AREVA (Paris:AREVA) announces the delivery of 20 M5000 wind turbines, out of a total of 40, to be installed in Trianel’s Borkum offshore wind farm located in the German North Sea.
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Wind power in Texas: Corpus Christi wind farm with China’s Guodian wind turbines
The Harbor wind farm began transmitting power to the grid last month. The construction of the wind power project will have a total of six wind turbines installed.
Continue readingSiemens wins 50 MW Concentrating Solar Power order in India
Siemens has won an order from Shiram EPC Limited to supply 17,000 of its UVAC 2010 solar thermal receivers to a 50 megawatt (MW) concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in India.
Continue readingTÜV SÜD ensures safe and profitable wind power
According to estimates by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), the capacity of European offshore wind farm alone could rise to 40,000 MW by 2020.
Continue readingRepower sells 20 MW of wind turbines for UK wind farm
Suzlon wind energy subsidiary Repower has signed contracts to supply 20MW of its 2.05MW MM82 wind turbines to two wind power projects in England
Continue readingChinese Wind Energy Company Puts First R&D Office in U.S.
The new center will focus on state of the art research on offshore wind turbines to further enhance energy output and lower the cost of electricity.
Continue readingGamesa Launches New Wind Turbines For Wind Farm
Spanish wind energy maker Gamesa has unveiled plans for a 2 MW giant-rotor model to be used on sites with lower wind speeds.
Continue readingWind energy Enercon keen to set up 500 MW wind farm in Karnataka
German wind power company Enercon has expressed interest in putting up a 500-MW wind farm in Karnataka.
Continue readingU.S. wind power generation increases 27 percent in 2011
Wind energy generation in the U.S. increased 27 percent in 2011 as compared with that of 2010, continuing a trend of rapid growth, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report on Monday.
Continue readingSoftbank to Conduct Study on Wind Energy in Mongolia
Softbank Corp. said Monday it will launch a feasibility study on wind power generation in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert.
Continue readingTamil Nadu to introduce solar energy policy
The government has set a target of generating 3000 MW of solar power by 2015.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Power is alive and well in America
The formation of the Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Alliance is a positive sign for the growth of the industry in the US.
Continue readingVestas wins order for largest wind farm in Latin America
Vestas wins wind turbines order for largest wind energy project in Latin America. 396 MW order for Mexico underlines Vestas? intention to lead wind power industry in Latin America.
Continue readingL&T building 200 MW of solar energy projects in India
L&T’s capabilities include design, fixed and tracker structure manufacturing and cost-effective plant construction for photovoltaic and concentrated solar power.
Continue readingGroundbreaking of 50 MW wind power plant in Jhimpir
Pakistan is currently producing only 10% of the total potential of 346 gigawatts (GW) of electricity that can be generated solely from wind energy. The wind farm has Nordex wind turbines.
Continue readingWind Energy Generation in Gobi Desert
Softbank Corp. said it will tie up with Mongolian investment firm Newcom Group and Korea Electric Power Corp. in order to start a wind power generation project in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia.
Continue readingSolar energy: Demand rises ahead of summer
A decline in the price of photovoltaic solar power panels and soaring electricity bills are causing a rising number of people to consider solar generators and solar UPS systems at their homes ahead of the summer.
Continue readingWind power in Azerbaijan
The European Union and the State Agency for Renewable & Alternative Energy Sources (ABEMDA) under the Ministry of Industry & Energy of Azerbaijan are conducting a seminar on the use of wind energy.
Continue readingInvestment in Scotland’s wind power industry
First Minister Alex Salmond welcomed the announcement of proposals for £1 billion of investment in Scotland’s wind energy industry, which could create almost 600 jobs and power more than half-a-million homes.
Continue readingChinese wind turbines enter European wind farm market for first time
In February 2012, two China-made wind turbines were put into operation in Sweden, which was the first time that Chinese wind turbines entered the European wind energy market.
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