New Energy-Jobs:
Wind - BayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbH (BayWa r.e.) has sold Speckberg Wind Farm in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, to an infrastructure fund with an investment volume of around EUR 500 million, which is managed by B Capital Partners for an institutional investor. The total installed output of the wind farm with its 14 wind turbines is 28 megawatts (MW). BayWa r.e. was responsible for both the development and turnkey construction of the wind farm, and will continue to manage its economical and technical operations.
source: BayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbH

New Energy-Jobs:
Wind - Aachen 19th-20th of March 2013 - The high speed of development within the wind energy sector leads to new challenges in the field of wind turbine (WT) drive trains. Regarding the little long term experience with the actual power level of WTs, developments in the range of control, design and test procedures must be furthered and new test facilities have to be made accessible to increase the reliability of WT.
Source: RWTH Aachen

First juwi project in Egypt / A solar power plant, four small wind turbines and a battery storage generate a clean 24/7 energy supply for a wadi’s water pumps. A combination of wind and solar power generates enough clean electricity for driving several water pumps and a desalination plant. Wadi El-Natrun/Wörrstadt, 15. November 2012. Temperatures way above 40 degree Celsius and desert as far as the eye can see. In the middle of this wasteland of yellow dunes, halfway between Cairo and Alexandria, lies Wadi El-Natrun: A green oasis where tomato bushes, olive trees and date shrubs grow. Piece by piece busy farmers reclaim fertile farmland from the desert - also with help from the juwi group.
source: juwi Holding AG

The growth in the construction market worldwide is giving rise to a surge in demand for concrete products, concrete pipes and shafts as well as precast components. This demand is in turn boosting developments among the manufacturers of the machinery and plant that is used to produce these components. At bauma in Munich, between April 15 and 21, 2013, a whole range of new products made of concrete and other materials will be on show at the booths of systems suppliers and components specialists, across the spectrum from newcomers to market leaders.
source: Messe München GmbH

 Biogas - 10. October 2012 Several Slovak investor groups are interested in investing in biogas plants and have chosen MT-Energie, a specialist for biogas technology, as their partner. The company was contracted to build twelve biogas plants. The order volume for the implementation is in the tens of millions. The plant size is between 500 kW and 1 MW of electrical power.
The proposed input materials are mainly substrates from agricultural production such as manure, slurry, dry chicken dung, sugar beet pulp as well as grass and maize silage.
Quelle: Bielefelder Verlag GmbH & Co. KG Richard Kaselowsky

Photovoltaik - WASHINGTON - As part of the Energy Department’s SunShot Initiative, which aims to drive solar energy to be cost-competitive with other energy sources by 2020, Secretary Steven Chu announced today new investments totaling $10 million over five years for two university-led projects to advance innovative concentrating solar power (CSP) system technologies. CSP technologies use mirrors to reflect and concentrate sunlight onto receivers that collect solar energy and convert it to heat that can be used to produce electricity. Heat transfer fluids are a key component of CSP systems that transfer heat from a receiver to the point where the heat is needed to drive a turbine. The investments announced today will dramatically improve heat transfer fluids, helping to increase the efficiencies and lower costs for CSP systems.
source: Energy.gov                      

New Energy - Ocean Power Technologies (Australasia) Pty Ltd is seeking to develop a wave power station off the coast of Victoria near the city of Portland. The plant is expected to be built in three phases, with a total capacity of 19 megawatts. The Federal Government of Australia has awarded the project an AU $66.46 million grant under its REDP program to encourage new renewable energy technologies. Using the Australian supply chain, it is expected that a significant number of jobs will be created associated with fabrication, deployment, and maintenance operations over the life of the power station.
source: Ocean Power Technologies

Wind - Vestas phases out the kilowatt platform and terminates the production at its Hohhot factory in China. On the basis of thorough internal analyses, Vestas projects a low market demand for the kilowatt platform in the coming years. Therefore, Vestas has decided to phase out the production of the kilowatt platform, including the V52-850 kW and V60-850 kW turbines. Consequently, Vestas will terminate the production at its factory in Hohhot, China, where 300-350 employees will be made redundant. Vestas will honour all firm sales commitments for kilowatt turbines and make sure that any ongoing negotiations for kilowatt orders will be finalised considering the customers’ needs and Vestas’ profitability.
source: Vestas Wind Systems A/SWind - Vestas phases out the kilowatt platform and terminates the production at its Hohhot factory in China. On the basis of thorough internal analyses, Vestas projects a low market demand for the kilowatt platform in the coming years. Therefore, Vestas has decided to phase out the production of the kilowatt platform, including the V52-850 kW and V60-850 kW turbines. Consequently, Vestas will terminate the production at its factory in Hohhot, China, where 300-350 employees will be made redundant. Vestas will honour all firm sales commitments for kilowatt turbines and make sure that any ongoing negotiations for kilowatt orders will be finalised considering the customers’ needs and Vestas’ profitability.
source: Vestas Wind Systems A/SWind - Vestas phases out the kilowatt platform and terminates the production at its Hohhot factory in China. On the basis of thorough internal analyses, Vestas projects a low market demand for the kilowatt platform in the coming years. Therefore, Vestas has decided to phase out the production of the kilowatt platform, including the V52-850 kW and V60-850 kW turbines. Consequently, Vestas will terminate the production at its factory in Hohhot, China, where 300-350 employees will be made redundant. Vestas will honour all firm sales commitments for kilowatt turbines and make sure that any ongoing negotiations for kilowatt orders will be finalised considering the customers’ needs and Vestas’ profitability.
source: Vestas Wind Systems A/S Wind - Vestas phases out the kilowatt platform and terminates the production at its Hohhot factory in China. On the basis of thorough internal analyses, Vestas projects a low market demand for the kilowatt platform in the coming years. Therefore, Vestas has decided to phase out the production of the kilowatt platform, including the V52-850 kW and V60-850 kW turbines. Consequently, Vestas will terminate the production at its factory in Hohhot, China, where 300-350 employees will be made redundant. Vestas will honour all firm sales commitments for kilowatt turbines and make sure that any ongoing negotiations for kilowatt orders will be finalised considering the customers’ needs and Vestas’ profitability.
source: Vestas Wind Systems A/S

A European Programme With a Global Perspective - Few would go up against the view that energy companies and policy makers are facing many significant challenges as we enter a new era. The issues to be addressed are many: can we count on technological breakthroughs to cope with surging energy demand and at the same time handle the long term environmental constraints? What type of regulatory framework is most likely to provide the incentives for the necessary changes to take place? To what extent are nations ready to cooperate in addressing global energy and environmental challenges? Can we be assured that capital markets will provide the tremendous funds needed to develop energy infrastructures and improve energy efficiency?
source: Prof. Patrick Gougeon, Director of ESCP Europe's London campus and the Executive Master in Energy Management programme

Incentive Cutbacks in Europe, Falling Prices, Create Major Corporate Challenges in 2012 - SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 19, 2012 - Worldwide solar photovoltaic (PV) market installations reached a record high of 27.4 gigawatts (GW) in 2011, up 40% Y/Y, according to the annual PV market report, 2012 Marketbuzz® issued today by NPD Solarbuzz. Overall market growth in 2011 was boosted by strong second half demand ahead of further deep cuts in solar incentives. This followed a period of over-production in the first half that triggered the sustained price decline through the PV chain that came to characterize 2011. The dominance of Chinese manufacturers in crystalline silicon wafers, cells and modules grew, the share of thin film declined, and demand in Asian markets grew rapidly.
Source: Solarbuzz, an NPD Group Company