Monthly Archives: July 2012
Seven Projects That Will Advance Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Research Selected by DOE for Further Development
Goal is Generation of Efficient, Environmentally Responsible Electricity from Coal Seven projects that will help develop low-cost solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology for environmentally responsible central power generation from the Nation’s abundant fossil energy resources have been selected for further research by the Department of Energy (DOE). The projects, managed by the Office [...]
Gran Canaria: Conergy builds another Solar Park on Holiday Island in Record Time
Successful double: Second Conergy plant follows the island’s largest rooftop system The little town of Aqüimes on Gran Canaria is becoming a real centre for solar energy: After Conergy installed a 1.7 megawatt rooftop system on the roof of a coffee roasters in Aqüimes in 2011, the largest rooftop system in the Canary Islands, [...]
Calpine Reports Second Quarter 2012 Results, Tightens 2012 Guidance Range by Raising Lower End
Tightens 2012 Guidance Range by Raising Lower End Summary of Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results (in millions): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 2011 % Change 2012 2011 % Change Operating Revenues1 $ 879 $ 1,633 (46.2 )% $ 2,115 $ 3,132 (32.5 )% Commodity Margin $ 609 $ [...]
Wind energy is one of the safest sources of electricity: Global Wind Energy Industry
In response to a proposed national study by Health Canada on wind turbine sound and human health, the American, Australian, Canadian, European, Global and United Kingdom wind energy industry associations point to seventeen reviews of independent research and evidence that all conclude wind is not harmful to human health. According to the wind energy [...]
Trina Solar Statement on Request to European Commission to Initiate Trade Investigation
Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) (“Trina Solar” or the “Company”) offers the following statement regarding the EU ProSun Initiative Group’s announcement that a formal request was rendered with the European Commission to investigate alleged unfair importation of solar products made in China. Trina Solar believes that its transactions with customers in Europe were made [...]
Spanish-British co-operation: Conergy supplies Modules for 5MW Solar Power Plant
5.3 million kilowatt hours of clean solar energy for 3,000 households in Cornwall Just a few months after the 5.3 megawatt large-scale power plant in Murcia was connected to the grid, Conergy’s long-standing Spanish partner Solaer has once again turned to the system supplier’s quality and experience to help it take the plunge in [...]
Workshop to be held August 2 for Rio Mesa Solar Electric Generating Facility
Sacramento – The California Energy Commission staff will conduct a workshop for the proposed Rio Mesa Solar Electric Generating Facility. When: Thursday, August 2, 2012, beginning at 9 a.m. Where: California Energy Commission, Second Floor Fishbowl, 1516 Ninth Street, Sacramento, California. Arrangements have been made for people unable to attend the workshop to participate [...]
Photovoltaics from Any Semiconductor
Berkeley Lab Technology Could Open Door to More Widespread Solar Energy Devices A technology that would enable low-cost, high efficiency solar cells to be made from virtually any semiconductor material has been developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) [...]
Finavera Wind Energy Announces $22 Million Sale of 77 MW Wildmare Wind Energy Project
Finavera Wind Energy Inc. (‘Finavera Wind Energy’ or the ‘Company’) (TSX-V: FVR) is pleased to announce it has signed a binding Purchase and Sale Agreement to sell the 77 megawatt (“MW”) Wildmare Wind Energy Project for approximately $22,000,000 to Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. (TSX: INE) (“Innergex”). The Wildmare Wind Energy Project, located near the [...]
GE Wind Turbines to Power Comexhidro Wind Farm in Santa Catarina, Mexico
Eight GE 2.75-Megawatt Turbines Will Generate Clean Energy for Public Lighting in Santa Catarina The Mexican Wind Energy Association Estimates the Country’s Wind Energy Potential at More than 50,000 Megawatts GE is Celebrating a Decade in the Wind Industry with 18,000 Wind Turbines Installed Worldwide GE (NYSE: GE), a leading global provider of wind [...]