Pacific Gas & Electric, on a 4-1 vote, won California Public Utilities Commission approval Thursday for a power purchase agreement with Abengoa Solar’s proposed 250-MW Mojave Concentrated Solar Power project.
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Wind power increasingly competitive and productive
“The best wind energy plants in the world already produce power as economically as coal, gas and nuclear generators; the average wind farm will be fully competitive by 2016.”
Continue readingXcel wind power forecast system boosts wind turbines production
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has developed a highly detailed wind energy forecasting system with Xcel Energy.
Continue readingPakistan will produce 9,700MW from wind energy and solar power
A senior Ministry of Water and Power official on Thursday said, ?The government has initiated an extensive wind power programme to meet increasing power demand and introduce renewable energy technologies in the country.?
Continue readingBechtel Celebrates Groundbreaking of California Valley Solar Ranch
In addition to its work on CVSR, the company is currently building the Ivanpah project in the Mojave Desert which is the largest concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) facility every undertaken.
Continue readingUpcoming China Concentrating Solar Power Summit to be Held in Beijing
According to preliminary statistics, the total capacity of concentrated solar thermal power planned and under construction will exceed 3 GW by 2015.
Continue readingChina to add over 2 GW solar energy capacity in 2011
China’s total solar power capacity could reach around 3 GW by the end of this year, including photovoltaic and concentrating solar thermal power.
Continue readingNRG Energy’s 250 MW solar power plant to begin operations in 2012
Upon completion, CVSR will power a yearly average of 100000 homes with clean, renewable solar energy. Under the 25-year power purchase agreements, PG&E will buy the energy generated.
Continue readingJiangxi’s largest wind farm running
The Laoyemiao Wind Farm is the largest wind energy project in Jiangxi province. Wind turbines of the Laoyemiao Wind Power Farm made successful a test run on Nov. 10, 2011.
Continue readingFossil fuels subsidized at six times the level of renewables
In 2010, government subsidies to consumers of gasoline, coal and natural gas amounted to more than six times the amount spent on renewable energy.
Continue readingVeterans Day edition of WindTV
Wind energy and other clean domestic energy sources are critical to our national security as global competition for resources intensifies.
Continue readingEnvironment groups back electricity grid extension
Environmental organisations and electricity operators are backing the modernisation and expansion of European power grids to unlock the full potential of renewables.
Continue readingNew Canadian Wind Farm Completed
Renewable Energy Systems Canada have completed their second Canadian wind power project, The Greenwich Wind Energy Project, on the northern shore of Lake Superior in Ontario.
Continue readingRoth Rock wind farm is comprised of 20 2.5 MW wind turbines
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.
Continue readingTucson 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.
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