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US energy giant reveals plans to expand smart grid project to deploy solar panels on customers' buildings capable of feeding power back into the grid
14 May 2008
Clean energy provider aims to distinguish between zero carbon renewable energy and low carbon CHP and biomass projects
12 May 2008
Giant $5.5bn project to add over two gigawatts of wind power to hydro capacity
12 May 2008UN report backed by latest figures from wind and solar sectors
09 May 2008End to silicon supply bottlenecks promises steady decline in solar costs
06 May 2008Administration offers up to $60m in funding over five years to support projects aiming to enhance efficiency of solar thermal technologies
02 May 2008But critics claim government must step up financial support for offshore wind projects if it is to avoid further delays
02 May 2008Gordon Brown faces biggest backbench rebellion yet over energy bill amendment demanding feed in tariff for micro-renewables
01 May 2008Government hopeful plans for giant offshore wind farm will continue, but partners accuse oil giant of introducing new element of risk to £2bn project
01 May 2008Solar thermal specialist announces plans to ramp up production of solar collector
30 Apr 2008Sunrgi's claims proprietary solar concentrator technology will generate energy costing just five cents per kilowatt hour
30 Apr 2008Private equity giant aims to use €261m Gamesa Solar acquisition as springboard for new European green energy group
29 Apr 2008New green parking meters highlight feasibility of solar-enabled traffic infrastructure
28 Apr 2008VAT and import duty on turbine parts refunded as part of plan to deliver 10 per cent of energy from renewable sources by 2010
28 Apr 2008Businesses asked for input to shape new EU Offshore Wind Energy Action Plan
25 Apr 2008OptiSolar's giant 550MW facility would be 40 times larger than current largest solar farm
25 Apr 2008Npower submits planning application for pilot wave-energy project off coast of Scottish island
25 Apr 2008Blow up solar panels promise cheap source of hot water that could pay for itself in six months
24 Apr 2008Sungevity is to exploit Microsoft Virtual Earth satellite images as it seeks to take Dell-style automated sales processes into solar panel market, promising a 10 per cent cut in costs for domestic customers
22 Apr 2008Google-backed solar thermal start up promises to have demonstration site up and running by end of the year
22 Apr 2008Design breakthrough trebles efficiency of Zinc Oxide solar cells, boffins say new dye sensitised approach could slash costs
21 Apr 2008
Installing solar panels can still be an expensive business, but as Rick Daubenspeck argues, new leasing options are making the technology increasingly affordable 06 May 2008
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