The European Union installed 9616 MW of wind energy in 2011, or 21 per cent of its new power capacity, the European Wind Energy Association has said.
The Japanese government is considering relaxing regulations on building renewable energy facilities, such as solar plants, in order to promote their construction, according to government sources.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide a €1.1 million grant to enhance planning and study the feasibility of exporting geothermal electricity from Dominica to Martinique and Guadeloupe in the Caribbean.
The Spanish government has suspended subsidies for new renewable energy projects as part of its efforts toward a deficit reduction strategy.
The Desertec Foundation has announced that it will construct a 2000 MW concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in Tunisia, to export electricity 600 km through a new submarine transmission line to Italy.
The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has released a new five-year strategic plan, which includes adapting operations to an estimated four-fold increase in wind and solar generation within its transmission grid, as well as an increase in electric vehicle charging.
A shale-gas glut has driven down electricity prices for the US power industry by around 50 per cent since 2008 and reduced investment in costlier sources of energy, according to a research report by Aneesh Prabhu, a Credit Analyst with Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC.
Pakistani Federal Minister for Water and Power, Syed Naveed Qamar has said that the government has set a target of 1500 MW from wind power generation by 2013 and procedures have been simplified in order for investors to reach the target.
North Carolina based SPX Corporation and Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Electric) today announced the formation of a new strategic joint venture to supply products to the power sector in China.
It has been announced that construction of what is claimed to be the world’s largest battery energy storage station has been completed in China.