The wind farm will utilize 262 GE wind turbines each with a rated capacity of 1.6 MW.
Continue readingOffshore wind energy data project wins DOE funding
AWS Truepower LLC was awarded $900000 from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to help establish an enhanced National Offshore Wind Energy data network.
Continue readingAAA Joins the Electric Drive Transportation Association
AAA is dedicated to providing industry leading information and support for the sustainable mobility options offered by hybrid, plug-in, fuel cell and battery electric vehicles.
Continue readingLeaf electric cars arrive in Canada
Nissan Canada brings sustainable mobility to British Columbia with the delivery of the province’s first electric car Nissan LEAF to a retail customer.
Continue readingLargest Landfill Solar Power in the World
The one megawatt solar energy installation is located at the Hickory Ridge Solid Waste Landfill in Conley, Georgia and is viewable during take-off and landing at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
Continue readingFDK and Asahi Kasei Form Lithium Ion Capacitor JV
Demand is anticipated to grow most notably in applications for construction equipment, uninterruptible power supplies, and electric vehicles.
Continue readingVestas acquires technology wind power assets from OCAS
Vestas has agreed to acquire the technology assets of radar specialist OCAS AS, including its patented system to prevent aerial collisions while significantly reducing light pollution from wind energy plants.
Continue readingDespite the financial crisis, EU wind power should expect steady growth
GWEC has reported that total global installed wind energy capacity reached 194.4 GW by the end of last year. China was the world?s national leader last year with cumulative installed wind farm capacity of 42.3 GW.
Continue readingPakistan to Pay $0.146628 per kWh to Wind Energy Producers
Pakistan to generate 1500 MW from wind turbines; Rs12.61 per kWh for foreign financed wind farm projects; Rs17.28 per kWh for local wind energy projects.
Continue readingVestas receives first North American V112-3.0 MW wind power order
Vestas has received a 65 MW wind energy order from Green Mountain Power for a wind farm in Vermont, USA.
Continue readingPhotovoltaic solar energy to supply Rwandan schools with electricity
A new solar power plant, with a capacity of 2.4 megawatts, has been inaugurated in Rwanda, with funding from the European Union (EU).
Continue readingOstwind signed 1000th MW wind energy order of the V112-3.0 MW
The 1000th MW of the V112-3.0 MW was ordered by Ostwind, a key wind farm customer for Vestas Central Europe and an experienced European wind power developer and operator.
Continue readingConcentrating solar power: 500 MW Hidden Hills solar tower plant
The California Energy Commission (Sacramento, Calif.) has started the review of the proposed Hidden Hills concentrated solar thermal power project (CSP) in Inyo County.
Continue readingMasdar Opens First Baseload Concentrated Solar Thermal Power in Spain ? Gemasolar
Masdar and SENER have formed a joint venture, Torresol Energy, that just inaugurated their Gemasolar Concentrating Solar Power project.
Continue readingVestas hails 1GW of wind energy deals for V112 wind turbines
The Danish wind power firm confirmed the milestone yesterday, which was reached when wind farm developer Ostwind placed a 36 MW order for several wind farm projects in Germany.
Continue readingLondon Array offshore wind farm
Construction is gathering pace on what will be the one of the world’s largest offshore wind power plants in the Thames Estuary.
Continue readingTime to Electrify – Electric cars and wind energy
The best option would be to drive our electric vehicles and light trucks using electricity generated from a renewable resource such as wind power or solar power.
Continue readingU.S. Gasoline Use Declining
An analysis by Professor Michael McElroy at Harvard indicates that running an electric car on wind energy could cost less than the equivalent of 80-cent-a-gallon gasoline.
Continue readingLarge solar power project slated for Puerto Rico
Gov. Luis Fortuno says the Caribbean’s largest solar energy project will be built in Puerto Rico.
Continue readingBrightSource delivers largest concentrated solar theermal to Chevron
BrightSource Energy is using its LPT concentrated solar power technology for use in the world’s largest enhanced oil recovery project.
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