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Schneider Electric has more than doubled its solar PV capacity in the UK in the first three months of 2015.

• 2015-04-18 14:17:27

UAE plans 100 MW of new solar capacity

• 2015-04-13 15:30:16
• Junior Isles

The United Arab Emirates has announced plans to develop another 100 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) power capacity. The proposals form part of its Vision 2021, which aims to source 24 per cent of its energy from renewable energy sources.

Brazil to launch $6.5 billion renewable fund

• 2015-04-10 13:56:26
• Junior Isles

The Government of Brazil has announced the launch of an investment fund of $6.5 billion, which will be used to create renewable energy generation projects in the country's northeastern region.

NTPC to create 5000 MW of solar within two years

• 2015-04-08 18:14:53
• Junior Isles

The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), India's state-run power generator, is aiming to develop 5000 MW of solar power capacity in the next two years, which is a third of its 15 000 MW target over the next seven years in India. This target represents a fifty-fold increase from the current levels of solar capacity.

UK offshore wind power pot collects £460 million

• 2015-04-01 20:53:27
• Junior Isles

The UK government has announced that £463 million ($684 million) has gone into a fund for wind projects headed by the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB), which has already invested £200 million ($295 million) of its own capital. This is the first stage of a planned £1 billion fund that would be geared to develop offshore wind farms.

Costa Rica runs on renewables for 75 days

• 2015-03-31 10:37:20
• Junior Isles

Costa Rica has managed a major clean energy milestone, meeting 100 per cent of its power needs with renewable sources for 75 straight days at the beginning of 2015.

Chinese wind farm developer reports jump in profit

• 2015-03-25 15:45:17
• Junior Isles

China's biggest wind farm developer, Longyuan Power Group Corp., has reported a 25 per cent jump in full-year profit as its activities in wind power generation increased.

Scandinavian companies combine renewable portfolios

• 2015-03-23 22:09:33
• Junior Isles

Sweden’s Triventus Wind Power and Norway’s Havgul Clean Energy have announced that they will merge to combine their 1.6 GW portfolio and jointly develop further renewable projects across Finland, Norway and Sweden.

RenewableUK argues for East England wind project hub

• 2015-03-18 22:32:11
• Junior Isles

RenewableUK has said the East of England could become a hub for trading renewable energy with Scandinavia, so long as the right regulatory framework is put in place.

RWE to invest in Conergy

• 2015-03-17 23:22:07
• Junior Isles

Conergy, one of the world’s largest downstream solar companies is to receive an equity investment from RWE Supply & Trading, the energy trading arm of the European utility.