The wind power plant will have 51 wind turbines with 120 MW of Gamesa in the first phase and construction and engineering is done for Iberdrola for Wind Energy Mesoamerica.
Continue readingAndalusia has ten concentrated solar thermal power plants
Andalusia is the Spanish Autonomous Community with more concentrated solar energy plants, with ten Concentrating Solar Power facilities, according to the Spanish Association of Solar Thermal Industry (Protermosolar).
Continue readingGemasolar’s solar thermal plant exceeds expectations
The concentrating solar power plant is owned by Torresol Energy, a joint venture between the engineering and technology group SENER, and Masdar.
Continue readingChina to Double Solar Energy Capacity This Year
China will double its solar power capacity and is likely to reach 2 gigawatts (gW) by the end of the year.
Continue readingResult of DTU?s tender for rental of test stands for wind turbines
From May to July 2011, the Technical University of Denmark carried out a tender for the wind turbine test stands at the test centre at Østerild and the test station at Høvsøre.
Continue readingEgypt and Renewable Energy
The world sees Egypt as one of the most important countries that is able to produce Renewable Energy represented in solar power and wind energy.
Continue readingSolar Power for the Marine Corps
Concentrated solar power photovoltaics, or CPV, is one of the newer forms of solar energy technology.
Continue readingNanophosphate® lithium ion batteries will power future electric cars
GM has awarded a contract to A123 Systems, a developer of Nanophosphate® lithium ion batteries, for complete battery packs to be used in future GM electric vehicles.
Continue readingSiemens to produce wind turbines for western Kansas wind farm
“Duke Energy has entered into a wind energy supply agreement with Siemens for their Siemens 2.3-108 wind turbines,” said Greg Efthimiou, of Duke Energy Corporate Communications.
Continue readingDuke Energy announces wind turbines for Willacy County
The Los Vientos I wind energy project, roughly 20 miles inland from the Gulf, will sell the electricity it generates to San Antonio-based CPS Energy.
Continue readingAlberta regulators have given the green light to NaturEner Energy Canada?s 162 MW Wild Rose 2 wind power project.
The 108 wind turbines wind farm, planned for Cypress County, boosts the company?s wind energy prospects in the province to 375 MW.
Continue readingAWEA’s Message to Republican Presidential Hopefuls: Wind Power Works
Iowa wind farm owners paid $16.5 million in state property taxes in 2010, plus another $11 million in land lease payments to property owners.
Continue readingFord and SunPower To Bundle Electric Vehicles With Rooftop Solar Power
Electric car makers with lithium ion batteries and solar energy manufacturers have long known they share the same potential customers
Continue readingWind energy REpower Systems SE publishes figures for 1st quarter 2011/12
In the first three months of the 2011/12 fiscal year, REpower Systems SE installed or supplied wind turbines with a total wind farm capacity of 195 megawatts (MW).
Continue readingGE to Invest up to $40 Million in concentrated solar thermal energy eSolar
eSolar, a developer of modular concentrating solar thermal power technology, announced that in addition to its licensing agreement with GE Energy, GE has closed a strategic investment in the company.
Continue readingBryce whiffs on wind power and Texas heat wave
ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas), has been very clear that wind energy was the crucial factor keeping the lights and AC on for hundreds of thousands of Texans during last week’s power shortages.
Continue readingToyota Prius Plug-in Electric Car announced for Frankfurt debut
Toyota will debut the production version of the Prius Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) with lithium ion batteries at the Frankfurt Motor Show on 15th September.
Continue readingMicroPlanet Provides Smart Voltage Regulation for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
MicroPlanet’s technology has been deployed to facilitate the integration of renewable energy sources, including solar power and wind energy.
Continue readingACS sells another 11 wind power plants with 442.5 MW in Spain
ACS sells its renewable energy assets in wind energy and concentrated solar power. Just sold 11 wind farm plants. ACS wants to control Iberdrola, perhaps to then sell to EDF.
Continue readingSheraton Atlanta Provides Charging Stations for Electric Cars
Having four stations available is an excellent benefit to electric car guests. On average, electic vehicles produce five times less CO2 per mile than gasoline powered vehicles.
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