enXco – an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company (PARIS: EEN) and Indianapolis Power & Light Company (IPL) celebrated the construction of the 205.5 megawatt Lakefield Wind Farm with a groundbreaking ceremony.
Continue readingSolar Power will develop a Concentrating Solar Power in Chile
GDF SUEZ and Solar Power Group have agreed to jointly develop a 5 MW thermal Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in the North of Chile.
Continue readingDiminishing winds? Not yet …
AWS Truepower concludes that the available data do not support the finding that there is a significant global or hemispheric trend in wind speeds that may be of concern for the wind energy industry.
Continue readingDokie Wind Energy Project in British Columbia will use 48 Vestas V90 wind turbines
The Dokie Wind Energy Project, located 1,100 kilometres northeast of Vancouver, near Chetwynd, BC, will use 48 Vestas V90 wind turbines and will generate average net annual energy of 320,000 – 340,000 MWh.
Continue readingSolar Trust of America Appoints Thomas R. Miller and Ali Mirza to Key Finance Positions
Power Industry Finance Experts Bring Fortune 500 Capital Markets Experience, Renewable Energy Project Finance Expertise To Bear On Solar Trust?s Activities.
Continue readingOerlikon Solar Racing Team Continues on Global Zero Emissions Race Through North America
Demonstrating Energy Efficient Transportation and Swiss Engineering Excellence Around the World in 80 Days.
Continue readingREpower to erect wind turbine for HAMBURG ENERGIE on Georgswerder Energieberg
REpower Systems AG (WKN 617703) has signed a contract with the municipal power utility HAMBURG ENERGIE to provide a wind turbine of the type REpower 3.4M104.
Continue readingXZERES Announces Release of WindRx Renewable Energy Analytical Platform
WindRx makes small wind power information more easily accessible. With a few simple questions answered, the tool educates the buyer in just a few minutes.
Continue readingOne year. One Roadster. 40,000 miles
Tesla makes the best electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries in the world. Tesla technology offers the most efficient path to a sustainable energy future. No hybrids. No hydrogen. No hype.
Continue readingWind Energy Means Jobs for Illinois
Illinois?s wind power supply chain includes more than 100 companies with a total of over 15,000 employees, according to a new report from the Chicago-based Environmental Law & Policy Center.
Continue readingVestas receives 56 MW wind energy order in India
Vestas has received an order for 34 V82-1.65 MW wind turbines for the State of Karnataka, South India.
Continue readingThe EU Needs Renewable Energy, Not Low-carbon Rhetoric
Instead of an undefined low-carbon rhetoric the EU needs a stable framework for renewable energy leading up to 2030 and a clear vision for achieving 100% renewable energy by 2050.
Continue readingBrookfield Renewable Power Fund Announces its Acquisition of the 166 MW Comber Wind Energy Project
The Fund today announced a definitive agreement to acquire the Comber Wind energy project in southwestern Ontario from BRPI. The wind farm represents an investment of $567 million.
Continue readingBoco Rock Wind farm near Nimmitabel, New South Wales, Australia
Wind Prospect CWP (WPCWP) has received planning permission to build the Boco Rock Wind farm near Nimmitabel, New South Wales, Australia.
Continue readingLammermuir Hills wind farm approved at Fallago Rig in Scotland
A total of 48 wind turbines can now be built by North British Wind Power at Fallago Rig in the Scottish Borders.
Continue readingStatoil has resolved to concentrate on offshore wind turbines
Statoil has resolved to concentrate even more strongly on offshore wind energy as part of its strategy for renewable energy.
Continue readingSouth Korea says it will go ahead and build a 2.5 GW offshore wind farm
The plan is to make South Korea the world?s third-largest country in terms of offshore wind power generation,? Kang Nam-hoon, head of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy?s energy and climate change policy division.
Continue readingTesla Motors Reports Third Quarter Results
Tesla Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) announced its preliminary unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.
Continue readingA123 Systems Selected to Develop Battery Pack for New Electric Vehicle from SAIC
A123’s advanced Nanophosphate lithium ion batteries and systems are designed to help customers quickly and cost-effectively take innovative solutions from conception to commercialization.
Continue readingSkyFuel’s ReflecTech Mirror Film Surpasses 20 Year Mark
This is a significant milestone in the ongoing testing of ReflecTech® Mirror Film, since 20 years is a widely accepted minimum lifetime requirement for concentrating solar power (CSP) systems.
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