Essex County is now home to Canada’s largest wind farm, a wind power project which has 94 wind turbines capable of generating216 megawatts.
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Enercon opens new Edinburgh office
Enercon?s wind turbines are present in a number of Scottish sites including the Lochelbank wind farm on the Ochil Hills and the Ben Aketil wind farm on the Isle of Skye.
Continue readingWind Power Solutions Announces Its 85kw Wind Turbines
WindPower Solutions, the wholly owned subsidiary of publicly traded WindPower Innovations, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: WPNV), has announced that it has its next generation 85kw wind turbines available for sale.
Continue readingEnel Green Power, GE Capital in U.S. Wind Farm Deal
Enel Green Power SpA and GE Capital have agreed to take part in a syndicate that will invest about $220 million in a wind power project in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, the companies said Wednesday.
Continue readingWind energy in China: Goldenwind launches first ultra-low wind turbines
Goldenwind wind power company launched its new products, the GW93/1500 series ultra-low wind speed direct-drive permanent magnet wind turbines.
Continue readingDTE Energy announces commercial operations of Gratiot County wind farm in Michigan
The wind farm is a 212.8-megawatt (MW) project featuring 133 1.6-MW GE wind turbines. It generates enough renewable energy to power more than 50,000 Michigan homes.
Continue readingWind energy in China: Sinovel aims big in wind power
The Sinovel Wind Group Co Ltd is China’s first high-tech enterprise to specialize in the development, design, manufacture, and sales of wind turbines.
Continue readingMorocco promotes solar energy with plane landing
Morocco plans to soon announce which international consortium has won the bid to start work on a 160-megawatt concentrating solar power plant to be built in the southern city of Ouarzazate.
Continue readingUpWind Solutions, Inc. Announces Five Year Partnership with Smart Blade GmBH
Strategic partnership strengthens UpWind?s focus on improving wind turbines.
Continue readingSolar energy blooms in Oman
As early as 1991, big companies like Omantel and Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) began installing small-scale photovoltaic solar power systems, taking advantage of Oman’s abundant sunshine.
Continue readingE.ON secures financing for Illinois wind farm
The wind power project, located in Ford and Iroquois counties, Ill., is located 4 miles west of Paxton and consists of 94 GE 1.6 megawatt wind turbines.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Power at CSP Today USA 2012
Looking to develop a winning strategy and secure a greater stake in the burgeoning Concentrated Solar Power (SCP) industry? Then register now for CSP Today USA 2012.
Continue readingCape Scott Wind Farm
Sea Breeze is presently investigating an additional 140,000 hectares of land throughout British Columbia for wind power potential.
Continue readingAWEA, German industry group partners on wind turbines supply chain development
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the German Engineering Federation (VDMA Power Systems) signed a MoU to support the development of the North American wind energy supply chain.
Continue readingABB Unveils Breakthrough Technologies At AWEA Windpower 2012
Forecasting and analytics for wind farms, ?green? transformers and generators part of a wide range of wind power technology offerings
Continue readingSolar Impulse on its way to Rabat
A photovoltaic solar energy powered Swiss plane, Solar Impulse, is on its way from Madrid in Spain, to Rabat in Morocco.
Continue readingTEP Named Utility of the Year by Solar Electric Power Association
TEP’s 5 MW Sundt Solar Boost Project will produce up to 5 MW of electricity using a concentrated solar power plant.
Continue reading50 MW Bokpoort concentrated solar power in South Africa
Saudi Arabian power and water group ACWA Power International has confirmed that the 50 MW Bokpoort concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) project, which is proposed for the Northern Cape.
Continue readingWind energy: Leaders at WINDPOWER 2012, PTC extension needed now
Governors Brownback, Beebe, White House?s Zichal, call for certainty as world?s largest annual wind power event enters Day 2.
Continue readingTransmission for wind farm in western U.S.: Lower cost, lower variability
Adding the next 11,000 megawatts (MW) of wind turbines generating capacity to the western U.S. could be done in such a way as to reduce both wholesale costs and utility system variability.
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