Essex County is now home to Canada’s largest wind farm, a wind power project which has 94 wind turbines capable of generating216 megawatts.
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Wind Power Solutions Announces Its 85kw Wind Turbines
WindPower Solutions, the wholly owned subsidiary of publicly traded WindPower Innovations, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: WPNV), has announced that it has its next generation 85kw wind turbines available for sale.
Continue readingWind energy in China: Goldenwind launches first ultra-low wind turbines
Goldenwind wind power company launched its new products, the GW93/1500 series ultra-low wind speed direct-drive permanent magnet wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy in China: Sinovel aims big in wind power
The Sinovel Wind Group Co Ltd is China’s first high-tech enterprise to specialize in the development, design, manufacture, and sales of wind turbines.
Continue readingUpWind Solutions, Inc. Announces Five Year Partnership with Smart Blade GmBH
Strategic partnership strengthens UpWind?s focus on improving wind turbines.
Continue readingMasdar chief gets UN recognition
Masdar is deploying renewable energy projects including Shams One, a 100MW concentrated solar power plant in Abu Dhabi; London Array, a 1GW offshore wind farm and Gemasolar, a 20MW concentrating solar thermal plant.
Continue readingHow concentrated solar power will travel down the cost curve
The biggest challenge for concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies is getting down the cost curve. But as with wind energy and photovoltaic solar energy that went before it, it?s a classic chicken and egg situation.
Continue readingA roadmap for concentrating solar power technology in Australia
A new report finds concentrated solar power could provide about 30 per cent of Australia?s total current electricity generation capacity with only modest extensions to the national electricity grid.
Continue readingExpanded partnership access could unlock $6 billion in wind energy investment
This study was released today at WINDPOWER 2012 Conference & Exhibition in Atlanta, GA?the world?s largest annual wind power event.
Continue readingWind farm: Wind energy needs more EU funding
The European Wind Energy Association believes it, and now the European Commission has confirmed it believes it too: wind turbines creates economic growth and jobs.
Continue readingSpreading the word about wind energy in Sofia
The exhibition will share wind power insights such as how the wind?s potential is measured, what a ?wind rose? is, how towers and blades are transported, and what?s inside the wind turbines.
Continue readingStrong economic benefits with renewable targets
European Wind Energy Association also backs the European Commission’s criticism of recent abrupt changes in support mechanisms for renewable energies in several EU Member States.
Continue readingInvenergy completes Michigan’s largest wind farm
The 212.8-megawatt Gratiot County Wind Power Project has 133 General Electric wind turbines, Chicago-based Invenergy said Wednesday in a statement on its website.
Continue readingSierra Club Launches Wind Energy PTC-Extension Campaign
New Campaign Advocates for Renewing Production Tax Credit for Wind Power.
Continue readingWind Power Mapping Study Looks at Turbine Feasibility for Boston High-Rises
A wind energy mapping study of Boston is being conducted to determine the feasibility of wind power for 10 high-rises throughout the City of Boston.
Continue readingEndurance Wind Power Appoints Industry Veteran, Andy Kruse
Endurance Wind Power (EWP), manufacturer of advanced small wind turbines 50kW in size, designed specifically for distributed wind energy applications.
Continue readingEnercon opens new Edinburgh office
Enercon?s wind turbines are present in a number of Scottish sites including the Lochelbank wind farm on the Ochil Hills and the Ben Aketil wind farm on the Isle of Skye.
Continue readingEnel Green Power, GE Capital in U.S. Wind Farm Deal
Enel Green Power SpA and GE Capital have agreed to take part in a syndicate that will invest about $220 million in a wind power project in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, the companies said Wednesday.
Continue readingDTE Energy announces commercial operations of Gratiot County wind farm in Michigan
The wind farm is a 212.8-megawatt (MW) project featuring 133 1.6-MW GE wind turbines. It generates enough renewable energy to power more than 50,000 Michigan homes.
Continue readingMorocco promotes solar energy with plane landing
Morocco plans to soon announce which international consortium has won the bid to start work on a 160-megawatt concentrating solar power plant to be built in the southern city of Ouarzazate.
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