Global investment in clean energy hit a record US$260bn in 2011, up 5% from the previous year as investment in solar grew by more than a third despite shrinking profit margins, some bankruptcies and flagging share prices.
AED12bn solar park for Dubai as it prepares to reduce energy imports and cut CO2 emissions nearly a third by 2030.
New photovoltaic installations reached 7.5GW in Germany in 2011, but the pace of installations could trigger at 15% cut in tariffs, warns Bundesnetzagentur.
TransCanada buys nine solar projects from Canadian Solar Solutions and enters the solar energy market.
Google invests US$94m in four solar energy projects, bringing its clean energy investments to US$915m.
Follow a rapid installation of new solar capacity, China further ups its solar targets by 50%.
NextEnergy Capital has started fundraising for ix:Africa, a EUR400m private equity impact fund dedicated to ethical investment in renewable energy, environmental business and clean technology projects in Africa.
As the UK’s big six energy suppliers invest in gas-powered capacity, renewables projects are set back.
Asian Development Bank grants Reliance Power US$48m loan to enter solar energy market.
Solar energy storage cuts out the need for a 200MW extra solar plant, says BrightSource.
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