Results for: solar

December 18 2014

U.K. Low-Carbon Electricity Generation Up 24% in Third Quarter

Renewables’ share of electricity generation reached 17.8 percent in the quarter, compared with 13.6 percent in the same period last year, according to statistics released today by the U.K. Department of Energy and Climate Change.

December 18 2014

Japan Toughens Rules for Renewable Energy Incentive Payments

Japan introduced a renewable energy incentive program in July 2012 after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, offering some of the highest rates for solar-produced electricity in the world.

December 17 2014

IADB Approves $125 Million in Loans for Clean Energy in Uruguay

The funds are part of a $250 million credit line the Washington-based lender is providing to promote investment projects, IADB said in a statement on its website yesterday.

December 17 2014

Southern Planning to Develop 131-Megawatt Solar Farm in Georgia

The power plant will supply energy for more than 21,000 homes, the Atlanta-based company said today in a statement. Construction on a 911-acre site in Taylor County is expected to begin in September, with commercial operation scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2016. First Solar Inc. is providing the panels and engineering services.

December 17 2014

National Grid Planning 16 Megawatts of Massachusetts Solar Power

This is the second phase of the company’s Connect21 program that already has 5 megawatts of solar capacity in operation, according to a statement on its website. The 16 megawatts will be spread among 19 locations and construction is expected to be completed by June.

December 17 2014

Acciona to Invest $500 Million for Chile Renewable-Power Plants

The company is planning 225 megawatts of renewable-power projects that must go into service in 2018, Alcobendas, Spain-based Acciona said today in an e-mailed statement. The contracts run for 15 years.

December 17 2014

Duties Set by U.S. on Imports of China, Taiwan Solar Goods

The Commerce Department also finalized its plan to include in the tariffs any solar panels assembled in China, no matter the origin of the cells.

December 16 2014

Liebreich: The energy system in 2014 – did the ice really crack?

Michael Liebreich, Chairman of the Advisory Board Bloomberg New Energy Finance For my “10 Predictions” VIP Comment article in January, I used a metaphor borrowed from the end of winter in Russia, talking of cracking ice on the River Neva in St Petersburg. I pointed out that systemic change, like the breaking-up and melting of […]

December 16 2014

How will technology shape the future of energy?

Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) — Technology plays an increasingly important role in our everyday lives. Bloomberg’s John Dawson takes a look at how it has shaped the energy industry and how it can combat the challenge of climate change in a lively discussion in Kuala Lumpur. Panelists include Michael Cooper, Head of Infrastructure for Asia-Pacific at […]

December 16 2014

Boralex Offers to Buy Enel Green Power for C$400 Million

Buying Enel Green Power France, owned by Enel Green Power International BV, would add 12 French wind farms with a combined capacity of 186 megawatts to the portfolio, Quebec-based Boralex said today in a statement. Enel Green Power said the offer will be evaluated by EGP’s board.