solar
2 June 2010
Solco and SolarEdge announced a joint partnership agreement for the supply of a distributed power harvesting solution that they said will maximise power generation throughout a solar photovoltaic (PV) system's lifecycle, while reducing complexities and costs.
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24 May 2010
The UK will miss its future carbon budget target unless the new coalition government introduces firm policies to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency not covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), a new forecast shows.
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21 May 2010
Wind and solar power could produce 35 per cent of electricity in western US if operational changes are made to the grid, a new report by the Department of Energy (DOE) said.
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18 May 2010
Greenhouse gas emissions from European businesses participating in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) fell by 11.6 per cent in 2009 compared with the previous year's figures, which the EU has attributed to the economic recession.
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12 May 2010
Hydropower dominates renewable energy production in South America and is expected to show moderate growth until 2020 alongside thermal power, according to new figures.
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11 May 2010
Solar electricity may represent up to 25 per cent of global electricity production by 2050 with the combination of photovoltaics (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) offering considerable prospects for enhancing energy security, according to the International Energy Association (IEA).
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6 May 2010
Canada's clean energy sector is falling behind its US equivalent because its federal government has created a CAN$11.5bn ($11.4bn) investment gap into renewable energy, according to a report by Blue Green Canada.
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27 April 2010
Munich solar system integrator Phoenix Solar has inked a framework agreement with Californian manufacturer MiaSolé for the supply of low-cost photovoltaic modules.
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20 April 2010
A US environmental campaign group has publicised a governmental report that stresses the importance of federal commitments to reduce climate change ahead of a new energy bill expected to be introduced next week.
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16 April 2010
Venture capitalists invested more in the US solar market than in any other clean technology sector in 2009, according to latest figures released by US trade body the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
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9 April 2010
Private equity investment in clean technology companies weakened in March 2010, failing to sustain the significant growth recorded in February 2010 as volume plunged 43 per cent to 13 deals from 23 the previous month and value plummeted 80 per cent to a new year-low of $110m from $559m four weeks earlier.
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9 April 2010
The world's largest producer of thin-film solar panels First Solar has set up a research base in the US technology hub, Silicon Valley, according to reports.
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8 April 2010
Californian solar energy system manufacturer Chromasun has closed its first institutional funding round, raising $3m.
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7 April 2010
NASDAQ-listed solar manufacturer JA Solar Holdings projects its first quarter shipments will exceed 265MW in its revised guidance for the first quarter ended 31 March, based on recent ‘robust demand' from global customers.
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30 March 2010
The global solar market is expected to grow by at least 40 per cent in 2010 having added an extra 6.4GW of capacity in 2009 pushing worldwide output to more than 20GW, the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) said.
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25 March 2010
China has taken the top spot as the country with the highest level of investment in clean energy industries overtaking the US for the first time, according to a report by the Pew Charitable Trust.
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15 March 2010
The European Union said that it is on track to meet its commitment for 20 per cent of power production met by renewable resources by 2020. The EU is on course to surpass the target set out in the Renewable Energy Directive by 0.3 per cent, according to a recent forecast.
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12 March 2010
Global solar installations totaled 15,000MW at the end of 2008 with Chinese production sky-rocketing to five times the output of the US, according to figures released by the Earth Policy Institute (EPI).
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9 March 2010
An initial public offering (IPO) is a feasible exit for at least one investment held by European venture capital and private equity investors in the clean technology space during this year or next, according to a new survey.
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5 March 2010
After a somewhat weak start to the new calendar year, the value of private equity investment in cleantech companies surged by 133 per cent in February to $547m from $235m in January 2010 and significantly improved year-on-year to stand more than three times higher than the $149m recorded in February 2009, according to a report from ZEPHYR and Bureau van Dijk, compiled exclusively for NewNet.
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