The Cacao Wind Energy Farm is currently benefiting 20,000 homes in the Nicoya Peninsula, in Guanacaste province, in Costa Rica. ‘With the construction of this project, we reaffirm as a government that Guanacaste is a province with great development in Costa Rica,’ Vice President Marvin Rodriguez said at the opening ceremony of the facility on … Continue reading Wind energy in Costa Rica: new wind power plant in Guanacaste
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Costa Rica powered with 100% renewable energy
The Cental American country has achieved a major clean energy milestone, meeting 100 percent of its power demand with renewable energy for 75 straight days. “The year 2015 has been one of electricity totally friendly to the environment for Costa Rica,” the state-owned power supplier Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) said in a press release. … Continue reading Costa Rica powered with 100% renewable energy
Continue readingUS solar power generation industry
The US is the world’s fourth-largest solar power electric market, behind Germany, Spain, and Japan, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.
Continue readingBiggest wind farm in New Zealand with 168 wind turbines
Contact Energy has a final consent for its third biggest wind energy project that is expected to be proposed in New Zealand, the winning board of the inquiry draft permit for a 504 MW wind power plant.
Continue readingAREVA strengthens position in offshore wind market with ?400 million contract
Situated 45 km off the northern coast of the island of Borkum, the wind farm is the biggest wind energy project in the German North Sea.
Continue readingIndia – Lanco Infratech targets 300 MW concentrated solar energy in 2 years
Lanco Infratech said it has got letters of intent to develop a 100-MW concentrating solar thermal power project in Rajasthan under the first phase of the National Solar Mission.
Continue readingRwanda: Kayonza, Ngoma Have Potential to Produce Wind Energy
Wind power production has been given a boost after a feasibility study located five potential wind farm sites in Kayonza and Ngoma Districts in the Eastern Province, that can be exploited for power generation.
Continue readingWind power Vestas V112-3.0 MW wins Gold Award
Vestas latest wind turbines wins the Gold Award for Most Innovative Power Technology of the Year award competing with technology across all sources of energy.
Continue readingLatin America – At the end of 2009, only 1,072 MW of wind power capacity had been installed across the entire region
At the end of 2009, only 1,072 MW of wind power capacity had been installed across the entire region. 505 MW of this was installed during 2009.
Continue readingKandi Announces JV With Leading Domestic Battery Maker
Kandi Announces Joint Venture With Leading Domestic Battery Maker and Power Company to Create China’s First Battery Rental and Replacement Company; Expects Eelectric Vehicles Sales in Jinhua Will Begin in November.
Continue readingChina – Offshore wind power projects gaining ground
The wind farm projects are also expected to catch the fancy of wind turbines makers like Sinovel, Goldwind, Dongfang Electric, Shanghai Electric, Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group and Changzheng Electric.
Continue readingGM Extends EV Development with Demo Fleet of Electric Chevrolet Cruzes
Developed by GM and LG for Demonstration Fleet in South Korea. Early Testing Estimates Up to 160 km (100 Miles) of Range on a Single Charge. Project to Begin by End of October.
Continue readingWind power Enercon – Strategic Analysis Review
Enercon is mainly engaged in producing and providing wind energy converters based on tested turbine concept. It has developed various equipments for grid stabilization and system control.
Continue readingLa energía eólica aportará 300 megavatios a Centroamérica en 2015
Las estimaciones de la Fundación Red de Energía (BUN-CA) indican que el uso del viento como fuente para la generación de electricidad podría aportarle al mercado eléctrico centroamericano al menos unos 300 MW en 2015.
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