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So with the 100GW milestone reached for global solar PV installations, what now when it comes to ...
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It’s been some year since I took on the role of Managing Editor for Renewable Energy Focus. The highlight? When...
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We welcome Reginald Tucker and Amanda Jacob to the editorial team...
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Guest Blog by John Peters, Managing Director, Engage Consulting
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By Gail Rajgor, Managing Editor, Renewable Energy Focus
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An insight into the renewable energy industry in the Netherlands and key developments currently taking place.
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This month we welcome Reginald Tucker – based out of Elsevier's New York office – who will become our US editor, with a remit to get to grips with the issues affecting renewable energy development Stateside.
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I hate to say I told you so but … I did.
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During 2011 we have run a series of articles looking at how to get a wind project off the ground. Get access to all the articles quickly here...
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Which energy technology really is the most economical, cost-effective solution for the long term? Gail Rajgor continues her foray into the real costs of renewable energy – looking closer at Solar PV.
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Husum/EU PV SEC preview, part 1: Aiming for 80% of its electricity supply to come from renewables by 2050, Germany has set itself one of the hardest challenges around. So how can it be achieved?
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Husum/EU PV SEC preview, part 2: Aiming for 80% of its electricity supply to come from renewables by 2050, Germany has set itself one of the hardest challenges around. So how can it be achieved?
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Part three: BP and Neste are looking to biofuels in the future.
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Part two: when it comes to offshore wind farms, while the basic steps are the same on the surface, the actual construction is quite different...
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Part 1. A new molten salt has been launched by Yara with the potential to drive down the costs of solar thermal energy and boost plant efficiency. Gail Rajgor spoke to the company's Emilio Iglesias to find out more.
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Part 1. With the EU market battling major policy hurdles, it's no wonder the theme for this year's European Wind Energy Conference was one of emerging markets...
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Part 2. Some serious new markets are opening up and so the theme of this year's EWEA show was Emerging Markets.
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Power technology group ABB says it has made a breakthrough in the ability to interrupt direct current (DC), solving a 100-year oldelectrical engineering puzzle, and paving the way for a more reliable electricity system.
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Solar PV and wind power will be the keys to meeting carbon emission goals set at COP21 last year, but there needs to be a significant increase in deployment rates of all low carbon technologies for the goals to be met, says the International Energy Agency in a recent report. Gail Rajgor reports.
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As ever, this year’s European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) exhibition played host to the launch and/or presentation of new turbines, components and ancillary services by key players in the market. In terms of turbine design, arguably the highlights came from Nordex, GE, NGentech and Siemens, al...
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Part one: With an increased focus on biofuels as an energy solution, have policy makers been too optimistic about how soon second-generation biofuels can be developed?
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Part two: Biofuels Standards. For European players, sustainability requirements add extra pressure...
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Husum/EU PV SEC preview, part 3: Aiming for 80% of its electricity supply to come from renewables by 2050, Germany has set itself one of the hardest challenges around. So how can it be achieved?
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Which energy technology really is the most economical, cost-effective solution for the long term? In this second installment, we look at renewable energy cost examples, LCOE and the importance of taking risk into account.
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Special report. Part one: how much renewable electricity capacity was installed worldwide at the end of 2011, and which technologies were the most popular?
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Part 6. Gail Rajgor looks at the importance of adopting a proactive O&M strategy in boosting the bottom line.
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Which energy technology really is the most economical, cost-effective solution for the long term? Gail Rajgor continues her foray into the real costs of renewable energy – looking closer at wind power.
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Which energy technology really is the most economical, cost-effective solution for the long term? Gail Rajgor continues her foray into the real costs of renewable energy by looking at some case studies...
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Which energy technology really is the most economical, cost-effective solution for the long term? And how do renewable technologies really stack up when compared to coal, gas and nuclear on cost? Gail Rajgor kicks off a new Renewable Energy Focus series by asking whether it is even possible to co...
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Onshore wind is set to be the star technology in helping the EU’s 27 Member States to meet their mandatory targets for 20% of the EU’s energy to come from renewable energy sources by 2020. Gail Rajgor speaks to Christian Kjaer, Chief Executive Officer of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA...
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In the first of a special Renewable Energy Focus series looking at the key stages and processes involved in taking a wind project from A to Z, Gail Rajgor gives some rules of thumb that are vital from the offset, and takes a closer look at the all important issue of choosing the right site for yo...
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As pressure builds on Australia’s Federal coalition Government to get its climate change policy into shape once and for all. Gail Rajgor reports on the state of the country’s renewable energy market.
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Part 1. Christian Kjaer is soon to leave his role as CEO of the European Wind Energy Association, departing for pastures new in April. Here he speaks to Gail Rajgor, giving his final thoughts on the state of the wind industry.
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Part 3. Having vented his frustration on the politics of UK renewables policy on the Renewable Energy Focus website, Altium's Adrian Reed gets more off his chest, talking in depth to Gail Rajgor.
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Part 2. Christian Kjaer is soon to leave his role as CEO of the European Wind Energy Association, departing for pastures new in April. Here he speaks to Gail Rajgor, giving his final thoughts on the state of the wind industry.
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Part 1. Having vented his frustration on the politics of UK renewables policy on the Renewable Energy Focus website, Altium's Adrian Reed gets more off his chest, talking in depth to Gail Rajgor.
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Part 2. Having vented his frustration on the politics of UK renewables policy on the Renewable Energy Focus website, Altium's Adrian Reed gets more off his chest, talking in depth to Gail Rajgor.
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If it can be made to work at scale and cost-effectively the predictability of tidal power gives it a significant advantage over wind and solar PV technologies. Gail Rajgor takes a look at the latest project developments in the sector.
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While tidal stream technology is seen as closer to commercial viability, tidal lagoon (tidal barrage) projects arguably could make an even bigger impact on electricity supply networks in the nearer term, says Gail Rajgor.
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When David passed on the editorial metaphorical torch to me for Renewable Energy Focus, I knew it was going to be a whirlwind first month or two...
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Part one: the precarious construction phase of a wind farm development needs careful preparation.
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With the influx of firms to the region gaining pace, a 40% boom in renewables employment between 2011–2015 is forecast for Hamburg.
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Securing the green light for a wind farm is one of the biggest challenges any developer will face. So how can developers give themselves the best chance?
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The more cautious lending environment means wind projects will only get off the ground once they pass the scrutiny of some major due diligence investigations.
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THE COST of owning or operating an onshore wind project of 5 MW or more in England has just risen by a minimum of £5000 a year, or £100,000–125,000 over the average 20–25 year lifespan of an onshore wind farm. Why? At the instigation of the industry itself.
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When it comes to financing a wind farm there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Tailoring the right funding structure for a wind development depends on where in the world you plan to build, what scale of project you have in mind, and whether it's a purely private or community endeavour.
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Ramesh Kymal, chairman & managing director of Gamesa Wind Turbines Private Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Spain's Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica SA, talks to Sarosh Bana about Gamesa's plans for India.
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The solar power market in South Africa has ramped up a gear, with a stream of project news emanating from the country in recent days.
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Guest Blog by Barry Johnston
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ABB, the global power and automation technology group, has led a $12mn investment in Scotrenewables Tidal Power, a provider of tidal turbine systems, to support the rollout of a new hydrokinetic device and expand ABB’s renewable energy assets.
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As ever, this year’s European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) exhibition played host to the launch and/or presentation of new turbines, components and ancillary services by key players in the market. In terms of turbine design, arguably the highlights came from Nordex, GE, NGentech and Siemens, al...
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Power technology group ABB says it has made a breakthrough in the ability to interrupt direct current (DC), solving a 100-year oldelectrical engineering puzzle, and paving the way for a more reliable electricity system.
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AND WOW, there are certainly plenty of new markets for the renewable energy industry – and they are finally coming out into the light. Deployment of renewables is an “idea whose time has come”.
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HybridDrive system certified while Nordex secures bearing supply
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City of York Council in the UK has given the green light to Peel Environmental’s plans for an Anaerobic Digestion and Horticultural Glasshouse Facility on the former North Selby Mine site, New Road, Wheldrake in Yorkshire.
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The annual yield of the alpha ventus offshore wind farm again exceeded expectations in 2012.
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The Crown Estate has launched a website to support industry collaboration in the emerging wave and tidal industry.
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The distribution division of the world’s third largest grocery retailer, Tesco, has committed a fleet of HGVs to fill up at facilities run by leading Bio-LNG supplier Gasrec.
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The BRE National Solar Centre (NSC) was officially opened by Energy Minister Greg Barker in St Austell last week transforming the UK solar industry into a global player.
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As part of the Obama Administration's all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department has announced nearly $18mn in four pilot-scale biorefineries in California, Iowa, and Washington that will test renewable biofuels as a domestic alternative to power cars, trucks, and planes that meet mi...
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REC, a leading global provider of solar electricity solutions, has announced its first venture in Thailand.
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To further strengthen Cornwall’s position as a leading centre for marine energy, approximately £2mn of Convergence European Regional Development Funding (ERDF) has been made available for marine renewables companies.
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Ontario’s new Niagara Tunnel is now in service to produce more clean, renewable electricity at the Sir Adam Beck generating complex.
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It will install 124, 2.3MW wind turbines for the South Kent wind project in Canada.
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The design makes installations easier and reduces logistics costs, it says, and is available across its full range of 72-cell monocrystalline and 60-cell polycrystalline modules.
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Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, has acquired the SolarExcel company.
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Renewable energy technology developer, Principle Power - awarded a Department of Energy grant worth $4M and up to $47M in total funding to support its WindFloat Pacific Demonstration Project. - has announced its list of official project partners.
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The multi-brand provider of wind turbine maintenance services has signed a new full service contract for three wind farms, with a combined capacity of 38MW, in Germany.
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The project connects the North Sea wind farms off the German coast to the mainland supergrid and has an investment volume of more than €1bn.
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The company has signed an exclusive representation contract with DKSH Korea which will introduce solar cell technology from Singulus Technologies to Korea’s photovoltaic (PV) market.
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Sputnik Engineering's new SolarMax 360 TS-SV central inverter and the TS-SV Compact Station, with a rated output power of 720kW, are, together, a cost effective complete solution for large PV power plants, the firm says.
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The latest issue of the US Energy Information Administration's (EIA) "Electric Power Monthly," with preliminary data through to December 31, 2012, shows that non-hydro renewable sources (biomass, geothermal, solar, wind) increased by 12.8% last year compared to 2011 and provided 5.4% of net US el...
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Using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) can increase the value of a typical Dutch wind farm by over €1mn, according to Ecofys consultants, which recently initiated a study to help bring down barriers for wind energy projects in the Netherlands.
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The UK’s wave and tidal energy industries say they will only be able to grow successfully if they get the right level of support from Government - otherwise Britain risks surrendering its world lead in marine energy.
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MeyGen Ltd and Sea Generation Wales Ltd have both won funding under the government’s Marine Energy Array Demonstrator scheme (MEAD), launched in April last year, to support the development and testing of pre-commercial marine devices in array formations out at sea.
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The company says it has set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) solar cell conversion efficiency, achieving 18.7 percent cell efficiency in tests confirmed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
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“Solar is critically important to our nation’s energy security and national security – and we’re doing our part to fight climate change,” said the head of the Solar Energy Industries Association, Rhone Resch, stressing the sector has a key role to play to ensure the lights stay on should disaster...
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The furniture retail giant is buying the 7.65MW Carrickeeny Wind Farm from Mainstream Renewable Power.
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The 579MW Antelope Valley Solar Projects – two projects co-located in Kern and Los Angeles counties in California – is being developed by SunPower and MidAmerican Solar, which owns the development.
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International renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has been awarded its first biomass contract in Ireland.
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The UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) and Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s state-backed renewable energy company, are signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to explore project investment opportunities in the UK’s clean energy sector.
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Firefly Solar, a solar-powered generators design and manufacture company, has launched its Cygnus Hybrid Power Generator (HPG).
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The first order for GE’s new 2.5-120 brilliant wind turbines has been announced - Invenergy has ordered three units as part of an 86-turbine deal with GE for its Mills County, Texas, wind farm.
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The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched a worldwide search for the best engineering innovations via its awards programme – the IET Innovation Awards.
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Trina Solar is providing solar panels to support a joint aid project in Liberia carried out by the charities Project for Liberia and Engineers Without Borders.
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JCM Capital (JCM) has set up a company in Japan to invest in utility-scale ground based solar photovoltaic (PV) projects.
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A major drive to bring renewable energy to the 'electricity poor' is underway, but despite the progress made so far, under a business-as-usual scenario around 600 million people will still not have access to electricity by 2040, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
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Special report. Part five: The market for wind energy continued to grow in 2012 despite the difficulties in financing and slow economic growth in many OECD countries...
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Special report. Part six: US dominated the electricity from biomass world market in 2012
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Special report. Part seven: Average year of growth for geothermal but vast potential...
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Part 1: In this series of articles we examine the recent history of the Solar Photovoltaic industry, as well as look forward to 2014. In our first few articles to set the scene we look back to how the PV industry fared in 2012.
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The offshore wind industry hit media headlines in the UK today (26 November 2013) after German firm RWE Innogy scrapped plans for the 240-turbine 1.2GW Atlantic Array wind farm in the Bristol Channel.
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Special report. Part 4. Ocean energy (wave and tidal) still remains at an early stage, mainly at a research and development (R&D) phase with a few projects going into demonstration status or scaling their prototypes up.
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Special report. Part 3. The solar thermal power market gained ground in 2012, with a number of new projects on the horizon.
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Special report. Part two: China continues its dominance of the global hydropower market
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Special report. Part one: how much renewable electricity capacity was installed worldwide at the end of 2012, and which technologies were the most popular?
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Planning permission and consents can be the death of many a renewable energy project. Which is why it remains vital to properly assess the environmental impacts of development.
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Although computer models of wind flow over terrain have improved dramatically in the past few years, there is still no substitute for data recorded at the site.
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Although computer models of wind flow over terrain have improved dramatically in the past few years, there is still no substitute for data recorded at the site.
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Even with downgraded expectations for China’s offshore wind market, there is still a major opportunity for the country to power up its coastal regions from turbines at sea. And so, even as some industry leaders stress the need to read with caution in venturing offshore, little seems set to deter ...
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Danish based Fyns Kran Udstyr has developed a hydraulic yoke it says makes lifting, maneuvering and mounting wind turbine nacelles quicker and safer.
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The European Commission (EC) is preparing new rules on indirect land use change (ILUC) for the biofuels sector, but the current draft, if adopted, will have a number of negative impacts on biofuels sector, according to the European Biomass Association (AEBIOM).
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juwi CEO Matthias Willenbacher has criticised the German government for backtracking on its energy revolution agenda and looking to slow it down on the basis of cost.
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Did you know it takes 100,000 gallons of water to produce a single megawatt hour of electricity?
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Originally planned for next month, bad weather has delayed the planned deployment of a utility-scale wave energy device off the coast of Reedsport, Oregon, until spring 2013.
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Emerging from the global economic recession, investments in renewable energy technologies continued their steady rise in 2011, with total new investments in renewable power and fuels (excluding large hydropower and solar hot water) reaching $257bn, up from $220bn in 2010.
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For the decade 2002 to 2011 there were some 4130 natural disasters globally, resulting in more than a million deaths and an economic loss of at least $1.195 trillion.
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As part of the restructuring plan, the company is temporarily shutting down half of its Fab 2 cell manufacturing plant and 20% of panel manufacturing in the Philippines to "significantly reduce inventory, lower operational costs and improve efficiency".
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Atlantis Resources Corporation has completed the first ever tidal turbine testing programme at the National Renewable Energy Centre’s 3MW capacity, onshore, turbine drive train testing facility.
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CLIFF EDGE or bright future? That’s the question on everyone’s mind right now, with fortunes at the mercy of election outcomes, as in the US, or long-term policy decisions facing yet further consultation, as in the UK.
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SDE Energy has formed a joint venture with Green Energy International to develop the wave power plant along the coastline of the Republic of Ecuador.
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In recent months, the race has been on within the solar PV industry to determine which "smart module" - incorporating performance-enhancing capabilities of onboard power electronics - will be the first to achieve certification across Europe and the US.
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The Ingecon EMS Plants, a new inverter concept for batteries, has been designed for large-scale solar PV plants and successfully tested at Acciona in Tudela (Navarre - Spain).
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As energy demand rises and consumer electricity bills increase, more and more attention is turning to renewables.
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The green blogosphere has been ablaze with posts, tweets, and comments about the second US presidential debate in which the two candidates squared off on their respective energy approaches.
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Despite the billions of investment being ploughed into renewable energy and low carbon technologies across the globe, the world is failing dramatically in its battle to stem the tide of global warming, according to research published yesterday by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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Renewable energy makes sense on cost, security, and environmental grounds, says group
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Who doesn’t dream of a few weeks escape to a tropical island paradise like the Maldives?
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A green energy firm based in the Midlands in the UK is bucking the economic trend as the number of property owners looking to generate green energy increases.
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By Mathias Aarre Maehlum, EnergyInformative.org
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An Indo-European joint initiative for strengthening networking on biomass research and bio-waste valorisation for a sustainable bio-based economy has been initiated through 'SAHYOG' under the joint sponsorship of European Commission and Government of India's Department of Biotechnology.
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With more than 1GW installed capacity of large scale solar farms, the US has surpassed Spain to become the second largest market behind Germany, according to the latest data from sector specialists Wiki-Solar.
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The global energy map is changing “in dramatic fashion”, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said today, as it launched the 2012 edition of its World Energy Outlook.
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The investment in the 40MW of solar power capacity is expected to be its first portfolio investment in Latin Power IV.
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The company's global solar PV portfolio now totals more than 500MW in operation or construction in seven countries.
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Joint venture's two 75-megawatt solar photovoltaic projects will spur economic development, create jobs and contribute to South Africa's renewable energy goals
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There needs to be less vertical integration in the wind industry and companies in the sector need to start working together better, according to Jukka-Pekka Mäkinen, President and CEO of wind turbine generator supplier The Switch, based in Finland.
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As it builds up for rapid expansion, Global renewable energy company Mainstream Renewable Power has signed an agreement for €60mn in corporate funds to be provided by Macquarie Group.
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Replacing federal tax credits with cash incentives for renewable energy could deliver big savings for taxpayers, according to a new report.
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New grid connection and transmission rules issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) fail to ensure renewable energy plant operators in the US are not discriminated against, says the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).
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Special report. Part two: Hydropower falls behind wind and biomass as growth dips.
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HURRAH! THE UK’s Energy Bill has finally landed – following months of delays and turbulence caused by conflicting interests within Government departments. And so now, the hard work begins.
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The latest analysis from Visiongain indicates the global carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) composites market will reach a value of $20.68bn in 2013, driven by growth in the wind energy market, and strong potential in the automotives market.
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Special report. Part three: Wind market still on the up and dominated by China
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Cofely, a GDF SUEZ company, has completed the first phase of the Leicester District Energy Scheme, enabling thousands of homes, as well as council-owned and other buildings in Leicester, to be provided with environmentally friendly energy.
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Special report. Part four: 2011 strong year for solar PV despite support subsidies being slashed
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Thomas Becker, a former Danish civil servant, will replace Christian Kjaer as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), effective 1 April 2013.
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Special report. Part five - Cost drivers fuel technology switch for concentrated solar
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Spain’s Iberdrola has selected offshore wind turbines from French giant Areva for its 400MW Wikinger offshore wind power project 35km off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast.
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The renewable energy industry’s new year has kicked off to a good start after the United States’ Congress extended the wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) by one year as part of a package of measures to avert a “fiscal cliff” in the US budget.
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Special report. Part six - Biomass bolsters energy lead with increased electricity use
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The global geothermal power market takes a major dive in 2011...
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Surge in big name activity for the ocean and tidal sector
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The global growth of renewable energy over the last few years cannot be disputed, but can it really play a major role in the world of large-scale electricity generation?
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Our Renewable Energy Focus power generation focus previewed the latest REMIPEG update, carried out in the first four months of 2011...
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A newly published framework document, developed over two years in collaboration with leading consultants and developers, will lead to more transparency and advancements in the quantification of wind energy project losses and uncertainties, according to DNV KEMA.
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Iberdrola, through its British subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables (SPR), has received consent from the Scottish Government to construct Kilgallioch wind farm in Scotland.
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Tata Power, India's largest integrated power utility, today announced the successful registration of its 50.4MW wind power project at Samana, Gujarat, under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) programme of UNFCCC.
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KKR is acquiring three solar photovoltaic (PV) energy projects from SSM Solar, an affiliate of Starwood Energy Group.
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Arise Windpower AB has confirmed plans to install15 wind turbines across three projects in southern Sweden.
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Solar Flow-Through Limited Partners has raised $2,857,000 in Q4 2012 through a private placement. The funds will be used to develop and operate solar power generation projects in the Province of Ontario under the Ontario Power Authority's (OPA) Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) programme. FIT contracts provid...
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The 7MW solar park near Rustenburg / will generate clean electricity for more than 10,000 thousand households and create economic opportunites for more than 200 people during construction phase, the firm says.
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As it continues to grapple with its restructuring plans, Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has announced it is ending production of kilowatt size machines, including its V52-850kW and V60-850kW turbines.
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Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has prepared the seabed for the BorWin2 high-voltage direct current export cable, which will connect new wind parks off the German coast.
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Vestas has signed its largest ever service and maintenance renewal agreement with EDP Renováveis (EDPR).
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A joint public inquiry will be held into two applications for Section 36 development consent for onshore wind farms in Powys, mid-Wales.
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The US Energy Department is awarding new funding to the tune of $102 million to 104 small businesses in a bid to help advance cutting-edge clean energy innovations, the country’s Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced.
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Germany’s fiercely disputed solar subsidy policy has finally been agreed after federal and provincial governments reached a “compromise” agreement this week, although the industry has dubbed it “halfhearted”.
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TGC Renewables, an independent renewable energy project developer, has secured planning approval for the largest UK solar PV project in the UK to date.
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Yet another solar PV manufacturer has announced a scale back in production.
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DP CleanTech has taken a significant step towards consolidating its business in the Philippines, signing a contract for a 12MW biomass power plant in Aklan province with AseaOne Power Corporation.
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One of Australia’s largest solar power projects – Solar Dawn - has taken a heavy blow, after the Queensland state government formally withdrew its support from the project.
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RWE Innogy has commenced operation of the 14MW Krzecin onshore wind farm in Poland.
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Nordex has been awarded the 57.5MW contract for the phase 2 extension of the Midtfjellet wind farm on the island of Stord in Norway.
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China Ming Yang Wind Power Group is to gain a significant foothold in India, thanks to an agreement to co-develop up to 2.5GW of clean energy projects with one the country’s biggest companies, Reliance Group.
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Leoni has joined the Desertec consortium as an associated partner, the German cables and cable systems supplier announced today.
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Ireland’s GT Energy and E.ON UK, one of the UK’s leading power and gas companies, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop five new deep-geothermal heat and distribution systems.
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Two offshore wind farms approved by the UK government last Friday are only likely to proceed if the economics stack up under new prices for offshore wind power, to be unveiled by ministers within the next two weeks.
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Valos Solar Ventures and Gehrlicher Solar America Corporation, a subsidiary of Germany’s Gehrlicher Solar AG, have joined forces to provide solar energy to investor and municipal-owned utilities in California.
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The entire range of JinkoSolar solar modules has passed the salt mist corrosion test in accordance with International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)61701 standards, the Chinese company announced today.
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In its first-ever renewable energy market report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) accuses the world’s major governments of a “collective policy failure”, but still forecasts a 40% increase in global renewable power generation in the next five years, largely due to growth in deployment in no...
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) has launched a roadmap showing how solar energy could account for around one-sixth of the world’s total low-temperature heating and cooling needs by 2050.
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A subsidiary of Reef Subsea AS has been awarded the £40m contract to install the inter array cable for the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm.
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The National Renewable Energy Centre of Spain (CENER) has selected AdvanceBio Systems' SuPR2G Bench Scale Pretreatment Reactor to conduct basic research and development work related to the production of fermentable sugars from lignocellulose rich biomass feedstocks.
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Ireland must invest even more in renewable technologies, expand grid integration and improve energy efficiency, the International Energy Agency says in a review of Irish energy policies, published today.
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Korean solar photovoltaic (PV) supplier Hanwha SolarOne is forming a strategic partnership with US energy storage systems company Silent Power.
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Ocean Power Technologies and Lockheed Martin are teaming up again, this time to develop a 19MW wave energy project off Australia's coast.
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The UK’s National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) has awarded a multi-million pound contract to SeaRoc to install its Offshore Anemometry Hub.
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Imports of Chinese solar cells and panels into the United States decreased for the second straight month in May year-over-year, according to the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM).
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EKI Energy Services Limited is launching a strategic 1000MW wind power project in India.
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Dong Energy and Siemens Energy have signed a framework agreement for the supply and servicing of wind turbines totaling 1.8GW in capacity.
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2012 could turn out to be the best year ever for offshore wind energy in Europe, says the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
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The UK government is facing a wave of criticism after again delaying its planned announcement on future financial support for renewables.
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The UK’s Renewable Energy Association (REA) has been successful in a bid to manage a €76,000 (£60,000) biogas training programme.
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TetraSun has announced the successful completion of its SunShot Initiative PV Incubator grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE).
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Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, has signed key agreements with the Australian Department of Defence.
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India’s WAAREE Energies Pvt Ltd has won a turnkey project order for a 5.75MW thin film solar PV power plant.
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The UK government has announced new feed-in tariffs (FITs) for renewable heat and small-scale renewable electricity technologies (not including solar PV).
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Maple Energy, an integrated energy company with assets in Peru, has announced that its Ethanol Plant is now complete and producing both ethanol and electricity.
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The Scottish Government has announced plans to step in and "save the renewable energy industry" in Scotland “from the damage being caused by ongoing uncertainty over Westminster’s plans” for Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs).
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After a week of heavy criticism, the UK Government finally published its decision on prices for large-scale renewable energy and banding levels under the Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROC) system from April 2013 in England and Wales last week, but it did not ease industry fears.
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Solar thermal power, or concentrated solar power (CSP), can make a sizeable impact on the world’s renewable energy industry, if governments across the globe can maintain supporting policies, says a new report by alternative energy analysts GBI Research.
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Algae biofuels technologies are ripe for double-digit growth potential over the short term, claims a new study.
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Orders for wind turbines in the first six months of 2012 were down 30% on the same period last year, according to figures published by Make Consulting.
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The last Repower 6M wind turbine has been installed at C-Power’s Belgian offshore wind farm Thornton Bank Phase II on time.
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Israel's SDE Wave Power Plants company and El Salvador's El Esplendor Development Corporation have joined forces to develop wave energy projects in El Salvador and California.
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GE Wind is supplying eight 2.75MW turbines for a wind project in Santa Catarina, Mexico.
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Quabbin Solar has commissioned its 2MW Vernon Avenue solar farm in Barre, one of the largest ground mounted solar farms in Massachusetts.
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A landmark deal signed municipal utility CPS Energy and OCI Solar Power will result in the construction of 400MW of solar energy, bring several manufacturing facilities that produce solar panel components, and create 805 jobs in San Antonio.
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French energy minister, Delphine Batho, has given the go ahead to 214 solar power projects totaling 541MW.
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Energy storage seems ready to move away from the dominance of pump-storage facilities and is set to become a key growth market for investors, according to market analysts Frost & Sullivan.
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The University of Leeds and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have teamed up to create a joint research institute to develop next generation energy storage systems.
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Renewable energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power has submitted its application for consent to build its Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm.
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The Crown Estate has opened an industry engagement exercise to shape the future of wave and tidal leasing in the UK.
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The current manufacturing capacity of export power cables for offshore wind farms does not meet the needs of developers, both in UK and in the rest of the world, concludes a new study from The Crown Estate.
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Scotland’s first marine energy park was launched yesterday.
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Plans for Japan’s largest solar power plant have taken a step forward.
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Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) committing to support utility Kahramaa with the future distribution of solar energy .
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Siemens has won its first major order for wind turbines in Australia.
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As the Spanish wind industry faces the crushing prospect of an 11% tax to be levied on it, its US counterpart is sighing with relief after proposals to extend the wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) gained “overwhelming” bipartisan support in the Senate Finance Committee.
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Germany's RWE Innogy has acquired the Taciewo onshore wind farm in northeast Poland from Spain's Gamesa.
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ABB has secured a key order to supply substations and transmission infrastructure to increase wind-generated electricity in Brazil’s energy mix.
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China’s photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing base saw a major setback in the first and second quarters of 2012, with a severe slump in exports sparking the government to step in and further raise its PV installation target to 50GW according to the latest quarterly report on China’s PV market from IMS ...
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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has welcomed news that two Spanish firms are expanding their UK solar power activities.
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Britain’s Coalition Government launched an Olympic-style offensive yesterday to persuade renewable energy investors that the UK is a safe, stable place to pump their cash.
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Germany’s TÜV SÜD has acquired UK wind power consultancy Project Management Support Services Limited (PMSS), continuing its growth strategy in the field of renewable energy.
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Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has signed into law the 2012 Energy Act, which among other provisions, raises the cap on its net metering solar programme.
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Triodos Renewables, an independent renewable energy company, has launched a new public share issue offering consumers the chance to participate in direct ownership of the UK’s growing community renewable energy infrastructure.
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Offshore construction work has got underway for the Meerwind Süd and Ost Offshore Wind Farms.
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US President Barack Obama has given his support to seven “nationally and regionally significant solar and wind energy projects” – including a 3GW wind farm proposal - as part of his We Can’t Wait initiative, proclaiming they will be “expedited”.
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Emerald Biogas has secured the funding for a new anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in North East England.
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Shepherd Construction has completed the construction of a new offshore wind turbine blade testing facility in at Blyth, Northumberland.
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As the IEA today confirmed that US ethanol production has plunged to a two-year low, pressure is being placed on the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to waive the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), which mandates that 13.2 billion gallons of ethanol be produced this year.
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The long running dispute over the Cape Wind offshore wind project in Nantucket Sound, 30 miles from the shore of the state of Massachusetts, has come another step closer to a successful conclusion, with the issue of a DNE (Does Not Exeed) determination for 130 wind turbines.
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Construction on the Rothenburg IV solar park in Saxony is underway.
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German project developer juwi has formed a joint venture with Austria’s Verbund AG.
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Construction has commenced at Maerdy wind farm in South Wales, after Scottish renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, supported the project to a successful financial close.
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A new partnership to advance research and development of renewable energy captured from ocean waves, tidal currents and offshore wind in the US has been announced.
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