China announced the plan to continue giving subsidies for electric vehicles until 2020

The finance ministry of China announced the plan to continue giving subsidies for electric vehicles until 2020 that guarantees an extension to the initial plan which will eventually expire in 2015, Auto News China reported. Despite the continuous efforts that have been made on promoting the use of environment-friendly vehicles such as electric cars, the … Continue reading China announced the plan to continue giving subsidies for electric vehicles until 2020

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Nissan Celebrates 30,000 LEAF Sales in 2014, Best Year Ever for Sales of Any Plug-In Electric Vehicle

“Now in its fifth model year, Nissan LEAF is more popular than ever and continues to bring new buyers to Nissan,” said Brendan Jones, director, Nissan Electric Vehicle Sales and Infrastructure. “From the beginning our vision was to bring electric vehicles to the mass market in a practical and fun-to-drive package, which is what makes … Continue reading Nissan Celebrates 30,000 LEAF Sales in 2014, Best Year Ever for Sales of Any Plug-In Electric Vehicle

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PG&E and BMW Partner to Extract Grid Benefits from Electric Vehicles

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and automaker BMW are teaming up to test the ability of electric vehicle batteries to provide valuable services to the electric grid. If successful, the pilot program could pave the way for significant utility payments that could stimulate further customer purchases of electric vehicles. PG&E selected BMW after a … Continue reading PG&E and BMW Partner to Extract Grid Benefits from Electric Vehicles

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Lake Turkana Wind Power, Africa’s largest wind farm

Kenya has officially given the go-ahead for the largest wind farm to be built in the country’s Lake Turkana region in the Rift Valley. The wind turbines will be supplied by Vestas Wind Systems, who confirmed that it has received an order for 365 V52-850 kW wind turbines. Once complete, the almost-400 turbines is expected … Continue reading Lake Turkana Wind Power, Africa’s largest wind farm

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Basin Electric signs contracts for wind energy generation

Basin Electric has signed two power purchase agreements associated with the development of two new wind power projects in North Dakota. The combined capacity is 300 megawatts (MW).   The developers are a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC Juno Beach, FL, and Tradewind Energy, Lenexa, KS. NextEra Energy Resources will be developing the Dickinson … Continue reading Basin Electric signs contracts for wind energy generation

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Worldwide Small & Medium Wind Power Installations Are Expected to Total More Than 3.2 Gigawatts from 2014 Through 2023

A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for small and medium wind turbines (SMWTs), including global market forecasts for capacity and revenue through 2023. The market for modern SMWTs has existed for 30 years, though growth has been tied to state and federal incentives in the United Kingdom, Italy, and the United … Continue reading Worldwide Small & Medium Wind Power Installations Are Expected to Total More Than 3.2 Gigawatts from 2014 Through 2023

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Photovoltaic and solar power: LDK Solar Completion of Hydrochlorination Project

Trichlorosilane is the most critical material for polysilicon manufacturing process. LDK Solar CO., Ltd. in provisional liquidation announced today that, its polysilicon plant located in Mahong, Jiangxi completed its hydrochlorination reengineering project and successfully produced trichlorosilane during its first production run on December 27, 2014.  The trichlorosilane produced by Mahong Plant meets the national standard … Continue reading Photovoltaic and solar power: LDK Solar Completion of Hydrochlorination Project

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Hanwha to supply 80 MW photovoltaic (PV) to solar energy project in Chile

Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd. (the “Company”, or “Hanwha SolarOne”), a top-10 global photovoltaic manufacturer of high-quality, cost-competitive solar modules, announced it has signed a deal with a leading photovoltaic (PV) developer for the supply of 80 megawatts (MW) of solar PV modules to a project in the Antofagasta Region, Chile. The solar installations will be … Continue reading Hanwha to supply 80 MW photovoltaic (PV) to solar energy project in Chile

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EDC cited for Burgos wind power project

Energy Development Corp.’s 150-megawatt Burgos wind power project in Ilocos Norte was named the Asia-Pacific Renewables Deal of the Year by Project Finance International. The Burgos wind energy project is largest wind farm in the Philippines.  It used 50 units of the Vestas V90-3.0MW wind turbines and ancillary plant constructed by Vestas, the world’s leading … Continue reading EDC cited for Burgos wind power project

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Super Grid to disperse wind energy across Europe

EU-funded researchers are involved in the development of a pan-European ‘super grid’ capable of dispersing wind power across Member States. This will bring more renewable energy into homes and businesses, help reduce reliance on fossil fuels and enable Europe to move closer towards achieving energy independence. This final point is an important consideration given that … Continue reading Super Grid to disperse wind energy across Europe

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Five New Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plants to Power America with Solar Energy

Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) is increasingly providing clean, sustainable energy for U.S. nation’s homes, businesses and industries. Clocking record-breaking growth and reaching a total of more than 4,700 megawatts of new installed capacity, 2013 was a big year for solar photovoltaic systems. But we’re also excited to watch 2014, which will mark a major milestone … Continue reading Five New Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plants to Power America with Solar Energy

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Concentrated Solar Power: DII moves to Dubai

The present shareholders of Dii are ACWA Power (Saudi Arabia), SGCC (China) and RWE (Germany). After a mandate of 3 years and an extension of another 2 years Dii has finalized the first part of its long term mission: creating together with all relevant stakeholders the conditions for desert concentrated solar power in MENA and … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power: DII moves to Dubai

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Wind power and renewable energy in Mexico: Wind Farm of Bank of Santander with 121 Gamesa wind turbines

Spain’s Banco Santander SA (SAN) and its largest wind-turbine supplier Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA are planning a 242-megawatt wind farm in Mexico. The companies applied for environmental permits for the El Sauzal wind farm in the state of Oaxaca. The companies said in March 2014 they would develop as much as 500 megawatts of wind … Continue reading Wind power and renewable energy in Mexico: Wind Farm of Bank of Santander with 121 Gamesa wind turbines

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India raises solar power investment target to $100b by 2022

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ramped up his target for solar energy as he bets on renewables to help meet rising power demand and overcome the frequent outages that plague Asia’s third largest economy, a senior official told a foreign news agency. India gets twice as much sunshine as many European countries that use … Continue reading India raises solar power investment target to $100b by 2022

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Trina Solar Shares Rise on Record Photovoltaic Power Output

China-based Trina Solar shares jumped 8.56%, closing the trading session on Dec 31, 2014 at $9.26 following the news of the company achieving a new milestone in research and development (“R&D”). The company’s multi-crystalline silicon photovoltaic (“PV”) module reached a record power output of 324.5 watt-peak (“Wp”). Trina Solar’s Honey Plus multi-crystalline silicon PV module … Continue reading Trina Solar Shares Rise on Record Photovoltaic Power Output

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Floating concentrated solar power plant in India

A floating concentrated solar thermal power plant conceptualised and implemented indigenously will be inaugurated next week at Rajarhat near Kolkata. The pilot concentrated solar power project has 10 KW capacity. The experimental project, the first such floating concentrating solar power plant in the country, has been promoted by the Union Ministry of Renewable Energy and … Continue reading Floating concentrated solar power plant in India

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Wind power in Greece: Terna Energy flagship wind energy project to be located on uninhabited Agios Georgios island

Terna Energy flagship project to be located on uninhabited Agios Georgios island, off the coast of Attica, Greece; the onshore wind farm has unique technical characteristics.   The 73.2 MW order was placed by Terna Energy of Greece, a long-standing Vestas partner that has installed more than 350 MW in the country. The contract for … Continue reading Wind power in Greece: Terna Energy flagship wind energy project to be located on uninhabited Agios Georgios island

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Wind energy in Chile: Vestas 44 V110-2.0 MW wind turbines for a wind farm

Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order in Chile for 44 V110-2.0 MW turbines, with a total capacity of 88 MW.   Additional information about the wind power project Customer: Undisclosed at the customer’s request. Project name: Undisclosed at the customer’s request. Location/Country: Chile Number of MW: 88 MW Number of turbines/turbine type 44 … Continue reading Wind energy in Chile: Vestas 44 V110-2.0 MW wind turbines for a wind farm

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