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Solar - 03/06/2013
Acciona Microenergy Peru and the Inter-American Development Bank sign a major cooperation and financing agreement
Some 1,700 households in remote villages in the region of Cajamarca, Peru, will for the first time gain access to electricity with domestic PV solar units thanks to a Technical Cooperation and Loan Agreement signed between ACCIONA Microenergía Perú [ACCIONA Microenergy Peru] (AMP) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The loan will allow AMP to acquire domestic PV...[+] more
Companies - 03/06/2013
Ormazabal acquires Current, an American company which is a world reference in Smart Grid equipments
Ormazabal continues to invest in order to consolidate its position in the Smart Grids sector. The latest initiative in this regard has been the recent acquisition of the American company Current, which in recent years has become a benchmark at international level in Smart Grid solutions. This technology-based company, located in Maryland and with annual turnover of 10 million dollars, provides...[+] more
Companies - 03/06/2013
TenneT awards “DolWin3”project to Alstom, marking next step in Germany’s energy turnaround
Transmission System Operator TenneT has awarded the DolWin3 offshore project to Alstom. This project connects the North Sea wind farms to the mainland supergrid and has an investment volume of more than €1 billion. "With this project, we help to take the energy turnaround another step forward and make it possible for offshore wind energy to make an important contribution to our future energy...[+] more
Solar thermal - 03/04/2013
Spanish companies are involved in 64% of all the solar thermal projects being promoted or in construction worldwide
Spanish companies in the solar thermal sector are at this moment taking part in the promotion or construction of 2.037 MW outside Spain, which represents 64% of the promotion and construction initiatives that are being developed at the moment in international markets (of a total of 3,163 MW), according to Protermosolar figures. The Spanish companies are participating as developers of holders of...[+] more
Solar - 03/04/2013
Zigor Corporación performs the commissioning of the first On-grid PV Power Plant in Ecuador
On January 29th 2013 the Photovoltaic Power Plant of Paragachi was officially connected to the Ecuadorian Grid, a collaborative project between Zigor Corporación and Valsolar Ecuador. The 1MW power plant, first one of this kind to be connected to the country network, occupies 3.5 hectares and is located in the province of Imbabura, which is one of the areas with the highest solar...[+] more
Wind power - 03/04/2013
Gestamp Renewable Industries makes inroads into the hybrid tower business with their new hybrid tower division
Gestamp Renewable Industries (GRI) continues its growth process in the renewable energy sector, with the addition of the hybrid wind tower to its range of industrial products, thereby reflecting the group's growth strategy to become a leading global industrial supplier for the renewable energy market. After strong international growth with the opening of several wind energy...[+] more
Energy efficiency - 03/04/2013
The Spanish Committee approves the scope of reference for regulations on Smart Cities
The Smart Cities Technical Integration Committee, created on 10th December within AENOR and supported by SETSI, has approved the main scope of reference for preparing the technical regulations which will drive Smart Cities. This has been agreed in the second AEN/CTN 178 meeting held this morning at the headquarters of the Secretariat of State for Telecoms and Information Society (SETSI),...[+] more
Other renewable energies - 03/01/2013
Experts highlight the role of geothermics in improving energy efficiency
Experts in renewable energies pointed today to the potential of geothermics for improving energy efficiency n Spanish households during a conference organised by the Official Geologists' Society (ICOG in the Spanish acronym) and the Association of Renewable Energies Producers, APPA, during Genera 2013, the renewable energies trade fair. Under the title "Against the crisis,...[+] more
Sustainable mobility - 03/01/2013
Toshiba to Participate in Clean Energy Demonstration Project in U.S.
Toshiba Corporation (announced its participation in the Clay Terrace Plug-In Ecosystem Project in the U.S., a demonstration of a plug-in ecosystem that integrates solar photovoltaic power generation with a vehicle charging and battery storage system. The project start on February 1 in Clay Terrace, a major mall in Carmel, Indiana. The project was initiated by Energy System Network, an...[+] more
Event - 02/27/2013
Green Energy Technologies - the logical future of power industry
From 29th to 31st May 2013 in Sofia (Bulgaria), the SE European Eco Forum and Exhibition will bring together again top industry professionals from whole Europe. The event will transfer the most advanced technologies and know-how to the regional market and speed up its development. The Organizer Via Expo has upgraded the format of the 2013 edition which incorporates some hot topics: energy...[+] more
