The wind farm would be New Zealand’s largest by a considerable margin. It involves up to 286 wind turbines, potentially producing 860 megawatts of electricity.
Continue readingGansu set to build nation’s first 10 GW wind energy sector
Gansu province, a leading wind power center in China, is scheduled to become China’s first province to have more than 10 gigawatts of installed wind farm capacity.
Continue readingDuke, CPS Energy reach Texas wind power supply deal
Duke Energy Renewables plans to start wind farm construction in the fourth quarter of this year.
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Governor Pat Quinn today announced the signing of two bills into law that advance clean wind energy in Illinois.
Continue readingSouth west ocean energy trial success
The prospects of marune energy being generated in the south-west have soared. BioPower Systems yesterday announced its full-scale testing had delivered stable power to the grid over extended periods.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Energy Ahead In France
The number of wind turbines being installed offshore and connected to power grids in Europe is growing, according to the European Wind Energy Association’s update.
Continue readingAWEA and OSHA form Alliance to protect workers in the wind energy industry
Wind power industry workers at all levels are put through rigorous training programs to ensure a culture of worker safety and health.
Continue readingBrightSource Energy eyes second large concentrated solar thermal power plant
BrightSource Energy, which is working on a concentrated solar energy plant in California, the Ivanpah concentrating solar power, wants to build a pair of net 250MW solar thermal plants.
Continue readingIrish Wind Energy for Kansas
NTR, an Irish developer, has agreed to buy 228 wind turbines from General Electric for wind farm sites in Kansas and Oklahoma.
Continue readingMore Wind Power in Romania
A joint venture between GE (NYSE: GE) and German wind farm developer Prowind GmbH, will play a major role in the expansion of Romania?s wind energy sector.
Continue readingToyota, Tesla to build electric vehicles RAV4 in Ontario, Canada
Toyota and Tesla Motors have announced that their electric car with lithium ion batteries RAV4 SUV will be built at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) facility in Woodstock, Ontario (Canada) beginning in 2012.
Continue readingEnergy storage for wind power and electric car
Energy storage devices like lithium ion batteries is a critical component of such modern technologies as electric cars, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, solar power and wind energy.
Continue readingNorth Sea Offshore Wind Energy Has Positive Net Impact On Fauna
A North-Sea wind farm has hardly any negative effects on fauna. At most, a few bird species will avoid such a wind turbines.
Continue readingDuke Energy to build 200 MW wind farm in Texas
Duke Energy Renewables will build, own and operate the 200-megawatt (MW) Los Vientos I Wind power Project in Willacy County.
Continue readingFirst solar power in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka?s first photovoltaic solar energy plant established at Gonnoruwa in Hambantota will add 500 kW to the national grid.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Power in France
The new tender regime will facilitate the commission of wind turbines off the French coast, representing a total wind farm capacity of 6,000 MW.
Continue readingGE to Invest up to $40 Million in Concentrating Solar Thermal Power eSolar
GE Energy, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), is investing $40 million in eSolar as part of an investment and licensing agreement with the concentrating solar thermal provider.
Continue readingAWEA and OSHA advance wind power industry, form Alliance to protect workers
AWEA and OSHA marked the launch of the Alliance, which culminates more than a year-and-a-half of collaborative development, with a signing ceremony.
Continue readingToyota RAV4 Electric Vehicles to be Built at Toyota Ontario Plant
Tesla and Toyota announced last year that the pair would team up to build an electric car with lithium ion batteries of the RAV4 SUV.
Continue readingSony will introduce a storage battery for commercial users
The 2.4kwh lithium ion battery can power a personal computer for roughly 20 hours. It plugs into conventional electrical outlets and reaches a 95% charge in as little as two hours.
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