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Costa Rica runs on renewables for 75 days

  • 9 years ago (2015-03-31)
  • Junior Isles

Costa Rica has managed a major clean energy milestone, meeting 100 per cent of its power needs with renewable sources for 75 straight days at the beginning of 2015.

Jordan signs $10 billion nuclear power deal with Russia

  • 9 years ago (2015-03-26)
  • Junior Isles

Jordan has signed a $10 billion agreement with Jordan for the development of its first nuclear power plant. signed an agreement on Tuesday in Amman.

Chinese wind farm developer reports jump in profit

  • 9 years ago (2015-03-25)
  • Junior Isles

China's biggest wind farm developer, Longyuan Power Group Corp., has reported a 25 per cent jump in full-year profit as its activities in wind power generation increased.

Scandinavian companies combine renewable portfolios

  • 9 years ago (2015-03-23)
  • Junior Isles

Sweden’s Triventus Wind Power and Norway’s Havgul Clean Energy have announced that they will merge to combine their 1.6 GW portfolio and jointly develop further renewable projects across Finland, Norway and Sweden.

Pakistan nuclear power to be raised to 40 000 MW by 2050

  • 9 years ago (2015-03-20)
  • Junior Isles

Nuclear installed capacity in Pakistan will be raised to 40 000 MW by 2050, the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) chairman said.

RenewableUK argues for East England wind project hub

  • 9 years ago (2015-03-18)
  • Junior Isles

RenewableUK has said the East of England could become a hub for trading renewable energy with Scandinavia, so long as the right regulatory framework is put in place.

Commercial negotiations to start on UK tidal project

  • 9 years ago (2015-03-18)
  • Junior Isles

The British government is moving to the first phase of commercial negotiations on a Contract for Difference (CFD) with the developer of a proposed tidal lagoon at Swansea Bay.

RWE to invest in Conergy

  • 9 years ago (2015-03-17)
  • Junior Isles

Conergy, one of the world’s largest downstream solar companies is to receive an equity investment from RWE Supply & Trading, the energy trading arm of the European utility.

Punjab to launch farmer-based solar power scheme

  • 9 years ago (2015-03-16)
  • Junior Isles

The government of the Indian state of Punjab is set to launch a farm-level solar power scheme to promote land-owning farmers projects that range from 1 MW to 2.5 MW. The programme is initially aiming to set up 500 MW of capacity.

Enel Green to build three solar plants in South Africa

  • 9 years ago (2015-03-13)
  • Junior Isles

Enel Green Power (EGP), has announced the beginning of construction of three solar photovoltaic (PV) plants in South Africa – in Aurora, Paleisheuwel and Tom Burke. Power from the plants will be sold to state utility, Eskom.