First rare-earth element discovered by Finnish chemist Johan Gadolin in 1792 after receiving a heavy mineral from Swedish village of Ytterby. Subsequent rare-earth elements identified and isolated over a period of about 150 years. The core group of 15 rare earths are known as lanthanides. These have an atomic number from 57 to 71 and … Continue reading Rare earths – key facts
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Rwanda to accelerate mini-hydropower plant construction
Rwanda will speed up construction of mini-hydropower plants to boost electricity in rural areas, officials said Friday. Energy Minister Emma Francoise Isumbingabo briefed Rwandan lawmakers on the measures the government has adopted to ensure enough renewable power, such as photovoltaic and wind, as well as mini-hydropower plants will be connected to the national grid. The … Continue reading Rwanda to accelerate mini-hydropower plant construction
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Macedonia’s first wind farm
Macedonia’s first wind farm built in Bogdanci by JSC “Macedonian Power Plants” is expected to generate at least 100 GWh of naturally sustainable energy annually, which would be sufficient to supply electricity for over 60,000 inhabitants i.e. a larger city in Macedonia. The set up and installation of 16 wind turbines ended on Feb. 20 and the … Continue reading Macedonia’s first wind farm
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Rising energy demand a threat to water supplies
Rising demand for energy, from biofuels to shale gas, nuclear power, coal and oil, is a threat to freshwater supplies that are already under strain from climate change, the United Nations said in a report on Friday. It urged energy companies to do more to limit the use of water in everything from cooling coal-fired … Continue reading Rising energy demand a threat to water supplies
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Acciona Energía will grow in emerging countries
ACCIONA Energía announced its new business orientation during the recent European Wind Energy Fair (EWEA2014) in Barcelona. A focus on emerging markets, cooperation with third parties as either partners or customers, and boosting sales of wind turbines are the three basic drivers in the new phase, in which the company will continue to work on … Continue reading Acciona Energía will grow in emerging countries
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Moray offshore renewables granted consent for 1.116 mw offshore wind farm
Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd today welcomed news that the Scottish Government has awarded it consent for the construction and operation of 1.116MW of offshore wind generation in the Outer Moray Firth. The project, which, on conservative estimates of the wind resource available, will be capeable of meeting the equivalent electricity needs of around 700.000 UK … Continue reading Moray offshore renewables granted consent for 1.116 mw offshore wind farm
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144 Members of Congress Urge Investment in Clean Energy
Members of Congress from both parties – representing more than a quarter of each chamber – called for an extension of federal tax credits for wind energy today. In the Senate, Mark Udall (D-CO) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) were joined by 24 of their peers on a letter to Senate Finance Committee leadership calling for … Continue reading 144 Members of Congress Urge Investment in Clean Energy
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Extension of wind energy PTC urged
U.S. Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, both Democrats from Colorado, and 24 other senators urged Senate Finance Committee leadership Friday to extend the wind production tax credit in upcoming legislation. The committee should extend the production tax credit to support the 80,000 Americans employed in the U.S. wind industry, the senators wrote in a … Continue reading Extension of wind energy PTC urged
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Goldwind profits surge in 2013
Orders outstanding were about 3,364 megawatts at the end of 2013, it said. It has an additional 4,156.5 megawatts of orders lined up for which contracts have to be signed. Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd said that its profit attributable to owners of the Company for financial year ended 31 December 2013 significantly … Continue reading Goldwind profits surge in 2013
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World market for small wind turbines reaches 687 MW
On the occasion of the 5th World Summit for Small Wind during the New Energy fair in Husum (Germany), WWEA released today the 2014 Small Wind World Report Update. The world market for small wind has continued to grow: As of the end of 2012, a cumulative total of at least 806’000 small wind turbines … Continue reading World market for small wind turbines reaches 687 MW
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Nevada a $5 billion Clean Energy Success Story
Clean energy investment in Nevada has accelerated rapidly in the past five years thanks to Nevada’s widespread leadership and support for the clean energy economic sector, reaching at least $5.5 billion just since 2010, according to a new report available at cleanenergyprojectnv.org. Nevada’s emergence as a renewable energy hub will also be symbolized by four … Continue reading Nevada a $5 billion Clean Energy Success Story
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Congressional Champions of the PTC and ITC warn colleagues they must act now to keep the U.S. wind energy industry robust
Bipartisan House and Senate champions of the campaign to extend the wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC) today urged their colleagues to act quickly to end another calamitous policy gap that threatens private investment, U.S. manufacturing and progress on clean energy. Senators Mark Udall (D-CO) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and … Continue reading Congressional Champions of the PTC and ITC warn colleagues they must act now to keep the U.S. wind energy industry robust
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Opportunities and investment for energy storage technologies
Energy storage technologies – spanning everything from electric water heaters to pumped hydro – are valuable components in most energy systems and could be an important tool for achieving a low-carbon future. In a new report released today, the IEA estimates that China, India, the European Union and the United States alone should invest at … Continue reading Opportunities and investment for energy storage technologies
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AMSC to make wind turbines components at new Romanian plant
Wind turbine parts maker AMSC is opening a new production center in Romania to make wind turbine electrical control systems for customers outside of China. The plant, in the city of Timisoara is expected to be operational during 2014/15 fiscal year. “By expanding its manufacturing footprint into Eastern Europe, AMSC is enhancing its distribution capabilities and … Continue reading AMSC to make wind turbines components at new Romanian plant
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First Solar Power Plant on Guam Now Under Construction
The first solar-energy plant to produce energy for the Guam Power Authority is now under construction in the Dandan area of Inarajan. NRG Solar began construction for the Dandan Solar Power Plant earlier this month. Site Manager Jun Dayao says 100-thousand photovoltaic panels will be placed over 160 acres of land in the project. All … Continue reading First Solar Power Plant on Guam Now Under Construction
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Turkey-Denmark wind energy cooperation
Fourteen Turkish renewable energy companies, accompanying Turkish President Abdullah Gul on his trip to Denmark, attended a Turkish-Danish business forum in Copenhagen on Wednesday. Denmark’s consul general in Istanbul, Soren Robenhagen, who was also on the trip, told Anadolu Agency that his country’s success in meeting its energy demand from renewable energy can be model for Turkey. Denmark was 99 percent … Continue reading Turkey-Denmark wind energy cooperation
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Turkey plans geothermal energy investment
Twenty cities in Turkey, selected by the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration, are to be explored for their high geothermal energy potential in 2014 at a cost of US$13 million. Seven cities in the central Anatolia region are to be researched at a cost of US$7 million, including the capital Ankara, which alone will have US$1.8 million allocated … Continue reading Turkey plans geothermal energy investment
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300 GW of new solar PV to be installed in the next five years, as solar increases to 3 percent of total global power supply
The solar photovoltaic (PV) industry is set for rapid growth over the next five years, with up to 100 gigawatts (GW) annual deployment being targeted in 2018, according to the latest edition of NPD Solarbuzz Marketbuzz. This end-market growth is projected to increase annual PV module revenues, which are forecast to reach $50 billion in 2018. Despite … Continue reading 300 GW of new solar PV to be installed in the next five years, as solar increases to 3 percent of total global power supply
Continue readingJoin the Race To the Clean Energy Future
Crowdsourcing platform Join the Race to the Clean Energy Future is helping development of cutting-edge ideas on how to improve renewable energy technologies and their integration into urban environments. Join the Race to the Clean Energy Future is Enel Green Power’s crowdsourcing platform aimed at creating a sustainable future, through which it will address the … Continue reading Join the Race To the Clean Energy Future
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First Solar and GE Shape Next-Generation Pphotovoltaic Solar Power Plant
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and GE’s Power Conversion business (NYSE: GE) are utilizing their recently established technology and commercial partnership to develop a more cost-effective and productive utility-scale PV power plant design that combines First Solar’s thin-film CdTe modules with GE’s new ProSolar 1,500-volt inverter/transformer system. First Solar has integrated new technology into its … Continue reading First Solar and GE Shape Next-Generation Pphotovoltaic Solar Power Plant
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