Vestas is pleased to announce it has received an order for 20 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines from the UKA Group (UKA), for several wind energy projects in Eastern Germany. The total wind power order has a capacity of 40 MW.
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Offshore Wind Energy in U.S.
The target is 54 GW offshore wind power capacity by 2030. At present, 83 percent of all offshore wind turbines are manufactured in Europe, which means great export opportunities to the U.S.
Continue readingSharp Supplies Solar Photovoltaic Cells for Solar Power Plant in Thailand
Sharp Corporation has signed an agreement with NED to establish one of the world?s largest solar power generation plants with a power generation capacity of 73 MW, and to supply photovoltaic thin-film solar cell modules.
Continue readingEU research shows strong growth in renewables
Renewable energy sources accounted for 62% of new electricity generation capacity installed in the EU last year with wind power leading the way accounting for 38% of the total.
Continue readingLack of transparency impedes Romanian wind energy development
Despite this, wind farm projects worth 3,000 MW are due to come online in the next three years, and Romania has relatively short lead times and costs in terms of administrative procedures and connection to the grids.
Continue readingAustralian health agency: Wind Turbines sound has no health effect
Another major government organization has found that there is no scientific evidence that wind turbine sound is damaging to human health.
Continue readingGov. Lingle to Join First Wind for Groundbreaking Ceremony for Kahuku Wind Power Project
First Wind will host an event west of Kahuku town in the hills near Charlie Road to celebrate the beginning of construction of the 30 MW Kahuku Wind Energy project.
Continue readingDeZir: Behind the beauty, an electric car
Within the framework of the creation of an audio signature for the brand’s upcoming electric vehicles, Renault has been working closely with the highly-regarded IRCAM.
Continue readingThe e-mobility Italy project goes live in Pisa
On the occasion of the Green City Energy Forum, Marco Filippeschi, the Mayor of Pisa, received the first of over 20 smart electric vehicles intended for citizens in Pisa who registered online.
Continue readingAbengoa will build a 250 MW concentrating solar power plant in Arizona (United States)
President Obama Announces a conditional commitment offer for a $1.45 billion Federal Loan Guarantee for Abengoa Solar Inc.
Continue readingGeneral Electric bet on wind power
Wind energy makes up nearly 80 percent of GE Energy Financial Services’ renewable energy portfolio, which includes equity investments in 58 wind farms with a capacity to produce 6.1 gigawatts.
Continue readingNo evidence of wind energy health impact
‘… there is no published scientific evidence to positively link wind turbines with adverse health effects.’
Continue readingGeneral Clark: renewable energy the ?peace’ fuel of the future
?We cannot move forward as a nation paying $300 billion a year out of our economy to other countries to support our energy consumption,? Clark said. ?Can’t do it – won’t be able to make it.
Continue readingBMW Megacity Electric Vehicles
Megacity Vehicle to become the world?s first volume-produced car with a passenger cell made from carbon.
Continue readingMaintaining the wind turbines
Generator service technicians take care of the key component of a wind energy converter: the generator ? the component that converts the kinetic energy of the rotor into electric energy.
Continue readingMEGAJOULE Publishes Wind Index for Portugal
APREN, the Portuguese Renewable Energy Association commissioned MEGAJOULE to generate and publish the first wind power index for continental Portugal.
Continue readingChina keeps promise to curb carbon emission
The installed capacity of wind energy has been doubling every year for the past four years to more than 22 million kilowatts, the third highest in the world.
Continue readingUS companies with wind power projects in north of Mexico
These wind energy projects will use the transnational interconnections to link the electricity from the Pai-Pai region to California US electric grid system.
Continue readingEDF Energies Nouvelles commissions the 98.9 MW Monte Grighine wind farm in Italy
Continuing its wind energy development in Europe, EDF Energies Nouvelles announces the commissioning of the Monte Grighine wind farm.
Continue readingShare of renewables in new electricity generation capacity continues to rise
For the second year running, wind energy accounted for the largest share of new electricity generation capacity.
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