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 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.
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.
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.
German utility, E.On, is looking to offload its most valuable Italian power asset – the 531 MW Terni hydropower plant.
Israel's wind capacity has stayed at 6 MW for years but looks set to grow rapidly, with 22 MW currently under construction and a further 3 GW under development.
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.
A number of investment proposals for renewable energy projects in Kazakhstan were presented to the Governor of Akmola Oblast, Sergei Kulagin, last week as part of the upcoming EXPO-2017.
Chilean developer Eco Santiago is planning to construct a 205 MW capacity PV plant in a mountainous area near the capital of Santiago.