Results for: solar

April 5 2015

Japan Could Triple Power From Renewables by 2030, Study Shows

Clean energy -- solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, biomass and ocean energy -- could account for 241.4 terawatt hours to 356.6 terawatt hours by 2030 depending on energy policies, according to estimates included in the study of renewable energy’s potential posted on the ministry website April 3. The report didn’t provide total power output levels for 2030.

April 2 2015

Solar Frontier Completes Panel Production Plant in North Japan

The 150-megawatt plant in Miyagi prefecture now moves into the ramp-up phase, Tokyo-based Solar Frontier said in a statement Tuesday.

April 1 2015

Solar Power Agrees to Sell 6.4-Megawatt Project in Susami, Japan

SPI is selling development rights and the land used for the solar farm in Susami City, Wakayama Prefecture, the Shanghai-based company said Wednesday in a statement. The sale is expected to close this month. No terms were disclosed.

April 1 2015

John Laing Environmental Group Buys 3 U.K. Solar Farms

The company acquired a 64 percent stake in a 14.7-megawatt facility in Cornwall and took ownership of two projects in Scotland and Wales with 15.3 megawatts and 8.2 megawatts in capacity respectively, it said Wednesday by e-mail.

April 1 2015

Cameron Curbs Solar in U.K.’s Rural Areas With Shift in Subsidy

The government now requires many solar plants to bid for so-called contracts for difference in an auction instead of, in the old system, simply offering support to developers who satisfied the rules. The switch reinforces a program started in October to remove subsidies for farmers that use solar.

March 31 2015

TerraForm Buys 168 Megawatts From SunEdison in First Quarter

SunEdison sold distributed-generation plants in the U.S. totaling 15 megawatts and 11 utility-scale solar farms in the U.K. with 153 megawatts, Beltsville, Maryland-based TerraForm said Tuesday in a statement.

March 31 2015

Global trends in renewable energy investment 2015

Report from UNEP-Frankfurt School analyses the 17% rebound in investment last year London and New York, 31 March – Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2015 is the eighth edition of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report. Based on data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, it has become the world’s foremost reference document on […]

March 31 2015

Obama’s UN Climate Vow Needs Court Wins, Cheap Natural Gas

It’s no slam dunk. A coal-industry suit over the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to force reductions in emissions from power plants is set for argument in federal court next month, and Republican leaders are prodding states to refuse to implement the rules in any case. More court challenges are likely after the rule gets finalized this year.

March 31 2015

SPI to Pay $25.5 Million in Stock for Solar Juice Majority Stake

Solar Juice was Australia’s leading photovoltaic wholesale distributor in 2013 and 2014, according to independent research firm SolarBusinessServices Pty., Shanghai-based SPI said in a statement Tuesday. Installations in Australia this year may reach 931 megawatts, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

March 31 2015

Henbest: Fix the EU ETS, and carbon markets can be serious business

Seb Henbest Bloomberg New Energy Finance Twitter: @SebHenbest   What do the following have in common: New Zealand, South Korea, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Quebec, Alberta, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, California, Beijing, Guangdong, Hubei, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Tianjin, Tokyo, Kyoto, Saitama and 28 countries in Europe? The answer is, […]