A proposed 240-MW wind power project in Tasmania, Australia, has been approved with conditions by the state’s Environment Protection Authority (EPA).
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Gamesa completes 1000th nacelle at its Pennsylvania manufacturing plant
The finished nacelle is among the 152 G90X-2.0 MW wind turbines comprising the 304MW Blue Creek Wind Farm in Van Wert and Paulding counties in western Ohio.
Continue readingMHI and MPSE to Show Overview of World’s First Offshore Wind Power
EWEA OFFSHORE 2011, organized by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), is Europe’s largest exhibition of offshore wind turbines.
Continue readingWorld’s Tallest Solar Tower Set for Arizona
When completed in 2015, the concentrated solar power, located in La Paz County, will be the tallest building in the world. It is the first of two such towers planned by EnviroMission for Arizona.
Continue readingWind energy in Philippines: new wind turbines project
A 50-megawatt wind farm is feasible for development in Nabas, Aklan, as anchored on the preliminary outcome of a micrositing study undertaken by Danish engineering firm Cowi Inc.
Continue readingWind power Suzlon wins contract from Coromandel Wind Energy
Wind turbines manufacturer Suzlon Energy Limited said it had won a Rs 470 crore contract from Coromandel Wind Energy Limited (CWE) for its maiden wind farm in Rajasthan.
Continue readingChina – Wind energy on the rise
Workers deploying wind turbines at a wind farm in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province. China’s installed wind power capacity has doubled every year since 2005.
Continue readingConcentrated solar energy in deserts
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems with mirrors, dishes or parabolic troughs focussing the sunlight to raise steam to run a turbines are currently in the lead.
Continue readingVestas marks first sale in the Ukraine ? its 67th wind energy market
Vestas, the world leader in wind power, is pleased to announce its first wind turbines sale in the Ukraine ? making the country Vestas? 67th global market for wind farm and the 10th for the V112 wind turbines.
Continue readingREpower installs 6M wind turbines in Eemshaven wind farm
At the beginning of the EWEA Offshore wind power exhibition in Amsterdam, REpower Systems SE and RWE Innogy have concluded a wind energy contract for the delivery of two REpower 6M wind turbines.
Continue readingChina’s solar thermal: 57.6 million square meters
The output of China’s solar energy thermal utilization industry for the whole of 2011 is expected to be 17.6 percent higher than for 2010, reaching 57.6 million square meters.
Continue readingGamesa completes assembly, shipment of 1,000th nacelle at its Pennsylvania manufacturing plant
Gamesa Technology Corp., Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of wind turbines and the development, construction and sale of wind farm plants.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Power Capacity To Reach 64,594 MW By 2020
Offshore wind farm capacity only accounts for 1.6% of total wind turbines generation in 2010 although this wund energy market sector is forecast to become a more prevalent source of energy in the future.
Continue readingPattern Energy Developing 115 MW Wind Energy in Chile
Pattern Energy Group LP has signed agreements for a 20-year renewable power sale and energy services for its 115 MW El Arrayan wind power project in Chile. The wind farm will use Siemens 2.3MW wind turbines.
Continue readingXcel sets world record with 55.6% wind energy penetration
Wind power has faced skepticism for many years (though most of it has come from, or been funded by, competing energy sources) on grounds that its variability cannot be accommodated on utility systems.
Continue readingCompanies go big in Nevada with concentrated solar thermal power plants
There are two concentrating solar power plants, SolarReserve’s Crescent Dunes near Tonopah and BrightSource’s Ivanpah Solar just south of the state line west of Interstate 15.
Continue readingAmsterdam sees world?s largest offshore wind energy conference
Amsterdam sees world?s largest offshore wind power conference. Offshore wind farm is widely seen as a secure, reliable energy source that can provide answers to today?s climate change and energy security threats.
Continue readingWind energy to make up half of Danish energy use in 2020
A wind farm can be seen as morning breaks in Copenhagen. Denmark aims to have wind power supply half of the country’s electricity needs in 2020, under a new programme presented by Climate and Energy Minister.
Continue readingEthiopia Launches Six Wind Power, One Geothermal Energy Project
The wind energy and geothermal energy projects are part of EEPCO?s aim to increase Ethiopia?s electric power generation capacity to 10,000 MW from the current 2000 MW capability.
Continue readingWind power rules mystify Danes
The head of the world’s largest wind energy company has questioned the Baillieu government’s rationale for giving households veto rights over wind turbines within two kilometres of their homes
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