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23 May 2012

UK biomass doubles capacity in over last two years

The UK’s Aberdeen City and Shire has doubled its biomass capacity over the last two years to around 20MW of heat generation.

23 May 2012

EMEC partners with Oregon Wave Trust for new marine centre

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has collaborated with US company Oregon Wave Energy Trust to deliver a new facility off Pacific Northwest coast, the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Centre (NNMREC).

23 May 2012

Salmond calls on oil and gas sector to support renewablesp

salmond_230512_170 Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to renewable energy and called for a transfer of skills from the oil and gas industry to the low carbon sector.

23 May 2012

Scotland’s First Minister launches £18m marine energy fundp

marine_230512_170 An $18m marine energy fund has opened for bids today, aimed at helping Scotland’s first commercial scale wave and tidal power arrays.

23 May 2012

Solar Frontier and Belectric join forces for 28.8MW solar power plant

solarfrontier_230512_170 Photovoltaic companies, Solar Frontier, and Belectric have completed and grid connected a 28.8MW CIS thin-film solar power plant in Bochow, Germany.

23 May 2012

Suzlon wins 138MW wind project order in South Africa

suzlonwindfarm_230512_170 Wind company Suzlon has won a 138MW project contract from the Department of Energy in South Africa.

23 May 2012

UK sees rise in green jobs, £4tn to flow into sector

RenewablesCareers.com has reported a significant rise in demand for green jobs after seeing seen a 55 per cent year-on-year rise in visits to its site.

22 May 2012

ThermoEnergy deploys APR system to Amsterdam plant

Renewable energy company ThermoEnergy will be deploying its ThermoEnergy Ammonia Recovery Process system to a biogas production plant outside of Amsterdam.

22 May 2012

UK draft energy bill meets criticismp

openbook_220512_170 The UK government has published its draft energy bill, outlining plans to attract £110bn investment to reform the electricity market and has met opposition along the way.

22 May 2012

UK to launch new bill to promote low carbon economy

parliamentUk_170SQ The UK government is set to release a draft of its much-anticipated energy market reform today, with hopes the restructuring will hep attract £110bn of investment into the low carbon economy.

22 May 2012

i20 Water technology to fight UK drought

UK-based i20 Water has secured a £1.5m order for advanced pressure management systems from utility South East Water.

22 May 2012

Norway’s Langlee Wave Power secures new investment

Norwegian marine energy developer Langlee Wave Power has secured NOK18m ($3m) for a year-long test of its E1 system.

22 May 2012

Massive consolidation set to hit the solar market: Trinap

stock-solar-for-trina_170SQ The solar industry will see a heightened level of M&A over the next few years as businesses continue to struggle in the wake of reduced government support.

22 May 2012

EV deployment must be matched with consumer demand: E&Yp

Chargemaster_170SQ With a recent report showing the UK city of Oxford has taken the title of electric vehicle capital of Europe, Ernst & Young’s Lorna Pimlott told NewNet that with government funding coming to an end there will need to be a reassessment on how to make the infrastructure commercially viable.

22 May 2012

RWE says German offshore wind target not attainable

RWE_offshore_170_170 Wind energy company RWE has questioned Germany’s ambition of adding 10GW of offshore wind power to the country’s generating network by 2020.

21 May 2012

SAG Solarstrom halts stock repurchase

Germany-based SAG Solarstrom halted the repurchase programme of its own shares at the end of trading on 18 May 2012.

21 May 2012

Marguerite Fund purchases stake in EDF PV plant

Solar-panels-stock_170SQ Europe’s Marguerite Fund has acquired a 30MW stake in a photovoltaic (PV) project near Auxerre, France, being developed by EDF.

21 May 2012

SLR Consulting sees 24% revenue gain in 2011

UK environmental specialist SLR Consulting has announced fiscal 2011 revenue of £83.3m, ending 31 October, which is a 24 per cent increase on 2010.

21 May 2012

UK’s energy efficiency policies to leave 65% worse off, report claims

britishpound170 Energy efficiency measures being introduced by the government may lead to rising energy prices in the UK and leave 65 per cent of households worse off, according to a new report.

21 May 2012

Opportunities abound in sustainable supply chain sectorp

Pressure from governments and consumers is driving companies to think about supply chains and ensure the sustainability of their product.

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