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Renewable energy guide for local governments in British Columbia

The Community Energy Association of British Columbia has released a new module of its Renewable Energy Guide for Local Governments in British Columbia that focuses on Utilities and Financing. Utilities and Financing has been written for local government elected officials and staff interested in developing renewable energy projects and utilities in their communities. Local governments around the ...

Feb. 20, 2008

By GLOBE SERIES

New ventures forum addresses challenges to scaling up clean energy access in India

New Ventures India, part of WRI’s center for environmental entrepreneurship, and CDF-IFMR convened a workshop in Mumbai earlier this summer to address the barriers to the clean energy industry serving India’s rural poor. Representatives from every major clean energy company in India joined senior executives from corporations with rural marketing and distribution expertise, ...

Aug. 18, 2011

By World Resources Institute WRI

TRC Teams with Opus One Solutions to Revolutionize Integrated Distribution Planning

TRC, a leading provider of end-to-end engineering, consulting and construction management solutions, recently (6/18) announced a new strategic partnership with Opus One Solutions that will enable utilities to seamlessly plan, build and manage the modern grid.Opus One, a pioneer in grid software engineering, is the maker of the web-based GridOS®, a dynamic software platform that gives utilities, ...

Jun. 19, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Alpiq Creates Structures For Future Growth

Swiss energy company Alpiq notes that the digital transformation of the energy world covers the entire value chain from electricity generation to consumption. The integration of new renewable energies as well as the shift from traditional end customers towards prosumers present new and complex challenges to infrastructure in the energy industry. The Commerce & Trading and Energy Services ...

Mar. 13, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Renewable energy sector begins action alliance

On 8 March, around 100 representatives of the renewable energy sector, from Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands, have joined forces to form an action alliance. Made up of operators, research institutes, universities, journalists, communication agencies, companies and associations, this group aims to develop a joint communication strategy. The first workshop took place during the ...

Mar. 11, 2013

By Krampitz Communications

Zuidwester wind farm demonstrates rapid progress achieved in wind industry

Construction work on the Zuidwester wind farm is in full swing on the dyke along the shore of the IJsselmeer. Yesterday, the first of twelve wind turbines has been successfully put into operation. Fifty turbines installed during the late 1980s and early 1990s are being replaced by large new turbines. Each of the new Zuidwester turbines can generate as much electricity as all 50 turbines of the ...

Nov. 4, 2015

By RWE AG