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Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans to provide low-interest loans to companies that borrow residential rooftop space for solar power generation, the Nikkei newspaper reported today.

I read with interest and some anger the report of the proposed wind farm developments at Glencassley and Sallachy in Sutherland ("Tensions rise over wind farm plans for Highlands", The Herald, May 18). I read with interest and some anger the report of the ...

The SDLP Councillor continued, “Certainly in terms of the wider Northern Ireland economy the bottom line is that the cash generated through these wind turbine monstrosities, and I make no apology for that description, will not end up in local hands. “It will end ...

A Canadian biodiesel plant plans to crank out 7 million gallons of the green fuel a year, but none of it is intended for use north or south of the border. Biodiesel Magazine reports Biofuel Weiss Inc.'s Halifax, Nova Scotia, multifeedstock biodiesel refinery ...

City officials hope a new partnership with a global company they say will create hundreds of jobs within the next few years makes Adams a renewable energy leader in the region. The Adams City Council unanimously approved a development agreement ...

PLANS for a £1.5million hydroelectric power plant at Goring weir could be put forward for approval by the end of the year. The Goring and Streatley Sustainability Group wants to build turbines on the Thames about 500ft upstream from the bridge between the ...

MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (WFR) ’s SunEdison LLC unit is seeking funding from the World Bank ’s private-sector financing arm to build a 50-megawatt solar plant in Chile that plans to sell power at commercial rates.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) plans to invest as much as 50 billion yen ($487 million) in renewable energy projects in Japan in the next five years, tapping demand for electricity produced from solar and wind-power generators.

Goldman Sachs plans to pour about Y300 billion ($2.9 billion) into Japanese renewable energy projects over the next five years, having determined that a long-term scheme here to buy renewables at fixed rates will provide a stable source of income, the Nikkei reported in its Monday morning edition.

So far, none have been built, but zoning regulations are largely in place, and many landowners hope to cash in on the projects once wind turbine construction begins. Plans call for a wind farm in the northeastern and northwestern part of the county, mainly ...

BAKER CITY (AP) — Baker County commissioners have approved a contact with a firm that will complete the necessary paperwork to build a hydroelectric power plant southwest of Baker City. The county plans to build a 3.4-megawatt system at Mason Dam, ...

Kenana, Sudan's biggest sugar producer, plans to more than triple its ethanol output within two years to become a major biofuel exporter and intends to make a stock market offering in South Africa, its managing director said. Kenana, which is mainly owned ...

The International Hydropower Association (IHA) should not support Sarawak’s plans to build more mega-dams in Sarawak, says SAVE Rivers. MIRI: Save Sarawak Rivers Network (SAVE Rivers) is demanding that the International Hydropower Association (IHA) stop supporting the Sarawak state government and the state-owned energy utility Sarawak Energy Berhad(SEB)’s plans to build at least 12 additional

“Their market is alternative energy products, and that's not just solar panels, but that's also the water treatment technology that they have,” Ellisor said, noting the company will modify the solar panels to eliminate the need for chemicals in the wastewater ...