The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has unanimously approved Minnesota Power?s request for approval of investments and expenditures in its Bison 2 wind energy project.
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New Wind Energy Project Near Pomeroy, Iowa
Siemens Energy, Inc., Mortenson Construction, and MidAmerican Energy Company recently completed the expansion of MidAmerican Energy’s wind farm near Pomeroy, Iowa, with Siemens wind turbines.
Continue readingGE begins design work on ‘up to 15MW’ direct-drive wind turbines
With the industry’s desire for higher megawatt machines to maximise clean wind-power opportunities in the US and around the globe, new technologies will be needed to support larger scale wind platforms.
Continue readingEnlight signs agreements for 50 MW Golan Heights’ wind energy projects
Enlight Renewable Energy and investor firm Aviram have signed agreements with six communities in the Golan Heights to install up to 50 MW of wind power. They hope to build up to ten wind farm plants of 5-10MW each.
Continue readingUS solar power generation industry
The US is the world’s fourth-largest solar power electric market, behind Germany, Spain, and Japan, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.
Continue readingGlobal Solar Energy Market Will Reach $75.2 Billion With Annual Installations Reaching 227 GW by 2016
The growth of North America is led by the U.S.; where both photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar thermal (CST/CSP) solar power technologies are getting investments.
Continue readingBirds and wind energy: Bad news leads, good news in weeds
The Washington Post carried a bad news/good news story on birds and wind power yesterday. That’s always the order of things–as the old newspaper saw puts it succinctly, “If it bleeds, it leads.”
Continue readingNew Zealand Wind Energy Association welcomes Government Energy Strategy
Wind turbines could generate 20% of New Zealand’s electricity by 2025, up from 4% today. That means growing from 615 MW wind farm capacity to around 3,000 MW of wind power.
Continue readingGenesis applies for huge wind farm with 286 wind turbines in New Zealand
Genesis Energy has applied for resource consent for what could be Australasia’s biggest wind energy plant. The Castle Hill wind power project would have a potential nominal capacity of up to 860 megawatts.
Continue readingChina to promote roof-top solar power under new plan
China is targeting 3GW of roof-top solar energy capacity by 2015 and 25GW by 2020, according to a Chinese press report.
Continue readingSolar Energy can meet 5-7% Power Requirement by 2021-22 in India
A study published by KPMG, a global consulting company has forecast that solar power can meet 5-7% of India’s total power requirements by 2021-22.
Continue readingPattern Energy Completes Financing for Spring Valley Wind Farm at Nevada
The financing procedures for installing the first wind energy projects in Nevada have been completed by Pattern Energy.
Continue readingTop 10 Best-Performing Solar Power Photovoltaic Stocks in 2011
Germany, the world?s biggest PV market in 2010, reduced its incentives for solar energy at the beginning of 2011.
Continue readingWhile wind energy is variable, it is not completely random and unpredictable
The quake and tsunami which devastated Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power complex (Japanese wind farm plants were largely unaffected, and quickly back in operation).
Continue readingNextEra Upgrades Altamont Wind Farm for Birds
The Altamont Pass Wind Farm serves as a doorway to wind energy’s past. Located just southeast of San Francisco, California, the wind power plant is one of the oldest and largest in North America.
Continue readingWorld market for wind power gains momentum after a weak year in 2010
The world market for wind energy saw a sound revival in the first half of 2011 and re-gained momentum after a weak year in 2010: The worldwide wind farm capacity reached 215 GW by the end of June 2011.
Continue readingUS Governors Ask Obama to Boost Wind Power
A coalition of 24 US governors from the major parties and each region of the country has asked the administration to take steps to provide a more favourable business climate for the expansion of wind energy.
Continue readingIberdrola applies for 400 MW Baltic Sea offshore wind farm
Iberdrola submitted an environmental statement to the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency as it seeks to achieve planning consent for the 400 MW Wikinger offshore wind energy plant in the Baltic Sea.
Continue readingSolar energy to produce lion’s share of world’s energy in just 50 years
In an interview with Bloomberg News, Cedric Philibert,said, ?Photovoltaic and concentrated solar power together can become the major source of electricity.”
Continue readingConcentrated Solar Thermal Power Abengoa Revenues Grow 38% to ?3,143 million
This growth was primarily due to the contribution of three new concentrating solar thermal plants and a new transmission line which were brought into operation during the last 12 months.
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