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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
Scottish Government launched the” Warm Homes Fund”
The Scottish Government has launched a £50 million fund that will invest in green energy schemes having the objective to help heat homes across Scotland. According to some experts, even if it does not solve all of the country’s energy problems, this should help to drive the energy sector in the right direction.
read more... 12/11/2012
UK: Westmill Solar plant goes cooperative
UK-based community group Westmill Solar Cooperative completed its acquisition of the 5 megawatt (MW) Westmill solar photovoltaic (PV) plant, making it the largest collectively-owned PV plant in the world, comprising over 20,000 solar PV panels spread across 30a.
read more... 09/11/2012
Vestas unveils a further 3,000 jobs cut
Vestas, the Danish wind turbine maker, announced it will cut a further 3,000 jobs, planning to reduce its total headcount to 16,000 by the end of 2013.
read more... 08/11/2012
China files WTO complaint over EU solar energy subsidies
China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against photovoltaic solar subsidies in Italy and Greece which are in breach of international agreements.
read more... 07/11/2012