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Mozambique: South Korean Company to Install Solar Power Facilities

The South Korean company Hyosung announced on Monday that it is to install solar power stations in Mozambique to generate 1.3 megawatts of electricity. The contract is with the Mozambican government’s Energy Fund (FUNAE) and is worth 32 million US dollars. A further contract has been signed with the publicly owned electricity company, EDM, under … Continue reading Mozambique: South Korean Company to Install Solar Power Facilities

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Nordex: 10 firm wind energy contracts for over 80 MW received

The Nordex Group’s German business is continuing to grow – especially in the light wind sector. Since the launch of series production in summer 2012, Nordex has installed approximately 60 wind turbines. In the first few weeks of the year, it gained new orders comprising in total 84 MW for its N117/2400 wind turbine. Most … Continue reading Nordex: 10 firm wind energy contracts for over 80 MW received

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Ontario resident’s personal testimony: ‘Anti-wind energy groups make me sick’

Meredith, an unabashed enthusiast of utility-scale wind power, covers most of the bases in her article, including the suspicion–expressed in the title–that her view of the technology might be quite different had she been exposed to the fear-laden rumors that are fanned by anti-wind groups:   “What if I been told that windmills would make … Continue reading Ontario resident’s personal testimony: ‘Anti-wind energy groups make me sick’

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Obama administration approves wind energy, solar power projects

The bulk of the coming renewables rush is happening in the state — since 2009, more than 15 gigawatts of wind energy, solar energy, geothermal energy and transmission projects have been approved on federal land in California. The Obama administration has approved two solar projects in California and one wind energy project in Nevada with … Continue reading Obama administration approves wind energy, solar power projects

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Feds Approve Searchlight Wind Energy Project

A medium-scale wind energy project in Searchlight, Nev., is a step closer to being built. In a statement Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Interior Secretary Ken Salazar approved the 200-Megawatt wind energy project that would be built on public land. This would be the second utility-scale wind energy project to be allowed in … Continue reading Feds Approve Searchlight Wind Energy Project

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Haiti : solar power for Hospital Bernard Mevs

NRG Energy, based in Princeton, announced it is installing a solar power system at Hospital Bernard Mevs, in Port-au-Prince, in order to provide reliable power to the hospital, and allow doctors to improve patient care. The work should be completed by next week. David Crane, president and CEO of NRG Energy, has played, which played … Continue reading Haiti : solar power for Hospital Bernard Mevs

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Solar Power Projects to be built in Mandalay Region

The first-ever solar power generating projects will be built in Mandalay Region and its power consumption is 150 kyat per unit, Minister Dr. Myint Kyu of Mandalay Region Electric Power and Industry said. “We planned four places for the generation of 1,000 MW. The first place is near Nabuai village, the second in Kabaw Mountain … Continue reading Solar Power Projects to be built in Mandalay Region

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India’s Welspun commissions Asia’s largest solar power plant

Welspun Energy today said it has commissioned Asia’s largest solar power project in Rajasthan ahead of schedule. India’s biggest developer of solar projects commissioned 50-megawatt solar power plant at Jodhpur district. Welspun, which had earlier this year started a 15 MW unit at the site, has now commissioned two more units of 15 MW and … Continue reading India’s Welspun commissions Asia’s largest solar power plant

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Proposed EU sea planning law will boost investor certainty

EU Member States will have to plan the use of their sea space and work together where they share a sea basin, according to a proposed European Commission Directive on maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management published today in Brussels. “The European Wind Energy Association strongly supports the Commission’s proposal, which will allow the … Continue reading Proposed EU sea planning law will boost investor certainty

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American wind energy now generates over 10 percent of electricity in nine states

In Iowa and South Dakota, wind energy is more than one-fifth of total energy production. The American wind industry experienced record-breaking growth in 2012 as a U.S. power provider. American wind power’s generation shot up 117 percent last year, and produced more than 10 percent of the electricity in nine states, up from five states … Continue reading American wind energy now generates over 10 percent of electricity in nine states

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Mytrah Energy to acquire 59.75MW wind energy assets

Mytrah Energy said it has agreed conditional terms to acquire 59.75MW of existing operational wind power assets in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. These assets, which have an average age of under 12 months, comprise wind turbines from Gamesa, ReGen and Enercon. The proposed acquisition has enabled Mytrah Energy to better optimize … Continue reading Mytrah Energy to acquire 59.75MW wind energy assets

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Aquatherm Industries Sets World Record in Solar Thermal Efficiency

Aquatherm Industries, Inc. announced today it has set a world record in solar thermal efficiency with its newest flagship collector, Ultrasun. The collector was tested at TÜV Rheinland PTL in Tempe, Arizona to ISO Standard 9806 and certified by IAPMO R&T (International Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials). Aquatherm Industries, Inc. announced today it has … Continue reading Aquatherm Industries Sets World Record in Solar Thermal Efficiency

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Desertec Foundation endorses King Saud University Point Focus Fresnel Collector

Researchers at King Saud University (KSU) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have developed, engineered, and built an innovative and low-cost system of concentrating solar collectors that is currently being tested at the KSU campus in Riyadh prior to commercialisation. Their Point Focus Fresnel Collector (PFFC) technology has a strong potential to provide a … Continue reading Desertec Foundation endorses King Saud University Point Focus Fresnel Collector

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400 MW for San Antonio: ground-breaking ceremony held

This represents the first phase of major solar power plants that will develop around San Antonio by 2016. In early March, KACO new energy and its consortium partners celebrated the start of construction on the first part of the San Antonio project, which will deliver a total of 400 MW of solar power once completed. … Continue reading 400 MW for San Antonio: ground-breaking ceremony held

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Peru Inaugurates Two Solar Power Plants

President Ollanta Humala has inaugurated two solar power plants in the southern Peruvian regions of Tacna and Moquegua built by Spain’s Solar Pack and Gestamp Solar.   “Energy in the poorest towns is an instrument of social inclusion,” Humala said during the inauguration ceremony.   The $95.7 million Tacna solar power plant sprawls over 121 … Continue reading Peru Inaugurates Two Solar Power Plants

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Tractebel Engineering announces first ever wind farm in Peru

Responsible for the site supervision and design review Tractebel Engineering (Peru) assists ContourGlobal to build the first ever wind farm in Peru to meet the growing energy demand. The Inka Wind Power Complex features two wind farms with a total installed capacity of 110 MW, to be built along the northern shore or Peru, approximately … Continue reading Tractebel Engineering announces first ever wind farm in Peru

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Hydroelectricity and Geothermal’s Global Growth

Enel Green Power is central in the growth of hydroelectricity and geothermal energy up and down North and Latin America. Hydroelectricity and geothermal energy – two renewable programmable sources that can power base load plants – are still growing worldwide. According to a new report published by the Worldwatch Institute, total installed hydroelectricity capacity installed … Continue reading Hydroelectricity and Geothermal’s Global Growth

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