34% of all electricity in the EU in 2020 would come from renewables ? 14% from wind energy alone: making wind Europe?s leading renewable energy source.
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Hitachi Plant Technologies Develops a Solar Activated Air Conditioning System
Solar power is increasingly in focus as a source of renewable and sustainable energy. Use of a high-efficiency solar energy collector developed by Hitachi Plant Technologies reduces consumption of fossil fuels and CO2.
Continue readingKen Salazar signs off on new SolarReserve solar thermal plant
SolarReserve clears major hurdle for its Crescent Dunes Concentrating Solar Power project in Nevada.
Continue readingSelf-repairing solar cells described
U.S. researchers say they’ve produced a new class of solar photovoltaic cells that can repair themselves much like plants do through photosynthesis.
Continue readingEnterprises Eyes Long Term Wind Power Growth
Industry leaders appealed to Washington to adopt a more long term wind energy plan which will see benefits continue for decades to come.
Continue readingSolar Acquisition Corp. Announces Asset Acquisition
Included among the assets are information related to building turnkey energy systems in the solar and wind farm businesses.
Continue readingXZERES Expands Global Reach With Signing of First Wind Energy European Order
XZERES is also pleased to be announcing its first order, for multiple wind turbines, to be delivered into the U.K. market.
Continue readingFirst Solar and China Guangdong Nuclear to Develop Ordos Solar Energy Project
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) will partner with a state-owned, Chinese energy firm to construct a solar power plant in the Inner Mongolian desert.
Continue readingGoldwind wins wind energy order of 76.5 MW in Ethiopia
The wind power contract includes 34 wind turbines of its 1.5MW direct-drive permanent magnet. Adama wind farm is located in central Ethiopia, about 95km northeast from the capital, Addis Ababa.
Continue readingWorld’s Largest Wind Farm
Clifford Chance US LLP has advised the DOE’s Loan Programs Office as 80 percent guarantor for a $1.3 billion loan finalized recently to help finance the construction of what will be the world’s largest wind farm.
Continue readingAMSC Receives Wind Turbines System Order from Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries
With the offshore wind power market in Asia now entering a phase of rapid growth, AMSC expects multi-megawatt wind energy systems such as Doosan?s WinDS3000 will be in increasingly high demand.
Continue reading27 Million Electric Bicycle sold in 2010. By 2025:130 million Light Electric Vehicles
Light Electric Vehicles are one of the world’s fast growth industries. More than 120 million are in service in Asia, >than 3 m in Europe.
Continue readingTurkish Parliament approves renewable energy law
Turkey?s Parliament approved a law Wednesday on regulating the renewable energy resources market in Turkey.
Continue readingSiemens sees out 2010 with largest onshore wind energy contract in its history
Siemens has received its largest onshore wind power order to date. Siemens will deliver a total of 258 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 2.3 megawatts (MW) for several wind farm plants in Iowa.
Continue readingSunPower Finalizes Sale of 13-Megawatt Solare Roma Power Plant in 2010
The 13-MW Solare Roma power plant is located in the municipality of Anguillara, Province of Rome, Lazio region, Italy.
Continue readingWindPower Innovations to Service 1 – 5 MW Wind Turbines in the Pacific Northwest
WindPower Innovations will immediately be able to participate in a segment of the Wind Energy market serving the massive one to five megawatt wind turbines for wind farm plants.
Continue readingWind energy in Indonesia – Sulawesi gets wind turbines
Bulukumba regency in South Sulawesi is set to launch the ?Jetpro Indonesia?, the first commercial wind power plant in Southeast Asia. Taiwanese-made Jetpro wind turbines will power Gantarang district.
Continue readingGlobal Wind Energy Installed Capacity to Reach 707,570 MW by 2015
The global market for Wind Power is forecast to reach 707,570 MW by the year 2015, powered by rising demand for electricity, decelerating cost of wind energy and global initiatives to reduce carbon emissions.
Continue readingIsrael – Proposed wind energy feed-in tariff open for public comment
Electricity (PUA) posted on Monday for public comment the proposed feed-in tariff for wind power. Wind farm connected to the distribution network would receive NIS 0.54 per kWh.
Continue readingNew Delhi conference to feature an array of solar energy experts
The Solar Power Future: India, organized by Solarplaza, to address the future of solar photovoltaic energy in India
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