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Avent Lidar Technology announced today the public release of the first independently developed power curve measurement procedure for the new nacelle-mounted LIDARs, following a three year project.
The project has been conducted by a consortium made of DTU Wind Energy (formerly Risø Wind Energy Department), DONG Energy, Siemens Wind Power and Avent Lidar Technology, and funded by the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP). The procedure provides the ba...
Wind
- May 21, 2013
Hydropower frenzy threatens Carpathian mountains: WWF
The frenzy to build hydropower stations across the Carpathian mountains poses an "imminent" threat to biodiversity in Eastern Europe, conservationist group WWF warned Monday.
"The planned construction of thousands of hydropower stations across the Carpathian mountains presents an imminent threat to hundreds of streams and rivers", the WWF said in a press release, ten years after seven Eastern European countries signed a convention to protect the unique mountain range.
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Hydro
- May 20, 2013
Philippines approves three new wind farms
The Philippines has approved three wind farm projects that will generate 208 megawatts, enough to power more than 40,000 middle-class homes, an energy official said on Monday.
The wind projects will be the first to benefit from an incentive scheme which aims to ensure half the country's energy comes from renewable sources by 2030, compared with about 39 percent currently, the official said.
The three projects are due to be operational by early 2015, said Mario Marasigan, the energ...
Wind
- May 20, 2013
Asia-Pacific leaders warn of water conflict threat
Fierce competition for water could trigger conflict unless nations cooperate to share the diminishing resource, leaders from Asia-Pacific nations warned Monday.
From Central to Southeast Asia, regional efforts to secure water have sparked tensions between neighbours reliant on rivers to sustain booming populations.
Breakneck urbanisation, climate change and surging demand from agriculture have heaped pressure on scarce water supplies, while the majority of people in Asia-Pacific still...
General News
- May 20, 2013
Goldman Sachs to invest in Japan green energy
US investment banking giant Goldman Sachs said Monday it will start investing in Japanese renewable energy projects, with a reported $2.9 billion outlay over the next five years.
The injection comes after Japan's government stepped into the green power market to set minimum prices in a bid to encourage the sector as the country seeks to rebalance its post-Fukushima energy mix.
A wholly owned unit in Tokyo said it will invest in a solar power generation project in Ibaraki prefectur...
Energy Efficiency
- May 20, 2013
Malaysia hydropower meeting to open amid controversy
The world hydroelectric industry's decision to meet in a Malaysian state where dams have uprooted rainforests and native peoples is drawing bitter fire from environmental and tribal groups.
The International Hydropower Association's (IHA) four-day biennial meeting to push "sustainable hydropower" opens Tuesday in Kuching, the languid capital of Sarawak state on Borneo island, and a highly contentious choice.
Sarawak's powerful boss is widely accused of felling hu...
Hydro
- May 20, 2013
Global enhanced oil recovery market to produce 2.943 Million Barrels per day in 2013
The new report, The Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Market 2013-2023: Thermal, Gas and Chemical Production, indicates that the global EOR market will see production of 2.943 million barrels per day in 2013.
The lead analyst of the report commented that: ‘The current era of high oil prices is generating a great deal of interest in enhanced oil recovery methods, and the industry is undergoing a period of strong growth. Each of the three main categories of EOR (thermal, gas and chemical) i...
Oil and Gas
- May 17, 2013
Aleo solar AG today announced that its modules have been certified for a “Made in Europe” bonus. This means that photovoltaic operators in France who use aleo modules will enjoy a feed-in-tariff bonus of up to ten percent. The VDE testing institute has certified that aleo modules are manufactured within the European Economic Area. All stages of production – from soldering the cells through to lamination and electrical testing – take place in Prenzlau (in the German fed...
Solar
- May 17, 2013
