Danish wind energy juggernaut DONG Energy has released its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2014, and it’s a case of good news and bad news: The company reported EBITDA of DKK 16.4 billion in 2014, but a net profit loss of DKK 5.3 billion. The … [continued]
US clean energy investment rallied in 2014, reaching $51.8 billion for the year — including renewables and advanced grid, storage, and electrified transport technologies — bringing the total dollars invested since 2007 up to $386 billion. This was one of the nuggets from Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s (BNEF) third annual “Sustainable … [continued]
Taiwanese solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers experienced record shipment growth in 2014, due to both increases in shipments and conversion efficiency, reaching over 10 GW for the year. These figures come courtesy of market research firm, EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce. According to EnergyTrend, Taiwanese PV cell makers grew despite the … [continued]
Who would ever consider nuclear power to be a “renewable” means of power generation? Well, the Arizona Senate Committee on Water and Energy, for one — there might be someone else, but off the top of my head, I can’t think of any other person or entity…. The aforementioned bill … [continued]
Editor’s Note (Zachary Shahan): One of my favorite new(ish) solar companies is Dividend Solar. While so many segments of the solar market are a bit overcrowded, Dividend Solar forging paths into good, under-represented areas of the market. Here’s another example, republished from Solar Love (with permission, of course): The Climate … [continued]
The energy storage solutions company Green Charge Networks is partnering with the prominent supply-chain solutions firm Flextronics to expand on Green Charge’s current market position with regard to its GreenStation intelligent energy storage system, according to recent reports. As part of the partnership, Flextronics is going to be providing “on-demand” … [continued]
The multinational giant IKEA sold more than €1 billion ($1.13 billion) worth of sustainable products last year, according to the company’s most recent sustainability report. To be exact here, sales of these “sustainability products” — that is to say, products aiding people in generating or saving energy, reducing water use, … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. Access Infra Africa is a new investment entity for developing clean, renewable energy in Africa. Below is an interview with Reda El Chaar, Chairman of Access Power MEA. 1. Press about your work refers to an investment “vehicle,” could you break down exactly what this … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. The US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015 has brought us another team concept in its award-winning program that challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and operate net-zero energy, solar-powered houses. Solar Decathlon has also announced a new team lineup and that information is available at the end of … [continued]
The future looks black for “clean coal,” as the Energy Department pulls a $1 billion rug out from under the infamous FutureGen clean coal project.
