German solar PV manufacturer SolarWorld reported increased shipments and revenue in its first quarter earnings report for 2016. Specifically, SolarWorld increased shipments by 62% in the first quarter to 341 MW, compared to 210 MW in the first quarter a year earlier. SolarWorld said that shipments “grew strongly” in the … [continued]
Originally published on Renewables International. By Craig Morris The Czech utility aims to invest 2.2 billion euros in renewable energy – outside the country. It is another example of a utility going renewable outside of its own territory. Few details are available at present, but CEZ has announced a major … [continued]
With wind energy growing in popularity and share in Europe, a new project has set out to discover the impact of wind and vibrations from wind turbines. The South-German WindForS research cluster, comprising seven universities and research institutions from Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria in Germany, has initiated the TremAc project, short for Objective … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath Large-scale solar project costs could – and should – fall to around $80/MWh in Australia by the end of the year, an industry expert has suggested, as the price of the technology continues to fall. Speaking at RenewEconomy’s Local Energy and Microgrids Conference … [continued]
Originally published on CleanTechies. After Germany and Spain, companies from Italy have also expressed interest in developing renewable energy projects in Iran. According to media reports, officials of Italian companies Genesis and Dynkun met with government officials in Iran’s province of Qazvin. An agreement was signed between the parties wherein … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. As we’ve reported previously, awareness and interest in the electric car manufacturer Tesla (as measured by internet search interest) surged following the unveiling of the Model 3 mass-market offering. The digital market intelligence firm SimilarWeb recently released some new statistics related to that surge in … [continued]
During my cleantech tour of the Netherlands last year, I got to interview the head of EnTranCe and another key leader there, an interesting business innovation center for applied sciences that is connected to Hanze University of Applied Sciences and Energy Academy Europe. Jan-Jaap Aué is Dean of the Institute of … [continued]
Remco van der Horst, COO of renewable energy crowdinvesting company Duurzaaminvesteren and founder of consultancy Greenproc, was one of the key people who organized meetings for me during my cleantech tour of the Netherlands last year. Ironically, because my on-camera chat with him and Christiaan van Nispen of energy giant … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Daimler AG, in conjunction with its subsidiary Deutsche ACCUMOTIVE, has begun deliveries of its first home energy storage systems, following months of successful commercial deliveries. The lithium-ion, battery-based home energy storage units — which are being manufactured by Deutsche ACCUMOTIVE — are based on the … [continued]
€1.2 billion in funding will be put towards electric mobility in Germany, with half coming from the federal government and half from the auto industry, according to a recent decision from Germany’s political leaders. Buyers of EVs will receive €4,000 and plug-in hybrids €3,000. There is a cap on the cost … [continued]
