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On-Site Solar Power Policies and Incentives: Where?s the Money?
Jeff Wolfe, chair of the Photovoltaics (PV) division of the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) and CEO of groSolar, provides a perspective on how evaluate solar energy project opportunities.
Continue readingSaugeen Shores ? Show Support for Local Wind Energy Projects
Wind power benefits the residents of today and tomorrow. Show Support for Local Wind Farm Projects. Saugeen Shores council needs to see who will be affected by stopping local wind turbines projects.
Continue readingVirginia?s offshore wind energy
The waters off of Virginia are well-suited for offshore wind power production. Secretary Salazar included Virginia in his designation of offshore wind farm areas.
Continue readingEWEA 2011 will debate Europe?s energy policy vacuum after 2020
In less than a quarter of the lifetime of a fossil fuel power plant, Europe?s progressive energy policies that have done so much to promote wind power and other renewable energies will run out.
Continue readingCLP India will develop two new wind energy plants
CLP India announced that it will develop two new wind power plants, one wind farm in Rajasthan and the other in Andhra Pradesh, with wind turbines from Enercon.
Continue readingThe Sub-Saharan African Renewable Energy Industry Is Poised for Exponential Growth
Several wind energy projects in North Africa are in the development stage. This will significantly boost the installed wind power capacity in Africa. The off-grid solar power market is expected to grow.
Continue readingTHINK is hitting the road with GE Electric Vehicles Tour
THINK is hitting the road with GE and other electric cars for a seven-city electric car with lithium ion batteries experience tour.
Continue readingYingli’s solar power project in Hainan to enter operation in May
Ying Green Energy, a solar energy company and one of the world’s largest integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, said its 100 MW expansion project in Hainan production base would enter operation in May this year.
Continue readingSmart Grids in Europe
Carbon reduction programs and energy efficiency are seen as primary drivers for smart grid and smart meter deployments.
Continue readingAquentium Solar Announces Free Solar Energy Analysis in Riverside California
Solar thermal plants ? also known as concentrating solar power systems focus sunlight with mirrors, while photovoltaic cells directly convert sunlight to electricity.
Continue readingIs the Middle East crisis the wake-up call we need?
It?s been a while coming, but with the latest shake-up in the Middle East ? this time in Libya, media and political voices are beginning to call ever more loudly for the world to re-think its dependence on oil.
Continue readingNew wind farm in Chile
The capacity of the Monte Redondo wind power facility, which is connected to the Central Interconnection System (SIC), has been increased to 48 MW (up from 38 MW).
Continue readingTaiwan to help Tuvalu take advantage of solar power
President Ma Ying-jeou said Taiwan will help Tuvalu use solar energy. Under the program, photovoltaic solar power generating systems have been installed.
Continue readingDespite noisy few, public favors wind energy
“Anti-Wind NIMBYs [Not In My Back Yarders] Are [a] Small Minority,” writes Brian Keane of SmartPower in a recent Huffington Post blog, and he proceeds to back it up with evidence.
Continue readingUS government guarantees for innovative geothermal energy project
Developed by Geothermal Inc., the project involves the construction of a 23 MW plant using the binary power system technology developed in the 90s, but never applied to commercial facilities.
Continue readingRecord Growth in U.S. Solar Power Photovoltaic Market for 2011
Despite constituting less than six percent of worldwide installations in 2010, the United States is well positioned to become the focus of the global solar energy photovoltaic (PV) industry in the coming year.
Continue readingTHINK City electric vehicles: Two cents per km, whatever the price of oil
Two THINK City electric vehicles (EVs) with lithium ion batteries are on display at the motor show, the first with ?m-way?, THINK?s Swiss distributor, and Valmet Automotive.
Continue readingPublic Service to allow Oklahoma customers to buy wind energy
Public Service Co. of Oklahoma customers who are proponents of wind power now have the opportunity to put their money from the wind turbines of Minco Wind Farm.
Continue readingFPL’s concentrated solar energy stars shine at new 500-acre array
Armed with sponges and water, Florida Power & Light Co. workers finished cleaning the mirrors at its new Martin County Concentrating Solar Power Thermal plant this week, all 190,000 of them.
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