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.
Construction on the Hilvan Enerji plant will begin within the next few months, with the installation of 87,630 Upsolar UP-M270P modules.
According to a report by Allen & York, the 9.4 million includes 2.8 million in solar PV, 1.6 million in liquid biofuels and 1 million in wind, reflecting a “5% increase in 2015 and confirms the strength of this relatively new industry.”
