The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) hit a new wind turbines record March 7, exceeding the previous record by 196 MW. Wind farm output reached 7,599 MW the evening of March 7.
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WWF backs planned £1 billion Scottish wind power projects
Leading conservation body WWF has welcomed a planned £1 billion wind energy investment in Scotland, which has just been announced.
Continue readingABB wins subsea cable order for offshore wind farm
High-voltage AC subsea cables will export power from one of the UK´s largest offshore wind power plants to the mainland grid. Humber Gateway wind energy project will consist of a 73 wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy and solar power in in Maghreb/Middle East region
In Morocco, the 2nd round for wind power bidding has just been concluded and financial close for these projects expected by July 2012.
Continue readingWind energy in Chile: wind farm in Region X
The wind power project includes the installation of 20 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 40 MW.
Continue readingBrightSource Energy Founding Member of New Concentrating Solar Power Alliance
New organization to highlight the benefits of concentrated solar thermal power.
Continue readingWind energy pioneer Dr. James Walker talks about U.S. electricity in the 21st century
Walker said wind power is economically competitive. But with Congress denying the domestic wind turbines industry an extension of its vital PTC, much new wind farm development will go abroad in the near term.
Continue readingKerala plans to tap photovoltaic solar energy
With the aim of generating more power, Kerala Electricity department plans to install solar power plants on rooftops of 10,000 houses to generate power which would then be distributed through KSEB lines.
Continue readingXtreme Power Chosen for Alaska’s First Utility-Scale Wind Farm
Xtreme Power Inc., developer and integrator of Dynamic Power Resource® (DPR®) power management and energy storage solutions, announced an agreement with the Kodiak Electric Association.
Continue readingReport on Cost and Price of China Wind Power Equipment
The 2012 Deep Research Report on Cost and Price of China Wind Power Equipment is an essential resource for industry players, and is compiled with the input of wind energy marketing and technology experts during survey.
Continue readingSolarReserve Concentrating Solar Power Project in Nevada
SolarReserve is proposing 200 MW concentrated solar power-generating that consists of two 100 MW 656-foot tall solar thermal power generating units based on concentrating solar-thermal power technology.
Continue readingThe cost of wind energy
In Europe, in 2010, five countries sourced more than 10 % of their electricity from wind farm and wind energy will provide at least 12 % of European electricity by 2020
Continue readingWind energy in Brazil: BNDES approves loan for wind farm
Gamesa?s wind power plant in the northeastern Brazilian city of Camacari, Bahia state, will supply the wind farms? 58 wind turbines.
Continue readingCPV and Concentrating Solar Power hybrid solar energy technology
HyperHelios is a system that combines elements of Concentrated Photovoltaics (CPV) with Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP).
Continue readingPremier Power Signs $27.6M Contract With Shanghai Chaori for U.S. Photovoltaic Solar Energy Plants
Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc. is a leading global provider of large and medium-scale solar power systems, delivering unmatched experience to commercial, governmental and utility customers globally.
Continue readingWind Energy Industry Boosted by Booming Repowering Market
Installed wind farm capacity is set to increase as wind power markets are expected to witness massive growth in multiple regions, following a temporary decline caused by the global recession.
Continue readingWind energy in Pakistan: Zorlu wind farm by year-end
The delegation also asked the Minister for provision of land in the wind corridor in coastal area of Sindh for their 200 MW wind turbines project.
Continue readingWind energy in Angola: EDP wants to build wind farm
However, the chairman of EDP noted that wind power plans depended on the, ?legal and regulatory framework,? that countries like Angola still don?t have.
Continue readingAbengoa and JGC bring the second Concentrating Solar Power plant at the El Carpio Solar Complex
With this concentrated solar thermal power plant entering coming online, Abengoa reaches 543 MW of solar thermal in operation.
Continue readingSolarReserve completes concentrated solar power tower in US
SolarReserve has completed the 540ft concentrating solar thermal power for its 110 MW Crescent Dunes solar energy plant located near Tonopah, Nevada, US.
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