Solar grid parity is considered the tipping point for solar power, when installing solar power will cost less than buying electricity from the grid.

Kyocera Corporation announced that it has supplied a photovoltaic solar power generating system for the Republic of Palau international airport.

Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) completed plans for Kuwait’s largest project to secure lighting at inland oil installations using solar power.

Green Beer Comes to Hale?s Ales with Installation of Hybrid Solar Thermal System.

Wind energy has begun to lead the way in alternative energy solutions. Manufacturers of wind turbines face challenges such as reducing downtimes and maintenance work.

Spanish wind power giant Gamesa announced that it had received an order for 200 megawatts (MW) worth of wind turbines for a wind farm.

Germany ranked first followed by Italy and Spain in terms of cumulative installed photovoltaic solar energy capacity.

Iberdrola and Gamesa have entered into a new wind power supply and maintenance framework deal. Iberdrola pledges to purchase 50% of its wind turbines from Gamesa Eolica between 2013 and 2022, or up to a total of 3800MW.

E.ON will invest EUR7 billion over the next five years into renewables energy, including three large offshore wind farm plants in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.

Western Wind Energy has declared that its 30 MW Mesa Wind Power situated near Palm Springs in California has implemented a Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA”).

Researchers at CSP Today have completed work on the Concentrated Solar Power India Map 2012, as part of the launch of the 3rd Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit India, taking place in New Delhi on 14-15 March.

Maharashtra State Power Generation Company expects to award the engineering and construction contract for concentrated solar power plant this week.

Wind energy is increasingly whipping up controversy as well as generating energy in Scotland. Planning applications for new onshore wind farm plants have risen by 100% in the past year.

The solar energy project was conducted in conjunction with Johnson Controls and Intelligent Green Solutions.

Wind power companies looking overseas to fuel their growth are met by funding bottlenecks in Europe and the United States that are likely to mean a decline in wind farm orders.

Mortenson Construction has developed a major national footprint in wind energy and solar energy, and is getting more than one-fourth of its revenue from renewable energy projects.

T-Solar Group has signed three loan agreements worth $145 million for building two photovoltaic solar energy plants.