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Wind power continues to increase in Q2 of 2011
U.S. wind power capacity continued to increase in the second quarter of 2011, with 2,151 MW of installed capacity in the first half of 2011 compared to 1,250 MW during the same period in 2010, with an increase of 72 percent, while a comparative stable energy framework supported the increase of wind power.
read more... 12/08/2011
SunPower to report lower profit in the second-quarter of 2011
SunPower Corp. announced a decrease in revenue in the second the quarter by 147.9 million dollars, compared to a loss of 6.2 million dollars, or 7 cents a share, a year earlier, in the context of low demand across Europe. According to the Chief Executive of SunPower, Tom Wemer, the company will try to raise its profit by developing new projects and cutting manufacturing costs.
read more... 11/08/2011
USDA announced new biomass production projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced recently four additional Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) projects aimed to enlarge the availability of non-food crofs by using it in the production of liquid biofuels. The UDSA assigned up to $45 million for contracts that last less than five years and up to 15 years.
read more... 10/08/2011
Thames Water delivered 450 kW solar panels to British desalination plant
Thames Water, has commissioned 450 KW arrays of solar panels at its water desalination plant (Beckton), as a part of Britain’s biggest on-site solar power producer and industrial user situated on 150,000 m³/d area. According to the 25-year contract and worth £7 million, Ennoviga Solar Ltd, has created an investment company that will own and maintain the solar park, and will recover its investments by selling the green power produced to the water company.
read more... 09/08/2011
Canada launched new ecoEnergy Innovation Initiative
Recently, the Canadian Government launched the new ecoEnergy Innovation Initiative, worth 97 million dollars which will be allocated for research studies, development and demonstration projects for green energy technologies.
read more... 08/08/2011