A wind farm had been concluded in Inhambane province in 2009, with the capacity to supply over 1,200 consumers, and the country was now receiving visits from investors interested in the potential of wind energy.
Continue readingWind farm finally off ground on Laurel Mountain (West Virginia)
AES has previously said the wind power project should generate about $500,000 in state and local taxes, 80 to 100 construction jobs and eight to 10 operational positions after construction is complete.
Continue readingU.S. Launches Smart From The Start Wind Power Initiative
Smart planning and early environmental reviews will pay great dividends in spurring responsible renewable wind energy development.
Continue readingChina Ming Yang Signs Agreement on 200 MW of wind turbines for an offshore wind farm
Ming Yang was one of the few qualified wind turbine manufacturers selected to be partnered with prospective bidders in the offshore wind power concession.
Continue readingCanWEA applauds Ontario’s strengthened commitment to wind energy
Wind power industry applauds Ontario?s strengthened commitment to wind energy; Long Term Plan provides stability required to build the next generation of clean energy jobs.
Continue readingVestas receives 33 MW wind energy order in India
Vestas receives wind power order for 20 V82-1.65 MW wind turbines for a wind farm in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
Continue readingPoliticians to acknowledge urgency and importance of major grid investments
Grid operators, the wind industry and power system engineers are sending a clear message to Europe?s politicians.
Continue readingThe Future for Wind Energy in Africa
Leaders in the industry from both South Africa and Egypt will be speaking at IQPC’s Wind Power Development and Implementation conference, taking place in Cairo, Egypt from 12-15 December 2010.
Continue readingPowering Europe – New Report Sets out Vision for the Future European Grid and Markets
The new report identifies infrastructure and markets as the two key barriers to hugely increasing the amount of wind power in Europe’s electricity supply.
Continue readingSalazar vows to speed offshore wind power
Efforts to rationalize the multi-step permitting process for offshore wind farm projects are essential for Eastern states to be able to take advantage of this excellent resource.
Continue readingIEA: Shift fossil subsidies to renewable energy
The IEA also offered a simple policy prescription: take the money now directed toward supporting consumption of fossil fuels and switch it to supporting renewables.
Continue readingSalazar Launches Initiative to Speed Offshore Wind Energy Development off the Atlantic Coast
The regulatory change, along with our efforts to identify priority Wind Energy Areas offshore, will result in a more efficient and coordinated permitting process for offshore wind turbines.
Continue readingLargest Concentrating Solar Power Facility in the World to Create Over 7,500 Jobs
Blythe is fully permitted for up to four 250 megawatt (MW) plants that together will deliver 1,000 MW of renewable generating capacity to the grid.
Continue readingSkyFuel’s Parabolic Trough Garners Prize for Technology Innovation
The SkyTrough is a utility scale parabolic trough solar concentrator and harnesses the sun’s energy to make steam for electricity generation.
Continue readingBASF is building production facility for lithium-ion batteries
New plant to supply innovative cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries from mid 2012.
Continue readingDuke Energy exploring other uses for electric vehicles batteries
Finding alternative energy uses for lithium-ion batteries no longer strong enough to power plug-in electric vehicles is the aim of a new partnership between Duke Energy Corp. and a Japanese firm.
Continue readingVideo from European Wind Energy Association
VIDEO from European Wind Energy Association available on thenewsmarket.com: Energy Sector GRIDS 2010 Conference in Berlin – Day 1.
Continue readingEleven Spanish companies join forces to develop 15 MW offshore wind turbines
Eleven companies and 22 research centres specialising in offshore wind farm technologies have joined forces on the Azimut. Offshore Wind Energy 2020 project.
Continue readingChina to sell 1 million electric vehicles by 2015
It’s aiming for annual sales of 1 million units of electric cars, by 2015. As of October this year, the country had earmarked 970 million yuan to subsidize electric vehicles.
Continue readingAMD and Coulomb Technologies Help Develop the Burgeoning Electric Vehicle Market in Austin and Silicon Valley
AMD Installs EV Charging Stations at Its Austin, TX Campus and Plans to Install Stations at Silicon Valley Site in 2011.
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