Archive for October, 2011
14 October 2011
German consumers are set to pay more towards the promotion of renewable energies than previous years, according to a 2012 forecast from the four main transmission system operators.
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14 October 2011
The southern region of the US state of Maryland is seeking proposals of ways to generate clean power from animal waste as it looks to encourage job creation and improve its environmental footprint.
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14 October 2011
Denmark-based wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has received a 178MW order for two wind energy projects in southwestern Ontario, Canada.
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14 October 2011
Managing the data produced by smart meters to ensure a stable and secure grid still presents a massive challenge, according to an industry expert.
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14 October 2011
The increased production and consumption of biofuels will more than double the industry’s market value in the next decade, new research has suggested.
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14 October 2011
Smart grid innovators are being sought by the Isle of Man in the UK as it hopes to carry out trials of the technology next year.
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14 October 2011
The African country of Djibouti is targeting a $19.6m spend on a two-year exploration programme for geothermal power.
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14 October 2011
Non-profit organisation WindMade is now on the search for companies which will adopt if labeling after revealing the certification criteria.
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14 October 2011
Renewable energy and transmission asset owner Pattern Energy has completed the financing for the Finca de Viento Santa Isabel installation, the first commercial wind energy project in Puerto Rico.
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14 October 2011
US-based alternative energy specialist Onyx Service & Solutions has announced it will look to add international carbon credits to bolster company revenues.
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14 October 2011
Following its acquisition of a San Diego, California-based renewable energy developer, a US technology group is seeking potential joint ventures with active clean energy companies.
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14 October 2011
REpower Systems, which is now almost entirely owned by India-based peer Suzlon, has closed a deal to supply turbines to Karsholms Vindkraft.
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14 October 2011
Poseidon Atlantic will be the first test facility of its kind to be built in the US state of Virginia, on North America’s East Coast.
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14 October 2011
US cleantech-focused venture capital firm Khosla Ventures has raised over a billion dollars for its latest fund.
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14 October 2011
E.ON has ordered 99MW in turbines from Danish manufacturer Vestas for a wind installation in Texas, US.
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14 October 2011
General Electric has announced plans to build its new solar panel factory in Aurora, Colorado, which when complete will be larger than any existing solar panel factory in the country today.
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14 October 2011
US development finance group OPIC has approved a $16m loan for the construction of a wind power plant on St Kitts, in the Caribbean nation of St Kitts and Nevis.
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14 October 2011
The London Mayor has urged landlords in the capital to carry out energy efficiency retrofits to green London’s housing stock and create jobs for young people.
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13 October 2011
India-based wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon has sold its 26.06 per cent stake in wind gearbox manufacturer Hansen Transmissions to ZF Friedrichschafen for Rs890 crore ($180m).
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13 October 2011
UK companies must do more to reduce emissions if the country is to achieve its Carbon Budgets, according to the latest annual report by the FTSE 350 Carbon Disclosure Project.
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