Just six weeks after being launched to the market, Vestas is proud to announce that the first order for three V126-3.0 MW turbines has been placed by TuuliWatti Oy in Finland. “Vestas is excited to be able to so quickly sign the first order for the V126-3.0 MW turbines,” says Klaus Steen Mortensen, President of … Continue reading Vestas’ first V126-3.0 MW wind turbines sold to customer in Finland
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Soitec secures PPA for 44 MW CPV project in South Africa
Soitec (Euronext), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, has announced the signature today of a power purchase agreement covering the electricity generated at the Touwsrivier power plant it is to build in South Africa. This signature represents a decisive step for the project submitted by … Continue reading Soitec secures PPA for 44 MW CPV project in South Africa
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Renault inaugurates the world’s largest photovoltaic system in the automotive industry
This week Renault is inaugurating 40 hectares of photovoltaic panels simultaneously at six of its French production sites. The initiative further confirms Renault’s environmental commitment and is also an innovative way of protecting new vehicles before they leave plants. Renault this week is inaugurating 400,000 square meters (equal to 60 soccer pitches) of photovoltaic panels, … Continue reading Renault inaugurates the world’s largest photovoltaic system in the automotive industry
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Dow Opens Photovoltaics Films Lab in Shanghai
The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) announced today that it has opened a Photovoltaics Films Application Laboratory in Shanghai to help customers in the Asia-Pacific region improve how they harness the power of the sun with ENLIGHT™ Polyolefin Films technologies and solutions. “Asia-Pacific is an important and growing market for our ENLIGHT™ Polyolefin Encapsulant Films and … Continue reading Dow Opens Photovoltaics Films Lab in Shanghai
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Solar power project in Balochistan
Balochistan government is implementing Rs 888 million Solar Energy Home Project under which around 300 villages in parts of the province would be electrified. Provincial Finance Department sources told APP here Monday that nature had endowed the province with immense opportunities for generation of solar, wind energy and geothermal energy. “The provincial government has already … Continue reading Solar power project in Balochistan
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Solar energy in sunny Ethiopia
Ethiopia is known by some as “the land of 13 months of sunshine,” a reference both to its climate and to its unique calendar of 12 months of 30 days and an additional month of five or six. But the Ethiopian government’s ambitious plans to expand renewable energy production seem to disregard all those months … Continue reading Solar energy in sunny Ethiopia
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Intersolar India gets underway
Today at 10:00am (IST), the Intersolar India Conference re-opened its doors at the Leela Kempinski Hotel in Mumbai. The organizers expect to welcome some 700 attendees over the four days of the conference, which is taking place in parallel to the Intersolar India exhibition. Tomorrow, on November 6, Intersolar India opens its doors to the … Continue reading Intersolar India gets underway
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China completes wind energy transmission project
The project will allow the station to transfer up to 3 million kilowatts of wind power, making the station the world’s largest direct-current back-to-back power station, the SGCC said. An expansion project for a power converter station that will allow wind power to be transmitted from northeast China to north China has been completed, the … Continue reading China completes wind energy transmission project
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Abengoa begins construction on two CSP plants awarded by the South Africa DoE
Khi Solar One and KaXu Solar One, will be the first concentrating solar power (CSP) plants in South Africa and will use advanced technology specifically developed for the country’s needs. Abengoa, the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, announced today that it has begun construction … Continue reading Abengoa begins construction on two CSP plants awarded by the South Africa DoE
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Algeria eyes 40 pct of power production from wind energy and solar power by 2030
Algeria will be generating 40 percent of its local power production from renewable energy by 2030, CEO of government-run energy supplier Sonelgaz, Noureddine Bouterfa, said Sunday. “The government earmarked a budget worth 60 billion U.S. dollars to carry out this objective, as part of Sonelgaz’ national program of renewable energies development (2011-2030),” Bouterfa was quoted … Continue reading Algeria eyes 40 pct of power production from wind energy and solar power by 2030
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Brazil wind energy generation rockets 216% in 3 yrs
Brazil’s wind power generation expanded by 216% in the last three years, a publication of local daily O Estado de Sao Paulo from yesterday showed. In 2009, the share of wind energy in the country’s combined power generation stood at only 0.6%, the daily said. Also, from 2009 to 2012, the price of wind power … Continue reading Brazil wind energy generation rockets 216% in 3 yrs
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BOEM Releases Its EA for the Massachusetts Offshore Wind Energy Area
On Friday, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management released its Environmental Assessment for the Massachusetts outer continental shelf offshore Wind Energy Area. The EA does not permit construction of any turbines. It merely provides the basis for issuance of leases, pursuant to which the leaseholders would have the authority to perform the necessary detailed environmental and feasibility … Continue reading BOEM Releases Its EA for the Massachusetts Offshore Wind Energy Area
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Volt, Nissan Leaf to Offer Wireless Charging
Evatran, a maker of Plugless Power brand wireless car chargers, will begin offering the devices to buyers of the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt in March of 2013. Between now and then, SPX Service Solutions, which supplies chargers for the Volt, will work with Evatran to offer consumers wireless, home-charging units for their Volt hybrid-electric … Continue reading Volt, Nissan Leaf to Offer Wireless Charging
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China Files WTO Complaint against EU Solar Energy Subsidies
China requested for consultations with the European Union (EU) and certain member states on Monday concerning their photovoltaic subsidies, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said in a statement. “It alleges that certain measures affecting the renewable energy generation sector relating to the feed-in tariff programs of EU member states, including but not limited to Italy … Continue reading China Files WTO Complaint against EU Solar Energy Subsidies
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Scotland wind farm project approved
The 85-megawatt wind power project will have 25 wind turbines and generate up to the equivalent of the energy needs of 40,000 homes. A wind farm expected to generate £30 million for the Highland economy has been approved. Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing gave planning consent to Beinneun wind farm near Invegarry in the Highlands. … Continue reading Scotland wind farm project approved
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Africa: Wind Energy Best Option to Boost Electricity Supply
Participants at the 2012 African Economic Conference (EAC) have been told to encourage investment in wind power and other forms of renewable energy to increase access to electricity among Africans. Presenting a paper on wind energy development, Emelly Mutambatsere an expert with the African Development Bank, said that Africa is faced with the challenge of … Continue reading Africa: Wind Energy Best Option to Boost Electricity Supply
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Germany’s solar power use jumps 50% this year
German utilities say solar power production rose by more than 50 percent on the year over the first nine months of 2012 amid a boom in installations of photovoltaic panels. The German utilities’ industry association BDEW said Monday the solar power output rose to 25,000 gigawatt hours in the January to September period, from 16,500 … Continue reading Germany’s solar power use jumps 50% this year
Continue readingIncreasing Demand from Solar Energy Products to Drive Growth in the Global Silicon and Ferro Silicon Market
The global silicon industry has continued to register robust growth in the last couple of years, primarily driven by its usage in numerous end-use applications such as solar energy products. Amidst an increasing demand from end-markets and a surge in production capacity, the global market for silicon metal to a large extent recuperated from the … Continue reading Increasing Demand from Solar Energy Products to Drive Growth in the Global Silicon and Ferro Silicon Market
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Microgrid Deployment Tracker 4Q12
Most microgrids operating today are, in essence, retrofit projects, cobbling together existing assets and deriving revenues from an overlay of controls used to enable legacy technology to talk to the new technology (usually small amounts of solar PV or a new advanced energy storage unit). Today, however, microgrids are beginning to move more into the … Continue reading Microgrid Deployment Tracker 4Q12
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Volvo Car Corporation cuts electric car recharging time to 1.5 hours
Volvo Car Corporation is testing a new fast-charger for electric cars that cuts recharging time to an outstanding 1.5 hours. The fast-charger operates six times faster than today’s on-board devices. “We know that short recharging times and extensive operating range are a necessity for potential electric car consumers. The fast-charging unit helps cure what is … Continue reading Volvo Car Corporation cuts electric car recharging time to 1.5 hours
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