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Investments in clean energy rise 5% in 2011 to $260 billion

Friday, 13 January 2012 REM Global investment in clean energy reached a new record of $260 billion in 2011, up 5% on 2010 and almost five times the total of $53.6 billion in 2004. Investment in solar far outstripped that in wind, ...

DNV joins with KEMA to create “world-leading” company

Friday, 06 January 2012 REM DNV has acquired 74.3% of KEMA’s shares, creating a world-leading consulting and certification company within the cleaner energy, sustainability, power generation, transmission and distribution sectors. ...

smart grids “essential for energy revolution in Europe,” says TÜV SÜD

Thursday, 17 November 2011 REM smart grids are essential for the success of the energy revolution in Germany and Europe. TÜV SÜD now has a laboratory for testing the conformity and interoperability of devices which enable smart grid ...

Hurricane Irene wrecks havoc, kills 31, but has negligible impact on renewables

Monday, 29 August 2011 Dan McCue

Finally, there may have been an advantage to the sluggish pace of utility-scale renewable energy development on the US East Coast.

Report: There are early signs of a rebound in equity investment in clean energy

Wednesday, 03 August 2011 REM After a marked slowdown in venture funding in clean energy in the US, things appears to be looking up, according to Mark Boslet, a respected columnist with peHUB, an interactive forum for the global private ...

Energy Storage is a Key Emerging Frontier for Commercial Buildings

Friday, 08 July 2011 REM The market for energy storage in commercial buildings is poised for significant growth in the years ahead, with the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) market, -- currently the largest segment of this market ...

smart grid investment in Asia Pacific to exceed $171 billion, forecaster says

Thursday, 30 June 2011 Dan McCue

smart grid investment in the Asia Pacific will reach $171.3 billion by 2017, according to a new report from Pike Research.

California Energy Commission accelerates renewable energy research

Thursday, 26 May 2011 The California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) has announced $1.4 million in funding for UC San Diego that will accelerate the development and deployment of renewable ...

Hitachi leads Japan-US Hawaii smart grid collaboration

Wednesday, 18 May 2011 Japanese electronics giant Hitachi is leading a smart grid project in the US state of Hawaii with cooperation from a mix of US and Japanese contractors and backing from Japanese Mizuho Corporate Bank, ...

United Arab Emirates

Renewable energy firm establishes headquarters in Dubai

Monday, 11 April 2011 Rubenius, an alternative energy and smart grid enabler, has established its global headquarters in Dubai’s Internet City, hoping the emirate will prove to be as much of an clean-energy hub in the ...