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SunPower close to finishing world's largest solar plant
- 2015-02-25 23:13:20
- Junior Isles
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 passes 10 per cent in Texas
- 2015-02-24 22:28:43
- Junior Isles
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.
Green light for world’s biggest offshore wind farm
- 2015-02-18 22:06:08
- Junior Isles
Plans for the world’s biggest offshore wind farm have been given the go ahead. The Dogger Bank wind farm with an array of up to 400 turbines, 80 miles off the Yorkshire coast, is expected to cost £6-8 billion and could meet 2.5 per cent of the UK’s electricity needs.
US firms plan to build 20 000 MW in India
- 2015-02-17 22:01:45
- Junior Isles
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.
Balfour Beatty sells wind farm transmission system
- 2015-02-16 16:05:42
- Junior Isles
Balfour Beatty, the largest construction contractor in the UK, has today announced that it has sold 80 per cent of the transmission system for the Thanet offshore transmission project (Thanet Ofto) to Equitix, an infrastructure fund, for £40 million ($61.5 million).
China’s installed wind capacity hits 7 per cent
- 2015-02-12 22:07:10
- Junior Isles
According to the National Energy Administration the installed grid-connected wind power capacity in China increased by nearly 26 per cent to 96.37 GW in 2014 – nearly 7 per cent of the country's total output.
US seeks $2 billion private investment in clean energy
- 2015-02-11 22:22:18
- Junior Isles
US President Barack Obama is setting a goal of raising $2 billion from the private sector for investments in clean energy.
Gamesa to construct 300 MW Greenko wind power plant
- 2015-02-10 21:47:57
- Junior Isles
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.
Shetland wind farm cleared by Supreme Court
- 2015-02-09 14:40:50
- Junior Isles
A huge prospective onshore wind farm in the Shetland Islands, which is expected to be one of the most productive in the world, has been cleared for construction by the UK Supreme Court after it rejected an appeal based on the protection of local wildlife.
Northeast India gets its first solar power plant
- 2015-02-05 16:23:31
- Junior Isles
India’s North-Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) has put forward plans for the construction of a 5 MW solar power plant at Monarchak in Tripura, which will be the first in northeastern India.
