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The International Energy Agency has raised the alarm over the non-binding nature of a 27% renewable energy target for 2030 while also calling for a clear and stable framework. According to the IEA’s Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report, the absence of a binding target raises questions about how effective the…

Strong coastal winds powering up to 200,000 Chilean homes annually SAN FRANCISCO, California, August 28, 2014 – The President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, together with Jean-Paul Luksic, Chairman of Antofagasta Minerals SA (“AMSA”) and Mike Garland, CEO of Pattern Energy Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGI) (TSX: PEG) (“Pattern Energy”), officially opened operations…

Working with Chinese researchers, the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has conducted the first comprehensive study of cool roofs in China and concluded that they would be effective in substantially reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in climate zones with hot summers. The team simulated…

CHATSWORTH, Calif., Aug. 28, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.capstoneturbine.com) (Nasdaq:CPST), the world’s leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, announced today an order by Optimal Group for fifty Capstone C65s to be deployed in Australia. Optimal Group, Capstone’s Australian distributor, placed the order for fifty C65…

Achieved 1GW of wind energy in Brazil with 381 new wind turbines connected to the grid in the first half of 2014 —-Produced 1,000th wind turbine hub locally in Brazil by skilled workers —-Expanded Campinas, Sao Paulo facility to produce first machine heads later this year Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL—August…

A year after having the solar PV system commissioned on the roof of our office building, we decided to analyse the true returns generated from a system using quality products. We were surprised and pleased at what we found, considering that we had one of the wettest years on record!…

The System Size – 4.32kWp Number of panels/type – 18 x 240W Perlight Inverter – SMA Annual output – 3,692 kWh Average annual return on investment expected -17.9% Mr Clifton asked us to review his portfolio of his student let investment properties to ascertain which would be suitable for solar…

Location:             Louth, LincolnshireSystem Size:       100.00kWp – 400 x 250W Renesola ModulesMounting:           Metal Sheet On-Roof Mounting System Moncaster Wire Products Ltd awarded the contract for the installation of a 100.00kWp Solar PV system on their warehouse in Louth to Scenergy. The system will provide a large proportion of the buildings electricity and therefore reduce the company’s CO2 emissions…

Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL—August 26, 2014—GE (NYSE: GE) announced today it has achieved a total installed capacity of 1 gigawatt (GW) of wind energy in Brazil. During the first half of 2014, GE connected 381 wind turbines to the grid in Brazil, providing 600 megawatts (MW) of capacity to the…

Malta, New York. — August 26, 2014 — GE Fuel Cells (NYSE: GE) announced today a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hudson Valley Community College to install and operate a 50kW class fuel cell power generation demonstration system at HVCC’s Tec-SMART facility. As part of the first installation of this new…