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/29th June 2013, By James Stalker/ Renewable energy developers face many challenges today. Three main challenges are: (1) no power grid in the vicinity, (2) no willing utility to buy that energy, (3) prohibitive stabilization costs of unstable renewable energy. The world's number of personal computers is expected to reach 2 billion by 2014 and 100's of millions of mobile computing devices are already in use, with the latter number expected to explode in the future.

/26th May 2013, By CSUN/ CSUN, a specialized manufacturer of solar cells and modules took the next step in its globalization approach and celebrated the grand opening of its factory in Istanbul yesterday together with the Turkish Minister of Energy Taner Yildiz, the Vice President of the government party and parliament member Salih Kapusuz as well as the Chinese Consul General Zhang Qingyang. 

/18th April 2013, By Neha Vikash, Energy & Power Systems Group of Frost & Sullivan/ Advanced meter infrastructure (AMI) technologies are a cornerstone and one of the most visible elements of the smart grid, writes Frost & Sullivan’s Neha Vikash. Overall, the AMI market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 26.9% and revenues are forecast to reach $3.7 billion in 2016.

/14th April 2013, By PV Magazine/ A 150 kWp photovoltaic park has been completed and grid-connected in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is said to be one of the first projects of its kind in the country. In addition to undertaking planning and construction work, Elcor also supplied the necessary components and electrical equipment.

/5th April 2013, By Keith Barry/ A revolutionary idea that converts existing roadways into a national solar power grid is up for a major cash prize. Scott Brusaw (shown above) is working on a project to encapsulate solar panels in high-strength glass capable of standing up to thousands of cars and trucks passing by each day.

/31st January 2013, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/Romania is suitable for the production of biomass and biogas energy throughout the whole year. Biomass carries the highest potential for green energy production in the country, amounting to around 88.33 TWh per year. Romania will need an additional 20 GW electricity generation capacity by 2035 in order to meet the increasing demand for electricity, to de-carbonize its electricity sector, and to replace ageing power generation facilities.

/6th February 2013, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/Cumulative installed PV capacity in Ukraine was only 3 MWp in 2010, but grew up to 140 MWp in 2011 and exceeded 320 MWp in 2012, making the country one of the fastest-growing photovoltaic markets in the region according to Ukraine Photovoltaic Market: Outlook 2013 - 2018

/31th March 2013, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ Romania is the regional leader amongst CEE countries and one of the most promising emerging markets for wind energy investments in Europe according to Romania Wind Market: Outlook 2013 - 2018. Romania will need an additional 20 GW electricity generation capacity by 2035 to meet the increasing electricity demand, de-carbonize its electricity sector, and replace ageing power generation facilities.

/26th February 2013, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/Turkey is an excellent market for wind energy investments amongst SEE countries according to Turkey Wind Market: Outlook 2013 - 2018. In 2010 and 2012, the country has become one of the fastest-growing wind markets in the region with cumulative wind installed capacity of 1,799 MW for 2011, and 2,312 MW by the end of 2012.