After much anticipation, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (ILDCEO) released on Friday, October 22, 2010, the Solar & Wind Energy Rebate Program for Fiscal Year 2011.
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South Korea unveils offshore wind energy project
South Korea announced a US$8.2 billion wind power project Tuesday to build its largest offshore wind farm in the Yellow Sea in an effort to further harness renewable energy and cut its dependence on fossil fuels.
Continue readingKibby Wind Energy Project Delivers Additional Power to Maine
TransCanada Corporation?s (TSX: TRP) (NYSE: TRP) (TransCanada) construction of New England?s largest wind power project ? Kibby Wind ? is now complete.
Continue readingSempra Generation Invests in 250 MW Colorado Wind Farm
This is the second wind power joint venture between BP Wind Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of BP, and Sempra Generation. The companies are equal partners on the 200-MW Fowler Ridge II Wind Farm in Indiana.
Continue readingSlight change in wind turbines speed significantly reduces bat mortality
While wind energy has shown strong potential as a large-scale, emission-free energy source, bat and bird collisions at wind turbines result in thousands of fatalities annually.
Continue readingRWE Innogy commissions another wind farm in France
The four wind turbines, made by Vestas, each output two megawatts, stand a maximum of 125 metres high, and feature rotors 90 metres in diameter.
Continue readingWind power could be on the rise in Minnesota
Wind energy company WPCS International Inc. is developing the Windtron I wind farm in Cass County.
Continue readingAlso in Sub-Saharan Africa, renewables are growing fast
The need for energy diversification and electrification of rural areas will cause investments to triple over the next five years. Off-grid solar facilities will benefit the most, says a report from Frost & Sullivan.
Continue readingChina strides forward cutting CO2 emissions
Primary energy refers to existing natural energy which does not need processing, such as fossil fuels, nuclear fuels, biomass energy, hydropower, wind energy, solar energy and others.
Continue readingNissan LEAF, the Country’s First Electric Car Designed For the Mass Market
Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) has announced that it is entering into an agreement with Clean Cities-Atlanta (CC-A) to advance zero-emission mobility by promoting the development of electric vehicles.
Continue readingWind Energy Development in Island Nations
An important task is finding spots on the island that are suitable for wind turbines or solar arrays ? suitable in the topography, but also not so close to population centers.
Continue readingOptimizing EU power grids for the electric vehicles
The project mission is the evaluation of the impacts that electric car will have on the EU electric power systems regarding planning, operation and market functioning.
Continue readingLa Rioja signs contract with IMPSA to expand the Arauco Wind Farm
IMPSA signed a contract with the government of the Province of La Rioja to double wind power capacity of the Arauco Wind Farm to a total of 50 MW.
Continue readingIberdrola Renovables will begin to install wind turbines in its 80 MW wind farm project in Mihai Viteazul
Iberdrola has stated it plans to develop up to 50 wind power parks in Romania with an installed power capacity which could total 1,500 MW.
Continue readingNorway as Europe’s green battery
The Centre for Environmental Design of Renewable Energy (CEDREN) is carrying out the HydroPEAK project to study whether Norway could truly provide Europe’s balance power.
Continue readingThe market of wind energy storage
The need to overcome the instability of wind power will lead to the growth of the energy storage market, which according to a study by NanoMarkets will reach $1.1 billion by 2015.
Continue readingArizona is close to developing the first Concentrating Solar Power Tower
This completely new technology will be employed to build a 1,000-metre high and 130-metre wide cylindrical tower, heating air used to power 200 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingCalico Concentrating Solar Power Project Receives Approval
The federal Bureau of Land Management has approved the 664 MW Calico Solar Thermal Project intended for San Bernardino County.
Continue readingGuidelines To Reconcile Wind Energy Development And Biodiversity Policy
While in general terms wind power does not represent a threat to wildlife, poorly sited or designed wind farm can have a negative impact on vulnerable species and habitats.
Continue readingFirst of Hundreds of ChargePoint Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles in Sacramento
Coulomb Technologies announced the installation of its ChargePoint® networked electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Sacramento as a part of its $37 million ChargePoint America program.
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