Cupertino Electric announced the completion of two ground-mount solar energy photovoltaic (PV) stations totaling 35 Megawatts (MW) for Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
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Canadian Wind Farm Capacity On Track For Record 2011
According to data from the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), an estimated 1338 megawatts (MW) of new wind power installations are on track to set a record for new capacity built in Canada in a single year.
Continue readingSolar power for electric vehicles
Electric cars with lithium batteries do not emit CO2 if the electricity comes from renewable energy sources like wind turbines, solar energy photovoltaic and concentrated solar thermal power.
Continue readingAbengoa receives contract to develop three wind power plants in Brazil
Abengoa, a Spain-based company that applies concentrating solar power, has announced that it has been chosen by ANEEL, to develop three wind farm plants.
Continue readingWind energy in Guatemala – Getting ready to develop their wind power resources
Most of the potential wind farm sites are in Villa de Canales, Sololá, San Marcos and Jutiapa amoung others.
Continue readingWind energy in Nicaragua – Blue Power & Energy purchases wind turbines
Vestas has received a wind power order for a total of 39.6 MW consisting of 22 wind turbines V90-1.8 MW from Blue Power & Energy S.A (BPE) for the wind farm La Fé – San Martin in Nicaragua.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Energy Project Awarded $1.2M from DoE
The wind turbines project?s goal is to develop a computational Cyber Wind Facility (CWF) that will provide wind power researchers the capability to collect data that cannot be gathered from a field wind farm.
Continue readingWind energy in Malta – Gozo wind farm
The testing is aimed at exploring the potential for the development of wind power in Gozo.
Continue readingEnergy Secretary Steven Chu defends loans for solar power and wind energy
Chu defended on a loan guarantee program that has provided billions of dollars for concentrating solar power, photovoltaic, wind power, geothermal energy and other renewable energy projects.
Continue readingGeothermal Energy in Philippines
The Maibarara Geothermal Inc. 20 megawatt Maibarara geothermal energy project?s output will be channeled to Luzon?s electrical power grid.
Continue readingFirst solar energy photovoltaic plant opens in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) established the solar power plant in collaboration with Japanese Showa Shell.
Continue readingImports from China fuel boom in solar energy
A combination of low cost solar power imports and government subsidies has led to increased demand for photovoltaic (PV) panels in the UK.
Continue readingStirling Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Files for Bankruptcy
Stirling Energy Systems, which makes a concentrated solar energy technology called SunCatcher, couldn’t compete.
Continue readingInnovative solar energy cooling project
UC Merced professor Roland Winston (left) and a team of student researchers designed and developed a system of non-tracking solar thermal collectors.
Continue readingWind power offers lesson in renewable energy
According to the California Energy Commission website, there are more than 13,000 utility-scale wind turbines in California.
Continue readingMasdar: The challenges we face making solar energy viable
On Tuesday, King Juan Carlos will travel to Sevilla to open, along with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the new concentrated solar power plant ‘Gemasolar’ in the town of Fuentes de Andalucía.
Continue readingWind power plants could create new habitats for marine life
Marine researchers have uncovered new evidence suggesting offshore wind farm plants in Kent could have a positive impact on species living beneath the waves.
Continue readingChina to Cooperate with Iran in Building Wind Energy, Solar Power Plants
A Chinese official announced his country’s enthusiasm for launching joint venture projects with Iran in area of solar energy, wind power, gas and hydroelectric power plant construction.
Continue readingEthiopia has plans for two more large dams in the Nile basin
After the construction of the large-scale Benishangul plant (5250 MW on the Blue Nile) started, now two new facilities are being developed in partnership with Norway, for an additional capacity of 2,100 MW.
Continue readingNew wind farm for Gällivare
Vestas has received a confirmed order for 30 new V100 wind turbines, making 78 MW of wind power capacity.
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