Moventas continues to strengthen its offshore wind energy capability with its 5MW medium speed wind turbines gear.
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Solar energy and wind power in South Africa
The DoE has selected nine solar energy photovoltaic (PV) projects totaling 417 MW and one 50 MW concentrating solar power (CSP) project.
Continue readingSouth Africa DoE Awards Concentrated Solar Power Project to Consortium of SolarReserve, Kensani and Intikon
The joint venture will build, own and operate an additional 88 MW concentrating solar power project to help South Africa meet its renewable energy targets, stimulate long-term economic development and create jobs.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Power in South Africa
ACWA Power International, the Saudi developer of independent water and power projects, said its 50MW Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Thermal Power project in the Northern Cape will be commissioned in 2015.
Continue readingKiribati gets photovoltaic solar energy boost from Japan
Kiribati is to get a grant of four million US dollars to develop solar power generation.
Continue readingRecurrent Energy brings 50 MW of solar power photovoltaic online
Recurrent Energy, a North American solar energy project developer, announced that three of its solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Sacramento County, Calif, have achieved commercial operation.
Continue readingAMSC to supply electrical control systems for wind turbines
AMSC expects to ship all of these wind power systems to Inox in 2012. This is the fourth volume order that AMSC has received from Inox in the past two years
Continue readingGamesa wind energy appoints Ignacio Martín as its new Executive Chairman
Ignacio Martín takes the helm of one of the leading global technology companies in the wind power industry, a corporation with a presence in 50 countries and a manufacturing base in the world’s top wind farm markets.
Continue readingFCC commences construction of its concentrating solar thermal power plant in Villena
FCC commences construction of its concentrated solar power plant in Villena (Alicante), which will create over 750 jobs.
Continue readingEgypt: Younis – New Plan to Generate 3,500 Megawatts of Solar Energy Begins
Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younis said that the electricity sector has started setting up the first Egyptian solar power plan with photovoltaic and concentrated solar power.
Continue readingWind Power: Simon Jenkins gets it wrong in the Guardian
In today?s Guardian, Simon Jenkins takes issue with the UK government?s support of wind energy. Yet his arguments are one-sided to say the least
Continue readingWind power can save Midwestern consumers between $3 billion and $9.5 billion annually by 2020
Economic analysis finds households would save $65 – $200 per year if more wind energy were added to the power mix; savings far exceed cost of new transmission to tap wind in the Midwest.
Continue readingNew York Times features museum benefiting from wind power
“[I]n addition to a sculpture garden featuring artists of the Pacific Northwest, Maryhill?s grounds?all 5,300 acres of them?now include 15 wind turbines.”
Continue readingVestas supplying EIB-funded Chinese wind farm project
A new wind power project in China’s Guangdong province will be acquiring a number of wind turbines from Danish wind energy manufacturer Vestas.
Continue readingEnel Green Power Starts Operating Wind Farm and Solar Power In Greece
This wind energy farm is composed of 32 wind turbines of 0.85 MW each for a total installed wind power capacity exceeding 27 MW.
Continue readingVestas receives wind power order from Guangdong Yueneng in China
Vestas has won a wind farm contract of 49.4MW with a new customer, Guangdong Yueneng Wind Energy, using Vestas’ V90-1.8/2.0MW wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy – Vestas, Suzlon and Acciona: winners in South Africa
Vestas, the world leader in wind power, has been selected as the preferred supplier to five wind farm projects selected by the South African Department of Energy as part of the country?s second round of renewable energy.
Continue readingFCC concentrated solar power project in Villena
The 50 MW concentrating solar thermal power plant will produce 110000MWh of electricity per year.
Continue readingGovernors’ Wind Energy Coalition welcomes Iowa’s Branstad, Oregon’s Kitzhaber as new leadership team
?I look forward to working with Governor Kitzhaber and our Coalition colleagues to help the wind power industry diversify our nation?s energy portfolio,? said Governor Branstad.
Continue readingVestas wind energy projects in South Africa
Today, there is information in the wind power market regarding Vestas being appointed preferred supplier for five wind farm projects in South Africa.
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