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Analysts see future market of 4-8 GW/year in U.S.

Without a turn toward long-term policy stability and predictability, the U.S. wind energy market is likely to settle out at somewhere between 4 to 8 gigawatts (GW) from 2017 on, according to presentations at today’s Market Update session at the WINDPOWER 2013 Conference & Exhibition in Chicago. The speakers included Andy Lubershane of IHS EER, … Continue reading Analysts see future market of 4-8 GW/year in U.S.

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Google powering ahead with renewable energy

Google, one of the nation’s leading high-tech companies, has a strong commitment to renewable energy and plans to stick with that commitment over the long term, Gary Demasi, the firm’s Director of Operations for Data Center Location Strategy and Energy, said today at the WINDPOWER 2013 Conference & Exhibition here. “Google’s values around renewable energy … Continue reading Google powering ahead with renewable energy

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Vestas shares jump as cost cuts help reduce losses

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas stood by its outlook for the full year, after reduced cost and higher turbine prices helped it cuts operating losses by over 50 percent and improved its cashflow in the first quarter. Vestas maintains its full-year guidance and the focus on cost reductions, low investments and increased capacity utilisation continues. … Continue reading Vestas shares jump as cost cuts help reduce losses

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Value in Concentrated Solar Power to Add to Electric Grid Calculated

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have quantified the significant value that concentrating solar power (CSP) plants can add to an electric grid. The NREL researchers evaluated the operational impacts of CSP systems with thermal energy storage within the California electric grid managed by the California Independent System Operator … Continue reading Value in Concentrated Solar Power to Add to Electric Grid Calculated

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Solar Energy International (SE) Announces Advanced Solar PV Training Labs for Solar Professionals

Solar Energy International (SEI) has announced two PV351L: PV Systems – Tools and Techniques for Operation and Maintenance Lab Week (Grid-Direct) sessions this summer for solar professionals to take their solar pv training experience to the highest level available in the solar industry. This intensive, advanced training is designed for solar professionals already working in … Continue reading Solar Energy International (SE) Announces Advanced Solar PV Training Labs for Solar Professionals

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Siemens providing wind turbines to 114 MW swedish wind farm

Siemens has been awarded an order for a wind power plant with a combined capacity of 144 megawatts (MW) from Sweden. The customer of the project Sidensjö is Nordisk Vindkraft, Göteborg. Nordisk Vindkraft will realize this project on behalf of Stadtwerke München. S iemens will supply 48 direct drive wind turbines with an output of … Continue reading Siemens providing wind turbines to 114 MW swedish wind farm

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Shetland

Shetland’s second wind farm should be operating within two years after the North Yell Development Council was granted a grid connection for their five turbine project near Cullivoe. The news emerged as Scottish and Southern Energy chief executive Ian Marchant breezed through Shetland on his farewell tour of Scotland as he prepares to leave his … Continue reading Shetland

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Suzlon eyes to raise $400 mn by selling 15 non-core assets

World’s fifth largest wind turbine- maker Suzlon Energy is planning to raise up to $400 million by selling 15 of its non-core assets in a bid to partly retire the huge debt pile of nearly Rs. 14,600 crore, a top company official has said. Earlier, the company was planning to raise $100 million. “We have … Continue reading Suzlon eyes to raise $400 mn by selling 15 non-core assets

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Sparking off research into deep geothermal energy

ETH Zurich is to receive ten million Swiss francs from the Werner Siemens Foundation to establish a chair in deep geothermal energy. This will enable ETH Zurich to fulfil its aim of launching an initiative in this promising energy technology without delay. Deep geothermal energy is regarded as a very promising technology, as it would … Continue reading Sparking off research into deep geothermal energy

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WINDPOWER 2013: Analysts see future market of 4-8 GW/year in U.S.

Without a turn toward long-term policy stability and predictability, the U.S. wind energy market is likely to settle out at somewhere between 4 to 8 gigawatts (GW) from 2017 on, according to presentations at today’s Market Update session at the WINDPOWER 2013 Conference & Exhibition in Chicago. The speakers included Andy Lubershane of IHS EER, … Continue reading WINDPOWER 2013: Analysts see future market of 4-8 GW/year in U.S.

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WINDPOWER 2013: DOE plans new wind energy vision document

At this afternoon’s WINDPOWER 2013 Conference “Power Session,” high-level representatives of AWEA, the National Wildlife Federation, the American Wind Wildlife Institute, and the National Audubon Society joined Jose Zayas, director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind and Water Power Technologies Office, to launch discussion of a new vision for the wind energy’s future. Mr. … Continue reading WINDPOWER 2013: DOE plans new wind energy vision document

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S&C awarded $2.6MM contract to upgrade 585 MW wind farm in Texas

S&C Electric Company, a global leader in renewable energy integration, today announces it was awarded a $2.6MM contract by Sweetwater Wind to upgrade a portion of their 585 MW wind farm in Sweetwater, Texas. This upgrade will enable Sweetwater Wind to meet new renewable energy generation interconnection standards that have been enacted in Electric Reliability … Continue reading S&C awarded $2.6MM contract to upgrade 585 MW wind farm in Texas

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Ormat Technologies commences operation of 36 MW geothermal energy plant in Kenya

Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) announced today that it reached commercial operation of Plant 2 in the Olkaria III complex in Naivasha, Kenya, increasing the company’s total generating capacity by 36 MW to 611 MW worldwide. Ormat also plans to add an additional 16 MW of generation at Olkaria III by building a third plant, … Continue reading Ormat Technologies commences operation of 36 MW geothermal energy plant in Kenya

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Veidekke to build wind farm in Berlev

Veidekke Entreprenør AS has been commissioned by Varanger Kraft to build infrastructure, foundations and a transformer building for the Raggovidda wind farm in Finnmark. The value of the contract is NOK 120 million excluding VAT. Veidekke will design and build infrastructure for the facility, which includes a 9 km access road to the wind farm, … Continue reading Veidekke to build wind farm in Berlev

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GE and E.ON Sign Service Agreement for 819 Wind Turbines in Four States

GE (NYSE: GE) today announced it will provide operations and maintenance services for 819 wind turbines at eight wind farms in Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Texas for E.ON Climate and Renewables North America. Today’s announcement marks GE’s largest wind service contract to date. The service agreement between GE and E.ON includes GE’s 1.5-77, 1.6-100 and … Continue reading GE and E.ON Sign Service Agreement for 819 Wind Turbines in Four States

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