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25 January 2012
A 900 MW HVDC transmission link will connect North Sea wind farms to the German power grid.
05 August 2011
The Departments of Energy and of the Interior have announced US$26.6 million in funding for research and development in hydropower technology, including pumped storage hydropower.
06 April 2011
The Renewable Energy Focus team is at the European Wind Energy Association's annual conference and exhibition EWEA 2011.
14 March 2011
As part of a media partnership deal with the forthcoming Hannover Fair, we have managed to secure complimentary tickets for our readers...
04 March 2011
New York Power Authority (NYPA) allocated a US$7.5 million upgrade and expansion of a hydropower plant in Herkimer County, NY, underpinning 70 new jobs at Remington Arms Company’s plant.
01 February 2011
Hydrovolts Inc has entered into strategic partnerships with three other Washington companies to develop hydrokinetic turbines for canals and channels.
28 January 2011
The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) has released a state-by-state report on renewable energy in the 50 US states.
15 September 2010
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), a developer of river and ocean energy technology, says its Beta Power System has generated grid-compatible power from tidal currents at its site in Cobscook Bay, Eastport, Maine, USA. The company says this is the largest ocean energy device ever installed in US waters.
19 August 2010
Solar power could generate 126 TWh of renewable power around the world by 2020, more than the 108 TWh to be generated by geothermal facilities, according to the latest International Energy Outlook 2010 from the US Department of Energy.
28 July 2010
The Department of Energy (DoE) is awarding US$92 million to 42 research projects focusing on accelerating innovation in green and renewable energy.
13 July 2010
IHS estimates that cumulative renewables demand across all states with binding RPS policies will grow from an expected 137 TWh (terawatt-hours) in 2010 to 479 TWh by 2025.
06 July 2010
Renewable energy will continue to be the bright spot of the US economy in 2010 but could decline in coming years without public policy and finance to drive private capital investment, according analyst Datamonitor.
30 June 2010
The US departments of the Interior (DoI) and Energy (DoE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their working relationship on the future development of commercial renewable offshore energy projects on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
30 June 2010
The state of Alaska will offer loan guarantees for up to 80% of the value of renewable energy projects.
22 June 2010
The federal government has signed an agreement with ten states to establish an offshore wind energy consortium for the Atlantic Ocean.
08 June 2010
General Electric (GE) and Japanese trading house ITOCHU will form an alliance to develop wind and solar energy infrastructure.
04 June 2010
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the state of California will coordinate procedures and schedules for a review of hydrokinetic energy projects off the west coast.
02 June 2010
The New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) will provide US$11.3m to develop 25 renewable energy projects.
07 May 2010
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will facilitate licensing of small hydropower facilities by providing web-based tools to help developers understand the licensing process.
26 April 2010