Statkraft, a Norwegian electricity company and Europe’s largest renewable energy producer, reports over $15 billion in annual revenue in 15 countries. It produces hydropower, wind power, gas-fired power, and district heating, and is a global player in energy market operations. With such a large palette of projects, the company has opted … [continued]
The global green bonds market continues to expand into the developing countries which hold immense potential to attract several new investors. Mexico’s state-owned development bank Nacional Financiera S.N.C, or Nafin, recently issued the first green bond of the country. The bank issued bonds worth $500 million for a coupon rate … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. Suntech has a new product out, which is a smart solar DC module integrating Tigo’s modular TS4 platform. The point of using Tigo technology is to optimize power output, add real-time monitoring, make wireless communications more accessible, and reduce maintenance costs. Simply put, the Suntech smart modules … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport Vancouver intends to be able to obtain 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2050. This is quite a jump from the 31% usage today and involves conservation as well as incorporating new energy sources. One of the companies that will make 100% possible is … [continued]
Power for All is a non-profit that is working to bring much more energy access to people in Africa. William Brent is the Director of Communications, Media & Content for the organization. He generously answered some questions about its work in Africa. Britain’s International Development Minister Grant Shapps announced new UK support to … [continued]
Vestas has been awarded a 200 MW order for two projects in China, the company’s largest order in China for 2015. The Danish wind energy giant, Vestas Wind Systems A/S, announced on Friday that it had secured a 200 MW order for 75 of its V110-2.0 MW turbines and 25 … [continued]
Canadian energy company Enbridge announced last week that it has invested in the 400 MW UK Rampion Offshore Wind Project. The 400 MW project is currently being developed by European developer E.ON Climate & Renewables UK Limited, which secured the contract alongside Vestas in May of this year. Enbridge announced that … [continued]
Researchers have designed and patented a floating platform for offshore wind turbines that they believe can reduce costs up to 12 euro cents per kilowatt hour. A team of researchers from the the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) developed the new model of a … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. Tesla’s Version 7.0 firmware that enables its Autopilot suite of autonomous driving functions has been out for several weeks. We know it uses an array of sensors to gather data about its surroundings. To start with, every car built since October 2014 has both a forward-looking … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. As we reported recently, the first electric car recently rolled off the production lines at Detroit Electric’s manufacturing facility in the UK, bringing the anticipated electric sports car one step closer to wide release. As many have no doubt predicted — following the company’s scrapping … [continued]
