The wind farm order comprises of 23 Suzlon?s S88 ? 2.1 MW wind turbines, and the wind power generated will be sold to the local power utility.
Continue readingSpain will have 61 concentrated solar thermal power plants in 2014
The Spanish Association of Concentrated Solar Energy Industry (Protermosolar) in 2014 expected to be active 61 solar thermal power plants.
Continue readingDesmond named VP at BrightSource Concentrated Solar Energy
Pleasanton businessman Joseph Desmond has been named senior vice president of government affairs and communications for BrightSource Energy, a concentrating solar thermal power company in Oakland.
Continue readingOffshore wind energy – Building wind turbines in the sea
While the BBC mentions that offshore wind power is currently an expensive way of producing electricity, EWEA believes that offshore wind energy will become much more cost effective and efficient in the years ahead.
Continue readingBrightSource Eyes Twin Concentrated Solar Power Plants In Desert
BrightSource is currently constructing its 392-megawatt Ivanpah Concentrated Solar Thermal California’s Mojave Desert. Hidden Hills concentrated solar energy (SEGS) will use BrightSource?s next-generation plant design.
Continue readingWind energy in Ecuador: Goldwind will build Loja wind farm
Goldwind is a manufacturer of direct drive permanent magnet generator (PMG) wind turbines. The wind power farm will have 11 wind turbines between 50 and 80 feet high.
Continue readingBallast Nedam: HLV Svanen Deployed at London Array Wind Energy Plant
At 1,000MW, the wind turbines project is currently the world?s largest consented offshore wind farm.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles to Drive Lithium-Ion Battery Market
Driven by plunging prices and accelerating demand from the electric car market, lithium-ion will emerge as the world?s leading rechargeable battery technology.
Continue readingTMK Battery Systems Signs Purchase Agreement with Lithium Battery Producer Dongfang Hualian
Dongfang Hualian, with a state-of-the-art production facility built in 2008 and 20 patents related to lithium ion battery technologies, provides us with rapidly growing global market opportunity.
Continue readingFinavera Submits EA Application For Meikle Wind Farm
Finavera Wind Energy has submitted an environmental assessment (EA) application for its 117 MW Meikle wind power project in British Columbia.
Continue reading26th EU PVSEC – Dow to Highlight Comprehensive Range of Materials for Solar Power
DOWTHERM? Heat Transfer Fluids for collecting, transporting and storing the solar thermal heat with required high-temperature stability. Used in the PV polysilicon purification as well as concentrated solar power.
Continue readingWind energy will power gymnastics championships
Wind power will be the preferred energy source for the Visa Gymnastics Championships, running tomorrow through Saturday in St. Paul, Minn., according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Continue readingE.ON orders 112 Vestas wind turbines for US wind farm
Wind energy company Vestas has received a 202 MW order from E.ON Climate and Renewables North America for 112 V100 1.8MW wind turbines for a wind power project in the US.
Continue readingDOE finalizes $102MM loan guarantee for Record Hill wind energy project in Maine
The US Energy Department announced it was supporting a 22 wind turbines for a wind farm in Maine that could generate more than 50 megawatts of wind power.
Continue readingClimate Refugees
In late August 2005, as Hurricane Katrina approached the U.S. Gulf Coast, more than 1 million people were evacuated from New Orleans and the small towns and rural communities along the coast.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Power could supply Spain in 1% of its territory
When the 61 concentrated solar thermal power plants are operating in 2014 will avoid emissions of 3.4 million tons of C02 into the atmosphere.
Continue readingDONG Energy to sell its stake in Nordkraft Vind
Nordkraft Vind operates the Nygårdsfjellet 1 onshore wind farm (6.9 MW) and is constructing Nygårdsfjellet 2 (25.3 MW). Both wind energy farms are situated in Northern Norway.
Continue readingChina Ming Yang Wind Power Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (NYSE: MY) is a leading and fast-growing wind turbine manufacturer in China, focusing on designing, manufacturing, selling and servicing megawatt-class wind turbines.
Continue readingLM Wind Power opening ceremony for the establishment of plant in Urumqi (China)
LM Wind Power is a leading supplier of blades for wind turbines. With headquarters in Denmark, the wind energy company manufacturing plants in Denmark, Spain, the United States, India, Canada and China.
Continue readingChinese and Irish firms sign wind energy deal
Gaelectric Holdings has signed a wind power deal with XEMC VWEC to co-develop three wind farm plants in Ireland. the new XV90 wind turbines will be deployed at three Gaelectric onshore wind turbines sites.
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