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The Norwegian Statkraft planning to invest in South America
Norway's state-owned company, Statkraft announced Thursday that it would invest $400 million in a hydropower plant in Peru with a capacity of 168-megawatt, and announced intentions of further investing in Chile, but it is targeting the Brazilian market as well.
read more... 01/10/2010
South Africa wants to engage in renewable energy.
South Africa jointly with its partner, the Clinton Initiative, are seeking to attract investors, public or private, in order to invest up to 150 billion euros in a solar plant.
read more... 30/09/2010
Study shows 127 gigawatts U.S. wind potential.
A study shows immense potential in the 13 coastal states of the U.S. that could bring up to 127 gigawatts of electricity compared to 35,000 megawatts that it registered in 2009.
read more... 29/09/2010
A new solar plant in California.
The solar photovoltaic facility will be constructed in three projects that will start this month with a capacity of 45 megawatt and for a total sum of $220 million. This project appears as California regulators voted last week to raise the state’s renewable energy objective to one third by 2020.
read more... 28/09/2010
Thanet – biggest offshore wind farm.
The biggest offshore wind farm, Thanet, is located off the coast of Kent just south of England. The area of the farm is of 35 square kilometers, with 100 wind turbines, capable of providing energy for 200,000 houses.
read more... 27/09/2010