The International Energy Agency says that the world’s capacity to generate electricity from renewable sources has now overtaken coal. The IEA says in a new report that last year, renewables accounted for more than half of the increase in power capacity. The report says half a million solar panels were…

Eco Energy World (EEW), an Australian developer of utility scale solar projects, has received planning consent for the development of a 20MW Solar PV Park west of Chinchilla (Western Downs, Queensland). EEW Chairman Svante Kumlin said: “This is fantastic news for the Chinchilla area and for EEW. The 20MW project will…

The first wind turbine certificate has been issued by the IECRE, the IEC System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for Use in Renewable Energy Applications. Developed by industry players, including equipment manufacturers, power producers, insurance companies, test laboratories and certifying bodies, the System streamlines a complex process and…

Milan, 14 October 2016. Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a contract – worth up to 13 M euro – by Tideway B.V. for the Rentel offshore wind farm project. Rentel N.V. was founded by a consortium of Belgian specialists in…

Customer: EOLE – Prony I, II, III & EOLE – Mont-Mau Wind Turbine: 84 Vergnet GEV MP-C wind turbines Total power: 21.5 MW Commissioned: 2004-2007 Operations and Maintenance: Vergnet Pacific Vergnet GEV MP Wind Turbines Deliver Energy and Cost Savings for EOLE Prony Prony wind farm is part of…

Aquila Capital has extended its portfolio in the renewable energy sector with the acquisition of a large wind power project in Lehtirova in the North of Sweden. The wind park will have 41 Vestas V 126 3.6 MW turbines with an installed capacity of almost 148 MW and an annual…

The report provides a clear overview of and detailed insight into the global wind market. It provides data covering historic and forecast market size, average capital cost, installed capacity and generation for onshore and offshore wind globally, and in ten key wind power markets – China, India, Brazil, Canada, Turkey,…

Storms and typhoons are often regarded as nothing more than disasters. They take away lives and destroy property everywhere they go. With the invention of the world’s first typhoon wind turbine, this perception is perhaps about to change. Atsushi Shimizu, an engineer from Japan, has invented the technology that harnesses…

RenewableUK is highlighting the potential for job creation throughout the UK, following today’s decision by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark, to grant consent for the electrical infrastructure for Triton Knoll offshore wind farm off the coast of Lincolnshire. RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief Executive, Maf…

Northumberland College will soon be opening a £1.2m purpose-built training centre based at the Port of Blyth with state-of-the-art workshops and the latest teaching and learning technologies for renewables. Students who enrol for 2016 start dates will join the first cohort of students in the brand-new hub at the port…