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Shetland wind farm approved in Scotland
The Scottish Government has recently approved the construction of the 370 MW wind farm consisted of 103 wind turbines. It will be situated in the centre of Shetland (a region with strong wind resource) and is aimed to provide power for over 175,000 homes.
read more... 09/04/2012
UK launches a marine energy contest
Britain’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced a £20 million contest for two large scale marine energy demonstration projects, inviting developers to submit until June 1 proposals for new wave and tidal arrays.
read more... 06/04/2012
Largest German giant Q-Cells to file for bankruptcy
Germany’s largest solar giant, Q-Cells has recently announced that company will file for bankruptcy, after registering net losses of 846 million Euros in 2011. Previously, Q-Cells had experienced difficult times and made several cost-reduction measures to keep the business on track.
read more... 05/04/2012
Indian government to end tax break for wind installations
The Indian government has decided to finally end the tax break given to wind power projects, move that could discourage new energy investment on world’s third-largest market for turbine producers.
read more... 04/04/2012
Scotland receives one third of its power from renewable sources
According to the Department of Energy and Climate Change statistics, Scotland is now generating more than a third of its electricity from renewable sources.
read more... 03/04/2012