Pepco Holdings announced that Delmarva Power will receive 40 megawatts (MW) of wind energy and associated renewable energy credits from the recently completed Roth Rock wind power facility in Western Maryland.
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Tucson Electric opens wind farm in New Mexico
The wind power farm went online this week in southwest New Mexico with 28 wind turbines on approximately 2,000 acres of ranch land.
Continue readingSouth Korea To Build 2.5 GW Offshore Wind Energy
The government-led wind power project, which is planned for the southwest coast of the Korean peninsula, will be led by the nation’s largest generator, Korea Electric Power Corp.
Continue readingStatkraft announces reopening of Smola wind farm
The other 48 wind turbines from construction stage 2 are operating as normal. Construction stage 1 was completed in September 2002, while construction stage 2 came online in 2005.
Continue readingBird fatalities at Laurel Mountain substation
On Oct. 29, the Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette carried a story concerning a large number of bird fatalities at a West Virginia wind farm. The following is a letter to the editor from American Wind Energy Association.
Continue readingWind energy: A bipartisan goal
Wind power supports 75,000 jobs today across the U.S. and the promise of 500,000 American jobs in manufacturing, construction, engineering, development and other fields less than 20 years from now.
Continue readingNew Technology to make Solar Energy Cheaper
Solar power is perhaps one of the most expensive renewable energy technologies today, but developments are underway to make it cheaper and more economical.
Continue readingDoE To Fund Major Offshore Wind Power Grid Interconnection Study
The DOE Offshore Wind Initiative invests $43 million in 41 projects across 20 states over the next five years to speed technical innovations, lower costs, and shorten the timeline for deploying offshore wind energy systems
Continue readingBrazil’s Petrobras Opens Wind Farm Ahead Of Schedule
The 104 MW of power delivered from the 52 wind turbines in the total Mangue Seco wind farm installation cost 424 million reaials ($244 million).
Continue readingIEA report warns on climate, reports on fossil fuel subsidies
Aid to cut the price of gasoline, gas and coal rose by more than a third to $409 billion as global energy prices increases, compared with $66 billion of support for biofuels, wind power and solar power.
Continue readingHarnessing Nebraska’s wind energy
Last year, the Nebraska Legislature passed LB 1048 to encourage the development, ownership and operation of renewable energy facilities for exporting wind power from Nebraska.
Continue readingChina Has Big Plans For Offshore Wind Energy
China will surpass Germany in offshore wind farm capacity investments by 2018, second only to the U.K., finds a recent report from MarketResearch.com.
Continue readingGamesa to supply wind turbines for Lesotho wind farm
Gamesa is set to be awarded an EPC contract for Lesotho’s first wind energy facility, a 25-35MW project to be built at Letseng-La-Terai.
Continue readingFirst wind farm in Sardinia
Once completed, the overall wind energy installed on the island by Enel Green Power will rise to over 250 MW.
Continue readingChina to invest big in offshore wind energy
China plans to increase the combined installed capacity of its offshore wind farm sector to 5 gigawatts by 2015 and 30 gigawatts by 2020.
Continue readingDelivering Solar Energy to Bulgaria
Bulgaria is on the verge of becoming the world’s leading solar power producer with large international solar energy projects and significant solar potential equal to that of Northern Spain and exceeding Germany by 10 ? 15%.
Continue readingGE Software Powers Research on Efficient Wind Energy Production
GE today announced that it is working with Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) to investigate ways to improve wind farm productivity and efficiency.
Continue readingWind energy in Canada – Wind farm completed
Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc. (RES Canada) completed the 99 MW Greenwich Wind Power Project, located on the northern shore of Lake Superior in Ontario, with 43 Siemens wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa maintains profitable growth
Spanish wind power manufacturer Gamesa said on Friday it expects to sell between 3 and 3.5 gigawatts of wind turbines in 2012, of which it has already 1.0 gigawatts commited as of November.
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