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As the UK renewables industry continues its upward trajectory, Energy 2015 has firmly marked its place on the trade show calendar – providing a much-needed focal point for the energy generation sector at UK Construction Week. The brand new event is aimed at energy specialists, civil engineers, architects, building contractors…

Despite sinking oil prices, worldwide demand for power generated from photovoltaics (PV) is rising. Around the globe, plummeting system prices are promoting the construction of PV power plants. At the same time, business models in the industry are changing due to cuts in state funding, calling for new financing and…

Traditional diesel generators, widely used across the globe, are now being complemented by photovoltaics in new markets and applications. Solar-diesel hybrid systems already represent profitable alternatives, particularly for large-scale industrial users in remote, yet sunny, regions. From June 9–12, 2015, the Off-Grid Platform at Intersolar Europe in Munich presents an…

The National Audit Office (NAO) has stated that the NHS can achieve the largest carbon and cost savings in building energy use by installing combined heat and power (CHP) in acute trusts. In its new ‘NHS and Sustainability’ report to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee, the NAO estimates…

By heather.lammers@nrel.gov (Heather Lammers) News Release NR-1615 International task force aims to toughen standards, ensure reliability of PV technologies April 14, 2015 The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released an updated proposal that will establish an international quality standard for photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing. The document is…

The world expects Japan to act decisively to reduce emissions by using its leading-edge technology and implementing climate policies. We are concerned to see reports today that the Japanese government proposing to cut greenhouse gas emissions by only 20 per cent by 2030. While reports differ on the baseline date…

Chuck Provini, President and CEO of Natcore Technology Inc. (TSX-V: NXT; NTCXF.PK) says it’s time for solar cell manufacturers to lift their sights if they are to survive in today’s marketplace. The challenge was made yesterday in a presentation to a group of Palm Beach asset managers. Commercial-grade cells typically…

The US$860 million KaXu Solar One concentrated solar power (CSP) plant1 in Pofadder, South Africa has become the first in Sub-Saharan Africa to enter operation. Mott MacDonald was lenders’ technical advisor2 during the project’s financing and construction and is now monitoring operations in an ongoing role. Awarded during the first…

ExxonMobil has started the construction of a new 84-megawatt cogeneration facility at its Singapore refinery’s Jurong site, which will increase the energy efficiency of the refinery upon completion. Cogeneration is the simultaneous production of electricity and steam from a single fuel source. When the latest cogeneration facility is completed in…

Innotech Solar has filed for insolvency, blaming its predicament on “general uncertainty within the European PV market”. The filing was made at Narvik in Norway on 24 March, the company said. German subsidiaries ITS Innotech Solar Module GmbH, ITS Halle Cell GmbH and Energiebau Solar Power GmbH, Cologne, also filed…