Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A, BRK-B) will get just a shade greener as its MidAmerican Wind unit announced Sunday its agreement to buy two wind-energy projects in Tehachapi, Calif. Selling the 168-megawatt Alta Wind VII and the 132-megawatt Alta Wind IX projects is California Highwind Power, a unit of Terra-Gen Power LLC. MidAmerican … Continue reading Berkshire Hathaway Unit To Acquire 2 California Wind Farm Projects
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EDF Energies Nouvelles commissions 140 MW Pacific Wind power plant in the US
EDF Renewable Energy, the US subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, announces commissioning of the 140 MW Pacific Wind Farm, in the State of California. Developed, built and owned by EDF Renewable Energy, Pacific Wind project is located in Kern County in California. The electricity generated by the 70 REpower turbines will be sold to San … Continue reading EDF Energies Nouvelles commissions 140 MW Pacific Wind power plant in the US
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Mexico exported wind power to California
REVE The county board of supervisors of San Diego said it approved the laying of a cable that will bring wind energy generated in Baja California, to Sempra substation in Jacumba, near the border. This cable will allow Sempra subsidiary San Diego Gas and Electric, import energy from wind farm in Sierra de Juarez. The … Continue reading Mexico exported wind power to California
Continue readingOffshore wind energy – Building wind turbines in the sea
While the BBC mentions that offshore wind power is currently an expensive way of producing electricity, EWEA believes that offshore wind energy will become much more cost effective and efficient in the years ahead.
Continue readingTurkey Releases Solar Power Plan
The solar energyn plan contains a 600 megawatt limit to investments throughout Turkey, once the 600 megawatt capacity facilities are completed and producing electricity.
Continue readingEU 45% renewable energy target for 2030 must be set now
A 45% renewable energy target for 2030 would create the future policy-stability the green energy sector the needs, was one of the main messages emerging from last night?s public debate on EU energy policy post-2020.
Continue readingCWEI announces offshore and onshore contract for wind power in Pakistan
The contractors would supply and install Goldwind wind turbines. The wind farm of 49.5MW is located in Jhampir, district Thatta Sindh, Pakistan.
Continue readingElectric vehicles – King County, Washington Is Charging Up Savings
With the help of EECBG funds, the county is helping lead a regional effort to install electric cars charging stations at strategic locations across the Puget Sound area.
Continue readingBrightSource Energy Founder Arnold Goldman Awarded Lifelong Contribution Award
BrightSource has recently begun construction on the 392 MW Ivanpah Concentrating Solar Power System in Southern California?s Mojave Desert, the world?s largest solar thermal power plant.
Continue readingAeroTech Turbines Signs Wind Energy Contract in Tianjin
AeroTech Turbines Inc. has agreed a $135 million wind power deal to supply its VAWT 2 wind turbines at selected wind farm sites in the industrial city of Tianjin, China.
Continue readingChina – Solar Energy Association
China will vigorously develop wind energy, solar power, geothermal energy, biomass and other new energy and renewable energy.
Continue readingLux Research report about CSP By José Santamarta
The concentrated solar energy technologies has been finally started to be used in the plants along with thousands of megawatt.
Continue readingWind Energy Leading Renewable Power in the UK
Wind power in the UK is leading renewable energy. Wind turbines accounts for almost half of the nation?s renewable generation. Onshore wind farm will provide around six to seven percent of the UK?s net electricity
Continue readingOffshore Wind Energy: EDF Energies Nouvelles and Alstom Team up in France
The agreement covers offshore wind farm plants developed by EDF Energies Nouvelles and will be equipped with offshore wind turbines manufactured by Alstom. France is planning offshore wind power projects.
Continue readingEight companies vie to put wind turbines in offshore wind farm in Maryland
The O’Malley administration has pushed to develop offshore wind power as the main way to achieve the state’s goal of getting 20 percent of Maryland’s electricity needs from renewable power by 2022.
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 readingNissan and Mitsubishi Motors to Expand Scope of Cooperation by Carlos Ghosn
The two companies that have done most to the development of electric vehicles and lithium batteries, shake their cooperation. Great news for electric car development.
Continue readingInvenergy Power Purchase Agreements With ComEd and Ameren Illinois to Supply Wind and Solar Power to Illinois
20-Year Agreements Will Create Illinois Jobs, Help State Meet Its Renewable Portfolio Standard.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Power Report
New Report from ABS Energy Research Reveals that Despite the Economic Downturn, Thermal Solar remains strong and ABS Predicts Strong Growth in 2011 & 2012 and a spike in GW capacity world-wide.
Continue readingNew York state would greatly benefit from a five-fold jump in wind energy
Wind power in New York could be increased in the next eight years by more than five times the amount currently operating in the state, a new study has found.
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