Germany’s Millionth Solar Power System Installed
21 years after an ambitious program was launched in Germany to promote the uptake of solar, the nation’s 1 millionth solar panel array has been installed.
EU Wind Power Capacity Could Increase 17x By 2020
According to a report from the European Environment Agency (EEA), offshore wind energy capacity in Europe is projected to increase 17-fold between 2010 and 2020.
Bloomberg Predicts $7 Trillion Renewable Energy Spend By 2030
New figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) predict that by 2030, global spending on renewable energy installations will have hit $7 trillion.
Panasonic Announces $581 Million HIT Solar Panel Factory
Panasonic Corporation has formally announced construction is about to commence on its 300MW solar panel manufacturing facility in Malaysia.
AGL’s $1 Million A Day Profit
South Australians struggling with major electricity bill increases have questioned the profits a major power and gas company is making and the salaries it is paying its executives.
Wind Power Investment To Reach $820 Billion By 2017
Investment in the wind sector is tipped to reach a staggering cumulative $820 billion globally by 2017, according to a recent report from cleantech research firm, Pike Research.
AuSES Solar 2011 Conference
Representatives of the Australian solar industry, policy makers and scientists will gather in Sydney next week for the 49th Annual AuSES Solar 2011 Conference.
Google Ends Concentrated Solar Power Research Program
Search engine giant Google this week announced a shutdown of its multi-million dollar Renewable Energy Cheaper Than Coal (RE
GE Metcap To Double Output Of Hybrid Power Plant
A deal struck earlier this year between GE and Turkish energy company Metcap Energy Investments to expand renewable energy development in the Middle East is now bearing fruit, with Turkish officials signing an agreement to double the output of the world’s first Integrated Renewables Combined-Cycle (IRCC) power plant.
Origin Energy Buying Electricity From Gunning Wind Farm
Origin Energy has expanded its renewable energy portfolio, entering into a long-term power purchase agreement to buy electricity from Acciona’s Gunning Wind Farm.
