The standard for wind turbines being built by the ever-innovating wind industry in utility-scale installations has changed from 1.5 megawatts to 2.5 megawatts in the last year.
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Unlike oil spills, emissions-free offshore wind power doesn?t pollute By Chris Rose
Just days after the unfolding oil-related environmental disaster started in the Gulf of Mexico, a number of Democratic lawmakers began lobbying the US government to quickly get involved in approving an offshore wind farm
Continue readingWind power beats a new record in Spain
Wind energy was 40% of the daily electricity demand in Spain, as it remained over twelve hours above 12,000 megawatts, between 09:40 and 20.50 hours.
Continue readingEDP Renewables registers double-digit growth in Q1 2010
EDP Renewables (EDP Renováveis, Euronext: EDPR), a global leader in the renewable energy sector and the world’s third-largest wind energy producer, announced that gross profit increased 22% between January and March.
Continue readingArab League delegation visits Concentrating Solar Power in Spain
A high-level delegation from the League of Arab States visited Acciona’s solar thermal/CSP facility in Alvarado (Badajoz), the first of its kind in the Spanish region of Extremadura.
Continue readingEuropean wind power and cable industries are world leaders
On the demand side we must move towards a more intelligent pricing of electricity giving consumers better price signals so that non-essential electricity consumption can be moved to times of lower demand.
Continue readingWade Guindy Joins ReVolt Technology
ReVolt Technology, a technology company, which has developed a rechargeable zinc-air battery, announced that Wade Guindy has accepted the appointment as COO and EVP of Technology of ReVolt Technology, LLC.
Continue readingBrazil Leads Latin America Wind Power to 46 GW by 2025
Led by Brazil, Latin America is expected to reach 46 GW total installed wind energy capacity by 2025 with a 12.6 percent compound annual growth rate of yearly installation.
Continue readingMexico: EIB finances wind farm
The EIB has granted a EUR 78.5 million loan to the Iberdrola Group to finance a wind farm in the south-west of Mexico.
Continue readingThe solar photovoltaic reach a total capacity of over 22 GW
The global solar photovoltaic electricity (PV) market counted an additional increase in installed capacity of about 7.2 GW in 2009, reaching a total capacity of over 22 GW world-wide.
Continue readingNotes from the Good Jobs Green Jobs Conference By Chris Madison
The underlying theme at the Good Jobs Green Jobs conference in Washington this week was, ?Wind works.? But workers once again risk being the victims of broken policy.
Continue reading100% renewables in 2050 will create thousands of new jobs
The European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) has set out a vision on how Europe can reach 100% renewable energy by 2050, creating thousands of new jobs in the process.
Continue readingMerkel’s aim is to have 1 million electric vehicles by 2020
Merkel, who has set a goal of 1 million electric cars on German roads by 2020, is leading an attempt to accelerate German research and development into the industry.
Continue readingWind power in European Union
2009The EU continues to be world?s leader in total installed wind energy capacity, and one of the strongest regions for new wind farm development, with over 10 GW of new installed capacity in 2009.
Continue readingAdvanced technology for the production of thin film solar photovoltaic panels
The new technique, developed by the Oregon State University, will produce CIGS thin films with chemical bath deposition, by using continuous nanostructure flow microreactors.
Continue readingWind power in Italy
At the end of 2009, Italy was host to 4,850 MW of wind energy generation capacity, an increase of more than 1,100 MW compared to 2008.
Continue readingEndesa to provide real-time data on electric vehicles charging
The ELVIRE project, which has a budget of Euro 10 million, aims to dispel electric vehicles users? concerns about being left with flat batteries before the end of their journey.
Continue readingJupiter Group to establish wind turbines component in Junction City
Jupiter Group, a Denmark-based wind power producer, will open a new manufacturing facility in Junction City (Kansas), creating 120 jobs and $2.4 million in capital investment.
Continue readingGoogle invests $39 million in wind farms in North Dakota
Google has made its first investment in a wind energy project, putting up $38.8 million into two wind farms in North Dakota.
Continue readingMerkel: Germany must work harder to produce marketable electric vehicles
Merkel, who has set a goal of 1 million electric cars on German roads by 2020, is leading an attempt to accelerate German research and development into the industry.
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