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Scotland suggest rigorous control of the UK’s offshore electricity market
The importance of developing the UK’s renewable electricity market has prompted the Scottish Minister John Swinney to request a better control over country’s shores following a leasing of sites to marine energy companies this week for the development of 17 wave and tidal projects to be built in Scottish waters as to encourage the development of the marine and offshore renewable energy industry.
read more... 20/05/2011
Enfinity to complete two solar projects
One of the largest French renewable energy companies, Enfinity, will complete the construction of two solar projects in Les Mees (France) worth 70 million Euros, at construction of which will involve around 350 people. The solar plants, situated on a plateau at an altitude of 800 metres, will cover a surface of 36 hectares with 79,000 modules with a total installed capacity of 18.2 MW.
read more... 19/05/2011
New solar product to capture over 90 percent of sunlight
An engineer at the University of Missouri (USA), developed a new type of solar modules designed by the engineer’s team can capture more than 90 percent of available sunlight compared to the current solar panels on the market that can only collect only 20 percent of available light.
read more... 18/05/2011
Major sale agreement between Canadian Solar and German Saferay
Recently, one of the major solar module producers, Canadian Solar, has inked a sale agreement with a German based company, Saferay GmbH for a fixed price for solar projects to be developed in Germany. Under the present agreement, the Canadian company is expected to deliver solar modules with the total capacity of 81 MW by the end of the third quarter 2011.
read more... 17/05/2011
Largest solar boat to sail through the Pacific
The largest solar boat, called Turanor Planet, is sailing through the Pacific, trying to convey the idea on the importance to have a clear environment. The solar boat tour started from Monaco in September last year and confronted serious difficulties going out to sea.
read more... 16/05/2011