Number 2: Solar PV and thermal – a marriage made in heaven?
19 June, 2013
The company says sensors in the blades will be able to predict weather conditions and calculate when they can harvest the most energy from the wind - while ensuring minimum loads on the wind turbine.
19 June, 2013
EnerjiSA Power said it has awarded consulting and engineering company Pöyry with the detailed design services assignment for the Alpaslan II Dam and hydroelectric power plant in Turkey.
19 June, 2013
WindVision 2025: A Strategy For Alberta, makes the case for the strategic deployment of more wind energy in Alberta.
19 June, 2013
Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power utility has said it is committed to generating 20-25 percent of its total generation capacity from clean energy sources, adding 30-50MW of solar power and 150-200MW of wind energy in India year on year.
19 June, 2013
Canada's Innergex Renewable Energy has closed $72mn in project financing for the Northwest Stave River run-of-river hydroelectric project located in British Columbia, Canada.
19 June, 2013
Solar PV manufacturer ReneSola has agreed to provide Vitec, a Japan-based seller of semiconductor and electronic components and provider of energy and environmental consulting services for Mega Solar projects, with 10MW of Virtus II modules.
19 June, 2013
At 200MW, the development will also be one of the biggest in Europe, according to the companies.
17 June, 2013
The US Energy Department has recognised the nation's first grid-connected offshore floating wind turbine prototype off the coast of Castine, Maine.
17 June, 2013
David Ho has experience in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) industry in Greater China.
17 June, 2013
An Australian entrepreneur has launched a four-year retail bond, paying a fixed rate of 7.5% interest, to fund the development of CBD Energy’s first UK utility-scale solar farms, wind farms and other renewable projects...
17 June, 2013
The Bonaire generation facilities, which integrate wind power, diesel generation and battery storage technology, provide all of the power needs of the island's distribution company, Water en Energie Bedrijf Bonaire (WEB) under a long-term supply contract.
11 June, 2013
Money raised will support SolarAid's 'Lighter Learning' programme to improve the education of children in Africa by providing lighting for classrooms in 12 schools across Zambia.
11 June, 2013
Consent from the Scottish Government for the wave farm off the north-west coast of Lewis, will create the world’s largest fully-permitted ocean energy site.
11 June, 2013
The four CX-S420 systems installed for MET use Soitec Solar's Concentrix CPV technology and two-axis tracking systems to generate a total installed capacity of 64kWp.
11 June, 2013
By Gail Rajgor, Managing Editor, Renewable Energy Focus
10 June, 2013
The joint venture agreement with Philippines-based geothermal plant developer Energy Development Corporation (EDC) will develop Alterra's Mariposa geothermal project in Chile, plus three geothermal concessions held by Alterra in Peru.
10 June, 2013
The Carbon Trust has been asked by the Scottish Government to run a new dedicated wave programme to help commercialise wave power in Scotland. Meanwhile, the trust is pushing forward with its drive to find the next generation of offshore wind cables.
10 June, 2013
Environmentalists are trying to block the expansion of a transatlantic trade bringing American wood to burn in European power stations, said BBC News last week. Yet UK-based biomass supporters say the problem lies with bad forestry practices and not biomass-derived energy.
10 June, 2013
The IEA says further action is needed if Germany’s Energiewende is to maintain a balance between sustainability, affordability and competitiveness and called for cost reductions, investment in networks and closer regional co-operation.
10 June, 2013
The new solar PV plant is the region's first renewable energy project.
07 June, 2013
Hyundai has delivered the first 15 of its assembly line-produced ix35 Fuel Cell cars to the Danish capital Copenhagen. The hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) were handed over at the opening of a new H2 Logic hydrogen refuelling station, which was installed in only 48 hours before the first refuelling was performed.
05 June, 2013