We’ve published about 24 solar energy stories in the past week. In addition to those, here are some other top solar stories from around the interwebs (be sure to catch the picture at the bottom): Solar Market Research McKinsey & Company projects that solar is entering a period of … [continued]
Four founding members of the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) purchased more than $400 million in goods and services from other manufacturers and employers in 46 states in 2011, according to a CASM survey. The survey results highlight the ripple effects and positive impact a healthy US solar PV manufacturing sector can have on job creation, income growth and economic development, particularly in areas hard-hit by the exodus of manufacturers from US shores.
The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) published a survey of itself this week, stating that four of its founding manufacturers purchased upwards of $400 million in goods and services last year in an effort to keep American solar industry […]
GE’s new 1.6-100 wind turbines, the most efficient 1.5-MW wind turbines in the world, will make their European debut in Turkey, a GE announcement this week from the annual European Wind Energy Association conference in Copenhagen noted. 31 of these wind turbines will be used in Fina Enerji’s Tayakadin wind project in … [continued]
The Canadian subsidiary of China’s largest wind energy developer has selected GE to supply the wind turbines for a 100-MW wind farm in Ontario. Canada Longyuan Renewables will be the first project developer to take delivery of GE’s new 1.6-100 wind turbines. […]
Following on a record 2011, 2012 should be another record-beating year for Canadian wind energy, according to GWEA and CanWEA forecasts, bringing long-term employment, sizable increases in private and public sector revenues and substantial environmental benefits.
First Solar, a world leader in the solar industry, made some pretty big restructuring and layoff announcements this week. In particular, this means scaling back manufacturing operations in Europe and Malaysia and reducing its global workforce by 2,000 employees (including approximately 120 U.S. employees). This is actually nothing surprising to those … [continued]
In the midst of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) annual conference, EWEA has released data showing that in recent years the European wind energy industry has grown twice as fast as the EU economy as a whole. “Focusing on the role of wind power for our sustainable future … [continued]
Beset by economic and financial troubles, Italy’s efforts to spur solar power installations have been a remarkable success, so much so that the government’s cutting back its feed-in tariff. It’s also enacting a new carbon tax.
France stands to come out ahead economically and environmentally as it awarded an initial five offshore wind power contracts that will result in the first 3,000 MW of a planned 6,000 MW of offshore wind power come online by 2020. So do EDF, Alstom, Dong Energy, Iberdrola and Eoles-Res, among others.
