Siemens Secured On Order for Construction of the Most Environmentally Friendly Gas-fired Combined Cycle Power Plants in the Netherlands

Total order volume just under EUR700 million Erlangen, Germany, May 26, 2009 Siemens Energy has signed a contract for turnkey construction of a combined cycle power project in the Rotterdam harbor in the Netherlands. The client is is Enecogen, a partnership of the Dutch utility Eneco and the Danish utility DONG Energy. The project with [...]

Solar Cells – Net Energy Positive?

Are Solar Cells “net energy positive”? The are many people asking if the production of solar cells takes more energy than the cells will ever produce. In other words – are they a net benefit to the energy balance? Andreas Iliou ,at iliou electric cc That discussion we had in Germany as well; A 1m2 [...]

Canadian Hydro Purchases Windrise Prospect from EarthFirst Canada

Calgary, Canada – 26 May 2009 (TSX:KHD): Canada’s largest and most diversified renewable energy company, Canadian Hydro Developers, Inc., confirmed today the purchase of the Windrise Prospect (Windrise) from EarthFirst Canada Inc. for $250,000. “The acquisition of Windrise is a strategic addition to our diverse portfolio of wind, run-of-river hydro and biomass development,” says Kent [...]

Airtricity with agreement for 80 SWT-3.6-107 Wind Turbines from Siemens for the Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm(Germany)

Airtricity, the renewable energy division of Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), signed an agreement with Siemens Energy for the delivery of 80 SWT-3.6-107 wind turbines for the Butendiek offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The offshore project is about 288 megawatts (MW) capacity and must be commissioned in 2012. “We are happy to [...]

US Governmental Sites On Green Energy

Renewable Energy Trends in Consumption and Electricity 2007 Edition http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/solar.renewables/page/trends/rentrends.html The report, Renewable Energy Trends in Consumption and Electricity, 2007, provides an overview and tables with historical data spanning as far back as 1989 through 2007 on renewable energy consumption and electricity. DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: http://www.eere.energy.gov http://www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower National Renewable Energy [...]

REC Wafer is Adjusting Production Volumes According to the Low Demand on the Market

  Sandvika, May 25, 2009: REC Wafer has decided to temporarily take out approximately 35 percent of its production capacity due to a challenging market situation and low demand visibility. The temporary reduction will affect approximately 180 employees. REC Wafer continuously evaluates the market situation and will prepare for a fast start-up process when the [...]

RES One of the Greenest Businesses In Britain according to Sunday Times

RES MAKES SUNDAY TIMES TOP GREEN COMPANIES LIST In UK top ten for staff engagement on the environment Leading independent renewable energy company RES Group, which is based in Kings Langley, has been described as one of the greenest businesses in Britain, according to the Sunday Times 2009 list published this week, and its staff’s [...]