Lake Turkana Wind Power, the consortium that is undertaking the project, said the 300 Megawatt wind energy project will see the installation of 365 wind turbines over 40,000 acres.
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World Future Energy Summit 2012
Masdar Power would use 2012 to build on its innovation breakthrough in 2011 ? a concentrated solar power generator that harnessed the properties liquid salt to provide power generation 24 hours a day.
Continue readingWestern Wind closes $3.1 million private placement
Western Wind is in the business of owning and operating wind power and solar energy generating facilites. Management of Western Wind includes utility scale wind energy facilities in California since 1981.
Continue readingRioglass Solar mirrors take part in CSP Today South Africa 2012
The glass mirrors of Rioglass Solar are the best choice to increase solar energy production, allowing the operator of the concentrating solar thermal power plant to take advantage of the solar irradiation.
Continue reading87% of 2011 installed offshore wind turbines in UK
The majority – 87% – of all newly installed and grid connected offshore wind turbines in 2011 were in British waters, according to the European Wind Energy Association.
Continue readingLithium-Ion Batteries Production to Grow Nearly 400% Worldwide
This increase in manufacturing capacity is driven by an expected dramatic increase in global demand, especially with respect to batteries for plug-in electric cars and for stationary storage.
Continue readingIberdrola signs deal for 82 MW Polish wind farm
The new wind energy complex, which will have a wind power capacity of 82 megawatts, will be sited in Marszewo. Iberdrola?s subsidiary reinforces its leading position in wind turbines construction in Poland.
Continue readingEdison commissions wind energy project in Maryland
Edison Mission Group, a unit of Edison International, has announced commissioning of the Pinnacle Wind Farm at NewPage located on Green Mountain, near the Maryland-West Virginia border, with 23 wind turbines.
Continue readingGlobal Wind Energy Goldwind Comes to Montana
Baucus Announces New Wind Farm near Shawmut. The global wind power Goldwind USA plans to construct a 20-megawatt wind farm near Shawmut, Montana.
Continue readingDelmarva Power to Receive 38 Megawatts of Pa. Wind Power
Delmarva Power will receive 38 megawatts of wind energy from Chestnut Flats wind farm in south-central Pennsylvania with 19 wind turbines, manufactured by Gamesa
Continue readingGemma Renewable Power LLC Signs EPC Contract to Proceed for $18 Million Wind Farm Project
The Patton Wind Power located near Ebensburg, Pennsylvania will consist of 15 Gamesa wind turbines.
Continue readingWind power opponents are hypochondriacs
Fears that wind turbines make people sick are ”not scientifically valid”, and the arguments mounted by anti-wind farm campaigners are unconvincing
Continue reading300 MW solar energy plant in Ghana
Halla Energy and Environment, a Korean firm specialized in renewable energy, plans to invest in the country?s energy sector through building a 300 Megawatts solar power plant.
Continue readingUS$4 Million For Nauru Solar Power And Desalination Plant
Nauru will access US$4million from the Pacific Environment Community (PEC) Fund to install a solar energy generation system and sea water desalination plant.
Continue readingPhotovoltaic Solar Power Recycling Market Expected to Generate 1,098,282 Tonnes of Waste by 2035
Solar Module Recycling – A Necessary Step to Maximize Environmental Benefits of Solar Energy PV Industry.
Continue readingSolamon announces plans for largest Caribbean Solar Energy Plant in Jamaica
Solamon Energy Corp. sells integrated arrays of ground-mounted and rooftop photovoltaic cells. These solar power plants are connected by cable to varied transmission equipment.
Continue readingGeothermal Energy Will Grow at a CAGR of 12.7% to 2020
The global geothermal energy installed capacity was 11,086 MW in 2010 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.7% to reach 36,538 MW in 2020.
Continue readingWind energy in Finland: Vestas has received a 30 MW wind farm order
Vestas has received a 30 MW wind power order for Finland comprising ten V112-3.0 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingEnel Green Power?s new geothermal energy technologies
EGP?s geothermal energy leadership also includes technological innovation, specially low-temperature binary cycles and geothermal combined with solar power.
Continue readingThe Tennessee Valley Authority adds 535 megawatts of wind power
With these newly added wind power sources, TVA now has contracts with five operating wind farm plants in the Midwest with a combined 542 wind turbines.
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