The French government will launch a tender on Saturday, envisaging the construction of pilot marine projects of 200 million euro ($267 million). The project is designed to spur the development of wave and tidal power.
read more... 18/09/2013
The United States installed 832 MW of photovoltaic solar panels in the second quarter, posting a 15 per cent increase compared with prior period as booming business for utility-scale systems helped offset lower demand for residential and commercial projects, according to new figures released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
read more... 13/09/2013
Weltec Biopower GmbH, with the partner Domaix Energie, in Alsace has begun the development of four agricultural biogas plant projects in France, with capacity of 1.6 MW.
read more... 12/09/2013
The industry body European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) said in the first half of 2013 the number of new offshore wind turbines installed increased about 2-fold compared with a year ago, however financing for new projects has slowed.
read more... 05/09/2013
According to new figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, China could surpass the U.S. as the world’s largest net oil importer before the end of this year. EIA projects that total annual oil production in the USA will increase 28% in the period from 2011 to 2014, lessening the country’s reliance on foreign oil.
read more... 03/09/2013