Renewable energy moves into open market
As of the end of July, over 40 members of the Renewable Generators' Consortium (RGC) had signed contracts to supply
Eight hydro plants planned for Lancang river
20 Aug 98The Chinese government is planning to build eight new hydropower plants on the Lancang river over the next 30 years.
Energy Secretary proposes renewable energy legislation
20 Aug 98The US Energy Secretary, Federico Pena, outlined a proposal from the US administration that will require US utilities to generate
Spanish utility to build wind farm
20 Aug 98The Spanish utility Endesa is to build a wind farm at Sidi Daoud, Tunisia. The wind facility will have a
Vestas establishes joint venture
20 Aug 98In the wake of an order from Italy for 90 wind turbines, the Danish wind power company Vestas has decided
Tourist resort gets 100 kW solar plant
20 Aug 98A 100 kW solar power plant is providing electricity to the Wilpena tourist resort in South Australia's Flinders Ranges. The
WindCo plans 80-turbine wind farm
20 Aug 98WindCo, a joint venture company, is to build an 80-turbine wind farm near the town of Tehachapi in California. The
Consumers Energy outlines electricity restructuring plans
20 Aug 98US utility Consumers Energy has outlined plans to phase in electricity restructuring for its share of the Michigan electricity market
Frequency allocated to automatic meter reading
20 Aug 98The United Kingdom government has decided that it will allocate a dedicated frequency band to radio-based automatic meter reading. The
Campaign launched against deregulation
20 Aug 98Over 100 public interest and community groups in the USA have launched a campaign against the deregulation of the country's