National Trust invests £3.5 million to put clean energy at the heart of conservation
Thursday, 18 April 2013 REMAn ambitious plan to provide clean energy to 43 of its historic properties was launched today by the National Trust in conjunction with green electricity supplier Good Energy.
Rural Somerset community Solar farm receives planning permission
Thursday, 18 April 2013 Robin WhitlockDespite some opposition to Solar farms in the UK, many of them are being approved. The project being developed by Wedmore Community Power Cooperative in Somerset is one of them.
USA
Government policy can help innovate our path to a clean energy future
Wednesday, 17 April 2013 John Joshi The key to broader penetration of Solar energy depends on access to capital markets and innovative financial structures that can reduce the cost of capital for project finance as well as increase the ...
IEA report reveals the world is stalling on clean energy targets
Wednesday, 17 April 2013 Robin WhitlockDespite much talk by world leaders the average unit of energy is still just as dirty as it was twenty years ago
Power Electronics reaches 200 MW in UK
Wednesday, 17 April 2013 REM Spanish multinational Power Electronics commissioned last March a total amount of 156MW in Solar PV inverters with various British Projects developers, resulting in a total of more than 200 MW install...
Lightsource responsible for over a third of UK’s installed Solar PV in first quarter of 2013
Tuesday, 16 April 2013 Dan McCue Lightsource Renewable Energy Limited has completed and commissioned over 133 megawatts peak (MWp) of Solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in the first quarter of 2013, over a third of the total 350 MWp co...
Indiana University installs $245,000 Solar power array
Monday, 15 April 2013 Robin WhitlockIndiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) is covering the flat roof of one of its buildings with Solar panels – believed to be the largest array of its kind in downtown Indianapolis
Latest renewables news hot off the press - 15/04/2013
Monday, 15 April 2013 REM • Saudi Arabia hopes to export Solar electricity to Europe Reuters • Poland government backs energy law changes as EU fines loomReuters • Is 70 Percent Renewable Power Possible? Portugal Just ...
University of Salford to launch new Solar power research facility
Friday, 12 April 2013 Robin WhitlockThe £400,000 facility will offer free consultancy and R&D as well as a space for testing new designs and configurations
Obama dramatically expands support for renewables in 2014 budget proposal
Wednesday, 10 April 2013 Dan McCue President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed a dramatic expansion of spending on renewables and other clean-energy initiatives while calling for the equally significant cuts to tax breaks and subsidie...