Blackstone has closed a ?1.2 billion ($1.7 billion) transaction for “Meerwind,” Germany’s largest offshore wind farm. The 288 MW wind farm is located in the North Sea.
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Wind Works Power Acquires 100% Interest in Wind Farm Burg II, Germany
Wind Farm Burg II is a 6 megawatt (MW) wind energy project located near Magdeburg in the eastern part of Germany with 6 wind turbines..
Continue readingA Fleet of 695,000 Neighborhood Electric Vehicles to be on the Road by 2017
Neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs), also known as low-speed electric vehicles, were one of the original ?electric vehicle? categories and have been on the market for a number of years.
Continue readingIndian Wind Power Sector Analysis
Wind energy is the most eco-friendly in nature and is witnessing rapid growth in the country.
Continue readingBusting myths–or just re-creating them?
In sum, Dr. Peltier’s method of “mythbusting”–cherry-picking the single report and statistic that supports his point of view–falls well short of being convincing.
Continue readingFirst Solar to Build Solar Photovoltaic Factory in Arizona
New Solar Power Factory Will Create 600 Jobs Annual Production of More Than 250 MW
Continue readingAcciona sells 15% stake in Acciona concentrated solar energy to Mitsubishi for 45.8 million euro
All four Concentrating Solar Power plants are located in Spain and each has a generating capacity of 50 MW, combined to total 200 MW.
Continue readingNextEra Energy will be allowed to build a large wind energy plant in Arizona
NextEra Energy plans to begin construction this summer if it receives clearance from state agencies to add 62 wind turbines, measuring 405 feet tall.
Continue readingRhode Island Invests $240,000 To Complete Wind Energy Projects
That project includes the construction of a 10 kW Bergey Wind Turbine on a 120? monopole tower that is expected to produce around 18,000 kWhrs per year and provide about 30% of the energy to run the beach facility.
Continue readingSolarReserve CEO Kevin Smith Praises Government Support for Solar Energy Projects on Public Lands
Thanks Secretaries Chu, Salazar, and Vilsack for efforts to increase jobs in the clean energy sector through concentrated solar energy project development on public lands.
Continue readingGreengate Power Enters into Agreement to Build Alberta’s Largest Wind Energy Project
Upon completion, the Halkirk I Wind Power Project is expected to be Alberta’s largest operating wind energy project with a total generating capacity of 150 MW. The wind is located in Central Alberta.
Continue readingEU Countries agree to build common offshore electricity grid
The EC has highlighted that 140 Gigawatt of offshore wind power capacity is currently being planned. For Europe’s wind energy industry, the Memorandum is an indispensable step to create an offshore electricity grid.
Continue readingFinavera Renewables Submits EAA for Wildmare and Tumbler Ridge Wind Energy Projects
The Tumbler Ridge and Wildmare Wind Energy Projects are two of the Company’s four projects that were each awarded 25 year power purchase agreements from BC Hydro in March, 2010.
Continue readingGM to Add 1,000 Electric Vehicles Engineering and Development Jobs in Michigan
Work will focus on next-generation electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries beyond Chevrolet Volt.
Continue readingThird quarter the worst since 2007 for U.S. wind energy industry.
Lack of direction and failure to pass a renewable energy mandate by Congress sees investors shy away from the wind power industry in the last quarter.
Continue readingSwedish Wind Power Developer Windico AB signs 15 MW contract with Kenersys
Sweden has some of the best wind resources in the world, but at present, wind energy only contributes about 2 percent to total power consumption.
Continue readingSiemens to supply 68 wind turbines for Griffin onshore wind power plant in Scotland
Siemens Energy has received a wind energy order for the supply of 68 wind turbines with a capacity of 2.3 megawatts (MW) each. Purchaser is SSE Renewables (SSER).
Continue readingNREL Analysis Shows Promise for New Remote Sensing Technology in Wind Power
NREL confirms that measurements taken by Second Wind’s Triton wind profiler system of wind speed and direction correlated well to meteorological (met) tower-based measurements.
Continue readingTesla Roadster in Moscow?s Red Square
A Tesla Roadster traveling around the world made history Friday as the first car without Russian components to receive official clearance to park in Moscow?s Red Square.
Continue readingEU and NA Hybrid Buses, Vans and Trucks Market
Hybrid commercial vehicles are quickly gaining popularity among fleet customers thanks to their increased fuel efficiency, reduced emissions and, most importantly, availability of federal grants and subsidies.
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