China has exploitable wind power resources equaling 2.38 billion kW on land, and about 200 million kW offshore.
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Market for Small Wind Turbines in the UK
The small wind energy market in the UK has had to face many challenges in the last couple of years, but due to the introduction of FITs by the government, the market is taking off rapidly.
Continue readingAora has new concentrated solar power vision for Arizona
Aora Solar offers a community?scale solar power facility that can be built on a half acre and can generate 100 kilowatts, enough for between 60 and 100 homes.
Continue readingWind power, Brazil is future world champion
A favourable scenario and a solid economy are strong drivers for the growth of wind energy. According to forecasts, it will become the sixth global wind farm producer by 2016 .
Continue readingMitsubishi buys into 396 MW Mexico wind energy project
Mitsubishi says it will join a consortium that includes Australia’s Macquarie Group and Dutch pension fund PGGM to develop the wind farm in Mexico’s Oaxaca.
Continue readingWind power in Mexico: new wind farm in Oaxaca
Macquarie Mexican Infrastructure Fund Announces Completion of Financing for 396 MW Wind Energy Project in Oaxaca, Mexico. The wind turbines project is located in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
Continue readingWind power in Pakistan: wind farm in Jhimpir
For the first time, the national grid of Pakistan will receive a sizeable quantum of electricity produced through wind energy at a wind turbines farm being established in Jhimpir, Thatta.
Continue readingHow hybrid operations can expand the reach of Concentrating Solar Thermal Power
Cost reduction has been a big focus in the Concentrated Solar Power industry, as downward pressure is applied in emerging markets and by tumbling photovoltaic solar energy prices.
Continue readingNordex to supply wind turbines for 82 MW Exelon wind farm
Nordex USA, Inc. will be supplying 34 wind turbines to Exelon Wind, LLC (NYSE: EXC) for the Beebe Community Wind Power Plant in Gratiot County, Michigan.
Continue readingCapacitor for much more powerful and efficient electric cars
Capacitors are like batteries in that they store and release energy. Their findings could lead to much more powerful and efficient electric cars.
Continue readingGlobeleq opens Central America’s largest wind farm
Globeleq Generation Limited (Globeleq), the emerging markets power company, has officially inaugurated Honduras’ first wind farm with Gamesa’s wind turbines in Hoinduras.
Continue readingChina targets wind energy and solar power use to take 9.5 pct weight by 2015, plan
China plans to raise its renewable energy use, with more wind power and solar energy (photovoltaic and concentrating solar power)
Continue readingWarren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy orders 176 wind turbines from Siemens
Siemens Energy has received another large onshore wind power order in the U.S. Following successful completion of its 593.4-megawatt wind farm projects in Iowa in 2011.
Continue readingABB to supply converters to help integrate wind power
The voltage and reactive power control features of the system will enable the integration of additional wind energy and stabilization of the network.
Continue readingIntegrated photovoltaic solar energy tile launched in Kerala
The Amrita Centre for Nanosciences here has come out with what is billed as the world’s first integrated solar power storage tile using super capacitor.
Continue readingRajasthan Amongst World’s Best Locations for Solar Energy
“The conditions in Rajasthan are so favourable, that it will be amongst the most logical places in the world to implement photovoltaic solar power,” says Edwin Koot, CEO of Solarplaza.
Continue readingMitsubishi buys stake in Mexico wind farm
Macquarie Mexican Infrastructure Fund (MMIF) announced the completion of MXN $8.9 billion ($692.1 million) wind power project financing for Marena Renovables, a 396 MW wind energy project in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Continue readingMarket for Small Wind Turbines is Anticipated to Grow at an Exponential Rate
Market for Small Wind Power is Anticipated to Grow at an Exponential Rate in the Coming Years
Continue readingChina establishes renewable energy center
The center will help authorities create a “developmental roadmap” for photovoltaic solar energy, wind energy, concentrating solar power biofuel and other renewable resources
Continue readingPakistan has the potential of producing 150,000 MW of wind energy
Pakistan has the potential of producing 150,000 megawatts of wind power, of which only the Sindh corridor can produce 40,000 megawatts.
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