11 June 2014
Rwanda’s government has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Goldsol II energy consortium for the construction of a 10-MW solar power plant in Kayonza, Eastern Province. The US$20 million project, which will be among the largest such projects in East Africa, is expected to be operational by 2016. Comprising of TMM Renewables, Gesto […]
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11 June 2014
Biomass CHP is included among eight renewable energy projects totalling 4.5 GW, which have had contracts signed under the UK government’s new low-carbon subsidy regime. The projects also include coal-to-biomass conversion plants and dedicated biomass plants with combined heat and power within the UK. The contracts were awarded under DECC’s final investment decision enabling for renewables (FID-ER) process that […]
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11 June 2014
Abengoa together with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Colorado School of Mines, has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a new solar energy storage technology for thermo-electric plants. The program will last for two years and will require an investment of $1.76 million by the DOE. Abengoa will be responsible for […]
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11 June 2014
Iberdrola has signed a collaboration agreement with the Mexican Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) for joint development of new renewable energy projects in the country. As part of the agreement, the company will invest $5bn into Mexico’s energy sector over the next four years. Iberdrola chairman Ignacio Galan and CFE managing director Enrique Ochoa Reza have […]
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10 June 2014
A major wind farm developer today awarded two new multi-million pound contracts to local companies for work on its £400m Pen y Cymoedd wind energy project in south Wales. The successful companies that will now help complete the wind farm, which is being developed by Vattenfall, are Neath- based Express Reinforcements and the Wrexham manufacturing […]
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10 June 2014
In a move to expand its renewable energy footprint, GE Energy Financial Services has invested in a Japanese solar photovoltaic (PV) power project. The 32 MW Kumenan solar project is located in Okayama prefecture and is being developed by utility-scale solar project developer Pacifico Energy, which will manage construction and operations. The project uses PV modules from Yingli Green Energy. Kumenan […]
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10 June 2014
The Indian government may strangle Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to reap more electricity from the sun should it impose duties on solar panel imports proposed by the nation’s previous administration. Only a quarter of the 1.6 gigawatts of solar capacity in the works now will be finished if the levies are enacted, said Headway […]
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10 June 2014
The six energy storage systems were installed in substations in both urban and rural locations as part of the Customer-Led Network Revolution (CLNR), a three-year smart grid project in the UK. The largest of the six NEC energy storage systems — a 2.5MW, 5MWh GSS™ in Darlington — is located in an urban industrial area, […]
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10 June 2014
Energia has announced that they have commenced operations at its newest wind farm at Hollyford, County Tipperary, supplying energy to homes and businesses across Ireland. Located near the village of Hollyford in County Tipperary, the €19m Hollyford wind farm has the capacity to produce 9MW of renewable electricity. The main body of the facility’s three […]
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09 June 2014
The Indian Government is planning to construct four giant solar power plants, with a capacity of 1,000MW each, as part of its efforts to accelerate the solar energy program. The potential solar projects are expected to be located in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. In order to make renewable energy more affordable, the […]
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