Latest renewables news hot off the press - 6/05/2013
Monday, 06 May 2013 REM • Renewable energy is cheaper than imported gas and oil Eco-Business • Renewable energy support stirs in Russia Hydrogen Fuel News • Climate Change Milestone Demands Shift To Renewable EnergyC...
Thailand
REC wins contract for 72MW worth of solar projects in Thailand
Thursday, 02 May 2013 Robin WhitlockSix solar plants are to be constructed in Thailand’s Nakhon Pathom and Suphan Buri provinces
Peel Environmental granted consent for Yorkshire AD plant
Thursday, 02 May 2013 Robin WhitlockCity of York Council has given the go-ahead for the construction of an Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facility on an old mine site in Yorkshire
Abengoa to develop cogeneration plant in US state of Texas
Wednesday, 01 May 2013 REMAbengoa has been selected by Rentech Nitrogen Partners, L.P. to construct a $30 million cogeneration plant in the US state of Texas.
New Lithium Flow battery could help supply the grid
Wednesday, 01 May 2013 Robin Whitlock Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy and Stanford University have designed a low-cost, long-life battery that could enable solar and wind energy to become major suppliers to the electrical g...
Microsoft embracing energy efficiency in big way
Tuesday, 30 April 2013 REMMicrosoft is looking beyond its data centers and striving to make energy efficiency a cornerstone of all of its operations, its director of energy strategy.
First Electricity generated by Teeside offshore wind farm
Tuesday, 30 April 2013 Robin WhitlockThe first large scale offshore wind farm in the North East of England region has now started to produce Electricity as work continues towards completion of the project.
Ormat signs 20-Year PPA for geothermal project in US
Monday, 29 April 2013 REM Ormat Technologies, Inc. has entered into a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) to deliver Electricity from its Wild Rose geothermal power pl...
Canada
Canadian scientists develop new energy storage solution
Monday, 29 April 2013 Robin WhitlockInexpensive process uses rust as a catalyst for capturing energy from wind and solar through the electrolysis of water
Thailand
REC launches its first Thai solar power plant
Friday, 26 April 2013 Robin WhitlockThe new 9.5MW Chiang Rai solar PV plant is the largest such installation in Northern Thailand with close to 41,000 REC solar panels
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