China’s wind farm market bubble will deflate as the industry enters the worst year in its history, said the Spanish wind power maker Gamesa, Xinhua News Agency reported
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North America’s Largest Rooftop Photovoltaic Solar Energy Plant Completed
Known as Riverside Renewable Energy, LLC, the $42 million solar power project consists of 27,526 photovoltaic rooftop solar panels covering 1.1 million square foot of rooftop at the Gloucester Marine Terminal.
Continue readingWind energy and solar power in Barbados
The approval of the project, which will include solar energy and wind power facilities, was announced by Environment Minister Dr Denis Lowe.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Thermal Power Agenda
As an added value, attendees of Concentrated Solar Power can attend the dedicated Photovoltaics solar energy session on April 17.
Continue readingGuardian to provide solar mirrors for Ivanpah Concentrating Solar Power project
Guardian Industries is providing its EcoGuard Solar Boost mirrors for use in the massive Ivanpah Concentrated Solar Thermal Power in California.
Continue readingWind power: National Governors Association, Extend the PTC
The National Governors Association (NGA) has sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging extension of the wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC).
Continue readingNorthern Power Systems’ Wind Turbines Exceeds One Million Hours of Operation
According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), distributed wind power is one of the fastest growing market segments within the wind farm industry today.
Continue readingFrench offshore wind energy: EDF Group wins 3 wind farm projects
The European Consortium led by the EDF Group has won the French offshore wind power call for tenders for the Saint-Nazaire, Courseulles-sur-Mer and Fécamp wind turbines projects.
Continue readingThe value of Concentrating Solar Power storage
Concentrated Solar Thermal Power 2012 will feature a panel session The Value of Thermal Storage, featuring five CSP industry leaders.
Continue readingNew Opportunities for the Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Industry
Concentrating Solar Power project environmental approval and CSP-Photovoltaic mix signifies even more potential for the concentrated solar thermal power industry to grow in the US.
Continue readingAfrican wind farm will help electricity-deficient Kenyans power up affordably
Officials with the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWP) said 365 wind turbines would eventually be erected in an arid region in the east African nation, which has a population of about 43 million people.
Continue readingWind energy in India: Suzlon, Enercon, Regen Powertech lead the wind farm market
In 2011-12, which saw the addition of 3,163.43 MW of wind power capacity, Suzlon and Regen Powertech ? came among the top five suppliers, occupying No.1 and No.3 slots. Vestas and Gamesa occupying No. 5 and No. 4.
Continue readingMesa Power Group to partner with Wind Tex Energy on stephens Bor-Lynn Wind Farm
Mesa Power Group LLC, a Texas-based wind energy development company, is partnering with Wind Tex Energy, LP, on the Stephens Bor-Lynn Wind Power Project (SBL), about 50 miles south of Lubbock.
Continue readingWorld’s largest concentrating solar thermal power plant under construction
At the Ivanpah solar concentrated solar power plant, thousands of software-controlled mirrors track the sun in two dimensions and reflect the sunlight to a boiler that sits atop a tower.
Continue readingWind Energy Tops 10 Percent Share of Electricity in Five U.S. States
Wind power accounted for just 2.9 percent of total electricity generation in the United States in 2011. In five U.S. states, however, 10 percent or more of electricity generation came from wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy market to lose puff this year in China
China’s wind power market bubble will deflate as the industry enters the worst year in its history, said the Spanish wind turbines maker Gamesa.
Continue readingNew York Power Authority Approves $30 Million Solar Energy Research Program
The New York Power Authority authorized a $30 million solar power research and development program aimed at lowering the cost of solar energy on March 27.
Continue readingMinisters give go-ahead for Shetland wind farm
Energy Minister Fergus Ewing said: This wind energy will bring enormous benefits to the people of Shetland, generating more than £30m in annual income for the entire Shetland community.
Continue readingGE Teams with Enel Green Power in Oklahoma Wind Energy Project
GE Energy Financial Services has previously invested with Enel Green Power in a 101-megawatt wind farm in Smoky Hills, Kansas, and a 63-megawatt wind farm in Scurry County, Texas.
Continue readingConstruction begins at largest Kansas wind farm
State officials joined representatives of BP Wind Energy and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power on Wednesday to mark the start of work on the Flat Ridge 2 wind farm in Harper County.
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