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Brazil cools on nuclear energy plans; favors wind power
Brazil will probably scale down its plans for new nuclear plants due to safety concerns following the 2011 radiation leak in Japan and pick up some of the slack with a revolution in wind energy, the...
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Brasil congela los planes de energía nuclear, prefiere la energía eólica
Mauricio Tolmasquim, presidente de la Sociedad de Investigación de Energía, dijo que el país sudamericano debe expandir el uso de la energía eólica en medio de un descenso de los costes.Brasil dejará...
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Japan photovoltaic reaches 10 GW
New research conducted by NPD Solarbuzz and featured on their blog this past week shows that Japanese solar photovoltaic installations have now passed 10 GW for cumulative PV capacity, only the fifth...
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Ethiopia and Iceland to partner on geothermal energy
The Government of Ethiopia has entered into a partnership with the Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA) for geothermal surface exploration and capacity building for geothermal...
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Japan halts last nuclear reactor at Ohi
Japan is shutting down its last functioning nuclear reactor, with no timetable for a restart.Reactor 4 at Ohi in western Japan will stop generating electricity in the early hours of Monday.Analysts say...
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Extremadura recurre el recorte de las primas de las energías renovables
“El Consejo de Gobierno de la comunidad cree inconstitucional el recorte del Gobierno central en las primas de las energía solar fotovoltaica, termosolar y eólica, en servicio”, ha señalado Teniente.El...
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eSolar to focus on Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) for oil recovery market in...
eSolar®, a leading developer of modular, scalable concentrating solar power (CSP) technology, is unveiling two new product offerings during the 2013 SolarPACES conference, being held Sept. 17-20 in Las...
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Wind energy associations gather to call for a 2030 renewables target
CEOs of 13 national wind energy associations from across Europe are meeting in Spain today to unite their call for a binding 2030 renewable energy target.Binding EU targets for renewables have driven...
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Ikea to use geothermal energy at Kansas store
Ikea said it will incorporate geothermal technology at its upcoming 359,000-square-foot Merriam, Kan., store, its second in the United States to use the renewable energy source to heat and cool...
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Enel Green Power in Brazil
Enel Green Power has recently been awarded contracts for the building of three hydropower plants in Brazil, adding to its already impressive portfolio of wind and hydro power plants across the South...
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Google inks wind energy deal in Texas
Google plans to buy more wind power to indirectly power a data center in Oklahoma and to help it reach its goal of increasing the amount of clean power used by its data centers. Google is staying true...
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China to promote electric vehicles
Subsidies will be provided to help promote new-energy vehicles from 2013 to 2015, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Tuesday.Manufacturers of pure electric automobiles, plug-in hybrid electric...
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America’s Clean Energy Revolution
A new Energy Department report shows how cost reductions and product improvements have sparked a surge in consumer demand for wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles and LED lighting.Over the...
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General Motors pushes for affordable electric vehicles
General Motors is developing an electric car that can go 200 miles on a charge for around $30,000, officials at the largest U.S. auto maker said, offering a challenge to luxury electric-car startup...
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Eólica en México: Semarnat analiza tres proyectos eólicos
El 10 de septiembre, el promotor denominado Parque Eólico Peñas Prietas ingresó a la Semarnat un proyecto de tres etapas, para la instalación de 45 aerogeneradores en el municipio de Cananea, Sonora,...
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IBC Solar finaliza una central fotovoltaica de autoconsumo industrial en...
IBC Solar, uno de los integradores de sistemas fotovoltaicos líderes a escala mundial, ha realizado como contratista principal (EPC) un importante proyecto, compuesto por tres grandes instalaciones de...
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Suzlon’s REpower wins four U.K. wind energy orders worth 58 megawatts
REpower Systems SE, the German unit of India’s Suzlon Energy Ltd. (SUEL), won orders to supply 58 megawatts of wind turbines for four wind farms in the U.K.REpower signed a contract with Vattenfall AB...
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ABB successfully commissions Thornton Bank offshore wind farm connection
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has successfully commissioned the subsea transmission link connecting one of the largest offshore wind farms in Europe to the Belgian grid. The...
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Ireland connects first community-owned wind farm to grid
Ireland's first community-owned wind farm was connected to the grid this week in County Tipperary, bringing praise from Irish Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte. The wind farm uses Enercon 2.3 MW wind...
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Escocia autoriza a Iberdrola a instalar 15 aerogeneradores en un parque eólico
El Consejo de las Tierra Altas de Escocia ha otorgado a ScottishPower Renewables, filial de Iberdrola, el permiso para la construcción de un parque eólico de 15 turbinas eólicas y 34,5 megavatios (MW)...
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