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Renewable Energy News - 2009
November 18, 2009
EIB Loans €80M for Concentrating Solar Power Plant in Spain
The European Investment Bank (EIB) signed for a €80 million loan to GEMASOLAR 2006 SAU on Nov. 16 to finance the construction and commissioning ... more
November 17, 2009
DOE Awards $338M to Develop Domestic Geothermal Energy Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will provide up to $338 million in funding for the exploration and development of new geothermal fields and ... more
November 13, 2009
Banks Grant £1.4B in Loans for Onshore Wind Farms in U.K.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and three commercial banks announced they will offer loans to eligible onshore wind power farms in the United ... more
October 26, 2009
ASTM WK25362 Addresses Durability, Functional Service Life of Photovoltaic Modules
ASTM International is developing ASTM WK25362 - Practice for Photovoltaic Module Reliability Assessment, which will address the durability and ... more
October 12, 2009
EU Works to Develop Renewable Energy Cooperation with Mediterranean, Gulf Countries
The European Commission (EC) will host a conference on cooperation in renewable energy efforts between the European Union (EU) and the Mediterranean ... more
October 12, 2009
EU Seeks to Advance Renewable Energy, Climate Change Policy Goals with Mediterranean, Gulf Countries
In conjunction with the Oct. 9 conference on cooperation in renewable energy between the European Union (EU) and the Mediterranean and Gulf countries, ... more
October 6, 2009
EIB Loans €65M for Wind Farm in Cyprus
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €65 million for the Orites wind power farm, near Paphos, Cyprus. The EIB said this is the first ... more
October 5, 2009
Large Concentrating Solar Power Plant Opens in Spain
Europe's largest central receiver concentrating solar power (CSP) plant was inaugurated near Seville, Spain, on Sept. 23. CSP systems use solar ... more
October 5, 2009
EIB Provides €4.3M for Renewable Energy Project in South Pacific
The European Investment Bank (EIB) agreed on Sept. 29 to provide €4.3 million (650 million vatu) to support the construction of a 2.75-megawatt ... more
October 5, 2009
EIB Grants €200M for Renewable Energy Projects in Italy
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Centrobanca signed a framework financing agreement for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects ... more
September 4, 2009
IPC Forms Committee to Develop Solar Panel Assembly Standards
IPC formed a solar standards committee to develop guidelines for the poly-silicon photovoltaic (PV) industry, specifically the assembly of solar ... more
August 31, 2009
DOE Awards Billions for Solar Energy Grid Integration, Renewable Energy Projects, Security
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will invest up to $11.8 million for projects designed to advance development of solar energy grid integration ... more
August 28, 2009
AWEA: U.S. Wind Power Industry Installs 1,210 MW in Q2 2009
The U.S. wind energy industry installed 1,210 MW of new wind power generating capacity in the second quarter of 2009, according to the American ... more
August 28, 2009
NIST Scientists Study Organic Photovoltaics for Power Generation
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are studying organic photovoltaics (PVs) to investigate their advantages ... more
August 27, 2009
IMS: Photovoltaic Inverter, Module Shipments Jump in 2Q 2009
Shipments of photovoltaic (PV) power equipment grew by 81% in the second quarter of 2009 compared to first-quarter 2009 numbers, according to ... more
August 19, 2009
Frost: Southern Africa Wind, Solar Energy Projects Set to Escalate
Renewable energy projects, including solar thermal, solar photovoltaic, biomass and wind power, are set to advance in Southern Africa, according ... more
August 14, 2009
AWEA, WOW Protest Midwest Power Transmission Interconnect Proposal
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and Wind on the Wires (WOW) filed a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ... more
August 3, 2009
EIB Loans €100M to Enia for Italian Waste-to-Energy Plant
The European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a €100 million finance contract on July 30 with the Italian multi-utility Enia to help it implement ... more
July 27, 2009
U.S. Recovery Act Offers $3B for Renewable Energy Projects
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) made available an estimated $3 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment ... more
June 30, 2009
EC Adopts Template for National Renewable Energy Action Plans
On June 30, the European Commission (EC) adopted a decision establishing a template for national renewable energy action plans (NREAPs), as required ... more
June 27, 2009
U.S. Recovery Act Funds Geothermal, Solar Energy Projects
The U.S. will spend more than $467 million from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to expand and accelerate the development, deployment ... more
June 7, 2009
Canada Invests in British Columbia Solar Energy Program
The government of Canada is investing $400,000 in the Solar Hot Water Heating program through the ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat initiative. ... more
May 11, 2009
WRI Report Shows Strong Potential, Economic Benefits for Renewable Energy in Southeast U.S.
More than 25% of the Southeast U.S. region's electric power could come from locally available renewable energy supplies by 2025, according to ... more
May 3, 2009
DOI, FERC to Spur Renewable Energy on U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that ... more
April 27, 2009
EC Publishes Progress Report on Renewable Energy
On April 24, the European Commission (EC) adopted a progress report on renewable energy in the electricity and transport sectors, highlighting ... more
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