Renewable Energy Power Generation

Renewable energy power generation has grown as a result of clean energy policies in many countries.  The fastest growing of these green energy sources is solar power and wind power.  Hydro power is the largest alternative energy source but geothermal power, biomass power and tidal power are starting to make strides in the market.

Renewable Energy News

A$400m renewable energy fund launched down under

17/06/2013 In an effort to replace the use of diesel in rural Australia the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has launched a new ...

Siemens to close solar business after losing $1bn

17/06/2013

Siemens Energy is to close its solar power unit after failure to find a buyer and losing at least $1bn.

Offshore wind farm vessels must adapt to rapid sector changes

14/06/2013 Owners and operators of offshore wind farms will have to “rethink their installation and service vessels entirely” as turbines ...

Croatia awards Vestas wind turbine contract

14/06/2013

Vestas has won an order to install a 42 mw wind turbine at Obrovac in Croatia.

Lithuania’s biggest wind farm opens

14/06/2013 An Estonian renewable energy developer has opened the biggest wind farm in neighbouring Lithuania, the $76.5m Ciuteliai plant.

New head of British renewable energy association

14/06/2013 The Renewable Energy Association (REA) in the UK has chosen Dr Nina Skorupska to be its new leader as successor to Gaynor Hartn...

Merkel criticised for lack of detail to back up energy cost comments

14/06/2013 Chancellor Angela Merkel warned this week that spiralling costs in Germany for developing renewable energy sources could damage...

UK energy minister launches offshore wind initiative

13/06/2013 Michael Fallon, the UK’s energy minister launched the Offshore Wind Investment Organisation in Manchester on Wednesday in a bid...

UK fails to get around Energy Efficiency Directive but loopholes remain

13/06/2013 The European Commission has foiled an attempt by the UK to ‘wriggle out’ of its energy saving obligations as laid out in the EU...

Vattenfall signs deal with Facebook as data centre switched on

13/06/2013 Facebook celebrated turning the lights on at its new data center at Lulea in northern Sweden on Wednesday and signed up Swedish...

From the Wires

Energy crisis - Experts for more AE IPPs

Energy experts want using more renewable sources for generating power by independent power producers (IPPS) to curb hours long...

Energy crisis - Experts for more AE IPPs

Energy experts want using more renewable sources for generating power by independent power producers (IPPS) to curb hours long...

A major step forward for wind turbine training; Deal paves way for industry

PLANS to develop a replica wind turbine tower to provide authentic training for the offshore wind and related sectors will take...

Geoinformatics based multi-criteria decision support analysis of selection of renewable energy sites: A case study of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

Pakistan faces serious energy crisis. The demand for energy is much higher than its supply. This is affecting badly all sector...

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