enXco has been contracted to develop, construct, own and operate a 1.8-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) array in an agreement with Hall’s Corporation. enXco will own and operate the system and supply the project’s output to Hall’s Warehouse Corporation under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) on a net-metering basis.
enXco expects construction on the facility to [...]
Archive for June, 2008
enXco Signs PPA for Solar Project
Posted in Economics, Solar Energy on 2008-06-30 | No Comments »
Ormat Makes Geothermal Deal in Turkey
Posted in Economics, Europe, Geothermal on 2008-06-30 | No Comments »
Ormat Technologies Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries has entered into a supply contract for a new geothermal power plant to be constructed in Turkey. The contract is valued at approximately US $16 million and delivery of the equipment is expected to be completed within 16 months from the contract date.
The customer, Menderes Geothermal [...]
Siltronic Samsung Wafer Begins Production
Posted in Economics, Solar Energy on 2008-06-30 | No Comments »
Siltronic Samsung Wafer Pte. Ltd., a joint venture of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Siltronic AG — part of Wacker Chemie AG — has announced that it has commissioned and started production at a new silicon wafer production plant in Singapore.
By 2010, the joint venture plans to reach a monthly production capacity of 300,000 wafers [...]
UK Launches New Blueprint for Renewables
Posted in CO2-Emission, Energy, Europe, Policy on 2008-06-30 | No Comments »
The UK government has set out a national renewable energy blueprint designed to slash carbon emissions and reduce dependency on oil and gas. UK Business Secretary John Hutton outlined the proposals that are likely to include up to a third of electricity coming from renewable sources as well as significant increases in the use of [...]
Narrowing the Transatlantic Climate Divide: A Roadmap for Progress
Posted in CO2-Emission, Climate, Policy on 2008-06-30 | No Comments »
G8 countries meeting in Hokkaido, Japan on 7-9 July should strive to bridge the gap that exists between them on proposals to tackle climate change, argues Nigel Purvis of Climate Advisers in a June 2008 policy paper for the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
Narrowing the Transatlantic Climate Divide: A Roadmap for Progress
Electronics makers want incentives to green product lines
Posted in CO2-Emission, Economics, Europe, Policy on 2008-06-30 | No Comments »
Europe’s electronics and electrical engineering industries say they can make big contributions to cutting EU CO2 emissions, especially through energy efficiency improvements. But investment incentives and greater certainty on exemptions to emissions rules are needed, they say.
Electronics makers want incentives to green product lines
Study sheds light on ICT sector’s carbon footprint
Posted in CO2-Emission, Climate on 2008-06-30 | No Comments »
The rapid uptake of computers, mobile phones and the Internet in the emerging world is set to double the industry’s CO2 emissions by 2020, according to the first comprehensive study on the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on the world’s climate.
Study sheds light on ICT sector’s carbon footprint
Climate change agenda heats up for Garnaut
Posted in CO2-Emission, Climate, Policy on 2008-06-30 | No Comments »
TODAY is the unofficial start of the Government’s July festival of climate-change policy. Professor Ross Garnaut opens the show today when he delivers the long-awaited draft report of his climate-change review to be issued publicly at the Canberra Press Club on Friday.
A day earlier, economist and Reserve Bank board member Warwick McKibbin will issue a [...]
UN Chief Wants Bigger Japan Role In Fighting Climate Change
Posted in CO2-Emission, Climate, Policy on 2008-06-30 | No Comments »
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged Japan Sunday to take a greater lead in the fight against climate change, as the nation prepares to host next month’s Group of Eight summit.
In a speech at Kyoto University, Ban said Japan, the world’s second-largest economy and a leader in green technology, had a “moral and political [...]
China calls for help on climate change
Posted in CO2-Emission, Climate, Policy on 2008-06-30 | No Comments »
Addressing climate change head-on is in China’s best interests, but it needs developed countries to do their fair share, President Hu Jintao said in a speech reported by the Xinhua news agency on Saturday.
Hu called on developed countries to step up efforts on emission reduction, and provide financial and technical support for developing countries.
China will [...]
