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Solar energy to provide 10pc of Saudi needs
The Saudi Government hopes that the country will be able to generate 5 gigawatts of solar energy by 2020 with photovoltaic and concentrating solar thermal power.
Continue readingREpower to deliver 11 wind turbines for Portugal wind farm
The wind power project in Portugal would have eight wind turbines of REpower MM92-type and three of MM82-type.
Continue readingSinovel have concluded the first Chinese wind power order in Brazil
Sinovel, the world?s second largest wind energy supplier, will deliver a total of 23 sets of its SL1500/82 wind turbines for a 34.5 MW wind farm in Sergipe, Brazil.
Continue readingIndia appoints ex-nuclear chief as new boss for Solar Mission
New government-backed company tasked with accelerating roll out of giant solar power projects, photovoltaic solar energy and concentrating solar thermal power.
Continue readingRenewableUK announces Civitas wind power report ?relies on the work of cranks?
RenewableUK, the trade association for the wind energy, has criticised a report published by the thinktank Civitas for failing to understand how wind farm works as part of the UK?s electricity generation system.
Continue readingBuffett utility to add 405MW of Iowa wind energy
The purchases include the Vienna wind farm from RPM Access, and Eclipse and Morning Light wind turbines projects from Clipper Windpower.
Continue readingWind power contributes to improving manufacturing jobs picture
With most activity happening since 2005, the wind energy industry now has 400+ manufacturing facilities in the U.S. with 20,000 American manufacturing jobs across our supply chain.
Continue readingInaccurate report disregards facts of wind energy
A report published in Britain has claimed that ?wind farm is expensive and yet is not effective in cutting CO2 emissions? and that ?there is no economic case for wind-power?.
Continue readingHawaii Electric Light Wants To Add More Geothermal Energy To The Grid
Hawai’i Island unveiled the final report of the Geothermal Working Group showing that geothermal energy could cover the island’s needs.
Continue readingChina installs 20 GW of wind power in 2011
China’s wind power industry constructed another 20 GW of new wind farm capacity in 2011, bringing its total wind turbines capacity to 65 GW, a new analysis from global investment banking firm Jefferies & Co. Inc. shows.
Continue readingEight wind farm plants on card to generate 550 MW by 2013 in Sindh – Pakistan
Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) is implementing three 50 MW wind energy projects worth around US $ 400 million in Jhampir area to meet growing power needs of the country.
Continue readingMorocco’s state firm invites companies to bid for five wind farm projects
Morocco’s state-run power firm, Office National de l’Electricite (ONE), invited companies and consortia to submit expressions of interest in five wind energy projects with a total wind power generation capacity of 850 MW.
Continue readingWestern Wind Energy Completes Wind Farm at Windstar
Western Wind Energy had erected the last and final wind turbine at its Windstar Wind Power Project, Tehachapi, California, bringing the total installed wind turbines capacity to the 120 Megawatt design capacity.
Continue reading2011 Sees $1.9 Billion in Solar Energy Venture Capital, $4 Billion in M&A
Thin-film technology raised the most VC funding ($595.5M (million)), beating downstream companies ($339M), crystalline silicon photovoltaic ($338M), concentrated solar thermal ($308M), and concentrating solar power PV.
Continue readingDubai unveils 1,000 MW solar energy park
The solar project will be located on a 48-square kilometre area in Seih Al Dahal near the Dubai-Al Ain road and will use photovoltaic solar power (PV) and Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP) technologies.
Continue readingSiemens leads the pack in India Concentrating Solar Power supply deals
Siemens has pulled away as the biggest winner in India’s burgeoning concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) industry.
Continue readingMorocco launches tender for 850 MW wind energy
Morocco’s power utility, ONE, has invited companies to submit expressions of interest in five wind farm projects with a total power generation capacity of 850MW.
Continue readingEnel Green Power awarded with a 99 MW wind power in Chile with 33 wind turbines
The wind farm construction in Taltal is part of the government policy aimed at promoting the country’s energy mix diversification.
Continue readingUnited Arab Emirates – Solar energy park will generate 10 MW of power in 2013
The solar power project will be self-funded by SCE and constructed in Seih Al Dahal on a 48 square kilometre area using photovoltaic and Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP).
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