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25 May 2012

Marine energy parks vital for sector’s commercialisationp

The creation of marine energy parks is vital to the commercialisation of wave and tidal technologies, with early investment already starting to yield positive results.

25 May 2012

Transition to cloud-based computer generates waste issue for IT giantsp

The fast evolution of cloud-based technology is forcing IT giant Hewlett Packard to build new capacity to handle the reuse and recycling of its outdated hardware and told NewNet it is treating the process as a key part of its sustainability process.

25 May 2012

Langlee Wave Power E1 wave converter

Langlee Wave Power has launched its upgraded E1 Wave Energy Converter, reducing costs by 25 per cent.

25 May 2012

Total, SunPower commission PV plant in Eastern France

French oil major Total and its solar cell subsidiary SunPower have commissioned a new photovoltaic solar panel manufacturing and assembly plant in the De Vernejoul industrial park in Porcelette, Eastern France.

25 May 2012

Bella Energy completes Utah’s largest rooftop PV array

Bella_SaltLake-City_170SQ US solar company Bella Energy has completed installation of a 1.65MW photovoltaic array on the roof of the Calvin L Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

25 May 2012

UK onshore wind must change tact to overcome oppositionp

Onshore_170_170 UK onshore wind developers are using the wrong arguments to try and convince local communities of the benefits of building facilities in their area, according to new research.

24 May 2012

M&M looks into Indian solar market

BBusiness conglomerate Mahindra & Mahindra said that it will look to commission over 100MW of solar power projects across India over the next two to three years with partner Kiran Energy.

24 May 2012

Difficulties surround small-scale energy efficiencyp

Implementing small scale energy efficiency measures can be more challenging than rolling out technology on a larger scale and companies within the sector are struggling to understand the needs and demands of homeowners, said energy management company Remake.

24 May 2012

Recurrent goes live with 3 Sacramento solar projects

PV_closeup_170_1701 Solar project developer Recurrent Energy has brought three projects in the US state of California into commercial operation.

24 May 2012

Siemens recruits 160 UK green apprenticesp

Siemens will recruit 160 new green apprentices to begin work at sites across the UK from September.

24 May 2012

UK’s Greenbuy Energy expands into the agricultural sector

UK-based green energy company, Greenbuy Energy, is expanding into the agricultural sector securing its first contract to supply a farm with solar energy panels, in Sheffield.

24 May 2012

Dawson Energy completes £1.5m wind farm in UK

UK-based Dawson Energy, part of the Aberdeen and Great Yarmouth-based 3sun Group, has completed work on Scottish & Southern Energy’s Griffin wind power project in Perthshire, UK leaving it valued at £1.5m.

24 May 2012

FCC opens 50MW solar plant in Spain

Spanish construction company FCC has opened a new 50 MW solar thermal energy plant in the Alicante province.

24 May 2012

Barefoot to push solar to low-income groups in emerging markets

Solar energy is set to benefit 10 million low-income people living in rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean from commitments between Barefoot Power to the Business Call to Action (BCtA).

24 May 2012

Goldman Sachs to inject $40bn into renewable energy over next decade

dollar170_170 Goldman Sachs will pump $40bn into the renewable energy sector over the next decade to tap into what it sees as one of the biggest profit opportunities since the rise of the emergence of the emerging markets.

24 May 2012

BP invests $400m in air pollution technology at refinery

Oil giant BP will invest $400m in air pollution reduction equipment at its Whitting refinery in Indiana.

24 May 2012

Aloe taps opportunities in India’s environmental sectorp

india_map_170_170 India’s environmental sector is an investment area shielded from macro-economics and ripe for development, according to Aloe Private Equity, which is an active investor in the market.

24 May 2012

Trina Solar sees $29.8m loss in Q1 2012

China-based solar company Trina Solar has reported a $29.8m net loss in the first quarter of 2012, leaving a 34.7 per cent drop in its gross profit.

24 May 2012

Energy sector vital to UK economic recovery, Scottish Power execp

The UK needs to do more to promote the positive economic impacts of the energy industry, according to Keith Anderson, chief corporate officer of Scottish Power.

23 May 2012

United Technologies hints of fuel cell sale

United Technologies has hinted that it may sell its fuel cell business in the future as it edges closer to the review of its portfolio.

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