Internet search giant Google is looking to plug into solar power systems. Solar power has gotten dramatically cheaper, but the up-front cost for a homeowner remains formidable.
Continue readingONYX Wins Approval for $84 Million Solar Energy Project
ONYX management has identified a lucrative market for solar power projects in nations that use diesel produced electricity.
Continue readingSopogy?s Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Technology Receives SRCC Certification
The SRCC certification confirms that Sopogy’s MicroCSP collectors are built to international standards of excellence, an important factor for clients considering an investment in Concentrated Solar Power.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles Can Help Expand Wind Power
The energy grid of the Pacific Northwest could add as much as 10 GW of wind energy if 2.1 million electric cars (EVs) were equipped with charging technology that can recognize grid conditions.
Continue readingEnercon will bring wind turbines manufacturing to Niagara Region
Niagara Region Wind Corporation has selected ENERCON to supply and maintain 230 MW of wind turbines for its Niagara Region Wind Power Project.
Continue readingUruguay to launch third wind power tender round in November
Uruguay will launch a third wind farm tender in November. The nation’s Ministry of Energy and state utility UTE have set a maximum price of $65/MWh.
Continue readingEDF-EN boosts Greek wind power portfolio with 24 MW Trikorfo wind farm
EDF Energies Nouvelles has commissioned the 24MW Trikorfo wind farm in Greece. The wind energy project, in central Greece, consists of eight 3MW Vestas wind turbines.
Continue readingInvenergy, DTE break ground on 212.8MW Gratiot wind farm in Michigan
Gratiot will be a 133 wind turbines, 212.8-megawatt (MW) wind power project that will generate enough clean, renewable energy to power more than 50,000 Michigan homes.
Continue readingEnergy prices are too high in Europe
Energy prices in Europe are too high, said at a public debate hosted by European Wind Energy Association.
Continue readingGamesa expands its position in the Chinese wind energy market delivering 200 MW to Huadian
The wind power company will supply and install its G90-2.0 MW wind turbines between 2011 and 2012.
Continue readingAcciona completes three wind energy plants in Mexico totaling 306 MW
Acciona consolidates its position as the biggest owner of wind power assets in Mexico, with a total capacity of 556.5 MW, 204 wind turbines and a wind farm market share of 65 per cent.
Continue readingVehicle-to-grid (V2G) venture eV2g connects to utility NRG
It’s been said that utilities see electric vehicles as batteries on wheels. A university project to use electric cars to stabilize the grid has brought utility NRG to put that idea to the test.
Continue readingCanada urged to back string of charging stations for electric vehicles
Electric Mobility Canada is asking the federal government for $15 million to kick-start a coastto-coast “green highway” that will include a string of about 100 rapid charging stations for electric cars.
Continue readingGrowing wind energy to rival gas plants in UK
A rapid rise in British wind farm capacity will gradually cut returns for operators of gas and coal plants over the next three years as their power stations serve more and more as gap fillers for intermittent renewables.
Continue readingCornwall wind farm plan gets green light
Energy business Renewable Energy Generation (REG) said Cornwall County Council had resolved to grant planning permission for the company’s wind power project at Denzell Downs in the county.
Continue readingNCKU Signs Agreement to Develop Offshore Wind Farm
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) has signed a cooperation agreement with a non-profit organization and a company to build an offshore wind power.
Continue readingAbengoa completes India’s first concentrated solar thermal power plant
Abengoa has completed India’s first concentrating solar thermal power plant in India, a 3 MW solar energy plant located in Gwal Pahari in the Indian state of Haryana.
Continue readingNovatec Solar?s Fresnel concentrating solar thermal power generates superheated steam above 500°C
Novatec Solar?s Fresnel collector has successfully generated superheated steam at temperatures above 500°C at its 1.4 megawatt (MW) demonstration concentrated solar power plant in Murcia, Spain.
Continue readingDubai Plans Concentrated Solar Energy Plant In New Renewables Push
It plans to generate 7% of its power capacity from renewables by 2020, and is building the world’s largest concentrated solar thermal power plant with partners Total of France and Abengoa Solar of Spain.
Continue readingChina steps up regulation of rare earths
Rare earth metals are vital ingredients for manufacturing an array of sophisticated products, including wind turbines, lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles and missiles.
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