Coconino County planners have approved the installation of 62 large wind turbines on a ranch north of Williams. The county planning and zoning commission debated the impacts and benefits of the wind energy farm.
Continue readingNew Solar Program for BLM
The Obama administration has issued proposed guidelines for solar development on public land in the West, a move that could speed renewable-energy projects that have been mired in environmental controversy.
Continue readingAfDB, BEI to construct 4 wind power plants in Cape Verde
Vestas has received an order for 25.5 MW consisting of 30 V52-850 kW wind turbines for the Cabeólica project to be located on the islands of Santiago, Sal, São Vicente and Boavista in Cape Verde.
Continue readingThere are 1.5 billion people in the world without access to electricity
Unfortunately, in today’s world it is almost impossible to find viable income-generating activities without access to electricity. Renewable energy technologies (RETs) are invaluable to those who live outside.
Continue readingKey Players in the Wind Energy
The wind industry has been a renewable energy star pupil since its widespread adoption but its teenage years are throwing up new and unfamiliar issues.
Continue readingUrodynamix Announces Change in Directors and Officers
Dave Rankin is co-founder and VP Business Development of Endurance Wind Power. Endurance is a rapidly growing local manufacturer of advanced wind turbines designed specifically for distributed wind power applications.
Continue readingSopogy, Yu Hao Long Corp. join for China Concentrating Solar Power
Sopogy?s proprietary concentrating solar thermal power platform produces high-temperature heat which is a robust energy source for clean power generation.
Continue readingMichigan Adds Wind Energy
If you?re going to go for renewable wind power, why not maximize the investment and build out the wind turbines in state?
Continue readingEnercon World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine at Present
Wind energy company Enercon to Participate for first time in the SE European Exhibition on EE & RES in April 2011.
Continue readingMajority of population supportive of wind energy
I have been working around the world in the oil, gas and electricity industry for 20 years and, just so it is clear where my allegiance lies, in wind power for half of that time.
Continue readingCalifornia OKs 4,142.5 MW since August Of Concentrating Solar Power
California licensing nine concentrated solar energy plants totaling 4,142.5 MW since August. Ken Salazar has been keeping up, approving eight concentrating solar power plants since early October.
Continue readingSunPods and Saba Motors Host Solar EV Charging Demonstration
SunPods, Inc. and Saba Motors, Inc. hosted a factory tour to demonstrate solar charging as an alternative, renewable energy source for the expanding Electric Vehicle market.
Continue readingENER1 Shareholders Appoint Four New Directors to Board
ENER1, Inc. is a publicly traded (Nasdaq: HEV) energy technology company that develops compact, lithium-ion-powered battery solutions for the electric vehicles, utility grid storage and consumer markets.
Continue readingGreen light to 500 MW concentrated solar energy project in Nevada
The Amargosa Farm Road Solar Project, which will consist of two identical 250-MW concentrating solar thermal power plants with heat storage system, is the second one approved in Nevada on federal land
Continue readingTHINK launches electric vehicles production in Indiana
THINK plans to build 300 THINK City electric cars with lithium ion batteries at the facility by the end of the year.
Continue readingNigeria to generate 200 megawatts from wind energy
An estimated 200 MW of electricity are expected to be generated from wind power in the next few years as part of the efforts to meet the nation’s 6000 megawatts energy demand.
Continue readingWWF-UK response to Electricity Market Reform
WWF disagree with the proposal that guaranteed prices should be offered to the nuclear industry, as this amounts to indirect subsidies paid for by consumers to support a mature technology.
Continue readingUK – Coalition announces transformation of power market
Government will introduce phased support for offshore wind farm projects (generators will be able to register up to 5 phases of wind power over a maximum of 5 years).
Continue readingBritain proposes its electricity market be radically reformed
The announcement noted current arrangements have to be reformed to allow equal access to the electricity market for wind energy and other renewable electricity technologies.
Continue readingMore concentrated solar energy plants may be coming to Yuma
The Agua Caliente concentrating solar power plant is already under construction on private land near Dateland, while Arizona Public Service Co. recently announced plans for a solar thermal plant near Hyder.
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