China and South Korea’s planned investment in offshore wind farms, amounting to close to $25 billion in the near future, could be hampered by pressure on the supply of rare earth materials.
A new study argues solar thermal power plants are an indispensable tool in the race to meet Europe’s energy demands and greenhouse gas reduction targets, according to the European scientific commission.
Duke Energy Renewables has acquired three 1 MW commercial solar projects in the south-west of North Carolina state, USA.
The Uruguay government has announced a $8.5 million programme called Probio that is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced by the use of fossil fuels to generate electricity.
TransCanada Corp. (TRP), the Canadian energy company which is hoping to build a $7 billion pipeline from Alberta to Texas refineries, has said its profits have risen due to new crude shipments and the benefits of higher electricity prices from its power generation business in Western Canada.
Rodney Hacker, consultant of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) commented at a seminar put on by the Azerbaijani State Agency for Renewable & Alternative Energy Sources (SARAES), that Azerbaijan has great potential to develop and use renewable energy sources.
The Senate of the US state of Illinois has approved a bill that adds utility concessions onto legislation. These concessions are supported by the utility Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), but are opposed by Pat Quinn, the Governor of Illinois.
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has decided on its final regulations for its cap-and-trade system, the second largest in the world, despite continuing concerns over allowance allocations, buyer liability for offsets and the size of the overall market.
French semiconductor manufacturer Soitec has launched its fifth generation concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) system, designed for large-scale power plants. The new product configuration is claimed to deliver higher efficiency and a lower cost of electricity, according to the firm.
In the USA, EDF said in a pre-hearing testimony with the Public Service Commission that the proposed $7.9 billion sale of Baltimore’s Constellation Energy Group to Exelon of Chicago has “serious and negative ramifications.”