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.
Wind energy in the US state of Texas accounted for more than 10 per cent on the grid in 2014, according to grid operator the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). This has been the result of sustained growth in the market, which saw wind grow from 6.2 per cent in 2009 to 10.6 per cent.
US-based solar energy firms SunEdison and First Solar have announced their plans to build more than 20 000 MW of solar energy capacity in India by 2022.
US President Barack Obama is setting a goal of raising $2 billion from the private sector for investments in clean energy.
Gamesa, the Spanish-based wind turbine maker, has signed an agreement with independent power producer Greenko to supply, erect and commission 80 of its G97-2.0 MW wind turbines in Jaisalmer region in Rajasthan and Basavanabagewadi in Karnataka in the project’s opening phase.
In a $672.5 million plan, the Jeju Energy Corporation is planning to develop 230 MW more capacity on Jeju island, helping turn it into a carbon-free zone.
US President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have reached a “breakthrough understanding” which may finalise the civil nuclear cooperation agreement of 2008 that was supposed to clear the way for the sale of nuclear fuel and reactors to India.
Chilean developer Eco Santiago is planning to construct a 205 MW capacity PV plant in a mountainous area near the capital of Santiago.
Clean Line Energy Partners, the Houston-based company backed by such investors as Britain's National Grid, has secured a major regulatory approval in Tennessee that will keep its Plains and Eastern wind transmission project on track.
Spanish companies Iberdrola, Gamesa and Acciona plan to invest nearly $14 billion in Mexico’s energy industry over the next three years.