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Largest solar power plant to be built in Asia
The biggest solar power plant will be built in Asia by the French energy group Areva for the Indian company Reliance Power, according to an announcement on Wednesday. The two plants are developed by Areva Solar and imply the use of compact linear Fresnel reflector technology aimed to generate 250 MW of electricity in Rajasthan, a northwestern region in India.
read more... 12/04/2012
EDF, Alstom winners of French offshore wind farm tender
A consortium led by state-owned utility EDF and Alstom has won three projects in the tender launched by the French government to install offshore wind turbines off the coast of France.
read more... 09/04/2012
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