Pakistan has tremendous potential for harnessing wind power, solar energy, biomass and other renewable energy resources to help reduce power cuts and improve access to modern energy services. But the country lacks the high quality resource data at a national scale that is needed to take full advantage of these sources of clean energy. … Continue reading Indonesia, Pakistan, Vietnam, the Maldives and Nepal are partnering with the World Bank to map out their most-promising locations for solar energy, wind power and other renewable energy resources
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Abengoa pushing forward with Palen Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project
Abengoa has decided to continue pushing forward with the development of the Palen concentrated solar power (CSP) project regardless of the withdrawal of its planning application in September. Abengoa has decided to continue pushing forward with the development of the Palen concentrated solar power (CSP) project regardless of the withdrawal of its planning application … Continue reading Abengoa pushing forward with Palen Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project
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India looks to invest $1 billion into renewable energy, solar power and wind energy
Over 1.2 billion people around the world are still without electricity, and 400 million of them are in India. Many more don’t have access to reliable, consistent electricity. Diesel generators no longer compare to solar on a cost basis, and pay-as-you-go programs have made solar more accessible to low-income families in the developing world. With … Continue reading India looks to invest $1 billion into renewable energy, solar power and wind energy
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New solar power plant in Serbia
Renewable energy sources account for 21 percent of Serbia’s power production at the moment and that share will have to go up to 27 percent by 2020. Serbia’s Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antic opened in Kladovo on Saturday the largest solar power plant in Serbia, owned by a Serbian company that invested EUR … Continue reading New solar power plant in Serbia
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Nigeria targets 7,200 MW from solar power
Promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency in Nigeria will address the challenges. Renewable energy are cleaner sources of energy, and therefore are sustainable forms of energy. “Renewable energy can continuously be harvested because they are inexhaustible in supply and have been considered by most developing countries as an essential component of extending access to … Continue reading Nigeria targets 7,200 MW from solar power
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New battery could propel renewable energy, solar power and wind energy
One of the largest obstacles to the viability of renewable energy, like wind energy and solar power, is the process of storing and transporting the power once the energy’s been converted to electricity. That obstacle has shrunk in recent years, as technology has improved. Now, a bigger, cleaner and more powerful battery is hitting the … Continue reading New battery could propel renewable energy, solar power and wind energy
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Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Abengoa’s shares plummet after confusion on bonds guarantee
Abengoa, the major player in the Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) business, has provided a limited review report of its accounts for the first nine months of the year prepared by Deloitte. Abengoa, the major player in the CSP business has provided the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) a limited review report of its … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Abengoa’s shares plummet after confusion on bonds guarantee
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US Air Force adds V2G technology (Vehicle to Grid) with a new fleet of electric vehicles
Los Angeles Air Force Base unveiled its 42-vehicle fleet, made up solely of plug-in vehicles. The fleet includes both electric and hybrid vehicles, including sedans, trucks and a 12-passenger van. All can get power from and give it back to the electrical grid when not being driven. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt Rey Sedantes, left, … Continue reading US Air Force adds V2G technology (Vehicle to Grid) with a new fleet of electric vehicles
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Suzlon Installs World’s Tallest Hybrid Wind Turbine
Suzlon Energy has put into operation the world’s tallest hybrid wind generator turbine in Kucth region of Gujarat. The wind turbine will generate 12% to 15% more energy. With this new turbine, the installed wind energy capacity at the Kucth region of Gujarat has gone up to 1,100 MW. The 120-metre hybrid turbine had been designed … Continue reading Suzlon Installs World’s Tallest Hybrid Wind Turbine
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Wind power in Norway: Eolus Vind secures approval for 330 MW wind farm
Eolus Vind, a wind power developers in Sweden, has secured permit for an onshore 330MW wind farm, called Øyfjellet, in Norway from theNorwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE). Now, the final approval of the permit will be decided by the country’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The project Øyfjellet is located outside Mosjøen … Continue reading Wind power in Norway: Eolus Vind secures approval for 330 MW wind farm
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Offshore wind power industry races to cut costs
As European governments start to curb offshore wind power subsidies, utilities, wind turbine makers and installers are racing to cut costs to help the industry survive. Britain, Germany and the Netherlands, wary of committing billions of euros when budgets are tight, have announced subsidy cuts in the past 18 months – a blow to … Continue reading Offshore wind power industry races to cut costs
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Wind energy in Mexico: Enel Green Power is funding a wind farm with 50 wind turbines
The loan, covered by Spanish Export Credit Agency CESCE, supports the investment in the “Dominica I” wind farm in Mexico. Enel Green Power SpA (“Enel Green Power”), acting through its fully owned subsidiary Dominica Energia Limpia, S. De R.L. de C.V., has signed a 104 million US dollar loan agreement with Banco Santander as lender, … Continue reading Wind energy in Mexico: Enel Green Power is funding a wind farm with 50 wind turbines
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Gamesa wind energy lands contract to service the whole wind power fleet (245 MW) operated by SER in Italy
Gamesa, a global technology leader in the wind power industry, has renewed the contract with the company Società Energie Rinnovabili (SER), the JV between API and Iberdrola, to provide operation and maintenance (O&M) services for 244,65 MW, which correspond to the whole fleet that SER operates in Italy. The company will perform maintenance services … Continue reading Gamesa wind energy lands contract to service the whole wind power fleet (245 MW) operated by SER in Italy
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Brazil Reschedules Next Renewable Energy Auction for April 27
Brazil’s Ministry of Mining and Energy delayed an auction for electricity from renewable power plants for a few weeks until April 27. In the auction, existing biomass energy projects will compete for contracts to sell power starting in January 2016, the ministry said in the official gazette today. New biomass and wind energy projects will … Continue reading Brazil Reschedules Next Renewable Energy Auction for April 27
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Peru Seeks to Cut Dependency on Gas by Adding Renewables
Hydroelectric power, wind energy and other renewable sources can provide most of Peru’s power in the future as the country seeks to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. Renewable energy can account for 60 percent of Peru’s energy mix, up from about 50 percent, with natural gas and oil supplying the rest, Energy and Mines … Continue reading Peru Seeks to Cut Dependency on Gas by Adding Renewables
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Iberdrola Completes Construction of First Wind Farm in Kenya with Gamesa Wind Turbines
IBERDROLA INGENIERÍA, in a consortium with Gamesa, has completed the construction of its first wind farm in Kenya, the Ngong II project with an installed capacity of 13.6 megawatts (MW). It was awarded by the state-owned Kenyan Electricity Generating Company Limited (KenGen) in a contract worth €21.4 million. This renewable facility located in the … Continue reading Iberdrola Completes Construction of First Wind Farm in Kenya with Gamesa Wind Turbines
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Vestas wins 52 MW China wind energy order to provide 26 V80-2.0 MW wind turbines
Inner Mongolia Huitong Energy Zhuozi Wind Power Company Ltd. (hereinafter called Huitong) has signed a firm and unconditional order with Vestas to provide 26 V80-2.0 MW wind turbines, which will be installed at the Bayinzile wind farm located in the Wulanchabu area of Inner Mongolia as part of the phase II project. Huitong’s cooperation … Continue reading Vestas wins 52 MW China wind energy order to provide 26 V80-2.0 MW wind turbines
Continue readingWind energy in Pakistan: Sindh govt allots 680 acres for wind farm
The project is financed by Chinese state-owned bank. It is pertinent to mention here that Sindh had a great potential in the field of wind energy and up to now 50,000MW as been identified in the Jhimpir Gharo Wind Corridor. More than 40 companies are actively engaged in the province to develop 3000 MW power … Continue reading Wind energy in Pakistan: Sindh govt allots 680 acres for wind farm
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Dutch test SolaRoad solar photovoltaic panels on bike path
A project dubbed “SolaRoad” gets underway in the Netherlands this week, testing roadways as a potential canvas to collect solar energy. Fittingly for the cycle-crazy Dutch, the first SolaRoad is a bike path not far from Amsterdam. The path is built of massive, Lego-like modules of solar panels embedded in concrete, each with heavy-duty glass … Continue reading Dutch test SolaRoad solar photovoltaic panels on bike path
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Residential Solar Energy Storage Market to Grow by Factor of 10 from 2014 to 2018
The global market for grid-connected residential photovoltaic (PV) solar installations coupled with energy storage is predicted to grow tenfold to reach more than 900 megawatts (MW) in 2018, up from just 90 MW in 2014, according to new analysis from IHS Technology (NYSE: IHS). This expanding opportunity for PV companies and battery manufacturers largely will … Continue reading Residential Solar Energy Storage Market to Grow by Factor of 10 from 2014 to 2018
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