New figured published by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have shown that renewable energy is becoming more and more a player in the wider scope of national energy production, with wind energy generation up 40% and coal and gas production and generation both decreasing over the … [continued]
Originally posted on EnergyPost and Oilprice.com. By James Stafford How much faith can we put in our ability to decipher all the numbers out there telling us the US will soon be cornering the global oil market? There’s another side to the story of the relentless US shale boom, one that … [continued]
Yingli Green Energy (aka Yingli Solar), which is the “largest vertically integrated photovoltaic (‘PV’) module manufacturer in the world,” was recently selected to supply 54 MW (54,000 kW) worth of solar PV modules for 7 solar projects in the UK being developed by Grid Essence UK. Here are some more details, via … [continued]
Over 37 GW worth of solar capacity was installed worldwide during 2013, according to recent figures from the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). Those figures exceed the prediction made by NPD Solarbuzz of 36 GW to be installed in 2013 by only 1 GW. The relative accuracy of NPD Solarbuzz’s … [continued]
According to leading market research company Ipsos MORI who have recently conducted a new poll, there are more young people in favour of offshore wind development than there are in favour of fracking. The poll, commissioned by the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Economic and Social … [continued]
I recently figured out electric vehicle market share for 17 European countries, the US, and Japan for an ABB Conversations article I wrote (full disclosure: I am compensated by ABB for articles written on that site). The results are very interesting, in my opinion, so I figured I’d drop the … [continued]
You might get one or two, but unless you’ve already read this story elsewhere, I’d bet plenty of cash that you can’t guess all three EU countries that have already hit their 2020 renewable energy targets. Countries that have yet to hit their targets include Germany, the UK (it’s far … [continued]
Writing in a post on PV-Tech, NPD Solarbuzz Vice-President and lead on the team Finlay Colville has publicly upgraded their forecast for the UK photovoltaic (PV) market in 2014, based on the latest round of downstream channel checks and project pipeline activity in the country. “We are now forecasting 2.5 … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. We’ve written about Britain’s leading green energy company Ecotricity several times (for example, here and here). In early March, the company premiered a short online film as part of a new anti-fracking campaign. “Don’t squeeze the last gas out of Britain” was shown at a launch event with Green Party MP Caroline Lucas in … [continued]
In a massive sweep of announcements following the launch of their new ‘Space Frame’ wind turbine tower, GE have announced four separate turbine supply partnerships amounting to approximately 213 MW. GE announced on their website partnerships with France, Scotland, Sweden, and Germany, following the announcements of their new wind turbine … [continued]
