The Guardian reported on Tuesday that several conservative groups met earlier this year to coordinate a campaign to turn public opinion against wind power.
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Concentrating Solar Power in Morocco,
The concentrated solar power [CSP] farm will use the sun’s energy to turn water into steam, driving turbines to generate electricity.
Continue readingSaudi Arabia plans US$109 billion boost for solar power
Saudi Arabia sees a greater role for solar thermal, and plans 25 GW of concentrating solar power (solar thermal), as opposed to 16GW of photovoltaic solar energy.
Continue readingSpain’s wind energy Gamesa posts quarterly loss
Wind power market complexities plus growth and new wind turbines launches temporarily impact Gamesa’s profitability. At 31 March 2012, Gamesa’s wind farm pipeline amounted to 23,752 MW.
Continue readingIberdrola Signs Wind Farm Maintenance With GE-Tamoin
The three-year wind energy contract, with a possible two year extension, covers predictive and preventative maintenance of 310 General Electric wind turbines at nine of IBERDROLA’s wind power farms in Spain.
Continue readingN.Y. port sees action due to wind power, PTC
The port of Ogdensburg, N.Y., is bustling with activity these days, as wind turbines and their components for a large wind farm in upstate New York arrive by ship and rail.
Continue readingClean Energy in India
This comprises of 7,112 MW wind power, 965 MW small hydro power, 1,414 MW bio-power and 940 MW solar power, photovoltaic and concentrating solar power.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Thermal Power to Repower Port Augusta
The group said its purpose was to raise awareness and build broad support in the community for concentrated solar power to replace the ageing coal-fired power stations in Port Augusta.
Continue readingSaudi Arabia eyes $109bn plan for solar industry
Saudi Arabia sees a greater role for solar thermal, and plans 25 GW of concentrating solar power (solar thermal), as opposed to 16GW of photovoltaic solar energy.
Continue readingNew Zealand?s Largest Photovoltaic Solar Energy Plant Opens
Offering to preserve the stunning natural New Zealand habit by making it just a little ?greener? is the country?s largest ever solar power plant.
Continue readingPakistan has potential of 2.3 million megawatts of solar power
Pakistan has a potential to generate over 2.324 million megawatts electricity per annum through solar energy and industrialists should come into manufacturing in this sector.
Continue readingFake Grassroots Campaign Against Wind Energy Exposed
The Checks and Balances Project and Climate Progress have revealed a memo outlining a national public relations campaign to undermine the wind power industry.
Continue readingWind energy in Poland: GE wind turbines to be used in a wind farm
GE (NYSE: GE) will supply 38, 2.5 MW wind turbines for four wind power projects in construction in northern Poland.
Continue readingBiggies vying for Lanco’s wind power assets
The Green Infra promoted by the IDFC Private Equity, Bharat Light & Power and GE are among the four bidders keen to own Lanco Infratech’s wind power assets.
Continue reading$225 million in financing for the development of Chile’s largest wind farm
Leading U.S. wind energy and transmission company Pattern Energy Group LP is developing the El Arrayan wind power project with 50 wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy in Uruguay: new wind farm
Argentina-based Impsa?s Brazilian subsidiary Wind Power Energia applied for a $65 million loan from the Inter-American Developmental Bank (IDB) to finance a 65 MW wind turbines project in Uruguay.
Continue readingWind energy In Pakistan: China to set up two wind farm projects
Pakistan and China are to sign two agreements for setting up two wind power projects in the private sector during the second meeting of China-Pakistan Joint Energy Working Group on Tuesday.
Continue readingWind power in India: wind power project in Rajasthan
Hyderabad Industries has successfully commissioned a 2.5 MW wind farm comprising of 2×1.25MW Suzlon Make Wind Turbines in Jodhpur district, Rajasthan.
Continue readingThe first concentrated solar power in Ouarzazate (Morocco) will be approved shortly
Morocco is already developing the wind energy and is now preparing to launch the concentrating solar thermal power, with a CSP plant in Ouarzazate, to which aspire Abengoa and ACS, among others.
Continue readingGestamp steps on strongly into the South African wind energy
Both projects, Wind Power and photovoltaic solar power are expected to be under operation by the end of 2013.
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