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Kyocera to Export Solar Cells to Thailand

Kyocera, a Japan-based electronic company, signed an accord with Solar Power, a company based in Thailand, to provide 204.000 kW of solar cells. The total value of this accord is estimated to be around $359 million.

29 Dec 2010

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Plans to Use Solar Lights for Stadium

The Municipal Corporation of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, has unveiled its plans to erect solar lighting systems at the Sardar Patel Stadium located in Navrangpura and its new building at the main office.

29 Dec 2010

Tenesol Introduces Custom-Built Building Integrated Solar Modules

Tenesol, a company jointly owned by leading energy companies TOTAL and EDF, introduces a custom-built dual-glass type BIPV (building integrated photovoltaic) solar module in the European market.

29 Dec 2010

Renewable Energy Society of China Estimates China to Produce 50% of Global Solar Production

In the year 2010, China has crossed 8 GW in the production of photovoltaic products and produced nearly half of the total output of the world says, Zhao Yuwen, China Renewable Energy Society’s Director of photovoltaic division.

29 Dec 2010

Gary Adrian Installs Wind Turbine at His Backyard

Gary Adrian’s house, at northwest of Davenport, will receive clean renewable energy generated by the 120 foot tall wind turbine erected at the backyard of his house.

28 Dec 2010

Silicon Vineyard to Build Benbole Solar Energy Farm in North Cornwall

The Benbole Energy Farm has received permission from the Cornwall council to build a solar farm over a 10 acre site located between St Mabyn and St Kew close to Bodmin in North Cornwall.

28 Dec 2010

SNC-Lavalin to Lead the Muskrat Falls Hydro Power Project Construction Work

SNC-Lavalin Group, a Montreal-based engineering company, has signed a letter-of-intent with Nalcor Energy (the Newfoundland and Labrador crown corporation) to build a power generating station for the proposed 824 MW Muskrat Falls hydro power development over the Lower Churchill River located in Labrador.

28 Dec 2010

AREVA Signs Accord to Supply Wind Turbines for Offshore Wind Project

AREVA has recently succeeded in gaining a contract worth 400 million from Trianel, a German urban utilities association, to provide 40 5 MW M5000 wind turbines.

28 Dec 2010

North Delhi Power Completes Solar Power Generation Project

North Delhi Power, a partnership project of Delhi Government with TATA Power, declared that it has put into operation the solar power plant erected by TATA BP Solar.

28 Dec 2010

Asian Development Bank Proposes to Extend Loan for the Development of Solar Park in Gujarat

According to Naoki Sakai, who works as senior climate change official in Asian Development Bank, the 580 MW solar park being developed by the Gujarat State Government in Charanka village is expected to receive a loan from the Asian Development Bank.

28 Dec 2010

Agricultural Research Service Scientists Establish Usage of Barley for Biofuel Production

Scientists working with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have established the use of barley grain in the production of ethanol.

28 Dec 2010

Solarfun Power Holdings Enters Long Term Supply Accord with GCL-Poly

Solarfun Power Holdings, a China-based producer of solar PV cells and modules, declared that it has entered into a long-term supply accord with Solar Energy Technology Company, an auxiliary of GCL-Poly Energy Holdings, for the additional supply of polysilicon products and wafers.

28 Dec 2010

Santo Domingo to Host Wind Energy Parks by 2011

Santo Domingo, the capital of Dominican Republic, will soon host two wind turbine parks generating clean wind energy.

28 Dec 2010

Turkey Receives Mid-size Sustainable Energy Financing Facility

The renewable energy projects and investments in Turkey received a bolster with the launch of the new Mid-size Sustainable Energy Financing Facility, or MidSEFF by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The new initiative is aimed at increasing the energy savings of the country and to reduce its carbon discharges.

28 Dec 2010

Munich Re Unveils Plans to Invest in Wind Energy Products

Munich Re has recently unveiled its intentions to invest in wind energy generation projects as a part of its Renewable Energy and New Technologies (RENT) program.

28 Dec 2010