China is looking at abandoning the use of public auctions to set the price for offshore wind power projects, said an official from the National Energy Administration.
Continue readingKenya?s largest wind farm to produce by late 2012
The Turkana wind power company hopes to produce electricity at the cost of about 7.52 cents per kilowatt hour, making it the cheapest power source in Kenya.
Continue readingCEC to begin review of 750 MW Rio Mesa concentrating solar thermal power project
The CEC has begun a review of a proposed 750 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) project in Riverside County, California, consisting of three 250 MW solar energy plants using solar power tower designs.
Continue readingNTPC to set up 50 Mw solar energy plant in Madhya Pradesh
State-owned power major NTPC is going to set up its biggest solar power plant of 50 megawatts next year at an estimated cost of around Rs 700 crore in the electricity-starved state of Madhya Pradesh.
Continue readingWind power in Spain: new wind farm in Asturias
Iberdrola at the forefront of wind energy in Spain, with an installed capacity of over 5,500 megawatts. The wind turbines used will be by Gamesa, making it Iberdrola’s foremost supplier in this region.
Continue readingConcentrated solar power project gets federal approval
An $850 million concentrating solar energy tower project slated for northeastern Riverside County has received federal approval for a 10-mile transmission line that would traverse public land.
Continue readingABB invests in utility-scale concentrating photovoltaic solar power company
The technology complements ABB’s recent acquisition of a stake in Novatec Solar, a leading provider of Linear Fresnel concentrated solar thermal power technology.
Continue readingDurban outcome: No action until 2020 will be too little, too late
The Global Wind Energy Council welcomed the agreement reached at COP 17 in Durban, but warned that both the level of ambition and the speed of the negotiations needed to increase dramatically to meet the challenge.
Continue readingDEP Announces $1 Million Grant for Electric Car Charging Stations
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection today announced a $1 million grant award to help develop electric vehicles infrastructure on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Continue readingToyota eyes Canadian rare earth minerals
Toyota announced on Tuesday plans for a joint venture with a Canadian junior mining company to speed up the development of a rare earth elements mine in Quebec to supply Toyota hybrid and electric vehicles.
Continue readingElectric Car Charging Market
The potential market opportunity for electric cars and the charging of electric vehicles is challenging to quantify but not difficult to characterize as very large.
Continue readingAzure Dynamics to supply electric components for Ford electric vehicles
Azure Dynamics Corp. (TSX:AZD), a maker of components for hybrid and electric cars, and distributor RohneSelmer AS say they have a preliminary agreement to supply Ford vehicles in Norway.
Continue readingDow Chemical JV venture with Ube to produce lithium ion batteries
The lithium ion batteries are essential for electric vehicles. The two companies, first announced in July, will form Advanced Electrolyte Technologies.
Continue readingLarge-Scale Solar Power Program Prepares for Kick-Off in Australia
Part of this plan is the Solar Flagships program, which provides the foundation for large-scale, grid-connected solar energy through a competitive bid for funding.
Continue readingIndian Concentrating Solar Thermal Power
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission had previously set the feed-in tariff for Concentrated Solar Power at 15.31Rs/kWh, with the winning developers proposing even lower discounts.
Continue readingU.S. Solar Energy Industry Sets Record for Installations
The report includes analysis of PV, concentrating solar power (CSP) and concentrated solar energy photovoltaics (CPV) technologies.
Continue readingABB invests in concentrating photovoltaic solar power company
ABB has agreed to invest approximately $20 million as part of a $35 million financial round, for a substantial minority stake ina leading provider of turnkey concentrated photovoltaic solar energy (CPV) systems.
Continue readingBrazil bank to finance wind energy plants
The bank says in a statement posted on its website it approved 1.8 billion reals ($963,000) in funding to build 26 wind farm plants in the northeastern state of Rio Grande do Norte.
Continue readingGamesa Dedicates Wind Power Education And Training Center
Hammill died in late September following a courageous battle with cancer. During his tenure with Gamesa, he served as vice president of services and played a pivotal role in the creation of the wind energy center, which opened in June 2010.
Continue readingBringing wind power to some of Africa?s poorest people
In Mozambique, the expansion of clean and sustainable energy ? such as micro wind energy ? offer clear advantages in addressing climate change and energy poverty.
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