Vestas CEO Ditlev Engel conveys to EU leaders meeting in Brussels, “With the right policies, business and industry will make the investments, take the risks, and create the green growth, competitiveness and energy security that Europe needs. But the EU must act fast to create greater regulatory certainty.” If the EU hopes to reach its … Continue reading Engel encourages EU leaders to adopt 2030 climate and energy targets
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Eos Raises $15M for Zinc-Air Grid Batteries
Eos Energy Storage, the zinc-air battery startup targeting a super-low $160 per kilowatt-hour for grid-scale energy storage, has raised a $15 million Series B round from a syndicate of twenty-one strategic and financial investors, including Fisher Brothers and a big potential strategic partners, NRG Energy. New York-based Eos has previously raised about $12 million from … Continue reading Eos Raises $15M for Zinc-Air Grid Batteries
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A little wind power goes a long way
One kilowatt may not seem like a lot – some heaters in the West use this much energy every hour. But in Songambele, Tanzania, comparatively little energy is going a long way. Renewable World, the UK based charity who work to provide renewable energy to remote communities in the developing world, is helping the off-grid … Continue reading A little wind power goes a long way
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CSP – Concentrating Solar Power: Enhanced solar power by dry-cooled energy generation
A cutting edge system is being developed to deploy more solar-based energy plants, enabling the delivery of cleaner power more efficiently, while keeping Europe at the leading edge of energy technologies.The aim of the EU-funded MACCSOL project (‘The Development and Verification of a Novel Modular Air Cooled Condenser for Enhanced Concentrated Solar Power Generation’) has … Continue reading CSP – Concentrating Solar Power: Enhanced solar power by dry-cooled energy generation
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European Parliament calls for 2030 Binding Renewable Energy Target
The European Parliament adopted today in plenary the Reul Report which calls on the European Commission to propose a binding European renewable energy target by 2030. “This vote confirms the European Parliament’s commitment to basing Europe’s future on renewable energy and sends a very strong message to both the European Commission, currently consulting on a 2030 framework … Continue reading European Parliament calls for 2030 Binding Renewable Energy Target
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Using Concentrated Solar Power to pump oil
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the largest producer of oil and gas in Oman, and GlassPoint Solar, the global leader in solar enhanced oil recovery, today announced the successful commissioning of the Middle East’s first solar enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project. Similar facilities have been gathering sunlight in the Southern California desert for years, using the … Continue reading Using Concentrated Solar Power to pump oil
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RenewableUK welcomes new joint UK and Scottish Government report
RenewableUK has welcomed a new report from the UK and Scottish Governments released today on the potential contribution from the Scottish Islands to the UK’s 2020 renewable energy targets. The report also recognised the problems inherent in deploying renewables on the Islands due to higher grid connection costs. “The Scottish Islands are blessed with great … Continue reading RenewableUK welcomes new joint UK and Scottish Government report
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Ecopower Seeks Permits for $250 Million Chile Wind Energy Plant
Ecopower SAC, a Chilean renewable-energy developer, filed for permits to develop a $250 million wind farm in the country’s Los Lagos region. Work on the 100.8-megawatt Chiloe project is expected to start in January 2016, the Santiago-based company said today in a filing with environmental licensing agency Servicio de Evaluacion Ambiental. The wind project will … Continue reading Ecopower Seeks Permits for $250 Million Chile Wind Energy Plant
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BrightSource Energy Names Steven Goers Senior Vice President of Operations
BrightSource Energy, Inc., a leading concentrating solar thermal technology company, has named Steven Goers as senior vice president of operations, effective immediately. Goers brings more than 30 years of experience in power plant engineering and management, and international power development to his role at BrightSource.
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Pteragen Canada Inc. obtains regulatory approval for its 120 MW Peace Butte Wind Power Project in Alberta
Pteragen Canada Inc., a Calgary-based renewable energy company and wholly owned subsidiary of Renovalia Energy Wind Canada Inc., announced that it has received final regulatory approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) to proceed with construction on its 120 MW Peace Butte Wind Power Project. Located in S.E. Alberta, twenty-two kilometers south of the city … Continue reading Pteragen Canada Inc. obtains regulatory approval for its 120 MW Peace Butte Wind Power Project in Alberta
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Green Light for Eskom Wind Farm
The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) has granted Eskom a licence for its Sere wind farm in the Western Cape, the power parastatal said on Monday. “This is an exciting milestone in Eskom’s move towards a cleaner energy mix,” Eskom CEO Brian Dames said in a statement. “Sere is our first, large-scale, renewable energy … Continue reading Green Light for Eskom Wind Farm
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Philippines approves 3 wind farm projects to generate 208 MW
Philippines has approved three wind farm projects that will generate 208 MW, enough to power more than 40,000 middle-class homes, an energy official said on Monday. The wind energy projects will be the first to benefit from an incentive scheme that aims to ensure half the country’s energy comes from renewable sources by 2030, compared … Continue reading Philippines approves 3 wind farm projects to generate 208 MW
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Finland is bringing wind energy know-how from Spain
Why invest in wind power in Finland? What’s the best way to do it? What is the Spanish wind power company Gamesa doing in Finland? These questions were answered during the wind power seminar organised by the Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) and Team Finland in Madrid on 13.5.2013. About 30 representatives from the Spanish … Continue reading Finland is bringing wind energy know-how from Spain
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First solar power plant in Vojvodina (Serbia)
Serbia’s Minister of Energy Zorana Mihajlovic laid in Beocin on Monday the cornerstone of the first solar power plant in Vojvodina, the second in Serbia, in which EUR 1.5 million will be invested. The plant will have a capacity of 1 MW. It should be finished in three months and opened in September. Prima Energy … Continue reading First solar power plant in Vojvodina (Serbia)
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Worldwide Capacity of Lithium Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles Will Multiply More than 10-Fold by 2020
Improvements in lithium ion (Li-ion) battery technology are helping to accelerate the worldwide market for electric vehicles (EVs). In the last few years, automakers have shifted from nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries to Li-ion batteries. This shift represents a major endorsement of Li-ion chemistry and its ability to perform consistently in an automotive environment. According to … Continue reading Worldwide Capacity of Lithium Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles Will Multiply More than 10-Fold by 2020
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Wireless Charging Market
Wireless Charging Market (2013-2018): Global Market Forecast by, Technologies (Inductive Coupling, Magnetic Resonance, Radio Frequency), Applications (Consumer Electronics, Industrial, Electric Vehicles, Medical and Military) and Geography (North America Wireless charging is gaining momentum in the last couple years and is expected to become an increasingly incessant form of charging for a number of applications. The … Continue reading Wireless Charging Market
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Concentrated Solar Power: Investment funds gearing up to sue Spanish government
International investment funds with shares in Spanish Concentrated Solar Power plants are gearing up to take Spain to international courts. Major foreign investment funds with solar thermal interests in Spain are mobilizing to launch the relevant procedures to bring the Kingdom of Spain to international arbitration of investment under the Treaty which has the Energy … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power: Investment funds gearing up to sue Spanish government
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EDC
Lopez-led Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has gotten the green light from the Department of Energy (DOE) to push through with the development of its $300-million wind project in Burgos, Ilocos Norte. The DOE granted the Certificate of Confirmation of Commerciality for the 87-MW Burgos Wind Project, which aims to become the largest wind farm in … Continue reading EDC
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Iran hosts first wind energy conference, exhibition
Iran’s Niroo [Energy] Research Institute (NRI) has hosted the first national conference and exhibition on wind energy in the capital, Tehran. The conference focused on the Islamic Republic’s achievements in the field of energy. Among the participants of the event were Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a number of his administration officials, experts and students from … Continue reading Iran hosts first wind energy conference, exhibition
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Lincoln utility looks to triple wind energy use
Lincoln’s public power utility plans to as much as triple the amount of wind energy it uses now within the next two years. The Lincoln Electric System board on Friday approved a plan to negotiate a purchase agreement for 100 additional megawatts of wind energy, the Lincoln Journal Star reported (http://bit.ly/12k41OV). The city-owned utility has … Continue reading Lincoln utility looks to triple wind energy use
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