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]
Originally published on StrathconaSolar Ontario town of 595 installs 658 panel solar rooftop array on community center; Revenue to ensure focus on sustainable future Strathcona Solar Initiatives, a multiple award winning full service integrator in Eastern Ontario, announced that the company has recently completed a 140-kilowatt solar photovoltaic installation on … [continued]
A strong policy framework is vital for the development of renewable energy in North and South America, says GlobalData in new report. GlobalData, a global intelligence provider for the energy and healthcare industries, has released its North and South America Renewable Energy Policy Handbook 2015 report, which concludes not only that … [continued]
Australia has pledged to cut carbon emissions by at least 26% from 2005 levels by 2030, but doesn’t have the policy tools to deliver on their promise. This is the conclusion made by Bloomberg New Energy Finance associate Hugh Bromley, in a release pushed out on Tuesday. Bromley equates Australia’s … [continued]
Solar cell manufacturer Canadian Solar released its first quarter earnings report for 2015, revealing that it beat its estimates for shipping and revenue for the first quarter of 2015. According to the Canadian solar manufacturer, total solar module shipments for Q1’15 were 1.23 GW, of which 1.03 GW was recognized … [continued]
MAKE Consulting has released its North America Wind Power Outlook 2015 for the region’s wind industry, and is predicting that more than 55 GW of wind power capacity will be commissioned between 2015 and 2024. However, MAKE also predicts that “policy-driven growth in the near term will subside,” making the levelized … [continued]
A new study has investigated the usefulness of sustainable rooftop technologies — such as rooftop solar, white roofs, green roofs, etc — in colder climates, such as Canada. “Sustainable rooftop technologies,” write the publishers of the journal, “can provide great environmental benefits, but studies of these technologies often look only … [continued]
A new report from the International Energy Agency has concluded that the global solar PV market experienced a “new year of development, with limited expansion globally.” Nevertheless, global cumulative solar PV capacity amounted to at least 177 GW in 2014. The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) … [continued]
Navigant Research has published its 20th edition of the annual World Wind Energy Market Update report, and it shows that worldwide wind power installations grew by 42% in 2014. The report, which covers developments in the wind energy sector throughout 2014, also highlights the importance of China, Germany, and the United … [continued]
MAKE Consulting has crowned Siemens the world’s leading global wind turbine original equipment manufacturer, ahead of GE and Vestas, in the company’s Global Wind Turbine OEM 2014 Market Share analysis report. The report showed that multi-industrial turbine original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) accounted for 37% of the global wind turbine market in 2014, an increase … [continued]
