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Continue readingEnel Green Power EBITDA Rises 7.7%
Net electricity generated amounted to 21.8 TWh, of which 11.1 TWh (51%) from hydroelectric, 4.9 TWh (22%) from wind energy, 5.3 TWh (24%) from geothermal energy, and 0.5 TWh (3%) from other renewable energy technologies.
Continue readingEDP Renewables inaugurates the Terra Fria wind farm in Montalegre, Portugal
The wind farm has installed wind power capacity of 96 MW. The wind energy plant comprises 48 Enercon E82 wind turbines.
Continue readingSecond Wind Pledges to Support President Obama’s Clean Energy Goal
President Obama’s State of the Union address and focus on renewable energies validates Second Wind’s mission to make wind power the global energy source of choice.
Continue reading2011 Report Analyzing Offshore Wind Energy in the United States
Wind power has emerged as the most attractive solution to the world’s energy challenges. The possibility of locating wind turbines in the sea bed has opened up a new frontier for wind farm plants.
Continue readingPHOTON?s 5th Solar Electric Utility Conference in San Francisco
Every day brings news about further utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP).
Continue readingObama’s goal for electric vehicles requires bold action
Blue-ribbon panel says auto industry, government must do far more to ensure electric cars with lithium ion batteries have a fair shot at commercial acceptance in the U.S.
Continue readingCompanies Call for EU Single Energy Market
In order to achieve a single market in electricity, Europe needs both the infrastructure to transport electricity from one part of Europe to another, and a common set of market rules.
Continue readingGE Supplying Concentrating Solar Power Steam Turbines For Spanish Plants
GE Oil & Gas installs first 50-megawatt steam turbines for Acciona Energy concentrated solar energy projects in Spain.
Continue readingVattenfall to cooperate in UK-Norway interconnection
Vattenfall inaugurated the largest offshore wind farm and the company is building up several onshore and offshore wind energy projects and has been awarded rights to develop up to 7,200 MW of wind power capacity.
Continue readingPrysmian to exhibit full range of cable systems for wind power transmission infrastructures
Prysmian?s product portfolio will focus on the full range of state-of-the-art power cables for wind energy generation facilities.
Continue readingInternational award for 18 years of wind power standardization
Wherever in the world they are produced, wind turbines have to meet certain technical requirements which are laid down in standards formulated by IEC’s wind turbine technical committee.
Continue readingUK – Wind energy employs more people than coal
The growing importance of renewable energy to the UK economy has been underlined after a report revealed more people are now employed in the wind power sector than in the coal industry.
Continue readingGreengate Power Receives Approval for 20-Year PPA Totaling 450 MW of Wind Power
Upon completion in 2012, the Halkirk I Wind Farm is expected to be Alberta’s largest operating wind energy project with a total generating capacity of 150 MW.
Continue readingGlobal wind power capacity increases by 22% in 2010
Global wind energy installations increased by 35.8 GW in 2010. Wind farm capacity up to 194.4 GW, a 22.5% increase on the 158.7 GW wind turbines installed at the end of 2009.
Continue readingUK electric vehicles market to touch £7.2 billion by 2014
The report provides the trends observed in the hybrid and electric car market in the UK, insights from a consumer survey conducted to assess the consumer attitude and behavior about hybrid and electric cars.
Continue readingMitsubishi Launches Australia’s First Public Electric Vehicles Fast Charging Unit
Mitsubishi introduced its i-MiEV (Innovative Electric Vehicle) into the Australian market in August 2010 and the company has now sold more than one hundred electric cars.
Continue readingClimate Policy Initiative Analysis Finds European Power Market Improvements Are Important for Wind Power Expansion
EU power market design does not effectively support European member states’ plan to connect 200GW of wind energy and solar power to the transmission system by 2020.
Continue readingWestern Wind Energy Chooses RMT to Install Wind Turbines
Western Wind Energy has chosen RMT to build two of its wind farm facilities in Arizona and California. Both the wind power projects will feature Gamesa 2.0 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingImpsa to supply 180 MW to Brazil wind farm By José Santamarta
Under the deal, Impsa will supply the the Casa Nova wind energy plant with 120 1.5MW direct drive wind turbines as part of the $360 million deal.
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