Mitsubishi Corporation (“MC”) has acquired a share in Concentrating Solar Power (“CSP”) generation plants (4 plants with total of 200 MW in capacity) and become the first Japanese company to own CSP plants.
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Philippines asked to harness wind energy
Philippines has a potential capacity of 76,000 megawatt of wind power. Philippines has yet to harness wind farm. Geothermal energy, wind turbines, solar power and micro-hydro account for less than one percent.
Continue readingVestas opens Chennai wind power facility
Vestas opened a new research and development test wind energy center on Rajiv Gandhi Salai, in Chennai city, India, adjacent to the company’s existing technology office.
Continue readingBiggest wind farm in New Zealand with 168 wind turbines
Contact Energy has a final consent for its third biggest wind energy project that is expected to be proposed in New Zealand, the winning board of the inquiry draft permit for a 504 MW wind power plant.
Continue readingREC Solar – California´s Largest Residential Solar Energy Installer
REC Solar is an industry leading solar power photovoltaic provider specializing in grid-tied residential and commercial installations.
Continue readingBrightSource Energy Founder Arnold Goldman Awarded Lifelong Contribution Award
BrightSource has recently begun construction on the 392 MW Ivanpah Concentrating Solar Power System in Southern California?s Mojave Desert, the world?s largest solar thermal power plant.
Continue readingObama Administration pushes on offshore wind energy
A globally competitive Strategic Plan was announced for the creation of a national offshore wind power industry, with 10,000 MW to be installed by 2020 and 54,000 MW by 2030.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Turbines To Be Deployed by Vestas and WindPlus
Vestas, a Danish company that has installed about half the world’s offshore wind farm plants, has agreed to supply Energias de Portugal (EDP) with a single wind turbine to test the waters for floating wind turbines.
Continue readingLarge Scale Wind Energy Set For Ohio
The first large-scale wind power in Ohio, Blue Creek Wind Farm is expected to be completed by the end of 2011 and comprised of 152 wind turbines rated at 2 MW per unit.
Continue readingWind Energy Project in Nova Scotia
The wind power project consists of 20 wind turbines capable of generating up to 30 megawatts ina wind farm.
Continue readingIsrael planning a solar power center near Gaza
Eleven firms and groups have submitted requests to Israel’s national Public Utility Authority Electricity (PUA) to build large solar energy generation installations in areas near the Gaza Strip, solar thermal and photovoltaic.
Continue readingWind power electric car completes 5,000-km Australia journey
A bamboo windmill mast the pair took out and erected every 400 kilometers or so to generate the power to recharge the four lithium-ion batteries underneath the bonnet.
Continue readingEnercon to supply wind turbines for new wind farm in Brazil
Elecnor, which is established in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, specified Roxtec in the wind energy project owned by Enerfin. The wind farm will consist of 25 Wobben Enercon wind turbines of 2.3 MW each.
Continue readingE.ON exploring Scottish Wind Power sites
E.ON has been awarded the exclusive right to investigate the possibility of establishing new wind energy projects on two lots of land owned by Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS).
Continue readingSKF awarded major wind power contract with Goldwind
SKF has been awarded a wind energy contract worth around SEK 500 million with Goldwind, one of the leading wind turbines manufacturers in China.
Continue readingReport on Indian Wind Power
RNCOS, in its latest research titled ?Indian Wind Energy Sector Analysis,? has indicated that the government support and investment from the private sector will thrust wind power installation in India.
Continue readingCargill to use wind power technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the shipping industry
Cargill has signed an agreement with SkySails GmbH & Co. KG (SkySails) to use wind energy technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the shipping industry.
Continue readingGovernment Support Brings Canada on the Forefront of World?s Wind Energy Market
?Canada Wind Power Market Opportunities 2016,? provides a summary on the wind energy market in Canada such as wind farm capacity utilization, installation capacity by province and region and wind turbines equipment.
Continue readingLauren Engineers Partners with CCL Optoelectronics to Complete Concentrated Solar Power Projects in India
The two plants considered to be the 2nd and 3rd biggest solar power plants in the USA produce nearly 90% of the Concentrating Solar Power production in the United States.
Continue readingChina – Oversupply seen for photovoltaic solar power starting 2012
The tremendous growth in solar energy panels in recent years was driven by lower production costs and prices, as well as green-driven policies in some key markets.
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