Japan is planning to construct at least 21 geothermal projects as it searches for alternative energy sources after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Incentives for clean energy, including above-market rates for power derived from underground sources regardless of plant size, are encouraging the ...
Apple’s huge solar farm is now live and supplies clean energy for its data center in Maiden, North Carolina. By the end of the year 60 percent of the power for the data center will come from these sources. Apple has turned on the first halves of both its massive solar panel farm and adjacent ...
With the world putting an increasing focus on geothermal power, Enel Green Power is leading the way in developing the energy source with a series of cutting-edge projects in Italy, North and South America A recent study conducted by American research and consultancy firm Pike Research has shown that over the last few years the ...
Installed geothermal power capacity grew by 5% or 147.05MW in the United States since GEA’s last survey in March 2012. Seven geothermal projects became operational in 2012, including the first coproduction plant. Additionally, the first hybrid solar-geothermal plant went online this year, although no new geothermal capacity was added at this plant. There are currently ...
New Record for Thin-Film Solar PV Efficiency First Solar, Inc. has set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) solar cell conversion efficiency, achieving 18.7 percent cell efficiency in tests confirmed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The cell was constructed at the Company’s Perrysburg, Ohio factory and ...
Vestas Loses Wind Turbine Market Lead For First Time Since 2000 Vestas Wind Systems A/S lost its leadership of the global wind turbine market to General Electric Co. in 2012 after 12 years with the biggest share, Navigant Consulting Inc.’s BTM Consult unit said. Global Installed Solar Photovoltaic Capacity Reaches 100 GW Milestone The world’s ...
In December Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) commenced test operation at its Yokohama Dockyard & Machinery Works of a large-scale wind power generation system that adopts a hydraulic drive train in place of the earlier gear-driven system. The test operation is a part of the project launched in September last year to develop a hydraulic ...