Wind power accounted for a third of all new electricity generation capacity added in the U.S. last year, the American Wind Energy Association said Thursday.
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Wind power report: Michigan a site of leading growth
A national report out this week reflects well on Michigan wind-energy manufacturers such as Holland?s Energetx Composites. Wind turbines can compete with natural gas.
Continue readingWind turbines have little impact on bird populations
Wind energy developers hail report which finds bird populations do not suffer long term decline following wind farm deployment.
Continue readingGeothermal energy: UK in talks with Iceland over geothermal power link
The UK is to hold talks with Iceland about harnessing the geothermal energy of its volcanoes to import energy.
Continue readingMarmara Region to Dominate Turkish Wind Energy Industry
?Turkey Wind Power Sector Outlook 2016? reports gives detailed overview on the various aspects related to wind farm sector in Turkey.
Continue readingGeothermal energy in Kenya
Government bureaucracy in processing funds risks delaying the implementation of a geothermal energy project in Menenga.
Continue readingWind energy: 100 generating wind turbines at Clyde Wind Farm
Clyde, one of Europe’s biggest single consented wind power plants with 152 wind turbines, is located between Biggar and Moffat in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Continue readingWind energy and birds
The wind power sector has grown rapidly in recent years, with over 3000 wind turbines now installed in 300 wind farm plants in the UK alone.
Continue readingAnnual Report: Wind Power Bringing Innovation, Manufacturing Back to American Industry
The U.S. wind turbines industry’s 2011 Annual Market Report shows that American wind power is at the heart of an American success story ending another strong year of double-digit growth.
Continue readingSharp and Enel Green Power Begin Operation of Solar Power Plants at Five Sites in Italy
Thin-film solar cells, in addition to using less natural resources and requiring fewer steps in the production process, feature high long-term reliability and offer superior power generating efficiency in hot-climate.
Continue readingGamesa launches its wind power services business in Europe
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has chosen the EWEA 2012 for the European launch of its major wind turbine components (gearbox, generator and blade) reconditioning services business.
Continue readingAll eyes on Copenhagen as Europe?s annual wind energy event is set to begin
Do you want to know more about what makes wind energy work and what the future holds for the sector? Then perhaps you should join the thousands of wind power enthusiasts who will be descending on Copenhagen.
Continue readingBrightSource Energy Withdraws IPO Due to Adverse Market Conditions
BrightSource Energy, Inc. is a leader in the design and development of concentrating solar thermal technology used to produce high-value electricity and steam for power, petroleum and process markets.
Continue readingWind turbines: Investigation into V112-3.0 MW turbine fire continues
Vestas? investigation into the cause of the V112-3.0 MW turbine fire in Germany on March 30 continues.
Continue readingJapan photovoltaic solar power energy to be largest in country
Kyocera, a world leader in electric power plants and solar energy, announced it will build a giant 70-megawatt solar power station in the southern Japanese city of Kagoshima.
Continue readingWind turbines: Investigation into V112-3.0 MW turbine fire continues
Vestas? investigation into the cause of the V112-3.0 MW turbine fire in Germany on March 30 continues.
Continue readingGujarat to become largest solar power producer
The total solar power generation in the entire country is only 120 MW, while Gujarat will be generating 600 MW solar power.
Continue readingWind energy in Netherlands. Nordex awarded 72.5-MW wind farm
Wind power manufacturer Nordex has been awarded four related wind turbines contracts under which it will be revamping the ?Kreekraksluis? wind farm by autumn 2013.
Continue readingWorld’s largest solar energy facility opens in Saudi Arabia
Austrian-made solar thermal facility will provide Riyad’s Princess Noura Bint Abdulrahman University with warm water.
Continue readingAORA?s Tulip Concentrated Solar Power Plant
It is a concentrating solar thermal power system that is capable of generating electricity by heating up the top of the tulip and using that heat to create electricity.
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