The wind farm projects qualify for rates posted by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission under the provisions of the federal Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act, or PURPA.
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U.S. Solar Power Market Could Reach 1-GW in 2010
Domestic concentrating solar power (CSP) experienced a burst of projects in California in the 1980s, and then went quiet for two decades.
Continue readingChina getting ready to overtake US as wind energy leader
What explains the dramatic growth of wind power in China? Genuine political commitment is certainly the deciding factor, something the US has been lacking to date.
Continue readingGoogle invests $5 billion in offshore wind energy project
The Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC) backbone will, upon completion, be able to connect 6,000 MW of offshore wind power.
Continue readingRenewable Energy Tax Credits: Keeping America at Work
The 1603 program actually led to a record-breaking year of 10,000 megawatts (MW) of new wind power in 2009, compared to the 4,000 MW feared prior to the Recovery Act.
Continue readingWind power Vestas Towers America, Inc., celebrates grand opening with U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar
New Wind Towers Factory in Pueblo, Colorado ? the World?s Largest ? Officially Opens for Business.
Continue readingWind Energy: More Cost Effective Than Nuclear Power
How Much Does Nuclear Cost? $6,000 a Kilowatt or More. Capital costs per kilowatt of installed wind farm capacity are taken as an average of ?1,350 per kW in 2009.
Continue readingABB?s Power Technology Selected for Largest Wind Energy Project in Western Australia
Situated 25km south east of Merredin in Western Australia, the Collgar Wind Farm project is the largest single stage wind energy development currently under construction in the southern hemisphere.
Continue readingCODA Automotive Taps Fleet Industry Experts to Lead Fleet and Commercial Sales
Marc Sears joins CODA Automotive with over 20 years of fleet, sales, and automotive industry experience.
Continue readingMoscow wind energy plant plans blown out
Plans for a wind power plant in Moscow ? with the capacity to power 30,000 homes ? have once again been blown out by East Ayrshire Council.
Continue readingGamesa signs wind energy contracts with 3 Chinese companies
Gamesa had invested a total of 42 million euros on wind energy facilities in China. An additional 90 million euros will be invested from 2010 to 2012.
Continue readingSinovel’s first 5-megawatt wind turbine debuts
With the development of China’s wind energy industry ? especially the launch of offshore wind farm projects ? it is inevitable that wind turbines capable of producing 3 MW or more will become the standard nationwide.
Continue readingABB Wins $50 Million Service Contracts for Offshore Wind Farms
Ensuring reliable transmission of renewable power from key North Sea wind energy projects.
Continue readingLa Niña Likely to Boost Wind Energy Production Across U.S.
3TIER®, the global leader in renewable energy information services, today released maps that indicate wind power production is likely to be above average in the first quarter of 2011 across much of the continental U.S. due to a strong La Niña event in the Pacific Ocean. In addition to foreshadowing a boon for wind power … Continue reading La Niña Likely to Boost Wind Energy Production Across U.S.
Continue readingAmerica’s largest solar show reflects continued growth of solar energy
Solar Power International 2010, the largest business-to-business solar conference and expo in North America, opened Tuesday with over 1,100 exhibitors coming from many countries of the world.
Continue readingGamesa obtains new contracts in China to supply wind turbines (251 MW)
Gamesa signs deals with Guangdong and Datang and a new customer, Henan Weite Wind Power. The company will supply 73 wind turbines of its G90-2.0 MW turbine and 124 units of its G58-850 kW wind turbine in 2010.
Continue readingKorea to Boost Wind Energy Sector
Korea has lost the head-start in the solar and wind power market to advanced economies and China, so the government devised a plan to catch up through huge investment.
Continue readingWind energy capacity to grow five-fold by 2020
“China is at a crossroads,” said Yang. “It can choose between the dirty, dangerous world of coal and fossil fuels, or the new, clean future promised by wind power. The answer is obvious.”
Continue readingMichigan Readies as the U.S. Prepares for Electric Vehicles
General Motors and its partners are teaming up to help give Chevrolet Volt buyers more options for charging their electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingChina – SOEs rushing to build offshore wind energy plants with low bids
“The (low) bidding prices are unrealistic and can be very risky,” Li said at the conference for the release of the China Wind Power Outlook 2010 report on Wednesday.
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