UK Energy Secretary praises Siemens investment in marine energy technologies
Friday, 12 April 2013 Robin WhitlockEd Davey congratulated the company for its investment programme at the opening of its new testing facility in Bristol last week
Europe
Proposed new EU maritime planning law welcomed by EWEA
Thursday, 11 April 2013 Robin Whitlock
Member states sharing a sea basin will have to work together to plan the use of the sea according to a proposed new European Commission directive
Romania
Vestas awarded 72MW contract in Romania
Thursday, 11 April 2013 Robin WhitlockThe 36-turbine order constitutes the first part of a project consisting of a total of 42 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines to be installed in Tulcea County in Romania
IEA PV Power System Programme publishes new report
Wednesday, 10 April 2013 Robin Whitlock The International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power System Programme (IEA PVPS) Snapshot reportprovides estimated data about photovoltaic (PV) capacity in the 23 countries reporting to the IEA PVPS Pro...
Weltec client wins “AD Output Award” at prestigious Organics Recycling Awards
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 Dan McCue Weltec Biopower customer, Eco Sustainable Solutions Ltd. were awarded with the ‚The AD Output Award‘ at the prestigious REA Organics Recycling Awards for their Anaerobic Digestion facility in Pidd...
Martifer Solar completes a utility scale solar PV plant cluster
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 Dan McCueMartifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, has developed a cluster of utility scale photovoltaic plants totaling 28.1 MWp in the United Kingdom.
Innotech Solar modules retain high performance in warm temperatures
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 Robin WhitlockPhoton test demonstrates an outstanding temperature coefficient of 0.39 percent per Kelvin
Pacific region
Sunlabob to provide Pacific island-nation Kiribati with solar PV
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 Robin WhitlockOne of the least-developed island states in the Pacific region is to receive solar PV equipment courtesy of Laos social enterprise Sunlabob Renewable Energy
Grupotec connects 46 MW in the UK in a little over two months
Monday, 08 April 2013 Dan McCue Grupotec has successfully connected 46 MW of solar photovoltaics to the UK grid, completing multiple PV projects in record time, despite confronting what Britain's National Weather Service has describ...
Japan
New REC solar plant goes on-grid in Japan
Monday, 08 April 2013 Robin WhitlockThe new 1.7MW solar facility will provide green Electricity to 510 Japanese households