German utility E.ON has fully converted from coal to biomass its Ironbridge power plant in Britain.
read more... 22/03/2013
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) and Solar Ventures have acquired 100% of Solar Holding, a company holding a total of 42 MWp of PV plants under operation in Italy.
read more... 21/03/2013
According to IHS IMS in 2013 Japan will grow by 120 % and will install over five GW of PV systems overtaking Italy, Germany and the USA in the installation of photovoltaic (PV) capacity. Installations are probable to surpass 1 GW in the first quarter of 2013, causing it to become the second largest market of the year.
read more... 20/03/2013
The Danish manufacturer of wind turbines Vestas, has received an order from ERG Renew S.p.A, Italy’s largest wind energy producer, to provide 17 units of the V100-2.0 MW turbine for the 34MW Palazzo San Gervasio wind farm in Basilicata, Italy.
read more... 19/03/2013
The U.S. installed 16 million of solar panels in 2012, adding 3.3 GW and representing a 76% annual growth, a tenth of the world market, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The panels installed last year will generate about the same amount of electricity over a year as a medium-sized coal plant, enough to power 400,000 U.S. homes.
read more... 18/03/2013