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BYD and SunEnergy Europe to connect 6.65MW to the grid
BYD, the world’s leading new energy company and SunEnergy Europe, a photovoltaic integrator and general contractor, have connected two solar projects to the grid.
read more... 22/08/2012
China’s wind power capacity reached a new record
China’s largest power grid operator, State Grid Corporation, has announced that nation’s on-grid wind power capacity has increased considerably, reaching 50.26 GW, or a yearly growth of 87% over the past six years and will continue to rise to 100 GW by 2015 and 200 GW by 2020. Wind farms are the second largest contributor to renewable energy capacity after hydropower.
read more... 20/08/2012
Vestas to build its first V100 turbines in Italy
Vestas will build its first project consisting of 11 units of the V100 wind turbine in Tuscany, for the Santa Luce Wind Power Plant. The project is the first on Italian soil to use the V100 and includes delivery, transportation, installation and commissioning of turbines.
read more... 17/08/2012
Global installations of renewable energy will triple by 2017
Annual worldwide installations of renewable distributed generation will nearly triple between 2012 and 2017, reaching 63.5 gigawatts (GW) a year in 2017. Nearly 232 GW of distributed renewable will be added over the five-year period. Currently, distributed renewable installations represent just 1 % of total global electricity generating capacity, but they will register a rapid increase in the next five years to come.
read more... 15/08/2012
China boosts its solar energy target for 2015
The Chinese government revealed that the country has increased its 2015 target for solar energy by 40%, envisaging developing 21GW.
read more... 14/08/2012