U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant to Empresas Públicas de Medellín E.S.P. (Public Enterprises of Medellín, or EPM) to evaluate the technical, economic and financial feasibility of constructing one or more geothermal power plants in Colombia’s Nereidas Valley. EPM is a multi-sector utility founded in 1955 that is owned entirely by the Municipality … Continue reading Geothermal energy plants in Colombia’s Nereidas Valley
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GE Connects Colombia, Chile and Peru Electricity Grids
Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P. (ISA), one of South America’s largest utility companies has agreed to work with GE’s Digital Energy business (NYSE: GE) to deliver power to some of the most isolated regions in Colombia, Chile and Peru. ISA will enhance its power transmission capabilities in Colombia by replacing aging equipment and install new high … Continue reading GE Connects Colombia, Chile and Peru Electricity Grids
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Ambassador highlights Colombia
Colombia has large untapped hydro and wind power potential that can not only meet its entire energy requirements but also supply sustainable energy to many of its neighbors in South and Central America, according to Roberto Vélez, Ambassador of Colombia to the UAE. Roberto Vélez’s remarks came during a lecture titled ‘Colombia – a growing … Continue reading Ambassador highlights Colombia
Continue readingGraphene-tin composite could improve lithium-ion batteries
For electric vehicles, you need a lightweight battery that can be charged quickly and holds its charge capacity after repeated cycling.
Continue readingFirst Suzlon S97 Wind Turbines
Established in 1995, Suzlon is today?s India?s market leader in wind energy, contributing over 6,000 MW of the approximately 14,000 MW wind farm installed in the country today.
Continue readingAlaska’s Largest Wind Energy Project Approved
A utility is going forward with plans for what could become Alaska’s largest wind farm. The Golden Valley Electric Association has studied the issue for years and now is officially in the wind power business.
Continue readingCoalition Urges DOT Crack Down on Lithium Battery Shippers That Violate Air Safety Regulations
DOT does not appear to be increasing enforcement pressures on shippers of improperly packaged lithium ion batteries or addressing shippers’ violations of regulations, the coalition’s letter stated.
Continue readingHere Enterprises is nearing completion of its first wind energy facility in Texas
Here Enterprises is a developer of wind power, our nation’s fastest growing renewable energy resource.
Continue readingSiemens Receives Photovoltaic Solar Energy Order in the US
Siemens Energy has been selected by Syncarpha Capital to provide EPC services for a 3-megawatt-peak (MWp), ground-based PV solar power plant in Eastampton, New Jersey.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas receives 219 MW wind turbines order in California
Vestas has received a 219 MW wind power order for 73 V90-3.0 MW wind turbines for an expansion of the Alta Wind Farm near Tehachapi, California, USA.
Continue readingIs Wind Energy Sinovel Planning to Replace American Superconductor?
Wind power Sinovel’s recent refusal to accept shipments from American Superconductor (AMSC) may be due to more than just a slowdown in the Chinese wind farm market.
Continue readingAlgeria announced important renewable energy programme
Investments worth $60 billion dollars are planned by 2030, with the primary objective of developing a local renewable technology industry (mostly wind energy and solar power), which can create up to 200 000 new jobs.
Continue readingThe promise of concentrated solar energy, made a century ago
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technology is simple, effective and harmless to the environment. It can even be used to produce desalinated drinking water as a by-product.
Continue readingDuke Energy Secures Financing for Wyoming Wind Farm
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) is leveraging its ownership of the Top of the World Windpower Project in operation near Casper, Wyoming, to finance continued investments in renewable power.
Continue readingInternational consortium to build $150 million wind energy project in Namibia
Namibian United Africa Group will build 44 megawatt wind farm near coastal town of Luderitz.
Continue readingGlobeleq to Provide More Wind Energy in Honduras
Globeleq Generation Limited announced the Cerro de Hula (CdH) wind farm in Honduras has reached financial close and that formal notice to proceed with construction has been issued.
Continue readingVestas – Blade incident on V112-3.0 MW prototype
A seven meter part of a blade yesterday fell off the first V112-3.0 MW prototype in Lem, Denmark. Investigation into the root cause is taking place.
Continue readingSpheric Technologies Produces Lithium Battery Materials Cheaper and Faster
New research shows that pricey lithium battery materials can be produced cheaper and faster using industrial microwave furnace systems.
Continue readingMessage from Ag Groups: Support an RES!
Another coalition of groups–this time agricultural–has just come out in favor of adding a Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) to the energy bill pending in the U.S. Senate.
Continue readingNo evidence of wind energy health impact
‘… there is no published scientific evidence to positively link wind turbines with adverse health effects.’
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