For the first time in Bangladesh, BPDB is implementing a pilot wind farm project of 0.90 MW capacity of the Grid Connected Wind Energy (GCWE) in the Muhuri Dam areas.
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Dahanu Solar Energy Plant Starts Providing Power to Homes, Businesses in Mumbai
India’s largest photovoltaic solar power plant, located in the western state of Rajasthan, has started generating clean energy that will provide electricity to thousands of households and businesses in Mumbai.
Continue readingAustralian solar power achieves grid parity
Solar energy generated by rooftop photovoltaic panels is now so cheap and efficient that it produces electricity for the same price and sometimes cheaper than can be bought from the main grid.
Continue readingWind power in Tamil Nadu
With wind farm generation in the state picking up in the last 3-4 days, parts of Chennai, including Kolathur, Villivakkam and OMR, were spared load-shedding Sunday.
Continue readingWind turbines components market 2011-2015
Key vendors dominating wind turbines market space include Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd., GE Energy, Gamesa, Enercon, and Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd.
Continue readingPower electronics for wind turbines announces market & technology report 2012
In 2011, almost 44GW of wind energy has been installed in the world and half of it was in China. Each years’ results are greater than predictions, and it has been so for the last 10 years.
Continue readingBoosting Turkish wind energy generation
First 45 mln Euro Wind Turbines Project was a Success. The EBRD?s first wind power project in Turkey was a 45 million euro loan for a wind farm project in the southern province of Osmaniye in 2009.
Continue readingAngola Plans to Invest in 130 Solar Energy Projects
Angolan minister of Energy and Water, João Baptista Borges, said that the Government intends to invest in about 130 solar power projects to cater for school, health centres, water pumping and other projects.
Continue readingWind power: PTC helps lead to clean energy future
Wind energy, solar power and biomass companies have brought nearly $8 billion in capital investment to Washington to date, adding jobs, construction work and economic vitality.
Continue readingWind farms combat global climate change
Wind power combat global climate change. Media sources have published reports claiming that wind farm plantss can cause local temperature increases.
Continue readingEDF taps S&C to supply Fallago Rig wind farm for UK Grid compliance
S&C Electric Europe Ltd has won the multi-million pound contract to supply reactive compensation to EDF Energy Renewables’ Fallago Rig wind farm, one of the UK’s largest onshore wind power farms with 48 wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy in Australia: Thai firm will pay $572m for Aussie wind farm
Thai energy company Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Plc is planning to invest $600 million ($572 million) in new wind turbines plants in Australia, tripling its local wind power output to 300 megawatts.
Continue readingConstruction Begins at Nebraska’s Crofton Bluffs Wind Farm
Edison Mission Group (EMG), a subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE:EIX) (Rosemead, California), has begun construction on the 42-megawatt (MW) Crofton Bluffs wind power project in Nebraska.
Continue readingCould Atmospheric Energy Make SEFE Inc. (SEFE) a Clean Energy?
The remaining is a combination of other fossil fuels, wind energy, solar power, and hydro. They’re heavily invested in solar power, through concentrated solar panel.
Continue readingWinWinD?s WWD-3 wind turbines installed in France
WinWinD has installed six WWD-3 wind turbines in wind energy parks located in the municipalities of the Fiefs and Sains-lès-Pernes in France
Continue reading2011 China Wind Power Development Status
In 2011, 11,409 new wind turbines were installed which equaled to 17.6 GW and made the total installed wind farm capacity to 62.4 GW, the annual growth rate of wind energy is 39.4% .
Continue readingSalmond trumped by wind farm
The RSPB, which is broadly supportive of wind energy, believes that we need to urgently cut our greenhouse gas emissions to reduce the effects of climate change, a major threat to wildlife.
Continue readingThe RSPB believes that wind energy is an essential tool in the fight against climat
Martin Harper, RSPB Conservation Director said: ?We are keen to promote the use of wind power where it does not result in unacceptable impacts on wildlife”.
Continue readingPrince Charles endorses wind energy in new film at Sundance Festival
The Prince of Wales has revealed his support of wind energy for the first time, endorsing the wider use of wind farm and wind turbines.
Continue readingAfrican Utility Week to Focus on Great Potential for Wind Energy and Solar Power on the Continent
Governments and businesses across the globe are scrambling to find ways of making renewable energy (RE) ? such as solar energy, geothermal energy or wind power ? a viable form of energy generation.
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