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Alliance BioEnergy Plus Announces Completion of FEL 1 Engineering Stage for Commercial CTS Plant in Central Georgia

Alliance BioEnergy Plus, Inc. (the "Company") announced today the completion of FEL 1, the first of four engineering stages that are required to complete construction of the first commercial CTS plant to be located in central Georgia and expected to break ground this fall.

12 Aug 2015

Heartland Community Wind Project Raising Funds Despite Government Policy Changes on Renewable Energy

Against the backdrop of recent Government policy changes on renewable energy, one community wind project in Scotland has been quietly raising funds.

11 Aug 2015

Abengoa, Toshiba Selected as Preferred Bidders for New Tees Renewable Energy Plant Project

Abengoa, an international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, and Toshiba Corporation, have been selected as preferred bidders to build the Tees Renewable Energy Plant.

11 Aug 2015

U.S. Wind Energy Prices Hit New Lows

Wind energy pricing is at an all-time low, according to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Energy and prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). The prices offered by wind projects to utility purchasers averaged under 2.5¢/kWh for projects negotiating contracts in 2014, spurring demand for wind energy.

11 Aug 2015

Isolux Corsan Delivers 61.48MWp Aura II PV Solar Plant in Honduras

Isolux Corsan has delivered its first PV Solar project in Honduras on a budget of nearly $100m: the Aura II PV Solar Plant, which will produce 61.48 MWp and has been built within a tight window of only 7 months.

10 Aug 2015

Pattern Development to Commence Construction on Conejo Solar PV Power Project in Chile

Advancing into the solar power market, Pattern Energy Group LP ("Pattern Development" or the "Company") today announced the completion of approximately $205 million in project financing and the start of full construction on its Conejo Solar photovoltaic (PV) power project in Chile. The 122 megawatt (MW) Conejo Solar PV power project is being constructed approximately 30 kilometers east of Taltal in Chile's Atacama Desert.

10 Aug 2015

SkyPower, Grupo Uribe Enter JV to Form Solar Development Company in Mexico

SkyPower, the largest developer of solar PV energy projects in the world, is pleased to announce the formation of a joint venture with Grupo Uribe, a leading energy company based in Mexico with over 50 years of experience serving households, businesses and industries.

10 Aug 2015

Arise to Sell Construction-Ready 33MW Mombyåsen Wind Farm to Allianz Capital Partners

Arise AB (publ) (“Arise”), has entered into an agreement with a fund managed by Allianz Capital Partners (ACP), for the sale of the construction-ready 33 MW Mombyåsen wind farm (the “Project”). In addition to the sale, Arise will deliver civil and internal grid works under a turn-key contract as well as manage the construction, and once operational, operate the Project on behalf of ACP through asset management agreements.

7 Aug 2015

Atlantic Wind & Solar Enters into South Asia Region, Surpasses 1GW of Renewable Energy Projects

Atlantic Wind & Solar, Inc. announces its entrance into the South Asia region and marks a new milestone in its project pipeline size, now surpassing 1 GW of renewable energy projects. An increase of almost 100% over the previous year.

7 Aug 2015

Researchers Create Seafloor Chemical Gardens to Power Light Bulb

One of the key necessities for life on our planet is electricity. That's not to say that life requires a plug and socket, but everything from shrubs to ants to people harnesses energy via the transfer of electrons -- the basis of electricity. Some experts think that the very first cell-like organisms on Earth channeled electricity from the seafloor using bubbling, chimney-shaped structures, also known as chemical gardens.

7 Aug 2015