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Gamesa still no. 1 wind turbines provider in Spain
Total accumulated installed wind energy capacity in Spain by the end of 2010 was over 20.6 GW ? ahead of Spain’s 2005-2010 Renewable Energy Plan.
Continue readingFrance Offshore Wind Power Tenders
France has set itself the goal of producing 23 per cent of its power needs from renewable resources by 2020, with 6,000 MW from wind power. Offshore wind farm plants with 600 wind turbines are to be built on five sites.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa expands its presence in New Zealand
It will supply 9 Gamesa G52-850 kW wind turbines for the Mount Stuart wind farm. This contract is also its first in the Asia-Pacific wind power market.
Continue readingSt. Joseph Wind Energy Plant to Begin Production in Manitoba, Canada
The first set of wind turbines installed at the 138-MW wind farm near St. Joseph in Manitoba, Canada, has started generating wind power.
Continue readingSolar Gard® Invests $12 Million in Manufacturing to Meet Solar Power Demand
Architectural, Automotive and Photovoltaic Specialty Films to be Manufactured in New Plant in China, to Serve the Expanding Asian Solar Energy Market.
Continue readingElectrovaya Advances Smart Grid Storage Market with Lithium Ion Energy Storage System
Electrovaya designs Lithium Ion SuperPolymer® batteries, battery systems, and battery-related products for electric vehicles, Utility Scale Energy Storage and smart grid power, consumer and healthcare markets.
Continue readingGreenest on Green Street
The two wind turbines are expected to produce 97 percent of the college?s electricity. The wind energy project is generating tremendous excitement on campus.
Continue readingU.S. finished the year with a total of 5,115 MW of new wind power
America’s wind energy industry built 5,115 megawatts of wind power last year, barely half of 2009’s record pace, but entered 2011 with over 5,600 megawatts currently under construction.
Continue readingToshiba Plans to Build Major Solar Energy Plant in Bulgaria
Toshiba and Tokyo Electric Power will set up a local joint venture with the Japanese government to build one of the world’s largest solar photovoltaic power stations in Bulgaria.
Continue readingChina?s outstanding wind power figures
China has become the global leader in the wind energy market, with over 41,800 MW wind farm installed, including 16,000 MW over the past year.
Continue readingEnel Green Power in short list for large concentrated solar energy plant in Morocco
Out of the 19 bidding groups, 4 were selected, one of which will be chosen to build the Ouarzazate 500 MW concentrating solar power plant.
Continue readingNew Revenue Stream for Wind Energy Company
Here Enterprises is a developer of wind power and entered into an agreement with A&C Green Energy Inc. to resell A&C’s high performance wind turbines, creating a new revenue stream for the Company.
Continue readingCommission Approves Gulf Power?s New Renewable Energy Programs
The Florida Public Service Commission approved four new solar energy programs for Gulf Power customers. ?Gulf Power?s new solar power programs are designed to provide more choices for our customers”.
Continue readingAWEA rebuts attack on national Renewable Electricity Standard by discredited Institute for Energy Research
The DOE’s 2008 report, “20% Wind Energy by 2030,” found that producing 20% of the nation’s electricity from wind power by 2030 would reduce consumers’ natural gas costs by a cumulative $150 billion.
Continue readingSuperior Silver Mines Becomes Clean Wind Energy Tower
Superior Silver Mines, Inc. announced it had completed a reverse merger transaction with Clean Wind Energy, Inc.
Continue readingAcciona starts work on its third wind farm in Oklahoma
The wind energy project, which will include 66 2.0-MW wind turbines, could generate power for about 46,000 homes. Acciona operates nearly 500 megawatts of wind power capacity throughout the U.S.
Continue readingHydro and wind power projects in Bosnia
Under the hydro project, 25 plants will be built on the river Bosna for 450 MW, while the construction of the first wind farm (46 MW) has started, to be followed by six additional wind energy projects for 117 MW.
Continue readingFirst wind energy plant in Tanzania
Very short term projects focus on wind power, with a 50 MW wind farm that will be put into service within 18 months. The installation of the wind turbbines would start early next year.
Continue readingRapid approval of large geothermal energy project in New Zealand
New Zealand approved a new large-scale 250 MW geothermal power project.
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