renewable Energy Focus reports back from the Wave and Tidal 2010 event, organised by RenewableUK (formerly BWEA).
Weekly Podcast: EPRI charts 2025 solar and wind costs
EPRI charts the cost of solar and wind energy in 2025. Find out more by tuning in to this week's news podcast.
Weekly Podcast: Yvo de Boer resigns from UNFCCC
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer is resigning his position. Tune in to find out more.

Webinars

Design & Construction of Solar Inverter Substations
The rapid increase in the construction of photovoltaic (PV), grid-tied solar farms has created a surge in the demand for utility-grade inverters. These inverters convert the DC current generated by the PV cells into low voltage AC power. The inverters are coupled to a distribution transformer then stepped up to medium voltage, generally 12 kV or 34.5 kV, for collection in an interconnect substation. The interconnect substation steps the voltage up again to the utility transmission voltage, generally in the 69 kV to 345 kV range.
What does the future hold for renewable energy in the Middle East?
We are pleased to announce a new webinar from Renewable Energy Focus in association with the World Future Energy Summit, which addresses the future for renewable energy in the Middle East.
Optical Characterisation of PV Cells
We are pleased to announce a new webinar from Renewable Energy Focus in association with Perkin Elmer, which addresses optical characterisation of PV cells.

Blogs

AltaTerra FiT freak gives web conference
Posted by Elizabeth Block • 03 September 2010
Rats! I missed it. I planned to dial in to Palo Alto-based AltaTerra’s web conference last month on feed-in tariffs (FiT) but it started at 2pm eastern time, 7pm here. Events, dear e-reader, got...
tags: FiT, solar, pv, feed-in tariff
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What does it take to bring you your solar news...?
Posted by Elizabeth Block • 03 September 2010
Following an April 2010 visit to Syria in which I became the first, OK, maybe the second person on the planet to express any interest in Syrian renewable energy, a local Arabic-speaking friend in Dama...
tags: solar, syria, renewable energy
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California’s FiT and Persistent Faith in the Rational Market Theory, among other things
Posted by Paula Mints • 31 August 2010
So much happening in California, much of it crucial to the forward progress of solar in the biggest market in the USA. First, unemployment remains high, the budget remains in limbo with outgoing gove...
tags: feed-in tariff, FiT, solar, california
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Look! Up on the roof! Is it a technology? Is it a commodity? Is it an appliance? Yes, it’s all of these things! It’s a Solar Panel!
Posted by Paula Mints • 20 August 2010
Caught ya – this is really an article about branding. You know, that marketing function that turns needs into wants and functions into attributes – or, scares the heck out of you and...
tags: solar, panel, pv, energy, power, renewable
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Ontario: A complicated new frontier for PV
Posted by Paula Mints • 11 August 2010
First came the announcement, then came optimism, then came the announcements, then came the reality checks and finally, the changes to Ontario’s wildly anticipated feed-in tariff; not to kill it...
tags: feed-in tariff, solar, pv, fit, transmission
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Features

EPIA: market installed 7.2 GW of solar PV in 2009
The global solar photovoltaic electricity (PV) market counted an additional increase in installed capacity of 7.2 GW in 2009, reaching a total capacity of over 22 GW world-wide, according to the latest figures from the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). We look at which countries led the way, and then Paula Mints reviews what has shipped so far in 2010.
Members' Content
Unlocking Asia's renewable energy potential
Asian and Australasian countries are brimming with renewable energy resources that have never been fully exploited. Poor infrastructure is one of the main obstacles to development, says Stewart Taggart, but successful European models can provide a blueprint for the future.
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Renewable energy in Scotland Renewable energy in Scotland
An excellent wind resource, powerful coastlines and a wealth of woodland give Scotland an undeniable advantage in the renewable energy race. And Scotland’s politicians appear keen on using this clean energy potential as a major tool to drive economic development. Derry Alldritt and David Hopwood report.
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The power of the concentrated sun The power of the concentrated sun
During a recent visit to Siemens’ concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in Spain, Renewable Energy Focus’ Kari Williamson learnt about the company’s technology, ongoing research and plans for the future.
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