BrightSource Energy, Inc., a leading concentrating solar thermal power technology company, has named Richard “Dick” Kelly as Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors.
Continue readingCategory Archives: Wind Energy
Trina Solar Announces the Establishment of Changzhou Trina International School
Trina Solar, a manufacturer of solar power photovoltaic (PV) products, announced the establishment of the Changzhou Trina International School.
Continue readingChile Builds First Solar Power Plant For Fruit Production
Exportadora Subsole, one of Chile?s most important and innovative fruit traders, is developing a solar energy project in the Atacama Desert to assist in expansion plans for fruit production.
Continue readingWind energy in Pakistan: wind farm projects of 1,5 GW next year
Pakistan has wind power generation potential of more than 300,000 MW which needs to be explored. The government is attaching high priority to wind turbines and will facilitate the investors in this respect.
Continue readingGEA Geothermal Energy Finance Forum 2012
With 48 operating geothermal energy plants and approximately 2,500 MW of installed geothermal energy capacity, California is No. 1 in United States ‘ geothermal power generation.
Continue readingWind power to be built in Kansas wind GE wind turbines
EnXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles Co., and Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) have entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 100.8 MW wind energy facility to be built in Ford County, Kansas.
Continue readingFuhrländer: wind energy in Tarnow
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania additional wind turbines developed by W2E shall be erected. These prototypes are developed for wind energy turbines of 3 MW class.
Continue readingBrightSource Energy Names Dick Kelly as Board Chairman
BrightSource Energy is a leader in the design and development of concentrating solar thermal power technology used to produce high-value electricity and steam.
Continue readingSolar energy to provide 10pc of Saudi Arabia needs
Saudi Arabia plans to derive 10 per cent of its electrical supply from the sun by 2020 and the kingdom will eventually emerge as the world?s largest source of solar power.
Continue readingSchwarzenegger fund buys $30m stake in wind energy group Gamesa
DFA becomes one of Gamesa’s largest shareholders alongside Spanish utility Iberdrola, which has 19.6%, and Blackrock Inc which holds 4.9%. Gamesa is the great Spanish manufacturer of wind turbines.
Continue readingSaint Kitts and Nevis Moves Closer to Wind Energy and Solar Power Goals
The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has taken a step forward towards realizing its policy of achieving 60% energy generation from renewable energy sources (wind power, solar energy, geothermal energ) by 2015.
Continue readingImpsa commissions the largest wind energy project in Latin America
The Santa Catarina wind power plants with IV 77 wind turbines of 1.5 MW strengthen IMPSA?s position as the largest investor in wind farm plants in Latin America.
Continue readingSuzlon wins 120 MW wind power order from US wind farm
Suzlon Wind Energy has bagged a contract for supplying 57 wind turbines for a wind farm in the US.
Continue readingSSE Announces One Gigawatt of Onshore Wind Farm Capacity
Continuing progress in the construction of its large capital projects means that SSE plc now has over one gigawatt (GW) or one thousand megawatts (MW) of onshore wind power capacity in operation for the first time.
Continue readingChina’s offshore wind energy
China has made substantial progress in boosting its burgeoning offshore wind power by launching its largest intertidal wind farm at the end of 2011.
Continue readingConcentrating solar power with storage
Two California companies are planning to deploy the storage technology: SolarReserve and BrightSource. the four concentrating solar power projects will be capable of powering tens of thousand of households.
Continue readingAnalyzing Solar Energy Technologies
Solar Power Technologies Market . The solar photovoltaic market has been booming over the last years and is forecasted to confirm this trend in the coming years.
Continue readingNordex gets biggest Irish wind power order for 42 MW Bord Gais wind farm
Nordex will deliver, install and maintain 17 wind turbines N90 for Bord Gais’ 42.5MW Garracummer wind power in County Tipperary.
Continue readingIn 2011 it sold 375 electric vehicles in Spain
The electric car registrations in the Spanish market stood at 375 electric cars with lithium ion batteries in 2011.
Continue readingIs wind power holding electricity costs down?
There is very strong evidence to suggest that wind energy is helping to hold electricity costs down.
Continue reading