April 10, 2015:
Vancouver announces goal to have 100% of its electricity, heating/cooling and transport be powered from renewable sources. (
The Guardian)
December 1, 2014: Poll shows that 89% of Australians support the current 20% by 2020
renewable energy target despite government considering reducing it. (
The Guardian)
November 29, 2014: The 74MW Sishen Solar Facility in
South Africa is connected to the grid. (
Moneyweb)
November 24, 2014: The 30MW Talara wind farm in
Peru is inaugurated. (
Peruvian Times)
November 17, 2014: The 50MW Chiripa Wind Farm inaugurated in Costa Rica. (
Recharge)
July 2, 2012 -
China quadruples 2015 Solar Energy Target to 21 GW. (
REW)
April 6, 2012 - In five states in the U.S.,
wind power contributed 10 percent or more of electricity generation in 2011. South Dakota is the leading state, with wind power contributing 22 percent of its power generation.
February 9, 2012 - The 367 MW
Walney Wind Farm, the world's largest offshore
wind farm, was officially opened by the new UK energy secretary,
Ed Davey, MP. (
Telegraph)
February 7, 2012 - China installed 18
gigawatts of
wind turbines in 2011, followed by the U.S. with 6.8 gigawatts and India’s 3 gigawatts, to bring
wind power capacity to 238 gigawatts worldwide. (
Bloomberg)
January 29, 2012 - 27 GW of solar
photovoltaic (PV) capacity was commissioned in 2011, bringing the world total to an estimated 67 GW of global PV capacity at the end of 2011. (
REVE)
December 14, 2011 - New survey shows that 74% of UK's population want more investment in
solar power and 56% want more investment in
wind power. (
The Guardian)
November 23, 2011 – The
IEA said the renewable electricity sector has grown rapidly in the past five years and now provides nearly 20 percent of the world's power generation. (
Reuters)
November 1, 2011 –
International Energy Agency chief economist Faith Birol said that cutting the current $409 billion fossil fuel subsidies would help renewable energies get more market share and reduce CO2 emissions. (
Oilprice.com)
September 20, 2011 – Developers installed 314 megawatts of solar
photovoltaic power in the second quarter, an increase of 69 percent on the same period last year. (
Bloomberg)
September 20, 2011 – More than 100,000 Americans are employed in the US solar industry, twice as many as in 2009. (
Bloomberg)
July 19, 2011 – In 2010,
renewable energy investment reached a record $211 billion, about one-third more than the $160 billion invested in 2009. (
REW)
July 19, 2011 –
Renewable energy accounted for about half of the 194 gigawatts of new installed generating capacity in 2010. (
REW)
April 6, 2011 – The share of domestic U.S. energy production derived from
renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass/biofuels, geothermal, solar, water, wind) rose to 10.9% in 2010, up from 10.6% in 2009. (
REW)
April 4, 2011 – California utilities do not meet their 2010
renewable energy goal of 20%, but
PG&E generated 17.7% of the electricity it sold in 2010 from renewable sources. (
REW)
March 25, 2011 – The
German solar photovoltaics (PV) industry installed 7,400 MW from nearly one-quarter million individual systems in 2010, and there is now 16,500 MW of solar PV capacity on line in Germany. (
REW)
March 7, 2011 – Canadian renewable energy companies
Magma Energy and
Plutonic Power merge under name Alterra Power Corp.
March 7, 2011 – Iceland is conducting a feasibility study into building a 1,170 km power line to enable
renewable energy export to Europe. (
Bloomberg)
January 11, 2011 – "Round 3"
offshore wind farm projects are in the pipeline in the UK, including
Dogger Bank at 9,000 MW, Norfolk Bank (7,200 MW), and Irish Sea (4,200 MW). (
REM)
January 11, 2011 – New global investment in
clean energy reached $243 billion in 2010, up from $186 billion in 2009. (
REW)
January 11, 2011 – In 2010, China installed 16,000
megawatts (MW) of
wind power capacity, compared with 5,000 MW for the U.S. (
NYT)
2010
December 28, 2010 – Canada’s expanded
Sarnia Photovoltaic Power Plant, with a 97 MW capacity, became the world's largest PV power plant. (
REW)
December 22, 2010 – The 106
megawatt Shady Oaks Wind Project, in Illinois, will be the first large U.S.
wind farm to use Chinese-made turbines. (
China Daily)
November 30, 2010 – Investment in
wind power in China at record high, representing around half of global
wind energy investment. (
REW)
October 19, 2010 –
1366 Technologies has found a simpler way to produce
silicon wafers for
solar cells, resulting in an expected cost reduction of 40% below current methods. (
NYT)
October 19, 2010 – The
World Wind Energy Association states that global
wind power capacity reached 175 GW by mid-2010 and is heading for 200 GW by the year-end. (
REW)
October 4, 2010 –
Renewable energy sources provided 11.14% of domestic U.S. energy production during the first six months of 2010. (
REW)
September 24, 2010 – Solar
photovoltaic (PV) cell manufacturers produced a record 10,700 megawatts of
solar cells globally in 2009, a 51-percent increase from the year before. (
REW)
September 8, 2010 – China has succeeded the U.S. as the most attractive country for renewable energy investments, according to
Ernst & Young. (
REW)
August 27, 2010 – Construction is underway on the world's largest
solar cell manufacturing plant in Taiwan, which will produce 3.4 GW of cells per year. (
REW)
April 10, 2015:
Vancouver announces goal to have 100% of its electricity, heating/cooling and transport be powered from renewable sources. (
The Guardian)
December 1, 2014: Poll shows that 89% of Australians support the current 20% by 2020
renewable energy target despite government considering reducing it. (
The Guardian)
November 29, 2014: The 74MW Sishen Solar Facility in
South Africa is connected to the grid. (
Moneyweb)
November 24, 2014: The 30MW Talara wind farm in
Peru is inaugurated. (
Peruvian Times)
November 17, 2014: The 50MW Chiripa Wind Farm inaugurated in Costa Rica. (
Recharge)
July 2, 2012 -
China quadruples 2015 Solar Energy Target to 21 GW. (
REW)
April 6, 2012 - In five states in the U.S.,
wind power contributed 10 percent or more of electricity generation in 2011. South Dakota is the leading state, with wind power contributing 22 percent of its power generation.
February 9, 2012 - The 367 MW
Walney Wind Farm, the world's largest offshore
wind farm, was officially opened by the new UK energy secretary,
Ed Davey, MP. (
Telegraph)
February 7, 2012 - China installed 18
gigawatts of
wind turbines in 2011, followed by the U.S. with 6.8 gigawatts and India’s 3 gigawatts, to bring
wind power capacity to 238 gigawatts worldwide. (
Bloomberg)
January 29, 2012 - 27 GW of solar
photovoltaic (PV) capacity was commissioned in 2011, bringing the world total to an estimated 67 GW of global PV capacity at the end of 2011. (
REVE)
December 14, 2011 - New survey shows that 74% of UK's population want more investment in
solar power and 56% want more investment in
wind power. (
The Guardian)
November 23, 2011 – The
IEA said the renewable electricity sector has grown rapidly in the past five years and now provides nearly 20 percent of the world's power generation. (
Reuters)
November 1, 2011 –
International Energy Agency chief economist Faith Birol said that cutting the current $409 billion fossil fuel subsidies would help renewable energies get more market share and reduce CO2 emissions. (
Oilprice.com)
September 20, 2011 – Developers installed 314 megawatts of solar
photovoltaic power in the second quarter, an increase of 69 percent on the same period last year. (
Bloomberg)
September 20, 2011 – More than 100,000 Americans are employed in the US solar industry, twice as many as in 2009. (
Bloomberg)
July 19, 2011 – In 2010,
renewable energy investment reached a record $211 billion, about one-third more than the $160 billion invested in 2009. (
REW)
July 19, 2011 –
Renewable energy accounted for about half of the 194 gigawatts of new installed generating capacity in 2010. (
REW)
April 6, 2011 – The share of domestic U.S. energy production derived from
renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass/biofuels, geothermal, solar, water, wind) rose to 10.9% in 2010, up from 10.6% in 2009. (
REW)
April 4, 2011 – California utilities do not meet their 2010
renewable energy goal of 20%, but
PG&E generated 17.7% of the electricity it sold in 2010 from renewable sources. (
REW)
March 25, 2011 – The
German solar photovoltaics (PV) industry installed 7,400 MW from nearly one-quarter million individual systems in 2010, and there is now 16,500 MW of solar PV capacity on line in Germany. (
REW)
March 7, 2011 – Canadian renewable energy companies
Magma Energy and
Plutonic Power merge under name Alterra Power Corp.
March 7, 2011 – Iceland is conducting a feasibility study into building a 1,170 km power line to enable
renewable energy export to Europe. (
Bloomberg)
January 11, 2011 – "Round 3"
offshore wind farm projects are in the pipeline in the UK, including
Dogger Bank at 9,000 MW, Norfolk Bank (7,200 MW), and Irish Sea (4,200 MW). (
REM)
January 11, 2011 – New global investment in
clean energy reached $243 billion in 2010, up from $186 billion in 2009. (
REW)
January 11, 2011 – In 2010, China installed 16,000
megawatts (MW) of
wind power capacity, compared with 5,000 MW for the U.S. (
NYT)
2010
December 28, 2010 – Canada’s expanded
Sarnia Photovoltaic Power Plant, with a 97 MW capacity, became the world's largest PV power plant. (
REW)
December 22, 2010 – The 106
megawatt Shady Oaks Wind Project, in Illinois, will be the first large U.S.
wind farm to use Chinese-made turbines. (
China Daily)
November 30, 2010 – Investment in
wind power in China at record high, representing around half of global
wind energy investment. (
REW)
October 19, 2010 –
1366 Technologies has found a simpler way to produce
silicon wafers for
solar cells, resulting in an expected cost reduction of 40% below current methods. (
NYT)
October 19, 2010 – The
World Wind Energy Association states that global
wind power capacity reached 175 GW by mid-2010 and is heading for 200 GW by the year-end. (
REW)
October 4, 2010 –
Renewable energy sources provided 11.14% of domestic U.S. energy production during the first six months of 2010. (
REW)
September 24, 2010 – Solar
photovoltaic (PV) cell manufacturers produced a record 10,700 megawatts of
solar cells globally in 2009, a 51-percent increase from the year before. (
REW)
September 8, 2010 – China has succeeded the U.S. as the most attractive country for renewable energy investments, according to
Ernst & Young. (
REW)
August 27, 2010 – Construction is underway on the world's largest
solar cell manufacturing plant in Taiwan, which will produce 3.4 GW of cells per year. (
REW)