The report features interviews with 3 industry experts and highlights where the challenges lie and what the future prospects are for wind energy in the medium to long term.

A team of students from San Juan College (New Mexico) are planning a photovoltaic (PV) installation at a medical clinic in the town of Sihurong, located on the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau.

Being the first listed company in China’s solar thermal industry, Sunrain will gain attention when it comes to energy conservation and the capital market.

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has a target for cost of electricity from Concentrating Solar Power of 6c/kWh.

Polysilicon, which consists of small silicon crystals, is the most complicated step in the solar value chain. It is a key component in solar (or photovoltaic) cells, which convert solar energy from light directly.

The Japan Wind Power Association expects that government efforts to promote the use of renewable energy won?t spur a notable increase in wind farm construction until around fiscal 2015.

The project will leverage smart solar power technology developed in the US by Petra Solar to generate electricity in a reliable way that stabilizes the grid and will potentially create jobs at several skill levels.

According to the figures Lamontagne released, the 57-megawatt Stetson I wind power facility generated about 154,000 megawatts in 2011.

Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) and Qatar Electricity & Water Company (QEWC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at exploring the possibilities of developing power generation using solar power.

Masdar Power is currently constructing the 100MW Shams One, one of the largest concentrated solar thermal power plants of its kind in the world.

Carsington Wind Energy, the group behind the wind turbines project, said work would begin in the week beginning 21 May in he wind farm.

The wind turbines will be installed on 120-meter-high concrete towers. The Company is strengthening its presence in Poland, where it has several wind energy projects under development.

Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Project recognized for its innovative approach, job creation and scale of clean energy production.

Apple said its North Carolina facility will be powered by a combination of photovoltaic solar energy, green fuel cells and other sources of renewable energy.

IDB in partnership with the ADB has signed a US$133 million agreement for long-term lease finance (Ijara) facility for the development of two wind power projects in the Sindh province of Pakistan.

Renewable power also includes production of electricity from water, wind energy and solar power. Indonesia is an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands and has many volcanoes.

The capacity from wind power in Japan increased about fivefold to 2.5 GW. The government expects power generation from wind turbines and other renewable energy sources to keep expanding.