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China’s wind installations capacity to surpass 60GW by the end of the year
The capacity of China’s wind installations will surpass the 60GW by the end of the year and is on the way of being the country’s third largest power source in 2013, has announced the vice director of China’s National Energy Bureau (NEB), Liu Qi, speaking at China Wind Power 2012.
read more... 21/11/2012
Areva to build a new wind turbine factory in Scotland
French nuclear and renewables group Areva has signed a contract with the investment agency Scottish Enterprise to site one of the three new factories it is opening in Europe, in Scotland, the plant would manufacture turbines for use off the coast of the UK, each generating 5 megawatts of electricity, which could supply 6,000 homes per year and could create up to 750 jobs.
read more... 20/11/2012
Germany could install 111GW of renewable capacity by 2017
Germany is on the way to install 111GW of renewable energy capacity by 2017, a 38% increase over forecasted 2013 levels, according to the latest report by the four transmission system operators.
read more... 19/11/2012
German SolarWorld unveils massive Q3 losses amid industry gloom
German solar group SolarWorld announced significant losses in the first three quarters of 2012, compared to the previous year, under pressure from low-cost panel makers in China.
read more... 15/11/2012
EDF has completed Europe’s biggest PV plant in France
EDF Energies Nouvelles has completed the Toul- Rosierès photovoltaic plant in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of eastern France. The 115 MW plant comprises about 1.4 million thin film photovoltaic panels produced by U.S. manufacturer First Solar, and is likely to produce enough energy to heat the houses of about 55,000 people.
read more... 14/11/2012