In a solar thermal power plant, sunlight is harvested to create hot high-pressure steam, approximately 400 to 500 degrees centigrade. This solar-produced steam is then used to rotate the turbines that generate electricity.
Continue readingMonthly Archives: November 2011
IBM rolls out solar array designed for data centers
IBM is rolling out a solar power array designed specifically to run high-voltage data centers, integrating AC- and DC-based servers, water-cooled computing systems and related electronics.
Continue readingLargest Onshore Wind Farm in the Netherlands
The Wind power is located in the south of Flevoland. The wind energy farm will contain 36 Wind Turbines foundations, the electrical wind farm infrastructure, access roads, crane foundations and a 150kV substation.
Continue readingWind Energy International 2011/2012 Yearbook
The Wind Energy International 2011/2012 Yearbook describes the wind power situation in almost 100 countries on all continents, as well as 32 special reports.
Continue readingVestas wins American acclaim for WindMade
The American Wind Energy Association has awarded Vestas for pioneering the first global consumer label for wind power, calling WindMade ?probably the most unique communication initiative for wind in 30 years.?
Continue readingIntroduction of legislation extending key wind energy tax credit
This legislation seeks to grant a four-year extension to the existing Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind power, hydroelectric, geothermal energy, bio-energy and municipal solid waste forms of electricity generation.
Continue readingApple Computer Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak: ?I just love? wind turbines
?A technology like wind power is so important,? ?Woz? tells AWEA Fall Symposium.
Continue reading?Revenge of the Electric Car? Documentary Opening Monday, November 7th in Annville, Pennsylvania
Krebs offers a candid take on how electric vehicles have surged back onto dealer lots after effectively getting killed off in the mid-1990s.
Continue readingAltair Nanotechnologies Reports Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results
Headquartered in Reno, Nevada with engineering and manufacturing operations in Anderson, Indiana, Altairnano is a leading provider of energy storage systems for clean, efficient power and energy management.
Continue readingSiemens Selects Broadwind To Supply Towers For Iowa Wind Farm
Siemens has selected Broadwind Energy to supply 36 locally manufactured towers for the expansion of the MidAmerican Energy wind energy project in Iowa and has signed an option for an additional 25 towers.
Continue readingProduction of offshore wind turbines in Saint-Nazaire and Cherbourg
These two French sites would be for Alstom the first in the world entirely dedicated to offshore wind power.
Continue readingEnbridge invests $330-million in Quebec wind energy project
Enbridge Inc. is making its first foray into the Quebec wind power market with a $330-million agreement to pick up a stake in a local wind farm project.
Continue readingEgypt’s potential in wind energy sector
Egypt has passed the stage of technology transfer to manufacture the components for wind farm, we?ve began manufacturing the wind turbines already and we will do likewise for solar power applications.
Continue reading70 Megawatts in Clean Wind Energy in France
GE Will Supply 28 Advanced Technology Wind Turbines for Two Wind Farm Projects. GE Energy and Eolfi Asset Management of France Sign Contracts for Wind Power Projects Totaling 70 Megawatts in Clean Wind Energy.
Continue reading105 Megawatt Cloosh Valley Wind Farm
Finavera Wind Energy and Cloosh Valley Wind Power Project Partners Receive Full Planning Permission for 105 Megawatt Cloosh Valley Wind Farm Project.
Continue readingU.S. Carbon Emissions Down 7 Percent in Four Years
Between 2007 and 2011, carbon emissions from coal use in the United States dropped 10 percent. During the same period, emissions from oil use dropped 11 percent.
Continue readingDesertec to construct first Concentrating Solar Thermal Power in Morocco
With the armed conflict in Libya coming to an end, the Arab Spring has reached an important milestone. Now the question arises of how to resolve the economical and social issues in the Arab world.
Continue readingIBM Rolls Out First Solar Energy Array Designed for Data Centers
The integrated solution can provide a compute power of 25 to 30 teraflops using an IBM Power Systems server on a 50kW solar power supply.
Continue readingVestas Wind Systems receives Wind Energy Advocacy Award for WindMade? at AWEA
The AWEA award annually honors wind power industry supporters, leaders, innovators and advocates for their outstanding efforts on behalf of wind energy.
Continue readingTallinn meeting focuses attention on wind energy around the Baltic Sea
Just before the conference started, wind power associations from Estonia, Sweden and Finland met to discuss further co-operation.
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