Asia’s first third-party wind power technology center started operations Monday in north China’s port city of Tianjin, which specializes in testing fan blades for wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy project in Canada to use Vestas wind turbines
Vestas has entered into turbine supply and long-term service and maintenance agreements with Greengate Power Corp. to supply 166 V90-1.8 MW wind turbines for the 300 MW Blackspring Ridge I Wind Farm.
Continue readingNextEra Energy Resources Raises $177 Million for a Wind Power Project
The White Oak wind farm, consisting of 150 megawatts of wind energy located in Illinois, is expected to qualify for a cash grant under section 1603 of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.
Continue readingIgnacio Galán and Alex Salmond inaugurate the Arecleoch and Mark Hill wind energy plants in Scotland
This has helped strengthen the company’s status as the global leader in wind power sector by wind farm capacity (12,834 MW at the end of the first quarter of 2011).
Continue readingGerman port’s future blowing in the offshore wind energy
The small German port of Cuxhaven is betting its future on North Sea wind power, promoting itself as a base for new offshore wind farm plants as the country embarks on a bid to scrap nuclear power.
Continue readingAbengoa develops its first concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in Chile
Abengoa will be responsible for the engineering, design and start-up of the new concentrated solar energy plant in the Atacama Desert, which will comprise a solar field of 1,280 parabolic trough collectors.
Continue readingMasdar Power Seconded to World’s Largest Wind Energy Project in UK
Masdar Power aims to spearhead breakthroughs in the field of solar photovoltaic, concentrated solar power, onshore and offshore wind power.
Continue readingAlstom wins a wind energy contract with Brazil?s Brasventos
The scope of the wind power order includes the supply, installation and commissioning and long-term servicing of ECO 86 wind turbines. The wind farm plants will be equipped with Alstom?s SCADA system.
Continue readingFrum errs on wind energy’s cost
Conservative activist David Frum repeated some misconceptions about wind power in a commentary that aired recently on American Public Media’s “Marketplace” radio program.
Continue readingRenewable Energy for Military Applications
Solar power, Wind Energy, Biomass, Geothermal Energy, Hydrokinetic Energy, Biofuels and Synfuels, Fuel Cells, Microgrids, Smart Meters, and Energy Efficiency.
Continue readingGujarat to start generating 100 MW solar power in 6 months
Gujarat was first state to set up a separate department of Climate Change and announce a Solar Energy Policy way back in 2001.
Continue readingUS utilities added 561 MW of solar power capacity in 2010
The utilities analyzed reported that they added 561 MW of new solar energy capacity in 2010, which is an increase of 100% in comparison to the figures submitted in 2009.
Continue readingIndia’s solar energy capacity to surge
Wind energy has added 2,000 MW to the National Grid, but solar power has added a measly 40 MW till now. If all goes according to plan, India’s solar power capacity will grow six-fold to touch 300 MW.
Continue readingThe Treasury puts a halt to the entire solar industry in Israel
The entire system was called into question by the Finance Ministry in February, when it used a regularly scheduled review of the 2009 law.
Continue readingWind energy in Uruguay: Impsa?s first wind farm
This is IMPSA?s first wind turbines in Uruguay, it is sited in the departments of Lavalleja and Maldonado, some 10 km from the city of Minas.
Continue readingThird wind farm for Warwickshire
Three wind turbines plants could now be built on farmland near Leamington, if three wind energy firms have their way.
Continue readingBoulder to start installing stations to charge electric vehicles
Boulder will begin to develop the infrastructure to support a future fleet of electric cars with lithium ion batteries by installing dozens of public charging stations at key places around the city.
Continue readingConnection between Solar Energy and Water Use
Meeting this standard with a combination of concentrated and distributed solar power will require local water resources but will present fewer environmental problems than other energy sources tend to create.
Continue readingWorkshops to teach about solar power, wind energy
Mt. San Jacinto College will be conducting solar energy and wind power workshops this month for Hemet Unified School District students to help provide awareness of “green” technology careers in renewable energy.
Continue readingLoan Guarantee for Nevada Geothermal Energy Project
The geothermal energy project, sponsored by Ormat Nevada, Inc., is expected to produce a total of 121 megawatts (MW) of clean, baseload power from three geothermal power facilities.
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