Press Releases
How America Could Get Rich by Going Green
CBS News correspondent Celia Hatton reports wind turbines that can be seen slicing the sky above rural Minnesota were manufactured more than 6,000 miles away by a Chinese company. They’re helping to power the nearby town of Pipestone. “The wind is blowing nearly all the time,” said Pipestone resident Elmer Stoltenberg. “We should take advantage… Read more »
Phoenix Solar AG releases preliminary figures for the financial year 2009
Based on preliminary figures, Phoenix Solar AG, a leading photovoltaic system integrator listed on the TecDAX, generated consolidated revenues of EUR 473.0 million in the financial year 2009, which corresponds to the upper range of the corridor forecast for revenues (EUR 430 – 480 million). Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) came to EUR 12.2 million, which is also in… Read more »
SGS to Present its Wind Energy Services at EWEC 2010
SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is one of the exhibitors at the European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition (EWEC) 2010 in Warsaw, Poland. The services offered by SGS Competence Center Wind Energy will be presented throughout the exhibition at stand no. 4058 in hall 4. The European Wind Energy Conference… Read more »
Wind powers ahead in blustery Denmark
There is an undeniable excitement attached to the launch of a new series. With the rough brief being that Earth’s Frontiers was to be an environmental show, a host of warm and exotic locations sprang to mind. A colleague from Atlanta was heading for the beaches of Hawaii to look at wave power. Another, based… Read more »
Eco home in South Tyneside showcases heating system
An award-winning eco home on a South Tyneside estate has opened its doors to the public to showcase two renewable heating systems. ‘The Showhouse’ on Lukes Lane Estate in Hebburn has been fitted with an air-sourced heat pump and a solar water heating system. South Tyneside Homes is installing the systems to 60 homes in… Read more »
Delegation of Senior Government Officials Visits Yingli Green Energy Headquarters
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) (“Yingli Green Energy” or the “Company”), a leading solar energy company and one of the world’s largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which holds the brand “Yingli Solar,” today announced a senior government delegation including Jiang Zemin, former President of China, Zeng Peiyan, former Vice Premier of China,… Read more »
Get Smart The Sensible Solution
Leading Executives from the utilities industry are meeting at the NGU EU summit this week to discuss EU renewable targets. An illustrious meeting of the most influential Power and Energy suppliers took place this week in Germany. Chaired by Michael Lewis MD Eon Renewables, the challenge of the meeting was to look at innovative ways… Read more »
Phaesun wins bid and builds solar systems in Burkina Faso
Along with its partner Ikratos Africa, based in Burkina Faso ‘s capitol Ouagadougou , Phaesun GmbH from Memmingen , Germany , is constructing ten solar power plants in Koudougou Region in Burkina Faso , to be finished at the end of March. The solar modules will produce electricity for telecommunications plants. The contracting party is… Read more »
NRG Energy Inc plans to acquire South Trent wind farm, Texas
Power generation supplier NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) declared on Thursday that the company has entered into a binding letter of intent to purchase the South Trent wind farm near Sweetwater, Texas, for an undisclosed price. This 101 megawatt (MW) South Trent wind farm came online in January 2009 and consists of 44 Siemens 2.3… Read more »
Striking a blow for wind power
Wind power provides a fifth of Denmark’s electricity, most of it generated by giant wind farms built on land and in the country’s coastal waters. But the tiny Danish island of Samso is proving bigger isn’t necessarily better by generating all its electricity using wind turbines of its own. Nineteen miles off the coast of… Read more »
