The report also provides an update on the concentrating solar power (CSP) market. No concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) plants were commissioned in the US in 2011.
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Wind energy – Goldwind Signs Strategic Agreement with Export-Import Bank of China
Credit loans will be granted to Goldwind and its subsidiaries for their foreign wind farm projects including overseas investment and contracting, export of wind turbines.
Continue readingWind power – China court rejects AMSC’s IPR lawsuit
This is the first decision made by a Chinese court on a series of lawsuits launched by AMSC, a global solutions provider serving wind energy and grid leaders, against Sinovel.
Continue readingWind energy in Brazil: Ceará will receive 48 new wind farm plants
Ceará is the largest producer of wind power in Brazil. Currently, 40% of energy consumed in the state is generated by the wind turbines.
Continue readingWind Energy Update: Europe?s Leading Offshore Wind Farm Supply Chain Meeting
With offshore wind power projects now being developed in deeper waters there is an urgent need to ensure the industry is united and prepared to face the upcoming challenges.
Continue readingenXco signs maintenance agreement for 99 MW Wisconsin wind farm
Crane Creek Wind Farm, a 99 MW wind power project located in Howard County, Iowa is comprised of 66 GE 1.5-MW wind turbines.
Continue readingGaia-Wind energy wins new wind turbines contract
Gaia-Wind has won a new wind power contract to supply 200 wind turbines to an English firm in a deal worth more than £5m.
Continue readingWorld’s biggest offshore wind farm opens in UK
The new wind energy plant, located near Walney in Cumbria, north-west England, comprises 102 wind turbines, enough to power 320,000 homes. It sits alongside 60 other wind turbines generating off the Cumbrian coast
Continue reading‘Tilting at windmills’: new documentary on wind power development
For broader perspective it’s important not to lose sight of the fact(s) that direct bird and bat kills caused by wind energy pale in comparison to other infrastructure and human-created activity.
Continue readingDo wind turbines kill birds?
Wind power, a viable energy source that costs far less than nuclear and coal power and contributes almost no pollutants to the environment, seems to many of us to be almost ideal.
Continue readingWind Energy Update: OEMs Keen to Secure Partnerships as PTC Fears Accelerate Projects
In 2011, an additional 31% of wind farm capacity was installed compared to 2010, totalling a massive 1.6 GW, identified by Wind Energy Update.
Continue readingParaíba will have the first concentrated solar power plant in Brazil
The first concentrating solar thermal power project in Brazil is taking its first steps. After the great development of wind energy, Brazil can also start the development of thermal solar energy.
Continue readingWind energy in Philippines: 700 MW of wind farm projects get nod
The Energy Department approved over 700 megawatts of wind power projects last year, boosting the country?s efforts toward energy independence with wind turbines.
Continue readingUK Welcomes 367 MW Offshore Wind Farm
The UK has just welcomed a brand-new 367 MW offshore wind power plant with Siemens wind turbines.
Continue readingenXco signs O&M agreement for 99 MW wind farm in Iowa
enXco will provide complete O&M services for the wind turbines and it will also be responsible for 24/7 remote monitoring of the wind energy plant.
Continue readingU.S. leads in wind power power and solar energy investment
The $48 billion in U.S. private investment in technology such as wind turbines and solar power in 2011 edged out China’s $45.5 billion, Pew researchers found in a new study.
Continue readingWind power bringing innovation, manufacturing back to American industry
The U.S. wind turbines industry?s 2011 Annual Market Report shows that American wind energy is at the heart of an American success story ending another strong year of double-digit growth.
Continue readingWind energy in Brazil: Acciona sells wind turbines to CPFL
Acciona is, along with Gamesa, the Spanish wind power companies affected by the moratorium on wind farm sector in Spain. Acciona is present in India, USA, Mexico and Canada.
Continue readingWind power – Iowa Congressional delegation urges: Extend the PTC
The entire Iowa Congressional delegation wrote a letter yesterday urging a short-term extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind energy.
Continue readingMorocco solar power fair opened
The first International Solar Energy Fair has been opened in the congress centre of Marrakech.
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