Even a “modest” 30 MW project could potentially generate around one third of Guernsey’s current electricity requirement.
Frost & Sullivan: “global solar investment to be higher than coal, gas and nuclear combined in 2017”
New analysis by Frost & Sullivan’s Energy and Environment team finds that declining project costs are driving investment towards renewables as the industry continues to transition to more decentralised and intelligent energy systems.
According to the ‘Marine Energy Wales’ Stakeholder organisation, the marine renewable energy industry is bringing increased investment and jobs to the country.
Following the installation of the first turbines, electricity has been generated for the first time at DONG Energy’s Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm, located off the North Norfolk coast.
Bringing together nine partner organizations from Germany, Austria, and Sweden, the European research project OrPHEuS has investigated the concept of hybrid energy grids as a way to increase the usage of renewable energy in urban areas in a “resilient,…
More efficient, clean and robust ‘smart’ energy networks are potentially set to emerge from new and wide-ranging research led by Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI).
Leclanché says that its Marine Rack System (MRS) – a modular, Lithium-ion battery system – will reduce marine vessels’ emissions and operating costs. It is to be used in Denmark’s E-ferry.
Tesvolt says it has developed the system in collaboration with Samsung SDI, with capacity from 4.8 kWh to multiple MWh, and with a predicted 30-year life span.
As part of its “Your Energy,” concept, E.ON says it is launching a range of digital products to the market this year, allowing customers to manage their use of solar power.
Australian renewable energy developer Edify Energy and German group Wirsol are to collaborate on three new large-scale solar farms: the Whitsunday and Hamilton Solar Farms in Queensland, and the Gannawarra Solar Farm in Victoria.
