SolarWorld AG acquires Bosch solar cell and module production
With this purchase, SolarWorld takes over Bosch‘s cell production plant with a nominal year-end capacity of 700 MW and a module production plant with a nominal year-end capacity of 200 MW. The plant will become…
Waste to energy market to reach US$29 billion by 2016
Currently, the installation of new waste to energy plants is increasing in regions with the highest population density and limited area, such as Western Europe, the Middle East and South Asia. At the same time,…
The importance of sensors in wind turbine O&M
The subject of wind turbine maintenance is becoming increasingly important, especially as growing numbers of turbines are now falling outside of the original manufacturers’ warranties. Ideally, wind farm operators want to minimise maintenance costs and…
Renewable Power Generation – 2012 figures
Special report. Part six: US dominated the electricity from biomass world market in 2012 About the article: This special Renewable Energy Focus power generation focus previews REMIPEG’s latest update, carried out in the first four…
Solar PV in perspective – from 2012 to 2014 – Renewable Energy Focus
The ongoing economic crisis and regulatory changes in several countries, such as Italy and Germany, continue to cause problems for the global solar photovoltaic (PV) market. 2012 was an especially difficult year for the solar…
ABB supplies drives to turbine drive train test facility – Renewable Energy Focus
ABB has supplied a drive system to Project Nautilus, the world’s first drive train test facility for tidal turbines and marine renewable technologies. ABB’s system powers the drive train and comprises a 3.2 megawatt water-cooled…
juwi Shizen Energy completes third solar park in Japan – Renewable Energy Focus
juwi Shizen Energy has completed its third solar project in Japan – a free field solar park on Kyushu island. The utility scale solar power plant commissioned by a joint venture between the German juwi…
€6 million funding for French biomass project – Renewable Energy Focus
DEINOVE, a developer of chemical compounds from biomass using Deinococci bacteria, has announced that its plant chemistry development programme will receive nearly €6 million from the French government. The DEINOCHEM programme aims to produce a…
Breaking news
Jennifer M. Granholm was sworn in Feb. 25 as the 16th Secretary of Energy by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, after a confirmation vote of 64-35 in the U.S. Senate. Secretary Granholm is only the second woman to lead the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). “I am humbled by the faith President Biden has placed […] The post Granholm sworn in as 16th Secretary at U.S. Department of Energy appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
For the first time, vegetation risk to the entire us electrical transmission grid has been analyzed with satellite data; LiveEO publishes results for free online Vegetation encroachment risk to the entire publicly available U.S. transmission grid has been analyzed from space by the Berlin-based startup LiveEO. The goal of this large-scale analysis was to demonstrate LiveEO’s […] The post DTECH Initiate winner analyzes entire US electric transmission grid for vegetation risk appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
LineVision, provider of non-contact overhead line sensor solutions, said this week that it has been hired by Xcel to deploy its technology across transmission lines in parts of its service territory. This project is a collaboration between Xcel Energy, LineVision, and Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) and the data collected will be analyzed as part of […] The post Xcel teams with LineVision, ORNL to explore new tech for overhead line monitoring plus DLR appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
Several utilities in the U.S. Midwest owned by global firm AES Corp. have changed their names to reflect that connection and solidify statewide identities. Indianapolis Power & Light has changed its name to AES Indiana. In Ohio, the 110-year-old Dayton Power & Light has changed its name to reflect its connection in the AES family […] The post Dayton, Indianapolis utilities take name of parent firm AES Corp. appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
For the second year in a row, Xcel Energy has hit a significant milestone in its quest to deliver 100% carbon-free electricity to customers by 2050. Xcel reported that it broke its own record for a single-year drop in emissions in 2020, cutting carbon emissions company-wide by approximately six million tons, a 12% reduction over […] The post Xcel celebrates milestone as utility is now halfway to 100% carbon free electricity appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
