Each of the four wind power sites in the complex is fitted with 52 wind turbines of 2Megawatts each giving each of the four total output of 104 MW, enough to supply 350,000 people.
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?400b solar energy, wind power projects planned in MENA
Van Son described Desertec as a ?win-win? for both Europe and MENA, adding that the Arab spring had created both opportunities and ?questions? for the ambitious project.
Continue readingIKEA To Add Solar Energy on Three More Stores
?We are thrilled that the installation of solar panels at these three stores will continue our rollout of solar energy programs across the country,? said Mike Ward, IKEA US president.
Continue readingHNU ENERGY has installed a modern solar power PV system at the Maui Food Bank
HNU ENERGY have lead to pioneering innovations from the highest quality LED lighting products, to concentrated photovoltaic panels, to utility-scale storage systems based on Lithium battery chemistry.
Continue readingBechtel Receives Notice to Proceed for World-Class Solar Energy Facility
The company is currently building the Ivanpah project in the Mojave Desert which is the largest concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) facility every undertaken.
Continue readingT3 Motion Ships Clean-Technology Electric Vehicles to Chile
Six initial electric vehicles were purchased by Parque Arauco, one of Chile’s largest shopping mall companies with properties in Chile, Argentina, Columbia and Peru.
Continue readingSolar concentrator increases collection with less loss
Using concentrated sunlight reduces the cost of solar power by requiring fewer solar cells to generate a given amount of electricity.
Continue readingEnergy Storage for Commercial Buildings to Reach $5 Billion by 2016
Significant opportunity also exists for commercial buildings to utilize flow batteries and lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries for energy storage.
Continue readingAmeriLithium Announces Exploration on Full Monty & Clayton Deep Lithium Projects
The next generation of hybrid and electric vehicles are being designed to use high-capacity Lithium-ion batteries as environmentally-friendly fuel alternatives.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Thermal Power project in Morocco
Dii’s reference concentrated solar power project in Morocco, and subsequent projects in Tunisia and Algeria, are the initial steps on the road to realising the Desertec vision.
Continue readingGlobal Wind Power Capacity To Reach 1,750 GW By 2030
Global wind farm capacity accounted for approximately 197 GW in 2010 and will rise to 1,750 GW by 2030, finds a new report from Transparency Market Research.
Continue readingXcel Energy: More wind energy, less cost
We’re changing Windsource® to make it easier and cheaper for our Colorado customers to choose wind power for up to 100 percent of the electricity they use.
Continue readingForecast for wind energy: Storm clouds ahead without stable tax policy
Extending the PTC will help wind power become increasingly cost-competitive and keep generating badly needed manufacturing jobs as well as income for farmers and for rural communities.
Continue readingWind energy prices drop as wind turbines designs improve
It appears to underline the degree to which the wind power industry is still emerging, in the sense that rapid progress in improving wind farm technology continues.
Continue readingTesting the wind turbines of the future
The European Wind Energy Association team also visited an experimental wind farm up in the high hills of Sierra de Alaiz testing large prototype turbines installed on a complex
Continue readingGreece could pay off its debts with solar energy
Debt-riddled Greece could use its excellent climate to pay off some of its debts ? by providing solar power to EU member states to which it owes money.
Continue readingIllinois Wind Farm
A new crop is being harvested among the corn and soybean fields of rural Ford and Iroquois counties in Illinois: wind energy.
Continue readingAcciona to build its first wind farm in Costa Rica
The 49.5 MW wind energy facility will be made up of 33 ACCIONA Windpower wind turbines (1.5 MW each).
Continue readingWind power in China could reach 1000 GW of capacity by 2050
Wind energy in China could reach 1000GW of capacity by 2050. China is continuing to put increased emphasis on its expanding domestic wind farm sector to help provide ever-increasing amounts of emissions-free electricity.
Continue reading9 out of 10 Americans Support Solar Power, Across Political Spectrum
Survey by Kelton Research finds continued widespread public support for development of solar energy, federal incentives for solar power, across political spectrum.
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