Solar Millennium and its US subsidiary Solar Trust of America announced their plan to convert the first 500 MW phase of the Blythe Concentrated Solar Power Project to photovoltaic (PV) technology.
Continue readingWind energy incentives: leveling the playing field
Robert Bradley, of the misleadingly named and petro-funded Institute for Energy Research, has a new opinion article on Forbes.com attacking federal incentives for wind power.
Continue readingSolar energy cost hits par with coal fuel
The cost of solar power in parts of NSW has for the first time crept below that of coal-fired electricity – seen as a key tipping point for the expansion of renewable energy.
Continue readingSCHOTT Solar Filling 16 MW Solar Power Order In Thailand
SCHOTT Solar is successfully strengthening its project business and activities abroad and just announced that it has received a large solar energy order from Thailand.
Continue readingKoch Brothers Fund Bogus Study Bashing Offshore Wind Energy in New Jersey
According to a 2009 report by the European Wind Energy Association, the wind power sector in Europe created more than 60,000 jobs from 2004-2008.
Continue readingVermonters choose wind energy
As in many parts of the eastern U.S., the wind power debate has been contentious in Vermont, most likely because there are few areas of flat land.
Continue readingEDF hires Siemens to build UK offshore wind farm
Siemens will supply and install 27 wind turbines for the 62 MW Teesside wind energy project.
Continue readingAlstom Grid To Deliver Substation For Meerwind Offshore Wind Farm In Germany
The offshore wind energy plants Meerwind Süd and Meerwind Ost will be located in the German North Sea Zone 23 km north of the island of Helgoland and will consist of 80 wind turbines.
Continue readingSolar Power Installations to Grow 15.5%
An anticipated future increase in the cost of retail and wholesale power is all that’s necessary to generate positive demand ? even in countries without subsidies.
Continue readingsmart fortwo electric vehicles soon available worldwide
The third generation smart fortwo electric car with lithium ion batteries offering zero-emissions will be available beginning in the spring of 2012.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas Turns To Profit In Q2
Vestas stood by its previous guidance for full-year 2011 revenues of 7 billion euros, an EBIT margin of 7 percent and an order intake of 7,000-8,000 megawatts (MW) of wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy accounted for the greatest portion of added renewable energy capacity
Wind power accounted for the greatest portion of added renewable-energy capacity, leading hydropower, solar energy photovoltaic (PV), geothermal energy and concentrated solar thermal power (CSP).
Continue readingBallast Nedam: HLV Svanen Deployed at London Array Wind Energy Plant
At 1,000MW, the wind turbines project is currently the world?s largest consented offshore wind farm.
Continue readingACS sells Spanish concentrated solar power and wind energy business
Bridgepoint have agreed to acquire a portfolio of wind power assets from listed Spanish construction conglomerate Auxiliar de Construcción y Servicios (ACS) in a transaction that values the assets at ?596.5million.
Continue readingFord and SunPower to offer solar power electric vehicles.
Focus Electric car owners drive new, innovative charging and financing models for solar energy with photovoltaic.
Continue readingTurkey Releases Solar Power Plan
The solar energyn plan contains a 600 megawatt limit to investments throughout Turkey, once the 600 megawatt capacity facilities are completed and producing electricity.
Continue readingSuzlon receives 48.3 MW wind energy order from Indian Oil
The wind farm order comprises of 23 Suzlon?s S88 ? 2.1 MW wind turbines, and the wind power generated will be sold to the local power utility.
Continue readingSpain will have 61 concentrated solar thermal power plants in 2014
The Spanish Association of Concentrated Solar Energy Industry (Protermosolar) in 2014 expected to be active 61 solar thermal power plants.
Continue readingDesmond named VP at BrightSource Concentrated Solar Energy
Pleasanton businessman Joseph Desmond has been named senior vice president of government affairs and communications for BrightSource Energy, a concentrating solar thermal power company in Oakland.
Continue readingOffshore wind energy – Building wind turbines in the sea
While the BBC mentions that offshore wind power is currently an expensive way of producing electricity, EWEA believes that offshore wind energy will become much more cost effective and efficient in the years ahead.
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