Rising fossil fuel prices, devastating oil spills and the nuclear crisis in Fukushima have in 2011 substantially raised expectations of wind energy.

The Amherst Project was originally acquired by Sprott Power in March 2011 and is supported by a 25-year power purchase agreement (“PPA”) with Nova Scotia Power Inc. (“NSPI”).

Italgen Group will pump investments worth around €140 million in Egypt to be allocated to wind-generated energy projects in Gabal El Zeit area with a capacity of 120 megawatts.

Peers will take the temperature of EU energy efficiency and low carbon economy proposals

Intersolar North America 2011 — The new Seaward Solar Installation PV100 is the first dedicated multi-function electrical tester for those involved in solar panel installation.

Airlines won the backing of a U.S.- based technical-standards group to power their planes with a blend of traditional fuel and biofuel from inedible plants, the Air Transport Association said today.

Bosch Solar Energy AG has built one of the largest solar parks in the UK, in Trefullock, southern England.

The module is over 3 metres in length and approximately 1 square metre in area.

Demand for all forms of energy grew strongly in 2010 and increases in fossil fuel consumption suggest that global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from energy use rose at their fastest rate since 1969.

As part of its strategic plans to expand into other international markets, ISOFOTON has opened a new sales office in Lyon to serve the French market.