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China makes huge year on year gains in solar PV

  • 12 years ago (2012-11-05)
  • Junior Isles
The installed capacity of solar PV connected to the China State Grid, China's largest power grid operator, in September was up 415 per cent year on year, China’s State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) has said.

Osaka Hikari-no-mori project receives support from seven Japanese firms

  • 12 years ago (2012-11-03)
  • David Flin

The Osaka Hikari-no-mori Project (Osaka Forest of Light Project) has now commenced, following the announcement that it will be supported by a consortium of seven Japanese companies: Jupiter Telecommunications, Sumitomo Corporation, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Daihen Corporation, Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Rengo, and NTT Facilities.

Hitachi wins rights to UK’s new £700 million nuclear project

  • 12 years ago (2012-10-31)
  • Junior Isles
Japan's Hitachi has signed a £700 million ($1.13 billion) deal giving it rights to build a new generation of power plants in the UK, effectively restarting the UK's stalled nuclear expansion plans.

TransAlta and MidAmerican in joint foray into Canadian power

  • 12 years ago (2012-10-31)
  • Junior Isles
TransAlta Corp. is joining with Iowa-based MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., a subsidiary of billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, to build natural gas-fired power plants in Canada.

World’s largest offshore wind farm generates power

  • 12 years ago (2012-10-30)
  • David Flin

The first power has been generated from the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the London Array project, located around 12 miles off the coasts of Kent and Essex in the Thames Estuary in the UK.

Bihar State Electricity Board’s financial restructuring approved

  • 12 years ago (2012-10-27)
  • David Flin

The government of the Indian state of Bihar has approved a transfer scheme and financial restructuring plan to effect the transfer and distribution of human resources, properties, assets and liabilities of the Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) among the five new power companies constituted under the provisions of the 2003 Electricity Act.

Chinese nuclear target revised down to 40 GW by 2015

  • 12 years ago (2012-10-26)
  • Junior Isles
As part of post-Fukushima adjustments to its nuclear policy, the Chinese government has lowered its target for construction of nuclear power plants by 2015, notably by abandoning the construction more nuclear reactors at inland locations.

EDF Energies Nouvelles commissions 56 MW solar power plant in France

  • 12 years ago (2012-10-24)
  • David Flin

EDF Energies Nouvelles has commissioned its Massangis solar power plant, with an installed capacity of 56 MW, located in the Bourgogne region of France.

New data shows variability still plagues German renewables

  • 12 years ago (2012-10-23)
  • Junior Isles
New data from Germany's Fraunhofer Institute reinforces worries about the variability of wind and solar power in Germany, giving a detailed picture of the first 40 weeks of 2012 from Jan. 1 to Oct. 7.

Aggreko to increase its Chinese operation

  • 12 years ago (2012-10-21)
  • Junior Isles
Aggreko plc, the world's largest temporary power generation company, is planning to greatly expand its Chinese business, which began operation in 2006.