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German Vario green energy group puts six Slovak solar parks on the grid

Thursday, 14 July 2011

The Vario green energy group completed construction of six solar parks with a power of 1 to 1.2 MW each at three locations in the Slovak Republic in May and June 2011.

Vestas nets turbine orders from Puerto Rico, Brazil

Thursday, 14 July 2011

Vestas Wind Systems A/S has received an order for a total of 23.4 MW consisting of 13 units of the V100-1.8 MW platform for the Punta Lima project which will be located in Puerto Rico.

Thomson becomes first airline to fly customers on biofuel

Tuesday, 12 July 2011 Thomson Airways is making aviation history by becoming the first UK airline to fly customers on sustainable biofuel at the end of the month. It has also urged the airline industry and government to wo...

Sweet sorghum for bioethanol

Monday, 11 July 2011 Researchers at the Agricultural Research Institute of Panama (IDIAP) are testing the use of sweet sorghum to produce ethanol. Fifteen different varieties of the grass have been grown to assess which o...

Report: Shell to focus on exporting ethanol to US

Monday, 11 July 2011 Royal Dutch Shell is preparing to become the biggest exporter of ethanol to the US, investing heavily in its joint venture in Brazil in anticipation of Washington lawmakers scrapping bio-fuel subsidie...

Dominion Virginia Power seeks approval to convert coal stations to biomass

Monday, 11 July 2011

Dominion Virginia Power in the US has asked the state Corporation Commission for approval to convert three electricity-generating power stations from using coal to biomass.

Alstom, EDF, Dong form €10 billion pact for French wind plan

Monday, 11 July 2011 EDF Energies Nouvelles SA (EEN), Dong Energy A/S and Alstom SA (ALO) have agreed to join in the €10 billion ($14 billion) French offshore wind plan aimed at boosting the nation’s clean ener...

First phase of Masdar’s London Array project due for completion by end 2012

Sunday, 10 July 2011 The Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) announced Saturday that the 630 MW first phase of its London Array -- the largest offshore power project in the world -- is now on course for completion by...

Reliability and serviceability of drivetrains critical to offshore wind's success

Friday, 08 July 2011 As the offshore wind sector ramps up, and larger turbines are developed and more wind farms installed further out at sea, the service and maintenance of each component comprising the turbines becomes ...

UN reports massive surge in clean energy investments

Friday, 08 July 2011 The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a report showing that investments in green energy climbed by a third last year. Chinese wind and small-scale PV in Europe have been the biggest drivers...

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