PennEnergy's Daily Power Update 8/12

Energy News & Insights
World’s largest solar powered boat helps seek Europe’s oldest village Archaeologists operating off the MS Turanor PlanetSolar, the world's largest solar-powered boat, seek traces of what could be one of the oldest human settlements in Europe. …more>>
Report: China displaces Germany as world’s biggest solar power market The Global Renewable Energy Development 2014 report issued by Hanergy and CNECC found that China became the world's biggest market for solar power in 2013. …more>>
Construction begins on $80MM hog manure to energy project (Video) Roeslein Alternative Energy collaborates with Smithfield Foods, Murphy Brown Missouri on largest biogas project of its kind. …more>>
Siemens wins wind turbine order for Sandbank offshore wind farm Seventy-two wind turbines of Siemens' G4 product platform to deliver a total electrical generating capacity of 288 megawatts for the Sandbank offshore wind farm project. …more>>
GE launches data lake approach for industrial Big Data (Video) In collaboration with Pivotal, breakthrough data architecture from GE drives unprecedented efficiency and cost savings for airlines, railroads, hospitals and utilities. …more>>
Westinghouse completes shareholder agreement for Kozloduy nuclear plant Westinghouse has signed a shareholder agreement following consultations with all Bulgarian political parties for the expansion of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant. …more>>
Fishermen's Energy secures DOE grant for offshore wind power The grant is part of the $47 million awarded to companies to advance U.S. commercial offshore wind generation over the next four years. …more>>