Chinese wind energy sector has surged too, with over 62 GW of wind farm now installed, making it the world?s number one in wind turbines.
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Ethiopia to Study Potential for $250 Million Wind Farm
Ethiopia is to conduct a feasibility study for the construction of a 250 million US dollar wind power plant in Assela using a 1 million dollar loan from the African Development Fund.
Continue readingIEA report finds cost of wind energy dropping as technology improves
Estimates of the future cost of onshore wind farm have often been the result of an iterative process that incorporates historical trends, learning curve analysis, expert elicitation, and engineering
Continue readingHigh efficiency Concentrated Solar Power Conversion (60%) by Improved MHD
Concentrating Solar Power Utility is a Solar-Thermal Power Technology Development Stage Company.
Continue readingWeizmann Institute solar technology to convert greenhouse gas into fuel
The Weizmann technology makes use of concentrated solar energy to dissociate carbon dioxide (CO2) to carbon monoxide (CO) and oxygen (O2)
Continue readingBoralex buying 32 MW wind farm in France’s Indre region for $55 million
Boralex Inc. is acquiring a 32-megawatt wind power project in France’s Indre region for $55 million from Spanish wind farm developer Gamesa.
Continue readingWind Power: Rove, Gibbs and the Politics of Wind’s PTC
Even with certain high-level Republicans in its corner, the American wind energy industry has been unable to close the deal on the one issue that continues to define its short-term prospects.
Continue readingAlameda County Expands Use of Solar Energy with Solaria Power Plant
Alameda County has added a new 250kW photovoltaic solar power plant employing Solaria’s proprietary STS-Azimuth tracking system to its portfolio of solar projects.
Continue readingWINDPOWER 2012: Rove/Gibbs dialogue highlights bipartisan support for wind energy
Highlighting the bipartisan nature of wind power was an engaging dialogue between Karl Rove, former senior advisor to President George W. Bush, and Robert Gibbs.
Continue readingPartnership to promote American wind turbines chain development
American Wind Energy Association, German Engineering Foundation (VDMA) form strategic partnership to promote American supply chain development
Continue readingVestas wind power releases high-wind V112-3.0 MW wind turbines
In traditional and mature parts of the global wind energy market, there is a need to optimise power production from high-wind farm sites.
Continue readingWind power in Thailand: Partners Group invests in wind farm
Partners Group has completed an investment into Wind Energy Holdings (?WEH?) on behalf of its clients for two wind turbines projects.
Continue readingIowa Citizens Purchase GE Wind Turbines to Support Local Wind Farm
A leading supplier of wind turbines for utility-scale wind energy projects, GE (NYSE: GE) is announcing eight of its wind turbines will power a 12.6-megawatt (MW) community wind power initiative.
Continue readingWind energy in Canada: Largest wind farm opens in Lakeshore
Essex County is now home to Canada’s largest wind farm, a wind power project which has 94 wind turbines capable of generating216 megawatts.
Continue readingWind 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.
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