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Germany Sets Aside $130 Billion for Renewable Energy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on 30 May that Germany, the world’s fourth-largest economy and Europe’s biggest, would shutter all of its 17 nuclear power plants between 2015 and 2022, an extraordinary commitment, given that they...
German Investors Consider Renewable Energy in the Philippines
A Swiss-German investor conglomerate Thomas Lloyd Investments Group has expressed interest to invest in the Philippines’ in partnership with Bronzeoak Philippines in Negros Occidental, a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region,...
First Solar Sells 550-Megawatt Desert Sunlight Solar Farm
First Solar, Inc. has announced completion of the sale of one of the world’s largest photovoltaic (PV) solar power projects – the 550-megawatt (AC) Desert Sunlight Solar Farm near Desert Center, Calif.
Germany – It’s Not Easy Being Green
Forty-one years ago on Sesame Street, Kermit the frog sang a plaintive song, “It’s not easy being green.” In a gesture of solidarity, perhaps he should fax the lyrics to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose government is suddenly discovering the...
Cupertino Electric Completes PG&E Solar Projects Totaling 35 Megawatts
The Energy Alternatives Division of Cupertino Electric, Inc. (www.cei.com) has announced the completion of two ground-mount solar photovoltaic (PV) stations totaling 35 Megawatts (MW) for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in Central California.
Canada’s British Columbia Urged to Support Renewable Fuels Sector
Canada’s British Columbia’s environmentally friendly energy output is currently taxed at the same level as the fossil fuels they aim to replace.
Construction Completed on the Largest Rooftop Solar Installation in North America
Oltmans Construction Co., a leading U.S. industrial and commercial general contractor, has announced that it has completed construction of the largest rooftop solar installation in North America, totaling 8.6 megawatts (MW).
Philippines Invests in Geothermal Energy
The Philippines’ PetroEnergy Resources Corp. has signed an energy sales agreement with partner Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corp. to purchase electricity generated by the 20 megawatt Maibarara geothermal project, which is schedule to come online...
