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Siemens Tops Clean 200 as Chinese Firms Dominate Rankings
German tech giant Siemens has topped the latest Clean 200 list of publicly traded corporations which make significant revenue from green energy, while Chinese companies continue to dominate the rankings.
Revealed today, the...
EnBW Hohe See 500 MW Offshore Wind Farm To Proceed With Siemens & Enbridge
The 497 megawatt EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm off the coast of Germany is set to proceed following Canadian energy infrastructure company Enbridge’s decision to invest in the project, and German...
EDF Faces £1m a Day Bill to Keep French Nuclear Reactor Offline
The prolonged closure of a major French atomic reactor after an explosion this month probably costs EDF at least £1m a day, according to experts.
The nuclear plant operator, which will spend £18bn...
Government ‘Clean Coal’ Push Would Be Likely to Make Australia’s Emissions Worse
The government has indicated it will act to allow the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to finance new coal-fired power plants on the basis that these coal plants have lower emissions than existing...
Solar Growth Skyrockets as Nuclear Power Fails to Compete
Last year's solar deployment numbers just came in and they are, in a word, phenomenal. Utilities bought more new solar capacity than they did natural gas capacity: an astounding 22 states added...
How Norway Is Leading the Way in Making the Planet Greener
From being a UNESCO World Heritage Site to boasting the razor sharp peaks of the Lofoten Islands and emerald green fjords, it is easy to see why Norway is one of the...
Bumper Year for Offshore Wind Sees Construction Projects Delivering Record Investment
The UK's offshore wind sector has enjoyed a bumper year according to new data, with the total value of construction projects in 2016 hitting £4.1bn, up from just £2.45bn a year earlier.
New...
NTR Snags 25MW Castlecraig
NTR has acquired the 25MW Castlecraig wind farm in Northern Ireland from RES for its NTR Wind 1 fund. The deal, which was first revealed in the subscriber-only newsletter reNEWs, is the...
Solar Inverter Supplier of the Year 2016
ABB in India was nominated ‘Solar Inverter Supplier of the Year 2016’. The award was presented as part of the first Solar Today Awards at Intersolar India 2016.
ABB has been working in...
Almost 90% of New Power in Europe from Renewable Sources in 2016
Renewable energy sources made up nearly nine-tenths of new power added to Europe’s electricity grids last year, in a sign of the continent’s rapid shift away from fossil fuels.
But industry leaders said...
Planning for Solar and Wind
Spurred by ambitious national commitments, international agreements and rapid technological progress, governments are increasingly choosing renewable energy to expand their countries’ power infrastructures. In 2014, renewables provided 23% of power generation worldwide,...
A Total of 12.5GW of New Wind Capacity Was Installed in Europe in 2016
A total of 12.5GW of new wind capacity was installed in Europe in 2016, according to WindEurope data.
WindEurope said in its annual wind statistics that a record €27.5bn in new investments were...
E.ON and Radisson Blu Book Fuel Cell Hotel
A hotel in Frankfurt is to go "free of emissions" thanks to the installation of an industrial scale fuel cell that will deliver clean power and heat to the site.
Radisson Blu announced...
WindEurope Debuts Daily Wind Power Monitor
Wind energy delivered 9.9 per cent of Europe's power demand on Monday, providing enough electricity for 100 million EU households or 35 per cent of all industrial power demand.
That update was provided...
Coal Collapse Pushes UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions Down Four Per Cent in 2015
UK greenhouse gas emissions fell nearly four per cent last year, continuing a long-running trend that has seen the country's emissions drop 38 per cent since 1990.
The latest official statistical release from...
Reports: Beijing Sets New Goal to Slash Coal Use 30 Per Cent this Year
China's war on smog has stepped up another gear with reports suggesting Beijing is planning to cut coal use by a further 30 per cent across the capital this year.
The official Xinhua...
