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Soitec releases 5th generation CPV system

2011-10-20 16:12:17
Junior Isles

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.

Vestas Wind Systems and State Grid Energy Research Institute announce cooperation

2011-10-19 05:12:21
David Flin

China’s State Grid Energy Research Institute (SGERI) and Vestas China have announced plans to cooperate on developing techniques to overcome the difficulties of large-scale integration of wind power to the grid by applying an integrated solution encompassing technology, management and policy.

UK CSS ambitions under threat from lack of funding

2011-10-08 13:56:59
Junior Isles

UK electricity generator Scottish Power is threatening to withdraw from a project to build a flagship pilot carbon capture & storage (CCS) facility at Longannet coal-fired power station near Fife, Scotland, unless the government gives it £0.5 billion ($0.78 billion) more in funding.

UK renewables approach all time high of 10 per cent

2011-09-30 00:40:39
Junior Isles

Renewable electricity contributed an all time high of 9.6 per cent of the UK's power generation mix in the second quarter of this year, statistics released by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change have revealed.

OPIC approves $310 million for geothermal project in Kenya

2011-09-23 05:59:06
David Flin

The Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the US Government’s development finance institution, has approved up to $310 million in financing for a project to increase the capacity of the Olkaria geothermal power plant in Kenya from 48 MW to 100 MW.

Alstom receives $4.1m in wind research funding

2011-09-20 21:35:32
Junior Isles

Alstom has received $4.1m in research funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop advanced control systems and integrated sensors that increase cost-efficiency of offshore wind turbines.

CEB struggling with monsoon failure

2011-09-09 06:42:30
David Flin

Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), which has been badly hit by a failure of the island’s main monsoon, is predicting losses in 2011 of $54 million, due to the cost of extra thermal generation.

DOE awards over $145 million for future solar tech

2011-09-07 06:22:59
David Flin

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the award of over $145 million to 69 projects in 49 states aimed at increasing efficiency, reducing costs and shaping the future of solar energy technologies.

Japanese nuclear still competitive after compensation payouts, study shows

2011-09-03 19:04:37
Junior Isles

The cost of nuclear generation in Japan, even taking into account the compensation related to the Fukushima Daiichi accident, remains likely to be less than using fossil fuels, according to a new study.