The island of El Hierro has once again broken a world record with renewable energies in isolated territories by achieving 24 consecutive days of consecutive generation exclusively from the Gorona del Viento Hydroelectric and Wind Power Plant. For 596 consecutive hours – between July 13 and August 7 – all the electrical energy consumed in … Continue reading El Hierro covers its electricity demand for 24 days in a row with wind energy
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Spanish island El Hierro to be fully powered by wind energy, hydroelectric
Spain’s Canary Islands, El Hierro, is making a splash by becoming the first island in the world fully energy self-sufficient through combined water and wind power. A wind farm opening at the end of June will turn into electricity the gusts that rake the steep cliffs and green mountains of the volcanic island off the … Continue reading Spanish island El Hierro to be fully powered by wind energy, hydroelectric
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The Wind-Hydro-Pumped Station of El Hierro
The El Hierro Sustainability Plan, approved on the 27th of November, 1997 by the Council of the island of El Hierro, poses the idea of making the island a self-sustained location. This possibility has been backed up in the “White Paper for a Community StrategyAction Plan” developed by the European Commission, which includes the following … Continue reading The Wind-Hydro-Pumped Station of El Hierro
Continue readingEnel Green Power new wind farm in France
The company?s wind power portfolio in France grows by a further 18 MW. The Enel Group renewables company now reaches an installed wind energy capacity of 166 MW in France.
Continue readingChinese solar energy could reach grid parity by 2015
A Chinese study suggesting solar power photovoltaic could achieve grid parity by 2015 has reignited calls in the UK for the government to bolster its own support for the renewable energy technology.
Continue readingAs wind turbines grow, so does misinformation
The Los Angeles Times carried a pair of stories on wind energy this weekend, purportedly on how wind turbines technology is developing, but along the way showcasing a string of urban legends about wind power.
Continue readingAbengoa develops its first concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in Chile
Abengoa will be responsible for the engineering, design and start-up of the new concentrated solar energy plant in the Atacama Desert, which will comprise a solar field of 1,280 parabolic trough collectors.
Continue readingGlobal Wind Day ? tomorrow!
Wind power events are taking place in a whole host of countries from Mexico to New Zealand and all across Europe. Berlin will see the opening of a major new exhibition on wind energy at the capital?s Technical Museum.
Continue readingLoan Guarantee for Nevada Geothermal Energy Project
The geothermal energy project, sponsored by Ormat Nevada, Inc., is expected to produce a total of 121 megawatts (MW) of clean, baseload power from three geothermal power facilities.
Continue readingWind energy experienced dramatic growth over the last decade
Global installed wind farm capacity at the end of 2010 was around 197 GW. Offshore wind power is now a Chinese priority with the publication of its Offshore Wind Development Plan in 2009.
Continue readingOffshore wind farm in Belgium
Today there are rumours in the market regarding Vestas being in final negotiations for an offshore wind power project in Belgium. Vestas has not yet received a firm and unconditional order for the wind turbines.
Continue readingFlexible trailing edge flap for blades to make wind power cheaper
A flexible, controllable trailing edge for wind turbines blades has shown that it can reduce the loads on the turbine and in the end provide cheaper electricity from wind energy.
Continue readingEC Backs First Project for Battery Switch for Electric vehicles
Today?s announcement is the first project for switchable battery electric cars approved by the Commission.
Continue readingWind power in Tanzania – Chinese firm to produce 600 MW from Singida wind energy plants
A Chinese firm Dalian International Economic and Technical Cooperation Group (CDIG) has expressed its interest in implementing the Singida wind farm project.
Continue readingTechnip launches Vertiwind floating wind turbines project
The partners of the wind power project are Seal Engineering, ISITV, IFP Energies nouvelles, Arts et Métiers, Bureau Veritas, Oceanide.
Continue readingÈEZ signs loan worth EUR 200m with EIB for energy plant in Romania
CEZ expects wind power Fantanele, together with large hydroelectric power plants, to produce 10 percent of electricity from renewable sources in Romania.
Continue readingDuke completes 51-megawatt wind farm in Colorado
Kit Carson consists of 34 General Electric wind turbines capable of producing 1.5 megawatts (MW) each, for a total of 51 MW.
Continue readingIBM Software Helps GM Speed Global Development of Electric Vehicles, Including 2011 Chevrolet Volt
IBM helps in design of software controls to manage Volt’s innovative powertrain; Provides software simulation tools to test Volt’s battery systems.
Continue readingFord and Portland General Electric Team Up to Prepare Oregon for Electric Vehicles
Ford and PGE will work with universities such as Portland State to further study urban mobility and the integration of energy and sustainable design.
Continue readingWind power in Guyana
Guyana has a wind farm of 13.5 MW in Hope Beach on the East Coast. The potential for wind energy considered to be significant, although no comprehensive studies have been carried out.
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