Despite his enthusiasm for the general thrust of the Walloon government?s proposals, Fawaz Al Bitar, EDORA?s wind power expert, is nonetheless worried.
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Saguache Board of County Commissioners Approves SolarReserve’s Energy Project in Colorado
Company achieves permitting milestone for its proposed 200 MW Saguache County solar thermal project, Project will utilize innovative molten salt energy storage solution to provide reliable, renewable energy on-demand.
Continue readingMarine energy: Pelamis wave energy
Dr Richard Yemm, inventor of the Pelamis wave energy device has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to the development of the marine energy.
Continue readingEnel Green Power wins 3 geothermal energy concessions in Chile
With these new concessions, Enel Green Power confirms its leading position in the development of geothermal energy in the Chilean market.
Continue readingAllianz buys wind energy plants
The wind power manufacturer Nordex has sold two more newly installed wind farm plants with a total capacity of 22 MW to Allianz and N100/2500 wind turbines.
Continue readingEnXco acquires Texas wind farm
With a wind energy capacity of up to 150 MW, it will be equipped with General Electric 1.5 MW wind turbines. The wind power plant is expected to enter operations in December 2012.
Continue readingWind energy: PTC extension urgently needed
Wind power’s primary incentive, the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC), should be extended immediately, representatives of two American wind turbines manufacturers told a U.S. Senate tax subcommitte.
Continue readingIowa wind farm conference, national relevance
With wind power now a mainstream energy source, industry events dot every month of the calendar.
Continue readingSuzlon Partners With Chinese Company To Develop 800 MW Of Wind Power
Suzlon Group and CGN Wind Energy to develop 800-MW wind farm projects.
Continue readingIndia: Six of the seven Concentrating Solar Power progress on track
The seven solar energy projects are of a total capacity of 470 MW. Six out of the seven Concentrated Solar Thermal Power projects that were won by private developers are on track.
Continue readingOffshore wind farm approved in Virginia
The proposal was submitted by Gamesa. The wind power project now requires approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and review by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Continue readingIndia’s Onshore Wind Energy potential is 3000 GW
A study is pegging Indian potential for wind power at 3,000 GW. The Centre estimated Indian wind farm potential at 49,000 MW and increased to 100 GW subsequently.
Continue readingWind energy in Ethiopia: Wind Farm Near Completion
The Adama wind power project being developed at a cost of 117 million US dollars in Ethiopia is nearing completion. The wind farm will have a potential capacity of 51 MW with a total of 34 wind turbines.
Continue readingAREVA mobilized for offshore wind energy in Normandy
“As the wind power leader in France, we wish to develop this far-reaching wind farm project in the sea of Normandy with our partners and contribute to the emergence of a French wind turbines industry.”
Continue readingColorado county gets big boost from wind power
Today about 500 wind turbines are erected, with a total of 850 permitted. At least seven wind energy industry companies are operating in the county.
Continue readingSaint-Gobain Performance Plastics introduces maintenance-free bearing for the solar energy market
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has launched a maintenance-free bearing for use in concentrated solar power (CSP) plants.
Continue readingLM Wind Power?s 73.5 meter blades flying on the largest offshore wind turbines
LM Wind Power is the world?s leading component supplier to the wind energy industry with operations from 13 manufacturing facilities worldwide, and more than 140,000 blades produced since 1978.
Continue readingGlobal wind farm market to grow 50 GW in 2012
Global wind turbines are set to grow by 23% in 2012 as wind energy developers bring on new capacity ahead of the expected expiry of support schemes, according to analysts MAKE?s Global Wind Power Market Outlook.
Continue readingIQE selected as partner in $2m Australian Solar Energy Institute programme
The aim of the programme is to develop, fabricate, and test novel next-generation multiple-junction solar cells used in the evolving utility scale Concentrating Photovoltaic (CPV) solar power station industry.
Continue readingAllianz buys two more Nordex wind power plants in France
Nordex scores a hit with wind energy projects developed in-house. Allianz now owns more than 100 MW of Nordex wind turbines.
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