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Goldwind taps into Chile wind market
- 2011-12-09 06:07:19
- David Flin
China’s Goldwind has announced that it has entered into an agreement to provide 23 low wind speed Permanent Magnet Direct Drive (PMDD) wind turbines to Mainstream Renewable Power for Mainstream Negrete project (phase one) in Chile.
ABB announce new concept for concentrating solar power plants
- 2011-11-30 05:48:15
- David Flin
ABB has launched what it describes as a new concept for turnkey concentrating solar power plants (CSP) based on a low-cost, efficient, scalable technology.
German expert says UK support for nuclear will hurt renewables
- 2011-11-29 19:00:15
- Junior Isles
Jochen Flasbarth, president of the Environmental Protection Agency in Germany and adviser to the German government during its nuclear phase-out, has defended the policy and said the UK’s continuing support for nuclear will hurt its domestic wind and solar industry.
China and South Korean wind farm projects put pressure on rare earth supply
- 2011-11-18 05:50:49
- David Flin
China and South Korea’s planned investment in offshore wind farms, amounting to close to $25 billion in the near future, could be hampered by pressure on the supply of rare earth materials.
Concentrated solar essential for EU energy mix
- 2011-11-17 19:22:02
- Junior Isles
A new study argues solar thermal power plants are an indispensable tool in the race to meet Europe’s energy demands and greenhouse gas reduction targets, according to the European scientific commission.
Duke Energy Renewables acquires three North Carolina solar farms
- 2011-11-16 05:44:34
- David Flin
Duke Energy Renewables has acquired three 1 MW commercial solar projects in the south-west of North Carolina state, USA.
New subsidy levels raise uncertainty for Drax biomass project
- 2011-11-15 23:38:20
- Junior Isles
Drax Group, operator of the UK’s largest power plant, may not carry out its plans to build two green energy biomass projects due to the new state aid level for biomass being too low.
South Korea plan 25 GW offshore wind farm complex by 2019
- 2011-11-11 05:30:48
- David Flin
South Korea has announced that it will construct a gigantic wind power plant complex on the country’s south-western coast by the end of 2019.
Stand-by UK power plants key to keeping lights on
- 2011-11-09 05:54:46
- David Flin
In a joint energy market report on the UK released by RWE npower and the London School of Economics, around 20 GW of stand-by British power capacity could generate as much as £1.5 billion in annual returns for producers by 2020 as they fill gaps caused by the retirement of old plants.
Kenyan infrastructure benefits from east-Asian geothermal rivalry
- 2011-11-08 20:34:37
- Junior Isles
Japanese firm Toyota Tsusho Corp and South Korean Hyundai Engineering Co of have won a bid to build new Kenyan geothermal plants worth Sh40 billion ($400 million), reinforcing north-east Asian involvement in Kenya’s geothermal power generation programme.
