Britain and the USA have announced that they will jointly fund development work on offshore wind generation technologies that can be deployed in waters as much as 150 m deep, with the intention of opening vast new areas of ocean to development.
Roma Capitale, Enel Green Power (EGP) and ENEA have signed a memorandum of understanding for the testing and development of new technologies for generating zero CO2 emissions electricity from renewable sources.
A new Power Plant Operations Report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows significant renewables growth across many states in the last decade.
Waste2Tricity has announced that it has acquired the exclusive rights for AFC Energy hydrogen fuel cells for deployment in the UK energy-from-waste sector in a £1 million deal.
GE Energy Financial Services has announced that it will auction 225 MW of bi-directional electricity transfer capacity from its Linden variable frequency transformer (VFT) smart grid project at the intersection of the New York City and PJM power grids.
One of India’s largest solar projects, a 40 MW PV plant in Rajasthan, north-western India, has begun production. PV company First Solar has provided the 500 000 thin film modules that will help provide clean energy to Mumbai.
The Indian state of Tamil Nadu has seen an average 37 percent increase in power tariff, effective from today.
Samsung Construction & Trading (C&T) has agreed to take a 15 per cent stake in 2Co Energy’s Don Valley project in Hatfield, South Yorkshire. Samsung C&T will also take on the engineering, procurement and construction contract for the onshore power station portion of the scheme.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the first limits on greenhouse gas emissions from US power plants.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) is seeking alternative electricity supplies following the closure of the last of its 17 nuclear reactors.