Masdar Set to Capitalise on International Adoption of Renewable Energy

Masdar chief executive Dr. Sultan Al Jaber announced that Masdar, a multi-faceted future energy initiative wholly owned by the Mubadala Development Company, is well-positioned to capitalise on the “undeniable momentum and long term viability” of renewable energy technology in his keynote speech at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi. Dr.... 

Petroplus Announces an Incident at its Ingolstadt Refinery

Petroplus Holdings AG announced that an incident occurred at its Ingolstadt refinery. At approximately 23:15 Central European Time (CET) yesterday, a fire occurred at a reflux pump associated with the crude oil unit. Refinery and local emergency response teams responded to the incident and the fire was immediately brought under control and extinguished... 

German Solar Integrator Agrees to Purchase Solar Modules from Solar Power, Inc.

Solar Power, Inc. has completed its first sale to a prominent German solar integrator of its photovoltaic solar modules for use in the integrator’s Germany-based installation projects. An initial supply of SPI’s 200-watt panels was shipped to the integrator at the end of December 2008. The transaction follows IEC certification in early December... 

Atlas Copco to Supply Worlds First Floating LNG Plant

Atlas Copco has won a multi-million USD contract to supply six turboexpander compressors for a new type of application related to liquefied natural gas (LNG). The customer, Norway-based KANFA Aragon A.S., part of the Sevan Marine Group, will use the equipment for the world’s first floating natural gas liquefaction plant. Installed aboard a so-called... 

Euro BioEnergy Holdings Acquires German Biomass Power Plant Biomasse HKW Herbrechtingen

Euro BioEnergy Holdings, a European biomass development platform, today announced the acquisition of German biomass power plant Biomasse Heizkraftwerk Herbrechtingen GmbH from its former owners Sturm Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Fortum Power Holding B.V., and Ingenieurburo Oskar von Miller GmbH. Financial details were not disclosed. Biomasse Heizkraftwerk... 

New Hydropower Plant in Nepal Completed With German Development Cooperation Funds

In a ceremony attended by representatives of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and KfW Entwicklungsbank, the Government of Nepal has inaugurated and put into operation the Middle Marsyangdi hydropower plant situated west of the capital Kathmandu. KfW Entwicklungsbank financed the power plant on behalf of the... 

Global Earth Energy, Inc. Announces Plans to Export Biodiesel Fuel to Europe

Global Earth Energy, Inc. anticipates the opportunity to export the biodiesel produced at their chemical plant in Leland, NC. Due to the increase in taxes on biodiesel in Germany, there has been a decrease in the production of the alternative energy fuel. With the decline of sales and production overseas, there is an excess amount of feedstock, the... 

SunPower and City Solar Sign 100-Megawatt, Three-Year Customer Agreement

SunPower Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced it has signed a customer contract with German solar power plant integrator City Solar Kraftwerke AG. Over the next three years, SunPower will provide City Solar with solar panels and commercial rooftop and ground... 

Biofuel Plantations on Tropical Forestlands Are Bad for the Climate and Biodiversity, Study Finds

Keeping tropical rain forests intact is a better way to combat climate change than replacing them with biofuel plantations, a study in the journal Conservation Biology finds. The study reveals that it would take at least 75 years for the carbon emissions saved through the use of biofuels to compensate for the carbon lost through forest conversion. And... 

Sunrise Consulting Group Inc. Prepares to Move Quickly into Huge and Growing Solar Energy Market

Sunrise Consulting Group Inc. is moving quickly to establish itself as a major player in the fast-growing international solar energy market. Last week the company announced its plans to purchase up to 60% of Sunrise Solartech Co. Ltd., and since that time Sunrise Consulting has been working diligently to finalize funding of its expansion plans. Sunrise...