According to a recent announcement made by EDF Renewable Energy, formerly known as enXco, 150 MW Bobcat Bluff wind farm in Texas became operational on 26 December 2012. EDF Renewable Energy had acquired the project from Element Power in March 2012, and construction of the project was started in April. The … [continued]
According to the recent announcement, leading solar inverter manufacturer SMA is all set to acquire a majority stake in Chinese inverter company Jiangsu Zeversolar New Energy Co., Ltd. SMA will get 72.5% stake in the Jiangsu Zeversolar New Energy Co., Ltd. which will provide opportunity to SMA to get … [continued]
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of the US Department of Energy (DOE) along with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore have officially launched the Solar Energy Research Institute for India and United States (SERIIUS) with $50 million collaboration to promote solar energy research. The research institute forms … [continued]
Megalim Solar Power Limited, a special purpose vehicle of BrightSource Energy and Alstom, has won a tender for the construction of a 121MW solar thermal power plant in Israel that is expected to come online in 2017. It is one of the three projects selected under Israel’s Ashalim 250MW tender … [continued]
French banking giant Societe Generale has overachieved on its carbon emission reduction target set under its carbon neutrality plan. The bank has planned to reduce carbon emissions per occupant by 11% between 2008 and 2012 but was able to reduce them by 20%, excluding its Russian subsidiary Rosbank. The … [continued]
The Kenya Clean Water Project, initiated by US-based Native Energy in collaboration with Triple Quest, has started generating carbon offsets. The project is part of a large-scale clean water project covering several African countries, like Ghana and Ethiopia, apart from Kenya. The Kenya Clean Water Project will generate 100,000 … [continued]
Global power & automation technology leader ABB has won a contract worth $130 million to supply a new underwater power transmission link between Finnish mainland and Åland. The link will be 158 kilometres long and will have a capacity to transit 100 MW of electricity. Åland, an autonomous province … [continued]
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) and Israel’s Energy and Water Ministry have jointly allocated $3.5 million budget towards the development of four American-Israeli renewable energy projects. The projects will receive financing under the Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Energy program. BIRD Energy has announced that each … [continued]
Multinational technology conglomerate, Siemens Energy has signed an agreement to supply equipment and engineering, procurement, construction services for several renewable energy projects in South Africa. The projects are being undertaken by lead developer Mainstream Renewable Power along with other partners like Globeleq, black economic empowerment investment company Thebe Investment Corporation, … [continued]
The Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) will host the Convention of Parties 18, one of the most critical editions of the climate change negotiations, this Nov 26–Dec 7. The Centre will be partly powered by solar energy. The building is one of the most energy-efficient venues of its kind … [continued]
