The last turbine has been installed at the UK’s London Array offshore wind farm. After installing all 175 turbines at the 630MW project, 55 of which are supplying power to the grid, while the remaining 120 will be connected over the coming months, the wind farm is on the way to be ready in spring 2013 and will generate enough power for more than 470,000 homes.
read more... 17/12/2012
According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, about 684 MW of solar PV capacity was installed in the third quarter of 2012, up 44% in comparison to the same period of 2011. In the first 10 months of 2012 solar alone increased by 133%, with total U.S. solar PV power capacity amounting now over 5900 MW, with 1.2 gigawatts of solar photovoltaics installed, bringing 2012 installations to 3.2 gigawatts, enough to supply with power about 1 million households.
read more... 13/12/2012
The capacity of China’s wind installations will surpass the 60GW by the end of the year and is on the way of being the country’s third largest power source in 2013, has announced the vice director of China’s National Energy Bureau (NEB), Liu Qi, speaking at China Wind Power 2012.
read more... 21/11/2012
German production output from solar generation climbed nearly to 51% year-on-year since January to September, being backed by increased photovoltaic installation activity and a high number of sunshine hours, according to data released by the German Association of Energy and water Industries (BDEW).
read more... 06/11/2012
The Federal Network Agency of Germany has released the latest data regarding the photovoltaic installations for the month of September, according to which newly installed photovoltaic systems reached 980.83 MW in September, almost three times as much as was added in August (329 MW).
read more... 01/11/2012