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EREF President criticises Ukraine subsidising the ‘traditional sector’

  • 2012-12-10 16:45:42
  • Junior Isles
Ukraine should move to favour renewable sources of energy and give up subsidies for ‘traditional energy generation’, which still dominates the country’s generation mix, according to Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes, President of the European Renewable Energies Federation (EREF).

IDB approves loans for Uruguayan wind farms

  • 2012-12-08 11:53:42
  • Junior Isles
Two loans worth $107.7 million have been approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to finance the construction of the El Libertador and Palmatir wind farms in Uruguay.

US DOE to fund four projects to reduce solar power costs

  • 2012-12-08 04:06:28
  • David Flin

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that it will give $29 million to four projects to reduce the costs of installing solar panels and help utilities figure out how to manage the growing amount of solar electricity that flows into the grids.

Blue Energy to build Africa’s largest solar PV power plant

  • 2012-12-04 04:21:17
  • David Flin

UK-based Blue Energy has announced that it will build Africa’s largest solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant, the 155 MW Nzema project in Ghana.

New UK energy bill announced to mixed reaction

  • 2012-12-01 18:39:47
  • Junior Isles
There has been a mixed response to the UK government’s new Energy Bill, released this week. Some have criticised the bill as introducing additional uncertainty into an already fraught energy policy environment by proposing unconventional new measures to increase energy efficiency.

Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries merge thermal power businesses

  • 2012-12-01 04:36:49
  • David Flin

Japanese conglomerates Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have agreed to form a joint venture that will integrate their thermal power generation businesses.

Kenya to ramp up geothermal and solar generation

  • 2012-11-17 20:35:30
  • Junior Isles
Kenya’s biggest power company Kenya Electricity Generating Co. (KEGC), has said it intends to reduce hydropower’s share of total generation to less than 50 per cent, as geothermal production increases over two years.

Saudi Arabia reaffirms commitment to replace fossil fuels with nuclear and renewables

  • 2012-11-15 19:31:20
  • Junior Isles
Saudi Arabia plans to replace its fossil fuel power generation facilities with nuclear and renewable energy over the next 10 years, according to Abdullah Al-Shahri, governor of the Electricity and Co-Generation Regulatory Authority (ECRA).

IEA annual report predicts significant renewables growth by 2035

  • 2012-11-13 11:07:04
  • Junior Isles
The new annual outlook report from the International Energy Agency claims that by 2035, renewable energy will likely rival coal as the world’s main electricity generation source, as the costs of the technology continue to fall and subsidies rise.

German solar PV up 50 per cent on 2011

  • 2012-11-07 23:20:04
  • Junior Isles
Figures from the German Federal Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) show solar PV generation has increased by more than 50 per cent in 2012 compared to 2011.