AMEC has been awarded a US$6.8 million contract by EnergySource LLC, to provide engineering services for a 49-megawatt, $350 million geothermal power generating facility at Salton Sea, California.
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Tata Power will add 3 MW of solar energy and about 100 MW of wind power
Tata Power?s current capacity from wind energy stands at 200 MW with operational sites in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka.
Continue readingHarrow Wind Power Project reaches commercial operation in Ontario
International Power Canada (“IPC”) announced the commissioning of the Harrow Wind energy project in Essex County.
Continue readingWind energy and other renewables take on nuclear
A lively and engaging debate was posted on the TED website this month with top-level speakers discussing the benefits and costs of wind energy and other renewables compared to nuclear.
Continue readingCatch the Wind signs sales agreement with BP Wind Energy
Upon the successful installation and testing of the units, BP Wind Energy has agreed to purchase sizeable quantities of additional units.
Continue readingSiemens wins wind power order to connect Lincs offshore wind farm to the UK grid
Siemens has been awarded a major wind energy order with Lincs Wind Farm Ltd to implement the grid connection for the Lincs offshore wind farm.
Continue readingGC China Turbine Corp. Signs 50 Wind Turbines Contract
GC China Turbine announces that effective June 18th, 2010 it has signed a Wind Power Equipment Contract for the China Guodian Inner Mongolia Xilinguolemeng Tianhe Wind Farm.
Continue readingMorocco inaugurated the biggest wind power plant in Africa
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI inaugurated Monday a 250-million-euro (300 million dollar) wind farm near Tangiers, which an official source said was the biggest in Africa.
Continue readingEnergy Department Commits New Funding for Offshore Wind Power in Maine
Governor John E. Baldacci welcomed news that the U.S. Department of Energy is committing $20 million to further the development of deepwater offshore wind energy development.
Continue readingWind energy in Australia: Infigen to proceed for Woodlawn wind farm
Infigen Energy (ASX: IFN) announces the construction of the 42 MW Woodlawn wind farm located near Bungendore in New South Wales and adjacent to IFN?s operational Capital wind farm.
Continue readingTesla Motors (TSLA) to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell
Tesla Motors (TSLA) will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City’s Times Square to celebrate their initial public offering on the NASDAQ Stock Market.
Continue readingTesla Opens Showroom in Copenhagen
Shares in the electric car maker with lithium ion batteries are set to begin trading Tuesday on NASDAQ, opening at $17 per share
Continue readingMitsubishi Motors Signs MoU Regarding the Electric Vehicles with Denmark
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Danish government regarding the popularization of its i-MiEV new-generation electric car in Denmark.
Continue readingMinnesotans plugging in to electric cars
The fear of getting stranded in an electric car ? which the car industry calls “range anxiety” ? might become more common as major U.S. automakers roll out the first electric vehicles for the mass consumer market.
Continue readingAmerican Lithium Commences Field Work on the Borate Hills Project
American Lithium Minerals, Inc. (OTCBB: AMLM) (“American Lithium” or the “Company”) has commenced field work at its Borate Hills Project in Nevada.
Continue readingKEMA Sees Opportunities for Storage Applications in High-Penetration Renewables
KEMA released results of a highly collaborative research effort to model the effect high-penetration renewables on intra-hour system operations of the California Independent System Operator (the ISO) control area.
Continue readingThames River wind power project in Ontario
Ontario’s target for wind energy is to have 4,600 MW of newly installed capacity by 2020. Right now, Ontario has set up a third of
this. Therefore, every year 200 to 300 MW of wind power will have to be added.
Wind energy in Ethiopia: German company to raise USD 120mln for Aysha wind farm
EEPCo, the sole electric utility in the country, has so far identified seven wind farm sites with a potential production of up to 720 MW power by 2013.
Continue readingSolar Millennium Solar wins CSP feasibility study tender in El Salvador
Milenio Solar will analyze the technical, legal and financial framework needed for a public-private investment structure for a parabolic through power plant or concentrating solar power in El Salvador.
Continue readingCanada Invests in Wind Power in Ontario
The Harrow Wind Farm consists of 24 wind turbines with a total generating capacity of 39.6 MW. Electricity generated by the Harrow Wind Farm will be sold to the Ontario Power Authority and used by homeowners in Ontario.
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