The building of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Świnoujście, Poland will start at the end of March this year. The project is estimated to cost 2.9 billion polish zlotys and should be put into operation till mid-2014. The terminal should be connected to the transportation system in 2013, with a delay of one year after the terminal became operational from mechanic and technological point of view.
read more... 27/01/2011
Hermann Scheer was the main architect of Germany's Renewable Energy Act, which set up a system of incentives paid by utilities, which had encouraged hundreds of thousands of home owners and investors to participate in building solar and wind power systems.
read more... 20/10/2010
Photovoltaic (PV) system installations were above 4.8 GWp in the first eight months of 2010, registering a demand increase by 300%, comparing the same period last year.
read more... 13/10/2010
ABB won the contract to install and maintain telecommunication systems on Statoil offshore operation, a $23 million worth deal, for the next three years, with the option to extend the period one more year.
read more... 08/07/2010
Germany’s Parliament has consented to raise the rate of photovoltaic installations per year in 2010 to 2,500 MW – 3,500 MW from 1,100 MW – 1,700 MW per year and also abolish the tariff for ground mounted systems on crop land.
read more... 03/06/2010