Alstom has been awarded a contract to supply and supervise the installation and commissioning of 29 units of the ECO 74 wind turbines. Each wind turbine will have an output of 1.67MW and will be equipped with 70m towers. The wind farm is estimated to be fully operational in 2016. The wind farm will have … Continue reading Alstom secures 48 MW wind power contract in Japan
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ReneSola panels power 420 MW photovoltaic solar energy project in Japan
ReneSola Ltd (“ReneSola”) (NYSE: SOL), a leading brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaic (“PV”) products, today announced it has been awarded a contract to supply 420MW of solar panels to a leading solar project developer based in Japan. ReneSola’s Virtus II 300W 72-cell high-efficiency polycrystalline PV panels will be installed in over ten ground-mounted … Continue reading ReneSola panels power 420 MW photovoltaic solar energy project in Japan
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Japan wind energy has capacity to replace nuclear power
A study has shown that wind speeds are considerably faster offshore near Fukushima than on land. Wind energy is one of the renewable sources of energy considered vital to Japan
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Japan’s biggest solar energy plant starts generating power
Japan’s biggest solar power plant opened in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima on Monday. The photovoltaic plant is a major new attempt to develop the country’s renewable energy resources amid lingering public concern over the impact of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster. The facility, the Kagoshima Nanatsujima Mega Solar Power Plant designed … Continue reading Japan’s biggest solar energy plant starts generating power
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Floating Fukushima wind farm
Within sight of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, a high-tech wind farm that will eventually bring clean energy to thousands of homes is now under construction. The wind farm is 20 kilometers off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture. Fukushima Mirai, a wind turbine on a floating rig foundation, measures 80 meters across … Continue reading Floating Fukushima wind farm
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Japan halts last nuclear reactor at Ohi
Japan is shutting down its last functioning nuclear reactor, with no timetable for a restart. Reactor 4 at Ohi in western Japan will stop generating electricity in the early hours of Monday. Analysts say Japan will be without nuclear power until December at the earliest, the longest shut-down since the 1960s. The Japanese public turned … Continue reading Japan halts last nuclear reactor at Ohi
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Japan photovoltaic reaches 10 GW
New research conducted by NPD Solarbuzz and featured on their blog this past week shows that Japanese solar photovoltaic installations have now passed 10 GW for cumulative PV capacity, only the fifth country to reach the mark. Of the previous four
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Radiation in Fukushima hit new high
Radiation readings around tanks holding contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant have spiked by more than a fifth to their highest levels, Japan’s nuclear regulator said, heightening concerns about the clean-up of the worst atomic disaster in three decades. Radiation hotspots have spread to three holding areas for hundreds of hastily built … Continue reading Radiation in Fukushima hit new high
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Radioactive water leak at Fukushima
Highly radioactive water leaks from a temporary storage tank into the ground at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator says. Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said the leak of at least 300 tonnes of the highly radioactive water was discovered on Monday. The plant, crippled by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011, has seen … Continue reading Radioactive water leak at Fukushima
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Japanese car makers to increase charging stations for electric vehicles
With the increase of electric vehicles on the road, drivers are also in need of accessible chargers for their electric cars. Led by Nissan Motor Co., other Japanese car makers – Honda, Mitsubishi, and Toyota – have agreed to collaborate on a project that will increase the number of electric car charges in the country, … Continue reading Japanese car makers to increase charging stations for electric vehicles
Continue readingSpain bill targets 1,400 MW wind energy/yr to 2020
The Spanish government has set an annual target for installed wind power of 1,400 megawatts between 2013 and 2020, according to draft regulation the Industry Ministry sent to the energy sector watchdog CNE.
Continue readingElectric cars can be charged in an hour at a maximum charging power of 22 kilowatts
Siemens receives major order from Portugal for 100 charging columns for electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingGulf States Set To Spend US $252 Billion On Power Generation
Shams 1 will be one of the world’s largest concentrated solar power plants, with a capacity of 100 megawatts.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa supply 70 MW to two wind farm plants in Salamanca (Spain)
Gamesa will install the newly-contracted 35 G90-2.0 MW wind turbines in 2011. The related O&M wind power agreement covers a five-year period.
Continue readingWind energy Nordex delivers 32.5 MW to Poland and France
First N100/2500 wind farm in Poland / wind power turnkey installation in France.
Continue readingEuropean wind energy growth slowed by financing squeeze
Offshore wind farm plants and Eastern Europe new wind turbines growth drivers for wind power in Europe.
Continue readingSolar Power Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2010 Results
Solar Power, Inc. (?SPI?) (OTCBB: SOPW) a leading developer of photovoltaic solar energy facilities(?SEF?), announced the Company?s fourth quarter and year-end financial results for fiscal year 2010.
Continue readingConstellation Energy Renewable Energy Certificates
A REC represents the environmental benefits of electricity generated by wind power, solar energy or other renewable power facilities.
Continue readingBusiness and ex-military leaders caution against U.S. supporting Middle Eastern oil cartel
Dorgan sponsored the Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 that sought to provide the financial incentives necessary to turn half of the vehicles on U.S. roadways into plug-ins by 2030.
Continue readingGlobal solar power photovoltaic growth doubled in 2010
The world added about 16 gigawatts of new solar energy photovoltaic (PV) in 2010, double the growth seen a year earlier, the European Photovoltaic Industry Association told.
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