First Solar wins 160mw of module contracts in Turkey

First Solar, Inc. has announced that it has booked 160 MW of photovoltaic module sales in Turkey in the first half of 2016.

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Elon Musk Leads Tesla Effort to Build House Roofs Entirely out of Solar Panels

In latest clean energy plan, Tesla purchases SolarCity to make solar ‘shingles’: ‘It’s not a thing on the roof. It is the roof,’ CEO says A new venture spearheaded by Elon Musk will create house roofs made entirely of solar panels, in a sweeping expansion of Tesla’s clean energy ambitions. Tesla has finalized a $2.6bn […]

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DONG Energy welcomes consent decision for Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm

The Secretary of State for Energy has granted development consent for the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm, located 89 kilometres off the Yorkshire coast.

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Scottish Wind Could be 20% Cheaper

By: David Weston UK: The costs of onshore wind projects in Scotland could by cut by £150 million a year by reducing cost barriers, according to a new report. The “Onshore Wind in Scotland” report by consultancy Everoze, commissioned by trade body Scottish Renewables, identified ten barriers that could markedly reduce costs of Scotland’s 7GW […]

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Karma Aims to Challenge Tesla With Solar-Boosted Hybrid

By: David Welch, Bloomberg Karma Automotive LLC, the Chinese-owned carmaker once known as Fisker Automotive, has taken another step in its resurrection with the online reveal of its plug-in hybrid sedan that seeks to compete with Tesla’s Model S electric car. The rebooted automaker has revealed the all-new Revero, which will cost more than the $115,000 […]

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National Trust historic home fitted with biomass boilers

An historic mansion housing one of the world’s finest collections of antique miniatures is reaping the benefits of being heated by the latest in 21st Century green technology.

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Audi Is Developing a New Regenerative Energy Technology for Its Cars

By: Stephen Lacey Think energy regeneration, and usually innovations in the powertrain come to mind. With a prototype named “eROT,” Audi has applied the same principles to the chassis, or more specifically, the dampers of a vehicle, in order to recuperate energy transferred through the vehicle’s chassis as it encounters undulations and imperfections along the […]

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