Archive for September, 2009
« Next postsSustainable mobility in Rome: One hundred and fifty intelligent recharging points
30 September 2009
The dream of having electrical cars in Italy – the “E-mobility Italy” project – becomes a reality, and it’s all starting in Rome, thanks to the protocol agreement which was signed today by the Mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno, and the CEO and General Manager of Enel, Fulvio Conti. An agreement which will bring the [...]
Solar photovoltaic power essential to meet the 20% renewable energy target
29 September 2009
“The fundamentals of the PV industry are and remain strong, as indicated in our SET for 2020 study,” said Adel El Gammal, Secretary General of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) at the 6th European Photovoltaic (PV) Industry Forum held on 23 September in Hamburg. It needs an ambitious policy support for the next 3 [...]
Category: Energy, Solar energy
RWE npower renewables signs Biomass plant deal
28 September 2009
A new state-of-the-art biomass facility has moved a step closer to reality with the signing of a multi-million pound deal. RWE npower renewables concluded a contract with papermaker Tullis Russell to supply its paper mill at Markinch, Fife with heat and electricity from a new biomass-fuelled co-generation plant. The plant will have an installed capacity [...]
Category: Bio energy, Energy
EU must act to tap Europe’s largest energy source say businesses
27 September 2009
More than 140 company representatives in 38 countries have signed the European Offshore Wind Declaration, calling on national governments and the EU to give the necessary political and legislative support to develop a new multi-billion Euro offshore wind industry.
Offshore wind energy has the potential to power Europe seven times over, and offshore wind projects already [...]
Category: Energy, Wind energy
The US wind energy industry has chosen Gamesa as an example for the country’s economic and labor potential
26 September 2009
The wager placed by the US Administration on renewable energies – wind energy in particular – has placed this industry at the forefront of the US’s economic recovery. Within this context, the US wind energy industry is publicly stating its capacity to meet this challenge as a driving force for economic recovery under the aegis [...]
Category: Energy, Wind energy
China’s Largest Chicken Waste Biogas-to-Energy Plant operational
26 September 2009
GE Energy announced today that its ecomagination-certified Jenbacher biogas engines have begun powering China’s largest chicken waste biogas-energy plant. The plant, which began operating in July, supports China’s national economic and environmental goals to increase local energy reliability and improve air and water quality.
The Minhe Animal Husbandry facility’s three-megawatt (MW) chicken waste biogas power generation [...]
Category: Bio energy, Energy
Solar Power Plant PS20 near Seville, Spain, opened
25 September 2009
Andris Piebalgs participated in the inauguration of Europe’s largest central receiver solar power plant near Seville, Spain, in the presence of King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía. The new plant called PS20 will produce enough clean electricity to supply 10,000 homes, and will prevent the emission of approximately 12,000 tons of CO2 per year [...]
Category: Energy, Solar energy
Solar modules production world-wide almost doubled in 2008
23 September 2009
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has recently published its eighth Annual Photovoltaics Status Report. Photovoltaics (PV) production in the world increased to about 7.3 GW in 2008. An 80% rise on the previous year.
Europe’s production of solar cells rose from 1.1 GW to 1.9 GW, while the installed capacity increased threefold to 4.8 GW, [...]
Category: Energy, Solar energy
Business leaders demand urgent political action on offshore wind energy
23 September 2009
This week European business leaders are signing up to an extraordinary pledge to make it possible to tap Europe’s largest energy source – and calling on national governments and the EU to give the necessary political and legislative support.
Offshore wind energy has the potential to power Europe seven times over, and offshore wind projects already [...]
Category: Energy, Wind energy
Vestas launches V112-3.0 MW turbine for offshore
22 September 2009
At the European Offshore Wind Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, Vestas has announced a new turbine for the offshore market. The V112-3.0 MW offshore model is optimised for the conditions at sea and will be a hard working, reliable turbine. The V112-3.0 MW Offshore can generate more power than any other turbine in the 3 MW [...]
Category: Energy, Wind energy
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