The bureau is publishing a Call for Information and Nominations to identify industry interest in locations within the Virginia Wind Energy Area for commercial wind farm leases.
Continue readingVirginia next step for offshore wind energy
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is moving forward with the next step in offshore wind power development off the Virginia coast, Gov. Bob McDonnell and federal officials announced.
Continue readingenXco Service Corporation Signs O&M Agreement With TPW Petersburg Wind Farm
The TPW Petersburg Wind Farm, acquired by Gestamp, consists of 27 GE Wind 1.5 MW XLE – ESS wind turbines. Wind energy produced will be delivered to Omaha Public Power District (OPPD).
Continue readingWind power: Republican governors push for PTC extension; Senators express support
Republican governors Terry Branstad of Iowa and Sam Brownback of Kansas provided some very specific support for the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC).
Continue readingAbengoa and JGC’s concentrating thermal solar power plant, Solacor 1, comes online
The concentrated solar power plant will produce the solar energy equivalent of that needed to power approximately 26,000 homes.
Continue readingGamesa’s wind energy orders for the G97-2.0 MW wind turbines total 356 MW
Europe accounted for the largest share of wind farm orders (40%), followed by China (28%) and the US (26.4%). Gamesa entered into a new wind power market: Canada, where it signed a contract to deliver its first 10 MW.
Continue readingClouds over Spain’s wind energy and solar power as aid cut
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s government passed a decree to “temporarily suspend” subsidies for all new wind power and solar energy (photovoltaic and concentrating solar power).
Continue reading2011: A Year of Weather Extremes, with More to Come
Since the 1970s, each subsequent decade has gotten hotter?and 9 of the 10 hottest years on record have occurred in the twenty-first century.
Continue readingGDT Tek Closes Escrow on 109 Acres of Prime Solar Energy Farm Land
Also plans to use its own waste heat to electricity technology combined with solar concentrating power panels on a portion of the land.
Continue readingGE to Supply 41 Multi-Megawatt Wind Turbines for Four Wind Power Projects in Germany
GE announced a wind farm contract with the leading German project wind energy developer Energiekontor AG for four wind power generating projects comprised of 41 wind turbines.
Continue readingUS offshore wind energy receives boost from DOE
The US Department of Energy on March 1 unveiled a six-year, $180 million initiative for the development of offshore wind power.
Continue readingQinghai leads in photovoltaic solar power
Photovoltaic solar energy stations in China’s Qinghai province now have an installed generating capacity of over 1,000 megawatts.
Continue readingSouthwest Solar Technologies Signs JV Photovoltaic Solar Energy Agreement with MaxQ
This ability makes the CPV module to be used along with heliostat collectors or dish developed for concentrated solar power (CSP) application.
Continue readingPan-European grid could avoid emissions of 170 million tonnes of CO2
The new plans would allow northern Europe to replace reduced wind power capacity in the summer, with electricity from other sources, such as concentrated solar power from southern Europe.
Continue readingGDF Suez launches 100 MW in wind farm projects in Romania, Poland
France’s GDF SUEZ is developing two new wind energy plants in Eastern Europe, a 48 MW wind power facility in Romania and a 51 MW wind turbines plant in Poland.
Continue readingOffshore wind energy: First wind farm with 6MW Sinovel’s wind turbines
The wind power plant, to be developed by Huaneng Renewables, is Sinovel?s debut commercial order for the 6 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingERG Renew enters the Bulgarian wind power market
ERG Renew (100% ERG) is one of the leading Italian wind energy companies. As regards Italy, there are currently 14 wind farm plants in operation.
Continue readingWind power: U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsing PTC extension
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce became the latest group to support extending the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC), the key incentive that has helped the U.S. wind farm industry expand dramatically.
Continue readingElectric car in Hawaii
As part of the program administered by Hawaii?s Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), residents and businesses can apply for rebates and grants to purchase electric vehicles.
Continue readingElectric vehicles can cost 9 to 12 percent less to operate than diesel engines
A new MIT study showing that electric vehicles are not just environmentally friendly, but also have the potential to improve the bottom line for many kinds of businesses.
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