Green Giraffe Sees Funds Available for EU Offshore Wind Plans
Developers of offshore wind power stations in Europe will be able to find the “tens of billions of euros” they need to build the capacity planned even though banks are lending less, said Green Giraffe Energy Bankers.
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First Solar lays off 2,000 as Europe demand wanes
First Solar Inc. is laying off 2,000 workers and closing its plant in Frankfurt, Germany, in response to waning demand for solar panels and increased competition from China.
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Alstom Wind Chief Sees Turbine Growth in Brazil, Europe
“We’ve improved all our financial indicators this fiscal year” ending March compared with last year, including sales, order intake and operational performance, Alstom renewable unit chief Jerome Pecresse said in a March 15 interview. “We’re expecting growth to continue next year.”
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Solar industry faces subsidy cuts in Europe
Shiny black solar panels are as common a sight as baroque church spires in this industrial hub, thanks to government subsidies that have helped make Germany a world leader in solar technology. Now, sudden subsidy cuts here and elsewhere in Europe have thrown the industry into crisis just short of its ultimate goal: a price to generate solar energy that is no higher than fossil-fuel counterparts …
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CLIMATE SPECTATOR: Australia's twist in the wind
Australia’s wind resource is twice as powerful as that in Europe, where countries like Denmark are leading the way towards cleaner and more secure energy policy. So what are we waiting for? 13 Mar 2012 10:51 AM
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Solar Power in Europe
NEW YORK, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Solar Power in Europe http://www.reportlinker.com/p0788281/Solar-Power-in-Europe.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Solar_PhotovoltaicSolar …
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Investments in North American Wind Energy Installations Will Total $145 Billion through 2017, Forecasts Pike Research
Although the North American wind energy industry lags in key areas compared to Europe and Asia, falling costs and larger, more efficient turbines are helping give rise to a sense of cautious optimism.
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Interest in Distributed Energy Generation is Driving Growth in Small Wind Power, According to Pike Research
Small-scale wind power has a long history of successful development in both Western Europe and the United States. During the 18th and 19th century, it is estimated that some 100,000 windmills were scattered throughout Europe.
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Exclusive: Canadian Solar seeing spike in European demand
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Canadian Solar Inc is scrambling to ramp up production of solar panels to meet an unexpected surge in demand from Europe, Chief Executive Shawn Qu said on Tuesday. German customers, in particular, have increased orders in anticipation of a reduction in the government's subsidy for solar energy in the coming months, Qu told Reuters in an interview. "We have seen very …
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Meyer Burger Drops Amid German Solar-Subsidy Cuts: Zurich Mover
Meyer Burger Technology AG (MBTN) , Europe ’s largest maker of solar-panel equipment, fell the most in almost six weeks in Zurich trading as Germany said it will cut solar subsidies more frequently in an effort to slow installations that reached a record last year.
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