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Wind energy in Brazil: BNDES Financing BRL378 Million of Iberdrola Wind Farm
Brazil’s national development bank BNDES said Monday it approved 378 million Brazilian reais ($187 million) in loans for wind power projects being developed in that country by Spain’s Iberdrola (IBE.MC).
Continue readingVestas CEO: U.S. wind energy market to fall 80 percent in 2013
The head of Denmark-based Vestas, the world’s largest wind power manufacturer, said the U.S. market for wind turbines is expected to fall by 80 percent in 2013 after a federal production tax credit expires.
Continue readingAustralia to go ahead with A$450 million photovoltaic solar power project
The 159 megawatt solar power project will be undertaken by solar photovoltaic manufacturer First Solar and gas retailer AGL Energy.
Continue reading235 MW Chisholm View Wind energy project in Garfield and Grant Counties, Oklahoma
EGP-NA owns and operates more than 70 plants with an installed capacity totalling 1,088 MW powered by renewable hydropower, wind energy, geothermal energy, solar power and biomass energy.
Continue readingTexas leads wind power production
The largest wind farm in Texas is the Roscoe Wind Farm, located in Roscoe, and is home to about 627 wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy in Greece: Installed wind farm expands 5.4 pct in year to May
Operating wind power capacity in Greece grew by 5.4 percent in the first five months of 2012 from last year, amounting to 1,723.06 megawatts.
Continue readingU.S. ranks 4th in wind energy manufacturing
China continues to lead the global clean energy technology manufacturing race, with the U.S. lagging in critical market-share areas, including in wind power technology, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
Continue readingWind power in Kenya: Huge wind farm to bring change
A consortium of European and African wind energy companies is preparing to put up 365 wind turbines in a 165km2 stretch of this desolate area inhabited only by semi-nomadic pastoralist herders.
Continue readingVestas Receives Wind Turbines Order From China’s Largest Wind Farm Developer
Vestas has received a wind energy order for 24 of its V90-2.0 MW wind turbines from China’s largest wind power developer, Longyuan.
Continue readingIowa high court backs MidAmerican’s wind farm expansion
The Iowa Supreme Court is giving the green light to a major wind power expansion by MidAmerican Energy, the state’s largest public utility.
Continue readingEnercon wind energy firm open Edinburgh operations
The new Edinburgh offices of German wind turbines manufacturer, Enercon, were officially opened by Energy Minister Fergus Ewing today.
Continue readingWind energy in India: Mytrah wind farm capacity to cross 500 MW
Independent wind power producer Mytrah Energy Ltd is set to increase the total installed wind turbines capacity of the company?s wind farm assets to 500 MW by March next.
Continue reading‘HITECO workshop on solar energy collectors for high temperatures’, Valladolid, Spain
The EU funded HITECO (‘New solar collector concept for high temperature operation in Concentrated Solar Power applications’) project is looking increase the overall efficiency of the process.
Continue readingSolar power illuminates the nights of Haiti
Each location is equipped with at least two streetlights equipped with burglar alarms, equipped with a rechargeable battery powered by solar energy of a life of four years.
Continue readingTunNur wants to make Tunisia major concentrated solar power exporter
Tunisian Sahara will allow Tunisia to be the largest exporter of concentrating solar power in the world by 2016.
Continue readingVestas Wins Wind Energy Contract for Second Nicaraguan Wind Power Project
Vestas South America has signed an order to supply the Alba Rivas wind farm in Nicaragua with 22 wind turbines.
Continue readingWorld’s Biggest Concentrated Solar Energy Export Initiative to Operate in Tunisia
Concentrating Solar Power Tower Technology to be used in the TuNur Project.
Continue readingPhotovoltaic solar energy in Germany hits new record level
German utilities say solar power reached a new record level in May when it produced about 10 percent of the country’s overall electricity.
Continue readingFirst of 14 wind turbines at Garden Wind Farm completed
?The wind power project’s been going incredibly well,? says project manager, Tom Garza.
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