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Australia renewables investment falls 88 per cent

• 9 years ago (2015-03-11)
• Junior Isles

Investment in Australia's renewable energy sector has fallen by 88 per cent, as the Australian government has steadily taken favourable conditions for development away.

EU seeks to end deadlock over German transmission plan

• 9 years ago (2015-03-10)
• Junior Isles

The EU has urged Germany to find a solution to political deadlock over disputed plans to build new power transmission lines between the windy north of the country to the more developed south. The power lines themselves are seen as integral to Germany's shift away from nuclear and fossil fuels.

South Africa's first concentrated solar power plant commissioned

• 9 years ago (2015-03-07)
• Junior Isles

Abengoa and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) have commissioned a 100 MW solar thermal power project secured in the first round of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer's Programme (REIPPP).

Solar power prices closing in on coal-fired power

• 9 years ago (2015-03-05)
• Junior Isles

China’s war on air pollution could slow green transition

• 9 years ago (2015-03-05)
• Junior Isles

A recent study conducted by both the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tsinghua University in Beijing has found that the employed strategies to date may not actually lead to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. In fact, the Chinese government’s measures could actually contribute to renewable energy slow-down, the report concluded.

Plans for £6 billion Cardiff tidal energy lagoon released

• 9 years ago (2015-03-04)
• Junior Isles

Plans for a £6 billion, 14-mile seawall off the coast of Cardiff have been released today, as part of government-backed plans for tidal power schemes across the UK.

UK-Belgium HVDC link moves closer

• 9 years ago (2015-02-27)
• Junior Isles

UK transmission grid operator National Grid and Elia, the Belgian electricity transmission system operator, will today sign a joint venture agreement to move ahead with the Nemo Link – the first electricity interconnector between the two countries. The interconnector is planned to go live in 2019.

NTPC to implement 15 000 MW of solar projects

• 9 years ago (2015-02-26)
• Junior Isles

The Indian Government has announced that it will implement 15 000 MW of grid connected power projects through state-owned electricity company, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).

EU unveils Energy Union strategy

• 9 years ago (2015-02-26)
• Junior Isles

In a move to reduce dependence on imported fossil fuel, especially from Russia, the European Commission has published its strategy for an energy union with better grids and pipelines to improve energy sharing across the 28 member states.

SunPower close to finishing world's largest solar plant

• 9 years ago (2015-02-25)
• Junior Isles

Tom Werner, CEO and President of SunPower, disclosed that more than 70 per cent of the Solar Star project is online in Southern California, USA, during a presentation of the company’s 2014 earnings.