Algae Biofuels Economic Viability: A Project-Based Perspective

The commercial viability of algae-based biofuels production is ultimately going to depend on economics. Regardless of whatever advances might come in terms of technological and biological breakthroughs, the fact remains that the commercial marketplace will not have an appetite for funding capital intensive energy projects unless the risk-return ratio is acceptable to debt and equity [...]

aleo solar AG supplies PV modules for 2 MW solar farm in Bavaria

aleo solar AG today announced that it will supply solar modules for a 2 MW solar farm in Geiselhöring, Bavaria (district of Straubing-Bogen). A building permit has been issued and the grid connection of the solar power station is expected in July. A total of 9,180 aleo type S_18 modules will be installed on a [...]

IBERDROLA RENOVABLES Posts €113.6 Million Q1 Profit Despite Lower Prices In Spain

  Despite a weaker Spanish market, EBITDA held steady on the back of strong international performance EBITDA grew by 50.2% in the United States and by 26.2% in the UK, while in Spain it fell by 19.6% The company cemented its global leadership by raising installed capacity by 27.3% and output by 20% in the [...]

Biotech Leader Genencor Launches Three New Accellerase® Enzyme Products for Cellulosic Ethanol Process Development

Biotech leader continues to pioneer biofuels innovation Palo Alto, CA – April 21, 2009 – Today, Genencor, a division of Danisco, launched three new products for its Accellerase® enzyme product line. The news comes on the heels of the introduction of Accellerase® 1500 enzyme complex, the latest version of Genencor’s flagship enzyme product for 2nd [...]

Nordex Looking for Further Growth After a Record Year in 2008

  •    Rise in annual sales to EUR 1,136 (747) million •    58% increase in EBIT to EUR 63 (40) million •    CEO Richterich: “90% of sales target for 2009 already secured” Hamburg, April 21, 2009. With the publication of its annual report for last year, the Nordex Group (ISIN: DE000A0D6554) has confirmed that 2008 [...]

Exelon and SunPower Together In US Largest Urban Solar Power Plant

10-megawatt solar installation would turn Chicago South Side brownfield site into a source of low-carbon electricity CHICAGO (April 22, 2009) – Exelon and SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) today announced an agreement to develop the nation’s largest urban solar power plant at a former industrial site on Chicago’s South Side. The 10-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) [...]

First Solar to Develop 53 Megawatt Solar Power Plant in Germany

Former Military Land Being Remediated, Converted to Renewable Energy Resource TEMPE, Ariz., Apr 21, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and Juwi Holding AG today announced they have secured financing for a 53 megawatt (MW) DC photovoltaic (PV) power plant near the German city of Cottbus. More than 80 percent of the [...]