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Arise Windpower report for the period 1 January ? 31 December 2011
Together with Platina Partner LLP (?Platina?), Arise acquired wind energy company Jädraås Vindkraft AB (?JVAB?), with a permit for the construction of up to 116 wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy in Italy: 950 MW of wind power in 2011
The installation of wind turbines in Italy progresses. In the wind farm sector are companies such as Vestas, Gamesa, Enercon and Nordex.
Continue readingClean Wind Energy Tower: Energy Patent Application
Clean Wind Energy Tower Inc., announced in a press release the Notice of Allowance of its patent application titled Efficient Energy Conversion Devices & Methods.
Continue readingWorld Bank and Concentrating Solar Power in Egypt
In 2007, the Board approved the Global Environment Facility (GEF)-financed solar-thermal El-Kureimat power project – recently fully commissioned — which included the first concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Egypt.
Continue readingADB helps Uzbekistan develop regional solar energy initiative
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda inaugurated a new solar energy research facility that will eventually enable Uzbekistan to become an international knowledge hub and solar power technology exporter.
Continue readingMarubeni to build floating wind farm off Fukushima
Japanese trading house Marubeni is planning to build a floating wind energy plant off the Japanese coast.
Continue readingAustralian Photovoltaic Solar Power Flagship Program Reopens
In 2011, two major solar power projects were given the green light to proceed through the funding program: the Moree solar photovoltaic (PV) project and the Solar Dawn concentrating solar power project.
Continue readingWind energy in Africa
While wind power currently exist predominantly in Northern Africa mostly along the Mediterranean coast, wind farm projects are now also under discussion for other areas.
Continue readingConcentrated Solar Power (CSP) in Europe
The concentrated solar thermal reported in the NREAPs by 2020 is 72.09 PJ in EU27, which represents 0.7 % of the renewable energy mix.
Continue readingPavlak errs on wind power integration
In a recent op-ed in the Baltimore Sun, Alex Pavlak, a professional engineer, raised questions about the cost of wind energyand how it is integrated with the power system.
Continue readingNBC4?s ?iReporter? lacks context on wind energy sound
A recent commentary on NBC4?s ?iReporter? discussed concerns about the sound of wind turbines at a wind farm in West Virginia. Wind power emits no pollution, creates no hazardous waste, and uses virtually no water.
Continue readingNADB, BECC boards approve 54 MW wind energy project in Mexico
The Board of Directors of the North American Development Bank (NADB) and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) approved certification and financing for the construction of a 54-megawatt (MW) wind farm.
Continue readingWind energy in Pakistan: FFC invests in 50 MW wind farm
Fauji Fertilizer Company Ltd is poised to diversify its business with investment of $135 million to establish what it called Pakistan?s first 50-megawatt wind power project with 33 wind turbines.
Continue reading68% of New European Electricity Capacity Came From Wind Energy and Solar Power in 2011
Wind power accounted for 21.4% of new installations in 2011, photovoltaic solar energy (46.7%) Concentrated Solar Power 472 MW (1.1%) and geothermal energy 32 MW.
Continue readingWind energy in Poland: GDF SUEZ to build wind farm in Opolskie
The wind farm will include 17 Vestas V112-3MW wind turbines with a total wind power capacity of 51 MW.
Continue readingWindTV: Colorado rancher sees future in wind power
?Wind turbines has rapidly become a part of the landscape and economic fabric of rural communities across the U.S.,? said American Wind Energy Association CEO Denise Bode.
Continue readingWind energy in Egypt: 200 MW wind farm
Gamesa will deliver 100 wind turbines to a wind power project on the Red Sea coast.
Continue readingDuPont and Yingli Green Energy Enter $100 Million Photovoltaic Solar Energy Agreement
DuPont and Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited (?Yingli China?) have signed a $100 million strategic agreement for photovoltaic materials aimed at accelerating the adoption of solar power.
Continue readingChina Ming Yang Wind Power opens US office
?We are very excited to set up a new R&D center on Centennial Campus in Raleigh to focus on cutting-edge technology research for our new wind turbines,? said Chuanwei Zhang.
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