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In May, WELTEC BIOPOWER GmbH started building a biogas plant with an electrical output of 370 kW in Bure in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. The plant‘s entire heat surplus will be used to heat the local training barracks.

Wood costs for many European pulp mills have fallen the past six months as the pulp market has weakened. In the Nordic countries, pulp log and wood chip prices have fallen 11-15 percent from last spring.

Biofuel Consumption: Global Industry Guide released.

Suntrac(R) minimizes construction and maintenance costs for utility-scale power plants.

SUNDERLAND, in the North East of England, is preparing to cement its place on the offshore renewable energy map, after signing up to attend the UK’s biggest sector event.

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world’s largest producer of solar panels, and IBC SOLAR, a leading global specialist in photovoltaic systems, today announced an agreement for Suntech to supply 50 megawatts (MW) of solar panels through the end of 2012.…

Sandia nanowire template permits flexible energy absorption.

Next Generation American Made Modules to Debut at Intersolar North America on July 10-12 in San Francisco.

Aiming to cut assembly costs and avert inverter assembly flaws, several companies now offer power modules that can be mounted in a single step.

Customers in the future will benefit from lighter weight, more efficient and lower cost solar thermal panels as a result of an exclusive, worldwide agreement between SABIC and VU University Amsterdam (VU).