Latest Renewable energy commercialization Stories
SEVILLE, Spain, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Abengoa, the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, has been selected to carry out the engineering, construction and start-up of one of the largest photovoltaic plants in the world, which will be located in the USA and will have a capacity of 200 MW. The plant, which will be constructed in Imperial Valley, south central California, will be...
Michael Crumbliss for redOrbit.com Global investment in renewable energy was a record high $257 billion in 2011, with solar leading the pack, according to two new reports on renewable energy trends issued by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21). Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2012 is the fifth edition of the UNEP report, based on data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, and has become the standard...
BERKELEY, Calif., June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Renewable energy technologies do not offset fossil fuel use in the United States according to a new environmental book, Green Illusions (June 2012, University of Nebraska Press), by University of California - Berkeley visiting scholar Ozzie Zehner. In fact, building more solar cells and wind turbines could actually accelerate fossil fuel use unless nations take other steps to avoid a rebound effect. Many renewable energy researchers...
NRDC: Countries need to do more, beginning with Rio+20 Earth Summit WASHINGTON, June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. production of renewable energy has increased by more than 300 percent in the past decade, but the United States still lags far behind Europe and Indonesia and is only slightly ahead of Mexico in the percentage of electricity it gets from renewable sources, according to a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council. European countries, led by...
SYDNEY, Australia, June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- CBD Energy Limited (ASX: CBD), a diversified renewable energy company, has raised US$6.25 million under a convertible note facility. Partners for Growth ("PFG"), a San Francisco-based financing group with a focus on technology and life science companies, is the lead investor in the facility and is expected to participate in subsequent closings under the facility. The initial funding enables CBD to accelerate its domestic and...
WASHINGTON, June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- China continues to lead the global clean energy technology manufacturing race, according to a new report commissioned by World Wildlife Fund. The third edition of Clean Economy, Living Planet, launched earlier this week at the AWEA Windpower conference in Atlanta, ranks 25 countries based on the 2011 sales of the clean energy technology products they manufacture, such as solar panels and wind turbines. The report says that in...
CALGARY, Alberta and MONTREAL, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc. (RES Canada), a leader in the development and construction of renewable energy projects in Canada, is pleased to announce the completion of SunE Rutley, Ontario's first large-scale solar Feed-In-Tariff (FIT) project. Ontario's FIT programme was established in 2006 by the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) to stimulate investment in renewable energy projects in the province. (Logo:...
CHICAGO, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lincoln Renewable Energy, a leading developer of U.S. solar and wind projects, today announced the appointment of Dan Foley as chief operating officer, a new position. Most recently, Foley was CEO of Acciona Energy North America, overseeing its wind-and-solar energy portfolio throughout the United States and Canada. "I am delighted to have an executive of Dan's caliber join the LRE team," said Lincoln Renewable Energy CEO Declan Flanagan....
“A major IRC industry focus for 2012/13 is the renewable energy and emerging technologies sector,” says Sylvia MacArthur, president of the IRC Executive Board. “Our new member firm, Tula International, has deep search industry experience and business expertise in the sustainability market, which provides additional US-based resources for all IRC member firms, in more than 30 countries. Our sector-based talent mappings, accessing top talent from anywhere in the world, brings optimal...
DENVER, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- World Renewable Energy Forum Booth 1018 - Clean Power Research® (www.cleanpower.com) today introduced industry-leading SolarAnywhere® High Resolution irradiance data and newly patented fleet analysis methodologies that together provide unprecedented insight into the impact of distributed PV on grid operation. SolarAnywhere FleetView(TM) addresses the need for fleet management by enabling utilities and ISOs to cost-effectively and...
