三沙永兴岛建成独立光伏智能微电网

　海南首个独立光伏智能微电网项目日前在三沙永兴岛建成发电，新增500KW太阳能发电能力，并在岛上基本形成独立运转的岛屿型微电网。

如何立法管理电动车

近年来，在二、三线城市较为普遍的电动车有向一线城市扩张的趋势，在电动车队伍日益壮大的同时，车速过快、驾驶员违规驾驶等问题日益突出。

韩国计划2035年将核电在能源总供应中的比例降至29%

韩国政府官员称韩国政府正在考虑，到2035年将 核电在能源总供应中的比例降至29%。为达到2035年将核电比例降至29%的目标，韩国所需的核电产能是4.3万兆瓦，因此，2025到2035年间可能需要再建多达5家核电厂。

墨西哥能源：改革未竟 商机犹现

墨西哥议会通过、且涅托总统已签署的能源改革法案是该国能源发展史上的一次重大突破。突破点是修改了宪法第25、27和28条的相关内容，并制定了相配套的21条临时法令。这一法案的通过为墨西哥下一步能源改革的实施扫清了法律障碍。

今年能源和环保政策或实施五大改革措施

对于备受关注的国内能源和环境政策，新华海外财经昨日做出详细梳理，并列出今年可能实施的五大改革措施。

河北规范煤层气抽采利用

河北省政府办公厅近日出台《关于进一步加快煤层气（煤矿瓦斯）抽采利用的实施意见》（下称《意见》），提出煤炭生产企业要按照国家有关规定，根据煤 矿瓦斯灾害治理的实际需要，合理确定煤炭生产安全费用提取标准。不得因企业效益不佳少提取或不提取安全费用，安全费用做到专款专用，不得挪用或挤占，本年 度结余资金可结转下年度使用。

伊媒：中方与伊朗商谈今年原油进口问题

伊朗媒体称，中国正在和伊朗进行一项轻质原油合同的谈判，该国可能2014年从伊朗进口更多的原油。中国从伊朗进口的原油量将达到自2012年西方国家对伊朗进行制裁之后未见的水平。

核电市场中国往往“逢日必败”

技术路线内斗阻碍中国核电“走出去”
 
　　一个月前，国家能源局局长吴新雄率团造访了沙特阿拉伯，就中沙双方进一步巩固和深化能源战略合作，在核能等领域合作“达成多项重要共识”。那时，中国核电产品似乎有望赢得沙特的青睐。

台湾市场拥利多 MIC公布太阳能五大趋势

    2014初到，各市场分析单位也纷纷针对明年市场趋势进行预测。根据资策会产业情报研究所(MIC)表示，由于日本、美国PV系统持续装设，以及中国大陆 政策加码下，2013年台湾PV矽晶电池片产业出货量较2012年增加40.1%，达8，284MW。出货总值将成长25%，达3，368百万美元。

太阳能2014年趋势：高效、储能、整并

太阳能产业明确走向复苏，随着欧洲市场的回神和新兴市场的崛起，2014年全球太阳能市场将不再高度集中在美国、大陆和日本等三个国家。研调机构 EnergyTrend则预估，高效产品、储能成套商品，以及业界整并带来的板块重组，将会是2014年值得关注的三大发展趋势。

2014光伏前瞻：装机量继续增长 供求趋于平衡

公开资料显示，自2013年三季度以来，包括晶科能源在内的几家一线品牌的光伏组件厂商纷纷重返盈利。从晶科能源的角度来说，能够在逆境中实现盈利真的很 难，很不容易。同时，在上述实现盈利的光伏企业中，一些厂商提出了新的产能扩张计划。这也引发一些券商分析师给出了光伏行业在2014年产能仍将过剩、行 业供大于求的预测。

张懿：顺风光电以自主运营电站 享受电费收益为主

顺风光电一月内并网装机达890MW

　　董事长张懿：我们将以自营电站为主

京运通100MW电站如期并网 锁定1元/度上网电价

1月2日，京运通公告称，公司宁夏振阳100MW电站项目成功实现并网发电，上网电价为1元/度。

向日葵罗马尼亚光伏电站并网发电

向日葵公告称，公司收到国外子公司通知，公司在罗马尼亚投资建设的25MWXPVS.A.太阳能电站项目(以下简称“XPV项目”)取得罗马尼亚电 力监管机构ANRE颁发的运营许可证的批复文件和电价补贴文件，正式运营后，XPV项目将获得每兆瓦时6个绿色证书的电价补贴。

韩华新能源将向Ikaros提供11.5MW光伏组件

  韩华新能源将向Ikaros提供11.5兆瓦光伏组件：韩华新能源是居于前10位的高质量、成本具有竞争力的全球光伏制造商，今天公布公司将向 Ikaros Solar Belgium NV提供11.5兆瓦优质太阳能元件。这些组件计划在2014年1月和2月发货。

科陆电子600万受让青海20MW光伏电站

科陆电子1月1日公告，拟以600万受让格尔木特变电工新能源有限责任公司60%的股权，并相应承担其60%的债权债务。目标公司主要资产为格尔木 20MWp并网光伏发电项目工程，总投资额约2.4亿，总负债约2.3亿元，主要为母公司特变电工新疆新能源股份有限公司代目标公司支付的EPC总承包价 款2.3亿元。

中电光伏土耳其公司顺利通过ISO14001及OHSAS18001认证

随着社会的发展，人们对于健康、环保、安全的工作环境有着越来越高的要求。近年来，欧洲客户已经不止追求产品价廉物美，还对产品的生产环境有严格的 要求。这主要涉及三个方面：环保(Environmental)，健康(healthy)，安全(safty)，简称EHS。ISO14001认证和 OHSAS18001认证对这三个方面都有着特别的要求。随着土耳其公司在欧洲的业务不断拓展，想要打通更多的客户，就必须拿到这两张证书，这也是土耳其 公司必须跨过的一道门槛。

中国能建与甘肃华电签约108MW光伏EPC总包工程

    2013年12月31日上午，甘肃华电敦煌40MWp、民乐一期9MWp、民乐二期50MWp、阿克塞9MWp并网光伏发电项目EPC总承包合同签字仪式 在北京举行。

顺风光电2013年实现890MW光伏电站并网

　顺风光电1月2日宣布，集团拥有的总年度装机容量为840兆瓦的31个太阳能发电站已成功并网。太阳能发电站地点分别位于甘肃省、宁夏回族自治区、青海省、陕西省及新疆维吾尔自治区。

英利绿色能源与同煤集团成立合资公司

  英利绿色能源控股有限公司（纽约证券交易所股票代码：YGE）（简称“英利绿色能源”或“公司”），全球最大的垂直一体化光伏发电产品制造商，今日宣布旗 下全资子公司英利能源（中国）有限公司（简称“英利中国”）已与大同煤矿集团（“同煤集团”）下属的朔州煤电有限公司（“朔州煤电”）签署协议，双方将在 山西省朔州市右玉县成立合资公司。同煤集团是中国第三大国有煤炭企业。合资公司将负责在山西省朔州市右玉县开发建设电站项目。

卡姆丹克将向OCI子公司供应500兆瓦N型单晶硅片

卡姆丹克太阳能近日宣布，与美国太阳能电池制造商Mission Solar签订了为期3年(2014年~2017年)约500兆瓦的N型单晶硅片供应合同。

SolarWorld促向台徵太阳能关税

   美国SolarWorld(SolarWorld Industries America Inc)在去(2013)年最后一天宣布，公司已将中国大陆、台湾太阳能厂商的倾销、补贴事证递交给美国国际贸易委员会(ITC)、美国商务部。

正泰并网光伏电站达到1GW

日前，正泰光伏发电项目捷报频传。

　　自12月25日新疆拜城20MW光伏电站并网后，甘肃、宁夏、青海、内蒙古等省区的六个光伏发电项目相继并网发电，一周内并网项目累计达到220MW。至此正泰已经持有光伏电站累计装机容量达到1GW， 其中国内并网项目达到800MW， 国外项目200MW。

中利科技出售179.5MW光伏电站专案

中利科技1月1发布公告，通过旗下常州新晖新能源有限公司(简称“常州新晖”)全部股权出售，公司实现了总承包EPC工程并持有的179.5MW光伏发电专案成功转让。该公司还预估，此次179.50MW电站转让，有望获得约18亿元(人民币)EPC总包款。

无锡尚德开始偿债 隆基收到3827万

2013年最后一天，隆基股份（601012，SH）发布公告称，公司及全资子公司无锡隆基近日收到无锡尚德支付的受偿现金共3827.46万元。 “隆基股份收到偿还的资金，代表顺风光电支付的接盘资金，开始偿还所拖欠的资金。”香港的知情人士郑先生对《每日经济新闻》记者说。

新日光单晶产品大扩产

太阳能电池厂今年不只进行扩产，而且纷纷扩展转换效率较高的单晶产品生产线，包括新日光（3576）、茂迪、昱晶、升阳科、益通等均有相关规划，其中新日光今年上半年单晶的比重就会达到三成。

Smart grid VC and M&A shifts to the grid edge in 2013

Back in February, Greentech Media took a look at 2012 investment trends across a broad range of technologies and businesses that could be considered part of the smart grid. Amidst a general decline in post-stimulus utility spending and shrinking venture capital investment, we observed two key emerging trends: 

The year in energy: 10 big energy stories of 2013

As 2013 comes to a close, it's time to look back at the big energy stories of the year. Here's my top 10 stories from 2013...

Bloomberg challenges multifamily buildings to reduce energy waste: NYC real estate industry accepts

Melissa Wright, Associate Director, City Energy Project, New York

Some good news out of the departing Bloomberg Administration in NYC – citywide climate change pollution is down 19% since 2005. This means that the city is already nearly two-thirds of the way toward reaching its PlaNYC goal of reducing this pollution 30 percent by 2030.

Looking back at 2013, NYSERDA's innovation in efficiency financing stands out

Philip Henderson, Senior Financial Policy Specialist, Washington, DC

It’s that time of year – time to look back at 2013. One energy efficiency deal stands out:  In August, the New York State Energy Research and Development Agency quietly sold a pool of efficiency loans to investors.

Study: Wind energy needs controls to minimize risk of instability on the grid

The problem of intermittency, or fluctuating availability depending on the weather, has long been cited as a hurdle for getting renewable energy onto the power grid. Researchers at North Carolina State University and Johns Hopkins University have identified a new dimension to this problem:

China solar tariffs round II, Yingli's smart JV

Doug Young 

The new year has just begun, and already we’re getting signals that 2014 will be full of new twists and surprises for the solar panel sector as it struggles to emerge from its downturn dating back nearly 3 years.

Alternative energy mutual fund and ETF year end update

By Harris Roen

Alternative energy investing was very profitable in 2013. This article reviews how green mutual funds and ETFs performed in 2013, what stocks were most favored by these funds, and forecasts where funds should go in 2014 and beyond.

Corn ethanol on the chopping block: Can green plains escape?

by Debra Fiakas CFA

Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate has put corn-based ethanol fuel on the chopping block.  The bill’s title says it all – Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013.

The pros pick four solar stocks for 2014

With the average solar stock having doubled in 2013, it’s much harder to find bargains in the solar industry than it was a year ago.  But two of the professional green money managers think there is still value to be found.

The top 5 energy stories of 2013

In the previous two article, I presented my choices for articles that almost made my Top 10 Energy Stories of 2013, as well as the bottom half of my Top 10 Energy Stories for 2013. Here are my choices for the top half of my Top 10 energy related stories of 2013.

Fire chief, CenterPoint energy clash over natural gas as cause of Cedar-Riverside blast

As the investigation began into how the fire started, one body was found in the rubble of the Cedar-Riverside building.

Solar power craze on Wall St. propels start-up

The first inklings of the idea came to Elon Musk and a cousin in an R.V. heading to the Burning Man festival in 2004. 

Fuel cell park remakes polluted plot into clean energy exemplar

A year ago, the vacant lot was a postage stamp reminder of Bridgeport's industrial past. At various times, the nearly 2 acres held factories owned by Bryant Electric, CBS Corp. and Westinghouse Electric.

Iowa nearly hits $1.5 million cap on solar energy tax credits

Iowa awarded $1.36 million worth of tax credits to individuals and businesses in 2013 for installing solar energy panels and related equipment, almost hitting the annual cap of $1.5 million for the green energy tax breaks.

Energy expectations for 2014

What is Certain:

Oil Prices will fluctuate

Supplies will be threatened by political unrest in various countries.

Germany's energy goes Kaput, threatening economic stability

If you want to do something big, you have to start small; and German innovation is well known around the world. Yet when it comes to energy policy, the country looks to have placed the cart before the horse.

DOE mentions technology behind the home nuclear reactor in funding opportunity

The Department of Energy included low energy nuclear reactions—which NASA scientists have said could fuel home nuclear reactors—among other representative technologies in a $10 million funding opportunity it announced last fall.

A U.S. solar company makes a rare move: Setting up factory in China

China may be the solar manufacturing hub of the world, but it’s not a place where U.S companies have set up production lines. But Colorado-based Ascent Solar Technologies is doing just that and announced Thursday a joint venture with a local government to build a large solar panel factory.

U.S. solar manufacturer says Chinese companies evading import tariffs

SolarWorld, a solar power equipment manufacturer based in Hillsboro, Oregon, wants to have a loophole in trade laws closed that allows Chinese solar manufacturers to avoid paying U.S. import duties.

DNA evidence sentences nuclear waste to billion-year prison term

250 million-year-old DNA has been recovered intact from a nuclear waste disposal site in New Mexico and provides ample evidence that the waste will be imprisoned for life, but likely prison time will top a billion years.

Europe’s fossil fuel exit — 30% of fossil fuel power capacity to close by 2017, UBS analysts project

Following up on a Credit Suisse report stating that ~85% of US energy demand growth would come from renewables by 2025, we thought it would be good to take a look at the energy trends in Europe as well. Actually, one of our readers pitched this idea prior to the publishing of that article, and did most of the research for this piece.

NREL: 23% of global electricity generation supplied by renewable sources

The National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) released a report – 2012 Renewable Energy Data Book – in October of 2013 regarding the status of renewable energy globally and in the US. The report has an abundance of great charts and, in reading through the pages, I discovered that renewable energy accounts for 23% of all electricity generation worldwide (4,892 TWh) (on page 41). I’ve brought out a few of the relevant charts and findings. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Who needs tar sands oil when we have AirCarbon?

The company NewLight Technologies first came across our radar last year, when it announced a system for making plastic almost out of thin air. Instead of using petroleum, the feedstock is the airborne carbon emitted by sewage treatment plants, landfills, power plants, and other industrial sites, so in addition to reducing the need for petroleum the system also captures and recycle greenhouse gas emissions.

Stats showing the critical need to switch to EVs

Following up on a multi-site discussion regarding the need for vs harm from EVs, Lindsay Wilson of Shrink That Footprint recently added a piece to the mix. As always, Lindsay was keen to pull in a lot of important stats.

The Japanese are developing greener sailboats

The government of Japan is working with a consortium of maritime shipping companies and the University Of Tokyo to develop more energy-efficient sailboats. This might be a response to increased emissions standards slated for 2015 by the International Maritime Organization, a UN affiliate.

Minn. Judge: Solar beats natural gas for utility procurement

New Hampshire, USA -- In what is being called an unprecedented decision, solar energy went head-to-head with natural gas in a competitive evaluation for utility resource planning — and solar came out on top.

Texas renewable energy transmission project delayed by bad weather

Inclement weather is being blamed for preventing a perfect record for Texas’s competitive renewable energy zone (CREZ) transmission initiative by delaying a single transmission project in the central CREZ zone beyond the end-of-2013 target date for the projects’ completion.

SolarWorld seeks to close ‘loophole’ on Chinese panel tariff

NEW YORK CITY -- SolarWorld Industries America, the U.S. unit of Germany’s SolarWorld AG, is asking the government to close a loophole it says allows Chinese competitors to avoid anti-dumping tariffs that have been imposed since 2012.

Ford uses SunPower solar cells for its electric concept car

NEW YORK CITY -- Ford Motor Co., the second largest U.S. automaker, is showcasing a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that uses solar panels in the roof to recharge itself. 

Myanmar's struggle to fix its failing energy system and embrace renewables

Taipei, Taiwan -- Three years after Myanmar’s transition to civilian leadership led to the end of trade embargoes and a rapid embrace of technology, the country still labors under a barely functioning telecommunications network and a power grid that only reaches a third of the population.

Vestas stock soars, analysts urge investors to buy shares

LONDON -- More analysts are urging investors to buy shares in Vestas Wind Systems A/S than at any time since October 2010 after the stock soared more than 400 percent over the past 12 months.

LDK makes proposal to refinance $280 million in notes due in 2014

BEIJING -- LDK Solar Co., the second-biggest maker of solar wafers, proposed two ways to restructure obligations on about 1.7 billion yuan ($280 million) of 10 percent notes due in 2014.

Utilities feeling rooftop solar heat start fighting back

SAN FRANCISCO -- If you wonder why America’s utilities are rattled by the explosive growth in rooftop solar — and are pushing back — William Walker has a story for you.

Взрыв газа уничтожил жилой дом в Йошкар-Оле

Около полудня вчерашнего дня произошел взрыв в доме в переулке Брестский, где велись строительные работы. Территория вокруг дома была немедленно оцеплена, жители близлежащих домов эвакуированы.

Мировые цены на нефть снизились на статданных из США и Китая

Мировые цены на нефть в четверг снизились на фоне неблагоприятной экономической статистики из США и Китая, свидетельствуют данные торгов.

Угольный перегрузочный комплекс в Приморье обойдутся в 18 миллиардов

Крупные логистические проекты стартуют уже в этом году. Среди них — строительство третьей очереди углепогрузочного комплекса в порту Восточный. Проект расширяет уже существующий угольный комплекс порта, сообщают местные СМИ.

ЛЭП в Нижегородской области могут ввести в строй в 2014 году

ОАО «ФСК ЕЭС» планирует в 2014 году ввести в строй линию электропередачи 500 кВ от Костромской ГРЭС до Нижегородской области, сообщил генеральный директор входящих в ФСК «МЭС Волги» Сергей Стрельцов.

Россети будут развивать электросетевой комплекс Чеченской республики

Строительство более полутора тысяч километров линий электропередачи позволит свести к минимуму количество чрезвычайных ситуаций на объектах энергетики.

Мировые цены на нефть снизились на статданных из США и Китая

Мировые цены на нефть в четверг снизились на фоне неблагоприятной экономической статистики из США и Китая, свидетельствуют данные торгов.

Оптовые цены на газ для промышленности в РФ снижены на 1,9%

Оптовые цены на газ, рассчитываемые по формуле, для промышленных потребителей в РФ снижены с 1 января на 1,9%.

Мировые цены на нефть снизились на новостях из Ливии

Мировые цены на нефть во вторник снизились на фоне новостей из Ливии, где отмечается постепенное восстановление нефтедобычи, свидетельствуют данные торгов.

Трансойл выиграл заказ Роснефти на перевозку мазута Самарской группы НПЗ за 1 млрд руб

ООО “Трансойл”, стало победителем открытого запроса цен ОАО “НК “Роснефть” на перевозку 1,7 миллиона тонн мазута производства Куйбышевского, Новокуйбышевского и Сызранского НПЗ в период с 1 января по 31 марта 2014 года, следует из материалов портала госзакупок.

Роснефть заплатит 1,5 млрд руб за право торговать нефтепродуктами под брендом BP

Совет директоров “Роснефти” одобрил сделку, по которой компания получает право использовать товарные знаки BP p.l.c. на территории России, говорится в сообщении “Роснефти”.

Капвложения Росатома в 2013г составили 300 млрд руб

Программа капитальных вложений Государственной корпорации по атомной энергии «Росатом» за 2013 год выполнена на 100%.