DTE Energy will install smart, solar-powered trash compactor and recycling units in its downtown Detroit neighborhood to help make the city cleaner and greener. The Bigbelly units, the first solar-generated compactors in the city of Detroit, are expected to arrive this summer. DTE will install seven of the units which collect and compact trash on … Continue reading DTE Energy to install Detroit’s first solar power trash compactors
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Senegal embraces solar energy
Following the lifting of a law that banned solar power in Senegalese cities, the grassroots sector is partnering with the government to implement the renewable-energy source nationwide, starting first with areas not already connected to the national electric grid. The government is working on a project to turn 14,000 traditional rural villages into eco villages … Continue reading Senegal embraces solar energy
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Japan prepares rules to recycle photovoltaic panels
Japan is drafting rules to recycle solar photovoltaic modules. The country foresees vast growth in solar deployment under its feed-in tariff (FiT) system; and by 2040 most modules installed at the beginning of the FiT regime in 2012 will be decommissioned. Going by estimates provided by a working group that Japan’s ministry of environment … Continue reading Japan prepares rules to recycle photovoltaic panels
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Solute in the Spanish Wind Congress
Last 22nd and 23rd of June took place the first Spanish Wind Congress. This event is the meeting point of the industry and it is called to be a worldwide reference event. The celebration of the technical speeches took place in the hotel Melia Avenida de America and Solute was invited to present the most … Continue reading Solute in the Spanish Wind Congress
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Ohio budget bill “missed opportunity” for wind energy
The wind energy industry is calling the budget bill finalized in Columbus today a “missed opportunity” to re-open Ohio to clean energy development, after a year in which setback requirements the industry calls “impossible” have stymied new wind farms here. “While House Bill 64 contains a positive policy development for renewable energy, overall the … Continue reading Ohio budget bill “missed opportunity” for wind energy
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50% renewable energies possible in Europe by 2030 with greater integration
Greater integration of Central Western European (CWE region) power systems can significantly help cut costs in balancing out weather- and renewable energy-related electricity fluctuations, while reducing demands on other parts of the system. By 2030 around half of all electricity in Europe should come from renewable energies in order to reach EU climate targets. This … Continue reading 50% renewable energies possible in Europe by 2030 with greater integration
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City of Grand Island announces first renewable energy purchase, signs agreement with Invenergy for Nebraska wind power
The City of Grand Island has signed a long-term agreement to purchase approximately 36 megawatts (MW) of power from Invenergy’s Prairie Breeze III Wind Energy Center (Prairie Breeze III), which is to be built in Antelope County, Nebraska this year. This is the City’s first direct renewable energy purchase. The announcement comes after a city … Continue reading City of Grand Island announces first renewable energy purchase, signs agreement with Invenergy for Nebraska wind power
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2015 Wind Energy Capacity Installations Are Expected To Grow by 8.9%
A recent report from Navigant Research covers developments in the wind energy sector during 2014, including an analysis of the important changes in the industry over the last 3 years and global market forecasts through 2019. Following 2013’s 20% global decrease in wind power installations, the wind energy industry saw new signs of … Continue reading 2015 Wind Energy Capacity Installations Are Expected To Grow by 8.9%
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Google building next data center at Alabama power plant site
Google is converting an old coal-burning power plant in Alabama into a sleek data center running on renewable energy to fuel the additional computing capacity needed to process Internet search requests, show digital video, give directions, deliver email and store photos. The $600 million project announced Wednesday marks Google’s first commitment in eight … Continue reading Google building next data center at Alabama power plant site
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DONG Energy to build Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm in the UK
DONG Energy has decided to construct Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm, located in the Greater Wash area, approximately 27 km off the east coast of Britain. Race Bank will have a capacity of up to approx. 580MW and is expected to be fully commissioned in 2018. The wind farm will be constructed and operate under … Continue reading DONG Energy to build Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm in the UK
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USTDA strengthens support for geothermal energy development in Turkey
This week, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant to Turcas BM Kuyucak Jeotermal Elektrik Üretim A. ?. (TBK), a Turkish joint venture owned primarily by BM Holding and Turcas Energy Holding. The grant funds a feasibility study that will evaluate the technical and financial specifications for a geothermal energy project designed to … Continue reading USTDA strengthens support for geothermal energy development in Turkey
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Lake Turkana Wind Power eyes Sept 2016 for first output
Kenya’s Lake Turkana Wind Power project aims to start supplying some electricity as early as September 2016, once a transmission line is built linking the remote northern region to the national grid, a director of the project said on Wednesday. The 310 megawatt (MW) project, originally aimed for start-up in 2011, has been delayed … Continue reading Lake Turkana Wind Power eyes Sept 2016 for first output
Continue readingUK offshore wind power can be cost-competitive in a decade
The cost of offshore wind energy in Britain can become competitive with more established forms of energy in the next decade through better technology and bigger wind turbines. DONG Energy is going ahead with the construction of the Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm, located in the Greater Wash area, just over 16 miles off the … Continue reading UK offshore wind power can be cost-competitive in a decade
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First Solar to supply photovoltaic (PV) modules for 200 MW solar energy project in Dubai
US-based First Solar has won a contract to supply photovoltaic (PV) modules for the 200MW second phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park in Dubai, UAE. First Solar will deliver more than 2.36 million PV modules for phase two of the project. The company had earlier supplied 152,880 panels with … Continue reading First Solar to supply photovoltaic (PV) modules for 200 MW solar energy project in Dubai
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EDF Energies Nouvelles acquires a wind energy project with 200 MW in potential capacity in Texas, with a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
EDF Energies Nouvelles announces the acquisition of the Salt Fork wind farm project in Texas via its North American subsidiary EDF Renewable Energy. With a maximum capacity of 200 MW, the wind farm holds a long-term Power Purchase Agreement with Garland Power & Light. The Salt Fork wind farm project, which has … Continue reading EDF Energies Nouvelles acquires a wind energy project with 200 MW in potential capacity in Texas, with a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
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EU climate chief criticises UK wind energy policy
The UK’s decision to stop subsidising new onshore wind farms will make it harder to meet renewable energy targets, the EU’s climate chief says. Miguel Arias Canete said the EU had already calculated that the UK was not on track to meet legally binding goals. Asked by BBC News if the wind decision would … Continue reading EU climate chief criticises UK wind energy policy
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Russia’s renewable energy policy
In 2013, Russia implemented an incentive system for renewable energy sources that is based on the wholesale electricity capacity mechanism. It is intended to increase the share of renewable energy in the country’s energy production. Doctoral thesis in strategic finance completed at Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) demonstrates that the incentive system can make renewable … Continue reading Russia’s renewable energy policy
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IFC promotes financing for renewable energy projects in Egypt
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Egyptian Banking Institute co-hosted a workshop in Cairo to highlight the investment opportunities emerging in Egypt in renewable energy, promote financing for such projects and encourage best practice in the field. The pioneering one-day training session, supported by the Danish Government and held in … Continue reading IFC promotes financing for renewable energy projects in Egypt
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Wind power in Djibouti: Chinese firm to construct first wind farn
Djibouti’s Energy Minister in charge of Natural Resources Ali Yacoub Mahmoud and the vice- president of Shanghai Electric group Chen Shuyu, on Tuesday signed an agreement for the construction of a 60 MW wind power, the first of its kind in Djibouti.The project whose feasibility study was done by Djibouti Electricity Authority, will be constructed … Continue reading Wind power in Djibouti: Chinese firm to construct first wind farn
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Infinis Energy buys British wind farm
Renewable power generator Infinis Energy has bought an 18.5-megawatt wind farm project from investment firm Peel Group for an undisclosed sum. The wind farm is located on former surface mining land in Northumberland and next to the 8-megawatt Sisters wind farm project already being developed by Infinis. Construction on both projects is expected to … Continue reading Infinis Energy buys British wind farm
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