Administration official to address future of fuel cells in US at D.C. conference
Monday, 21 May 2012 Heather Zichal, Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming Washington Fuel Cell Summit. The event will be held on 19 June in Washington,...
Siemens receives its first wind turbine order in Chile
Monday, 21 May 2012Siemens has received an order for a total of 50 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 115 MW for the El Arrayán wind power plant in Chile, a joint venture between Pattern Energy and AEI.
EWEA urges EU leaders to invest in wind energy for economic growth
Monday, 21 May 2012 The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) is calling on European leaders to consider wind power as a key driver for job and wealth creation in their Informal Dinner of Heads of State or Government i...
US allocates further funding for Hawaiin wave power
Monday, 21 May 2012 As part of President Obama's commitment to an all-out, all-of-the-above strategy for American-made energy, the US Energy Department has announced $500,000 available this year to test the technical rea...
Latest renewables news hot off the press - 21/05/2012
Monday, 21 May 2012 • U.S. Solar Tariffs on Chinese Cells May Boost Prices Bloomberg • Belectric Becomes the First Company in the World to Install 1 Gigawatt of Photovoltaic Power Blaze Wires • Energy giants urge...
Execs in solar, wind, ethanol and electric vehicles top Forbe’s list of green billionaires
Friday, 18 May 2012 Brazil’s Rubens Ometto , Germany’s Aloys Wobben and Elon Musk of the US all made Forbes Magazine list of the world’s greenest billionaires this year, and according to the magazine, they and thei...
Mining industry ramps up investments in renewables
Friday, 18 May 2012New forecasts by Pike Research indicate that investments in renewable energy by the mining industry will reach almost $20 billion by 2020, as the sector attempts to cut costs and clean up its act.
Offshore wind hampered by supply chain and financing issues
Friday, 18 May 2012According to a new report by market intelligence provider, GlobalData, development of the offshore wind industry is being hindered by several issues regarding the supply chain and financing.
Latest renewables news hot off the press - 18/05/2012
Friday, 18 May 2012 • Overall Value of the Lighting Market Will Shrink as Energy Efficient LEDs Displace Conventional Technology Business Wire • Amsterdam offers a haven for low-energy future EurActiv • UK climat...
Solar PV closer to grid parity than many think, says BNEF
Thursday, 17 May 2012 A new research paper produced by various organisations including Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation shines light on the competitiveness of s...