Deals between Cape Wind and both NStar and National Grid for power from the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm have fallen apart, marking a major, and potentially fatal, setback for the offshore wind power project. NStar, which agreed in 2012 to buy 27.5 percent of the power expected to be generated by the 130-turbine wind … Continue reading Cape Wind farm suffers major setback on PPA
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EnBW sells stake in offshore wind farm to Macquarie Capital for €720m
EnBW sold a stake in its Baltic 2 offshore wind park to Australian investment group Macquarie for 720 million euros ($856 million), joining an industry trend of building and selling wind farms to boost earnings. The sale of the 49.89 percent stake, still subject to antitrust approval, is expected to be completed next summer, … Continue reading EnBW sells stake in offshore wind farm to Macquarie Capital for €720m
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Pakistan to pull solar power into grid
Pakistan has approved the use of grid-connected solar energy, rooftop solar installations and mortgage financing for home solar panels to boost uptake of clean energy in the country. The government has also reversed course and eliminated a 32.5 percent tax imposed on imported solar equipment in the country´s 2014-2015 budget. The reversal aims … Continue reading Pakistan to pull solar power into grid
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GE Integrates Concentrated Solar Power with Combined Cycle in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has selected GE for a project that marks Saudi Arabia’s first integration of a Concentrated Solar Power with a combined-cycle plant and the first introduction of condensate as a gas turbine fuel. The landmark project, the ‘Green Duba’ Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Plant, will be built in the northwestern part … Continue reading GE Integrates Concentrated Solar Power with Combined Cycle in Saudi Arabia
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Wind power to creating 4,200 jobs in Maine in 2015
Maine wind power supporters are touting the industry’s economic impact ahead of the legislative session. Wind power companies have spent more than $532 million on projects in Maine over the past eight years and are poised to spend an additional $745 million over the next four, an industry trade group said Tuesday in a report … Continue reading Wind power to creating 4,200 jobs in Maine in 2015
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Denmark: 39 percent of energy consumption was covered by wind energy last year
Denmark is nearing its 2020 goal of have 50 percent of its energy consumption covered by wind energy, according to new figures from the national transmission system operator for electricity and natural gas, Energinet.dk. The figures showed that 39 percent of Danish energy consumption in 2014 was covered by wind energy – double what it … Continue reading Denmark: 39 percent of energy consumption was covered by wind energy last year
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Abengoa and the US firm EIG Global Energy Partners sign an agreement to jointly invest in Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
Abengoa and the US firm EIG Global Energy Partners sign an agreement to jointly invest in the development of Abengoa’s Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) projects under construction. Abengoa and the US firm EIG Global Energy Partners sign an agreement to jointly invest in the development of Abengoa’s Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) projects under construction. Abengoa … Continue reading Abengoa and the US firm EIG Global Energy Partners sign an agreement to jointly invest in Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
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China announced the plan to continue giving subsidies for electric vehicles until 2020
The finance ministry of China announced the plan to continue giving subsidies for electric vehicles until 2020 that guarantees an extension to the initial plan which will eventually expire in 2015, Auto News China reported. Despite the continuous efforts that have been made on promoting the use of environment-friendly vehicles such as electric cars, the … Continue reading China announced the plan to continue giving subsidies for electric vehicles until 2020
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Nissan Celebrates 30,000 LEAF Sales in 2014, Best Year Ever for Sales of Any Plug-In Electric Vehicle
“Now in its fifth model year, Nissan LEAF is more popular than ever and continues to bring new buyers to Nissan,” said Brendan Jones, director, Nissan Electric Vehicle Sales and Infrastructure. “From the beginning our vision was to bring electric vehicles to the mass market in a practical and fun-to-drive package, which is what makes … Continue reading Nissan Celebrates 30,000 LEAF Sales in 2014, Best Year Ever for Sales of Any Plug-In Electric Vehicle
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PG&E and BMW Partner to Extract Grid Benefits from Electric Vehicles
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and automaker BMW are teaming up to test the ability of electric vehicle batteries to provide valuable services to the electric grid. If successful, the pilot program could pave the way for significant utility payments that could stimulate further customer purchases of electric vehicles. PG&E selected BMW after a … Continue reading PG&E and BMW Partner to Extract Grid Benefits from Electric Vehicles
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Lake Turkana Wind Power, Africa’s largest wind farm
Kenya has officially given the go-ahead for the largest wind farm to be built in the country’s Lake Turkana region in the Rift Valley. The wind turbines will be supplied by Vestas Wind Systems, who confirmed that it has received an order for 365 V52-850 kW wind turbines. Once complete, the almost-400 turbines is expected … Continue reading Lake Turkana Wind Power, Africa’s largest wind farm
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Basin Electric signs contracts for wind energy generation
Basin Electric has signed two power purchase agreements associated with the development of two new wind power projects in North Dakota. The combined capacity is 300 megawatts (MW). The developers are a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC Juno Beach, FL, and Tradewind Energy, Lenexa, KS. NextEra Energy Resources will be developing the Dickinson … Continue reading Basin Electric signs contracts for wind energy generation
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Worldwide Small & Medium Wind Power Installations Are Expected to Total More Than 3.2 Gigawatts from 2014 Through 2023
A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for small and medium wind turbines (SMWTs), including global market forecasts for capacity and revenue through 2023. The market for modern SMWTs has existed for 30 years, though growth has been tied to state and federal incentives in the United Kingdom, Italy, and the United … Continue reading Worldwide Small & Medium Wind Power Installations Are Expected to Total More Than 3.2 Gigawatts from 2014 Through 2023
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Vestas wind turbines for wind farm of EDF
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) has placed a firm order with Vestas Wind Systems A/S for 150 megawatt (MW) of wind turbines. The order closes the books on the Master Supply Agreement (MSA) announced in September 2013 with orders totaling 1,094 MW. Delivery of the 75 V100-2.0 MW is scheduled for third quarter 2016. … Continue reading Vestas wind turbines for wind farm of EDF
Continue readingPhotovoltaic and solar power: LDK Solar Completion of Hydrochlorination Project
Trichlorosilane is the most critical material for polysilicon manufacturing process. LDK Solar CO., Ltd. in provisional liquidation announced today that, its polysilicon plant located in Mahong, Jiangxi completed its hydrochlorination reengineering project and successfully produced trichlorosilane during its first production run on December 27, 2014. The trichlorosilane produced by Mahong Plant meets the national standard … Continue reading Photovoltaic and solar power: LDK Solar Completion of Hydrochlorination Project
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Hanwha to supply 80 MW photovoltaic (PV) to solar energy project in Chile
Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd. (the “Company”, or “Hanwha SolarOne”), a top-10 global photovoltaic manufacturer of high-quality, cost-competitive solar modules, announced it has signed a deal with a leading photovoltaic (PV) developer for the supply of 80 megawatts (MW) of solar PV modules to a project in the Antofagasta Region, Chile. The solar installations will be … Continue reading Hanwha to supply 80 MW photovoltaic (PV) to solar energy project in Chile
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Record month for wind energy in Scotland
The biggest day for output for wind power was on December 10 when there was enough energy generated to supply 6.34 million homes for the whole day, analysis from WWF Scotland showed. WWF said wind turbines generated enough power to supply over 100 per cent of Scottish households on 25 out of the 31 … Continue reading Record month for wind energy in Scotland
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Super Grid to disperse wind energy across Europe
EU-funded researchers are involved in the development of a pan-European ‘super grid’ capable of dispersing wind power across Member States. This will bring more renewable energy into homes and businesses, help reduce reliance on fossil fuels and enable Europe to move closer towards achieving energy independence. This final point is an important consideration given that … Continue reading Super Grid to disperse wind energy across Europe
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Five New Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plants to Power America with Solar Energy
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) is increasingly providing clean, sustainable energy for U.S. nation’s homes, businesses and industries. Clocking record-breaking growth and reaching a total of more than 4,700 megawatts of new installed capacity, 2013 was a big year for solar photovoltaic systems. But we’re also excited to watch 2014, which will mark a major milestone … Continue reading Five New Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plants to Power America with Solar Energy
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Concentrated Solar Power: DII moves to Dubai
The present shareholders of Dii are ACWA Power (Saudi Arabia), SGCC (China) and RWE (Germany). After a mandate of 3 years and an extension of another 2 years Dii has finalized the first part of its long term mission: creating together with all relevant stakeholders the conditions for desert concentrated solar power in MENA and … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power: DII moves to Dubai
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