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U.S. Leads Ranking of Top 25 Countries for Global Biofuels Production Capacity

The U.S. concluded 2010 as the top renewable ethanol producing country, according to the Global Biofuels Outlook to 2020, recently released from Hart Energy...

Prairie grass-based biofuels could meet half current fuel demand without affecting forests, food

Biofuels could meet up to half the world's current fuel consumption without affecting food production or forests, argues a study published last month in...

Argentina claims fourth place in biodiesel rankings

According to a report by the Argentine Renewable Energies Chamber (CADER) entitled "State of the Biodiesel Industry 2010”, the South American country went from...

THE DEAL: Castle Rock Vineyards Harvests the Sun

Solar photovoltaic energy systems benefit by having few if any moving parts. They are about as plug and play as you can get. But...

Bolivia Plans Wind Power, Other Renewable Energy Build-out

Bolivia hopes to install 700 MW of wind power capacity during years from 2011-2020 as South America's poorest nation works to diversify its energy...

China sends ethanol-powered cars to Brazil

Chinese automaker Jianghuai Automobile Company (JAC) has shipped 500 ethanol-powered cars to Brazil, the first of 620,000 it has contracted to export to the...

US Solar Institute Announces New License from FL Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation

US Solar Institute reports earning a license from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation for continuing education credit units (CEU). These units...

The Big List: 2010's Biggest Renewable Energy Projects

Renewable energy development continued at a good pace this year, with record-breaking projects announced almost as often as once per week. The editors of...

Analysts Predict PV Installations To Double In 2011

Evolution Solar cheered a new report this week that claims that the number of solar photovoltaic installations in North America is likely to double...

Grasses Have Potential As Alternate Ethanol Crop

Money may not grow on trees, but energy could grow in grass. Researchers at the University of Illinois have completed the first extensive geographic...

South Korea plans $8.2bn offshore push

South Korea's government has announced plans to invest $8.2 billion over the next nine years in the development of offshore wind farms. The country's Ministry...

Enel to sell wind power in U.S.

Enel Green Power (EGP), the renewable energy arm of Italy's biggest utility Enel, has agreed to sell power to be generated by its new...

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China CORNEX signed cooperation agreement with the Italian Cestari Group

On November 13, CORNEX signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Italian company Cestari Group in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. According to the agreement,...

Solar Leader Enphase Energy Cutting 500 Jobs

California-based Enphase Energy, a company known for its solar power and electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, announced it is laying off about 500 workers....

Cincinnati’s solar array powers city operations, tens of thousands of homes

A sprawling solar array in Highland County now powers 20% of Cincinnati's operations and tens of thousands of homes. Cincinnati’s 900-acre solar farm was completed...

1.2-GW solar panel assembly facility to open in Puerto Rico

A contract solar panel assembly facility will soon open in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, that will supply the utility-scale market on the island and hopefully...