The Chiripa wind farm is planned for the municipality of Tilaran, in Guanacaste province in north-western Costa Rica. It will have a capacity of 49.5 megawatts and consist of thirty-three 1.5 megawatt wind turbines.
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Solar concentrator increases collection with less loss
Using concentrated sunlight reduces the cost of solar power by requiring fewer solar cells to generate a given amount of electricity.
Continue readingBechtel Receives Notice to Proceed for World-Class Solar Energy Facility
The company is currently building the Ivanpah project in the Mojave Desert which is the largest concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) facility every undertaken.
Continue readingHNU ENERGY has installed a modern solar power PV system at the Maui Food Bank
HNU ENERGY have lead to pioneering innovations from the highest quality LED lighting products, to concentrated photovoltaic panels, to utility-scale storage systems based on Lithium battery chemistry.
Continue readingIKEA To Add Solar Energy on Three More Stores
?We are thrilled that the installation of solar panels at these three stores will continue our rollout of solar energy programs across the country,? said Mike Ward, IKEA US president.
Continue reading?400b solar energy, wind power projects planned in MENA
Van Son described Desertec as a ?win-win? for both Europe and MENA, adding that the Arab spring had created both opportunities and ?questions? for the ambitious project.
Continue readingPetrobras first wind farm comes on line
Each of the four wind power sites in the complex is fitted with 52 wind turbines of 2Megawatts each giving each of the four total output of 104 MW, enough to supply 350,000 people.
Continue readingTallinn meeting focuses attention on wind energy around the Baltic Sea
Just before the conference started, wind power associations from Estonia, Sweden and Finland met to discuss further co-operation.
Continue readingVestas Wind Systems receives Wind Energy Advocacy Award for WindMade? at AWEA
The AWEA award annually honors wind power industry supporters, leaders, innovators and advocates for their outstanding efforts on behalf of wind energy.
Continue readingIBM Rolls Out First Solar Energy Array Designed for Data Centers
The integrated solution can provide a compute power of 25 to 30 teraflops using an IBM Power Systems server on a 50kW solar power supply.
Continue readingDesertec to construct first Concentrating Solar Thermal Power in Morocco
With the armed conflict in Libya coming to an end, the Arab Spring has reached an important milestone. Now the question arises of how to resolve the economical and social issues in the Arab world.
Continue readingU.S. Carbon Emissions Down 7 Percent in Four Years
Between 2007 and 2011, carbon emissions from coal use in the United States dropped 10 percent. During the same period, emissions from oil use dropped 11 percent.
Continue reading105 Megawatt Cloosh Valley Wind Farm
Finavera Wind Energy and Cloosh Valley Wind Power Project Partners Receive Full Planning Permission for 105 Megawatt Cloosh Valley Wind Farm Project.
Continue reading70 Megawatts in Clean Wind Energy in France
GE Will Supply 28 Advanced Technology Wind Turbines for Two Wind Farm Projects. GE Energy and Eolfi Asset Management of France Sign Contracts for Wind Power Projects Totaling 70 Megawatts in Clean Wind Energy.
Continue readingEgypt’s potential in wind energy sector
Egypt has passed the stage of technology transfer to manufacture the components for wind farm, we?ve began manufacturing the wind turbines already and we will do likewise for solar power applications.
Continue readingEnbridge invests $330-million in Quebec wind energy project
Enbridge Inc. is making its first foray into the Quebec wind power market with a $330-million agreement to pick up a stake in a local wind farm project.
Continue readingProduction of offshore wind turbines in Saint-Nazaire and Cherbourg
These two French sites would be for Alstom the first in the world entirely dedicated to offshore wind power.
Continue readingLatest wind video tells of how wind power changed the fortunes of community treasure
The latest episode tells of how land lease payments from wind farm have given a fresh and much-needed revenue stream for the Maryhill Museum of Art, which is located along the Columbia River in Washington.
Continue readingWind Power in Canada
Wind Energy in Canada – 9th Largest Market in the World Registers 21% Increase in Wind Farm Capacity.
Continue readingWind farm in Nebraska breaks ground
The wind power plant will use 50 wind turbines and will be owned and operated by Edison Mission Group, a unit of Edison International (NYSE: EIX).
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