Hyundai Heavy wins 16 MW wind power order from Finland
SEOUL, April 6 (Reuters) - Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd has won a 16 megawatt wind power project order from Finnish Power, the Korean company said on Wednesday.
The world's No.1 shipyard said in a statement that it would supply eight 2 MW wind turbines for a wind power farm in Finland, construction of which is scheduled to be completed in April 2012.
Germany plans multi-billion euro power plant revamp
FRANKFURT/HANOVER, Germany, April 4 (Reuters) - German firms plan to build or modernise 51 big power plants by 2019 as old capacity closes and Germany prepares scenarios likely to speed withdrawal from nuclear energy, industry group BDEW said on Monday. In addition to the 51, there are 15 other projects where the date of commissioning is not yet clear, BDEW said. It estimated that the 66 projects, taken together, involved investments of 50 billion euros ($71.11 billion).
Japan nuclear crisis spotlights prospects for renewables
SINGAPORE, March 31 (Reuters) - The threat of a meltdown at nuclear reactors in Japan has prompted scrutiny of renewable power options by many nations as growing public unease pushes top consumers to either go slow or halt any immediate expansion in nuclear power.
Japan, one of the world's top nuclear power generators and a key advocate of the technology, plans a review of policy to tap sources such as solar. China too may double its target for photovoltaic capacity over the next five years, and Taiwan is studying cutting nuclear output. Germany and Switzerland are either shutting older reactors or suspending approvals.
New technology makes hydrogen more viable car fuel
LONDON, Mar 31 (Reuters Life!) - A new technology that allows hydrogen to be stored in a cheap and practical way, could make its widespread use as a carbon-free alternative to petrol a reality, according to its developers.
The technology is based on a new way of producing nano-fibres from hydrides, materials that soak up hydrogen like a sponge, and then encapsulating them in tiny plastic beads so small they behave like a liquid.
Vestas surprises with 7 MW offshore wind turbine
LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) - Danish wind turbine maker Vestas unveiled a new giant 7-megawatt offshore turbine on Wednesday and said it expected it to be in serial production in early 2015.
Vestas, the world's biggest wind turbine manufacturer by market share, had only been expected to unveil a 6 MW turbine, not the towering 135-metre (443 feet) 7 MW unit, with its rotor diameter of 164 metres.
Hevel sees Russia solar market hotting up
MILAN, March 30 (Reuters) - Hevel Solar, building Russia's first thin film solar module manufacturing plant, sees its main market at home where renewable energy is set to grow, its senior executive said.
It plans to start up the plant in central Russia, some 600 km away from Moscow, early next year and reach full production capacity of 130 megawatts of photovoltaic panels a year in July 2012, Dmitry Pryakhin, deputy chief executive in charge of business development, said on Wednesday.
Botswana sees renewable feed-in tariffs for 2012
JOHANNESBURG, March 30 (Reuters) - Botswana will introduce renewable energy feed-in tariffs for electricity generation by March next year, a senior government official said on Wednesday.
Under such a scheme, renewable energy suppliers are paid for generating electricity to the country's national grid.
Botswana imports 72 percent of its power from South Africa state-owned power utility Eskom and has a total electricity demand of about 400 megawatts.
China renewable sector eyes govt support amid nuke safety fears
BEIJING, March 30 (Reuters) - Officials from China's renewable energy sector called for more government support on Wednesday as an ongoing reactor crisis in Japan put Beijing under increasing pressure to scale back its ambitious nuclear building plans.
Speaking at an industry conference, they said the promotion of clean energy sources such as wind, solar or hydropower could help fill the supply gap that might arise were China's nuclear programme to slow as a result of safety concerns.
Spain regulator halts subsidies for 350 solar plants
MADRID, March 30 (Reuters) - Spanish energy sector regulator CNE suspended subsidies for 350 solar plants with irregularities in their registration as electricity generators.
CNE has investigated 1,001 solar plants of a total of 8,201 it will probe, indicating that one in three plants it has looked at have not registered themselves properly as having the necessary installations to generate electricity. THe suspension was announced in a statement late on Tuesday.
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