ACME Solar has emerged as the largest successful bidder in the recently concluded solar power capacity auction in Andhra Pradesh. With this success, the company claims that it is on track to have an installed solar power capacity of 1 GW in India by 2017. Andhra Pradesh government had called … [continued]
Volkswagen just auctioned off for $41,400 (about $6,000 over MSRP) what is now the first e-Golf EV to be sold in the US as part of a recent charity fundraiser. The money raised by the auction is to be awarded to the environmental nonprofit Global Green USA — an advocacy … [continued]
It’s well known that Germany is a world leader in solar and wind power. There’s a fair amount of unwarranted criticism levied at renewables, and generally it seems there is not nearly as much positive press. For that reason, it might be surprising to hear that an energy cooperative in … [continued]
A thoughtful North Carolina nonprofit has devised a very effective and immediate way to display climate change on a local and personal level. The video below describes its program, The Climate Listening Project. The project is a new collaborative storytelling effort spearheaded by the Western North Carolina Alliance to connect conversations … [continued]
Con Edison — the large utility company that provides New York City with electricity — is partnering with one of the world’s top providers of integrated energy management products made specifically for energy companies, Landis+Gyr, on a new pilot project, according to recent reports. The pilot project will be testing … [continued]
Korea’s largest manufacturer of high-end batteries, LG Chem, recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of its new EV-battery manufacturing plant in Nanjing, China. The plant is being constructed in China in order to help meet the growing needs of the exploding Chinese market. Once completed, the Nanjing battery … [continued]
China will be investing somewhere around $1 billion into the Russian solar power industry over the next few years, according to recent reports. A subsidiary of the country’s Amur Sirius — “Solar Systems” — is currently in the process of developing a solar PV panel production facility in Russia’s Tatarstan … [continued]
Following a strong trend in the wind industry of growth over 2014, Gamesa released its third quarter earnings Thursday, with 26% growth reported over the previous third quarter. Unlike Vestas Wind, which also released its third quarter figures Thursday, Gamesa relies on year-to-date statistics rather than quarterly figures. As a result, gaining an … [continued]
The UK Government has just approved the Walney Extension offshore wind farm, an extension of the existing 367 MW Walney Offshore Wind Farm, which could add another 660 MW — and up to 750 MW — making it one of the largest offshore wind farms, and perhaps tripling its capacity. Developer … [continued]
Danish group Vestas Wind Systems, the world’s premier wind turbine maker, released its third quarter earnings report for investors Thursday, and is showing strong and continued growth over the first 9 months of the year, as well as compared to a year previously. Revenue and profit are both up, despite a drop in … [continued]
