In a precedent-setting decision, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of Colorado’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) yesterday, ruling that the state’s RPS does not impose unlawful regulations on out-of-state companies. In their written opinion, the judges determined that Colorado’s RPS would not harm interstate commerce. Current state law requires electric generators to … Continue reading Court decides Colorado renewable energy law constitutional
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Australia controversially scraps wind energy and solar power from clean energy investment scheme
Australia’s federal government has antagonized the solar energy industry by announcing that small- scale solar projects would be exempt from government funding. The government ordered the 7.4 billion U.S dollar Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC)to stop investing in wind and small- scale solar energy, in what has been described by the opposition as escalating … Continue reading Australia controversially scraps wind energy and solar power from clean energy investment scheme
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Groundbreaking at North Carolina’s First Wind Farm with 150 Wind Turbines
Gov. Pat McCrory, Policymakers Visit Amazon Wind Farm US East, Powered by Iberdrola Renewables at Desert Wind. For the first time, wind power is lifting off in North Carolina. Gov. Pat McCrory joined business and community leaders in Elizabeth City today to break ground on North Carolina’s first industrial-scale wind power project. Spanning farm fields … Continue reading Groundbreaking at North Carolina’s First Wind Farm with 150 Wind Turbines
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China’s geothermal energy sector may soon wake up
On December 12, 1970, China’s first geothermal plant began generating power in Guangdong province—the culmination of a long national campaign led by Li Siguang, China’s first Minister of Geology. Using his influence as a scientist and politician, Li successfully argued that geothermal energy was as valuable of a resource as traditional fossil fuels. This led to the … Continue reading China’s geothermal energy sector may soon wake up
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Geothermal energy in Chile
Enel Green Power and Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (ENAP), the Chilean state-owned company active in the hydrocarbons sector, have begun construction in Chile on Cerro Pabellón, the first geothermal plant in South America. Cerro Pabellón, located in the municipality of Ollagüe, in the region of Antofagasta, in the Andean Plateau, will also be the … Continue reading Geothermal energy in Chile
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Wind energy in South Dakota: New wind farm with 55 wind turbines
A New York-based company that specializes in large-scale renewable energy projects says it’s building a 55-turbine wind farm in north central South Dakota. Consolidated Edison Development says it has already begun working on its new farm in Pollock. Officials say they the farm is located on property owned by a group of local farmers. … Continue reading Wind energy in South Dakota: New wind farm with 55 wind turbines
Continue readingIberdrola to build Amazon’s 208 MW wind farm in US
Iberdrola Renewables has been selected by Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build and operate a 208MW wind farm in the US. The project called, Amazon Wind Farm US East, will be built in Perquimans and Pasquotank counties. It is expected to start operation in December 2016. Upon completion, the wind farm is estimated to … Continue reading Iberdrola to build Amazon’s 208 MW wind farm in US
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Wind energy in Mexico: Enel Green Power invest in a wind farm with 50 wind turbines
Enel Green Power (“EGP”) has begun construction of Vientos del Altiplano, its first wind farm in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. The wind power plant, which is owned by Vientos del Altiplano S. de R.L., a subsidiary of Enel Green Power Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V, will have a total installed capacity of … Continue reading Wind energy in Mexico: Enel Green Power invest in a wind farm with 50 wind turbines
Continue readingNorth Carolina wind farm would be first in US South
Fields in rural North Carolina are becoming an alternative energy hub as investors break ground on the South’s first big wind farm. Political and business leaders will mark the start of construction on the industrial-scale wind power project near Elizabeth City on Tuesday. The $600 million effort is being built by Iberdrola Renewables, which is … Continue reading North Carolina wind farm would be first in US South
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Plan for 7 more solar energy projects in Oman
The Sultanate’s renewable energy industry is set to get further boost with seven more solar power projects being planned in the country. “The tender process for three of the projects will start at the end of the final quarter of this year”, said Hamad bin Salim Al Maghdari, CEO of the Rural Areas Electricity Company … Continue reading Plan for 7 more solar energy projects in Oman
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Wind power in South Africa: Noupoort Wind Farm breaks ground
A ground-breaking ceremony on the site of the 80MW Noupoort Wind Farm was attended by representatives from the community of the surrounding Umsobomvu Local Municipality, including Ward Counsellors and the Mayor. This Northern Cape project is one of the first to start construction as part of the third round of the Renewable Energy Procurement Programme … Continue reading Wind power in South Africa: Noupoort Wind Farm breaks ground
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With your help, opportunity to advance wind energy policy
We’ve seen a lot of attacks on wind energy so far this year – opponents spreading misinformation, and Congressmen introducing a bill that specifically sets out to eliminate the common-sense policies that help our families gain access to clean, homegrown, affordable energy. Today, YOU can help turn this around. The Senate Finance Committee is expected … Continue reading With your help, opportunity to advance wind energy policy
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Solar power boom in Thailand
Come December, Thailand will have more solar power capacity than all of Southeast Asia combined as record sums of money is poured into the sector in the hopes of nurturing a new energy source to help drive the region’s second-biggest economy. Thailand has been shifting away from natural gas as once-plentiful reserves are expected … Continue reading Solar power boom in Thailand
Continue readingAustralian Prime Minister Tony Abbott under fire for order to stop wind power and solar energy i
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has come under fire from the opposition and investors after ordering the government’s A$10 billion (US$7.45 billion) Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to stop investing in wind and energy solar power. Abbott, who has described wind farms as “visually awful” and made no secret of his desire to axe … Continue reading Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott under fire for order to stop wind power and solar energy i
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Wind energy in France: Nordex wind tubines for turnkey wind farm
Nordex SE has received a new order via its Project Development division in France. The customer is Saméole and the manufacturer will be installing four Gamma N100/2500 turbines for its Ondefontaine wind farm. The order includes the delivery of the turbines, their turnkey installation and long term service for the wind farm. In addition, Nordex … Continue reading Wind energy in France: Nordex wind tubines for turnkey wind farm
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Wind power in North Carolina: South getting its first big wind farm
On a vast tract of old North Carolina farmland, crews are getting ready to build something the South has never seen: a commercial-scale wind energy farm. The $600 million project by Spanish developer Iberdrola Renewables LLC will put 102 wind turbines on 22,000 acres near the coastal community of Elizabeth City, with plans to add … Continue reading Wind power in North Carolina: South getting its first big wind farm
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Wind energy in Cuba: 7 wind power plants financed by foreign investors
Cuba plans to build seven wind farms financed by foreign investors under a program aimed at developing renewable energy sources in the medium term, Energy and Mines Minister Alfredo Lopez said. The project is part of an effort by the island to generate 24 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, with … Continue reading Wind energy in Cuba: 7 wind power plants financed by foreign investors
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Abbott’s war on wind energy in Australia
Labor has lashed out at a government decision to instruct the Clean Energy Finance Corporation not to fund wind power projects, dubbing it Tony Abbott’s ‘war on wind farms’. The $10 billion Clean Energy Finance Corporation has been ordered to focus on new technologies instead of wind farms, under a revised mandate drafted by the … Continue reading Abbott’s war on wind energy in Australia
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Ukraine plans to triple energy production from wind power and solar energy by 2020
Ukraine, which uses three times more energy per person than the average European Union member state, has prospects to increase its production of electricity and thermal energy from wind power, solar energy and water power. Ukraine plans to dramatically increase the share of renewables in its energy mix from the current 3.8 percent to … Continue reading Ukraine plans to triple energy production from wind power and solar energy by 2020
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Solar power and wind energy in Australia: Abbott government extends renewable energy investment
Trade minister confirms Clean Energy Finance Corporation will no longer invest in wind power projects, but disputes report that Greg Hunt was outmaneuvered. Clean Energy Finance Corporation banned from investing in small-scale solar energy projects in move industry claims is ‘revenge politics’ that will strangle the sector. The federal government has ordered the Clean Energy … Continue reading Solar power and wind energy in Australia: Abbott government extends renewable energy investment
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