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Kenya energy sector gets $330 million boost from World Bank
- 2010-06-01 06:22:45
- David Flin
Kenya has received a $330 million loan from the World Bank to boost power generation. The fund is aimed at deepening investment in green energy and expanding access to electricity across the country, as part of the Kenya Electricity Expansion Project.
Global renewable electricity to grow 3.2 per cent per year
- 2010-05-28 06:19:49
- David Flin
The US Department of Energy (DoE), in its report International Energy Outlook 2010, predicts that the global installed capacity of green and renewable power will rise from 44 GW in 2007 to 62 GW by 2015, 70 GW by 2020, 91 GW by 2030, and 107 GW by 2035.
New York Power Authority plans massive solar PV increase
- 2010-05-11 06:14:36
- David Flin
The New York Power Authority has begun reviewing bids for developing as much as 100 MW of solar PV capacity over the next four years, about five times the amount currently installed in the US state.
Googling for US wind power
- 2010-05-04 06:11:33
- David Flin
Google Inc has invested $38.8 million into two wind farms in North Dakota, USA. This is the Internet giant’s first direct investment in utility-scale renewable energy generation.
Alice Springs Airport goes solar
- 2010-04-27 06:41:02
- David Flin
SolFocus has announced that the developer Ingenero will install a 235kW power station using SolFocus solar arrays to provide power at Alice Springs Airport in the Northern Territory of Australia.
UK offshore wind industry reaches 1GW landmark
- 2010-04-26 06:57:15
- David Flin
The landmark of the first GW of installed offshore UK wind energy capacity has been reached as two wind farms off the coast of Britain began generating electricity: Robin Rigg, operated by EON; and Gunfleet Sands, operated by Dong Energy.
Hotel offers “cycle for your dinner” deal
- 2010-04-15 05:59:51
- David Flin
A Danish hotel, the Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers, is pioneering a pedal-power electricity generation scheme by installing two exercise bicycles hooked up to generators.
200 firms vie for solar projects in Rajasthan
- 2010-04-12 06:04:52
- David Flin
NTPC, Tata Power, JSW Energy and Sterlite Energy are among over 200 companies that have sent in proposals to set up solar power projects in Rajasthan, India.
Call for more realism in Welsh renewable energy plan
- 2010-04-07 07:18:53
- David Flin
The Welsh Assembly Government’s new energy policy statement is more “idealistic than realistic”, according to wind energy developer West Coast Energy.
Chinese wind power heads offshore
- 2010-04-05 06:40:22
- David Flin
China’s first offshore wind farm, a 102MW array is due to come to full power by the end of April 2010, is located in the Yangtze River delta near Shanghai.
