Miscellaneous

Siemens hands over Shuweihat S3 combined-cycle power plant in Abu Dhabi

Tuesday, 02 September 2014 REM Siemens, together with its Korean consortium partner Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. handed over into commercial operation the Shuweihat S3 combined cycle power plant (CCPP) in the emirate of ...

First japanese energy storage conference coming in November 2014

Wednesday, 19 February 2014 REM

“Science meets business meets politics” is the motto of the first Energy Storage Summit japan, which will take place 5-6 November, 2014, in Tokyo.

The grid-connected energy storage market is set to explode, researchers say

Thursday, 16 January 2014 Annual installations of grid-connected energy storage will rapidly accelerate over the next few years, and reach over 6 GW by 2017, according to new research from IHS, the business research firm and consultancy. ...

Germany

Germany focuses on energy storage

Monday, 25 February 2013 Robin Whitlock

German investment incentives will be opened up to people who can solve the problem of storage capacity

Wind power from the Gobi desert offers an Asian ‘Super Grid’

Wednesday, 24 October 2012 Robin Whitlock

DESERTEC Foundation and the japan Renewable Energy Foundation (JREF) working to bolster japan’s transition to clean, affordable and reliable sources of clean power

“Smart” will be buzz word in Asia this year

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 Toby Price The terms smart grids and smart cities have become more common in the past few years at a time of human being facing serious climate challenges. That’s why two events will be taking place in Asia later ...

Hydropower expected to reach 1,443 GW by 2020

Thursday, 08 March 2012 REM Buoyed by widespread government support, the global hydropower industry will grow by about 3.4 percent annually over the remainder of the decade, reaching 1,443 GW of installed capacity by 2020, according ...

Japan

TÜV SÜD assists japan with review of hydrogen standards

Friday, 20 January 2012 REM The japan Petroleum Energy Center (JPEC) has commissioned TÜV SÜD to map the state of the art in hydrogen refuelling stations in Germany and Europe. The results of this study will be incorporated into ...

United Kingdom

Smart Community Project gets backing of japanese giant Toshiba

Thursday, 22 December 2011 Toby Price Eco Island, the ambitious project to make the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England energy self-sufficient, has signed a global partnership agreement with Toshiba Corporation. As a Global Partner, ...

Rapid growth in fuel cells market covered in new report

Monday, 12 December 2011 REM Taiyou Research has prepared a new report on the fast-growing global fuel cells market. The report includes several case studies and an analysis of the major industry players such as Acumentrics, Altergy ...