Renewable Power for Business

Africa's largest photovoltaic plant opens for business
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22 April — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, has opened the largest photovolatic plant in Africa. The US$32 million facility in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania has a …
Cost competitiveness will boost renewables uptake
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24 April — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

Renewables will account for between 69% and 74% of new global power capacity by 2030 says new research. According to analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the annual …
Would micro-CHP be suitable for the Department for Work and Pensions' 800 Jobcentre Plus offices?
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27 Feb. — started by Lucinda Broad, 2degrees

The UK Department for Work and Pensions is keen to further reduce its energy costs and environmental impacts and is interested in identifying whether small-scale (micro) CHP …
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Biomass; friend or foe?
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7 March — started by James Pollington, BAE Surface Ship Support

Hi I'd like to understand more about the biomass debate. Is recent discussion around liquid biofuels undermining the case for solid biomass or is the use of wood fuel to …
Bentley installs UK’s largest roof mounted photovoltaic system
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15 April — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

Bentley Motors is installing the UK’s largest roof mounted solar panel system. The 20,000 panels on the roof of its factory in Crewe will have a capacity of 5MW and could …
21st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Copenhagen, June 3-7, 2013
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15 April — added by Irina Zerchaninova, Russian Association of Wind Power Industry

This event is to be like a course of bio-based economy. Its programme reflects scientific and applied aspects of practically all directions for biomass production and biomass …
Is solar PV cheaper than buying electricity from the grid?
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19 Feb. — written by Chris Sowerbutts, Southern Solar

How much does solar PV really cost, asks Chris Sowerbutts. Solar doesn’t make sense without subsidies. My uncle (who happens to work for the oil and gas industries) repeated …
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BP puts US wind business for sale signaling further retreat from renewables market
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4 April — written by Lucinda Broad, 2degrees

Oil giant BP has continued its retreat from the renewable energy market by putting its US wind farm business up for sale. The British oil business, whose wind farm operation …
How is General Motors benefiting from solar power?
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15 Feb. — added by Lucinda Broad, 2degrees

Last autumn, the Solar Energy Industries Association ranked General Motors (GM) as one of the top corporate generators of solar power in the United States. In this webinar …
SW at risk of missing out on 24,000 renewable energy jobs by 2020
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3 April — added by Alastair Mumford, Regen SW

A new report by Regen SW, "Potential Energy - Potential Jobs: building a low carbon economy in south west England" reveals we are at risk of missing out on the opportunity to …