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UAE offers USD 100 billion alternative energy projects

Reuters reported that the United Arab Emirates sees private sector investment opportunities in alternative energy projects reaching USD 100 billion by 2020. The economy ministry...

Energy Starved Angola to Build 150 Micro-Hydroelectric Plants

Angola's Minister of Energy and Water Emanuela Vieira Lopes has announced his government's intention to build 150 micro-hydroelectric projects at a consultative meeting of...

Bioenergy driving toward more efficient energy future

Biodiesel is helping to drive new technology, crop diversity and more efficient use of our resources. Common solutions exist to increase food and energy...

Eskom Gets $365 Million African Development Bank Loan for Renewable Plans

Eskom Holdings Ltd., South Africa's state power utility, received a $365 million loan from the African Development Bank to help fund wind and solar...

Suzlon to supply 200 turbines for 300 MW South Africa wind farm

Indian wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Energy is to supply up to 200 turbines for an undisclosed sum to a 300 MW wind farm planned...

Kenyan wind farm gets U.N. carbon credit approval

A 310 megawatt (MW) Kenyan wind power project has received approval to earn carbon emissions credits under the United Nations' Clean Development Mechanism, a...

Areva May Seek Loans for $4.2 Billion of Renewable Projects

Areva SA (CEI), the world's largest producer of nuclear equipment, may seek loans to back 3 billion euros ($4.2 billion) of renewable energy projects...

Green energy can wean off subsidies, gradually

Government support for renewable energy must end gradually and in tandem with cuts in fossil fuel subsidies, say investors and lobbyists who complain bitterly...

Masdar Registers Kafr el-Dawar Project in Cairo for CO2 Credits

Masdar, the Abu Dhabi government-owned renewable energy company, registered the Kafr el-Dawar project in Egypt under the United Nations Clean Development Mechanism. The project...

First Solar hopes Italy sales up in 2011

First Solar Inc (FSLR.O), the world's top solar power company by market value, hopes to grow sales in Italy this year despite regulatory uncertainty...

Calls for Increased Biogas and Biofuel Production in East Africa

Anaerobic digestion and biogas experts are currently meeting in Kigali, Rwanda to discuss how regional capacity can be sustainably enhanced to increase biogas production,...

Tanzania looks to wind to boost hydro power

Tanzania is seeking international and local investors for wind electricity generation to boost power output in the country. The eligible firms will be required to...

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Australia solar Installation hits 40 GW

An IEA survey of solar power applications in Australia shows that the country installed 5.2 GW of solar capacity in 2024 and reached a...

Versiris Energy completes logistically tricky rooftop solar project

Versiris Energy completed a 575.36-kWDC rooftop solar project for a national commercial retail facility in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Versisis, a commercial solar developer and subsidiary...

Recurrent Energy Sells 275 MW Solar-Plus-Storage Project in New South Wales to European Investor

Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. and a global developer of solar and energy storage assets, has finalized the sale of its...

Azerbaijan seeks Chinese help in achieving “green” power dream

Azerbaijan is hoping China can play a big role in helping Baku fulfill its ambitions of building a “green energy corridor” to Europe. Azerbaijani officials...