Currently, 200 MW of the wind power project has been established under the auspices of the Jilin Provincial Government and 50 MW out of the aforementioned 200 MW has obtained construction approval.
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Wind Power Project for North Dakota
NextEra Energy, Juno Beach, Fla., will build, own, and operate a wind energy project near Baldwin, ND; Basin Electric will purchase the electricity output.
Continue readingBlade road trip to highlight wind energy policy, jobs By Chris Madison (AWEA)
Over the next 28 days a 131-foot long wind turbine blade designed for GE?s 1.5 megawatt wind turbine will be making its way from South Dakota to Dallas, Texas ? a total distance of 2,436 miles across 9 states.
Continue readingSmall Wind Power Systems
With over twenty UK-based manufacturers there is a wide variety of small wind system designs and setups. Annual deployment of 7.24 MW in 2008 grew to 8.64MW in 2009.
Continue readingMeeting our 100% renewables by 2050 target By Christian Kjaer (EWEA)
The fact is that Europe?s current electricity supply structure bears the characteristics of the time in which it was developed, a time when fossil fuels and then nuclear were everything.
Continue readingWind Power in France in 2009
France enjoys Europe?s second largest wind potential, and the wind resource is well distributed. With nearly 4,500 MW of wind energy installed at the end of 2009, France is the fourth largest market in Europe-
Continue readingVestas receives order for 2,014 MW in April
The first-quarter wind power order intake was 1,258 MW, and the value of the backlog of firm and unconditional orders amounted to EUR 2.9bn at 31 March 2010.
Continue readingSuzlon enters Bulgarian wind power market
Suzlon Energy Ltd has signed an agreement with Technomash Bulgarian Industrial Group to deliver six Suzlon S88 2.1 MW wind turbines to a wind farm in the Varna region in Bulgaria.
Continue readingCape Wind power gets the green light from Secretary Salazar By Chris Madison
The decision by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to approve the 130 wind turbines Cape Wind farm represents a huge boost to the U.S. wind energy industry, not just the offshore component.
Continue readingLG Chem to provide lithium ion batteries to Volvo
LG Chem Ltd. has been picked as a provider of lithium-ion battery packs for electric vehicles by Volvo Cars Corp.
Continue readingSmart Charging for Electric Vehicles
In the race to build a smart-charging infrastructure that fuels the coming plug-in electric car revolution, GE and Nissan have teamed to research new technology developments that will make smart charging a reality.
Continue readingWind energy continues to flex its growing power around the world
New wind power installations in the EU last year, which increased 23% over 2008, brought the region?s total capacity to nearly 75 GW. Global wind turbines installations in 2009 were worth about ?45 billion.
Continue readingVestas new wind power orders: 2,100 from EDP and 198 from China
Yesterday, Vestas won the largest single wind energy order ever in Vestas? history for delivery of up to 2,100 MW.
Continue readingWind energy, the most mature technology, the bedrock of Iberdrola Renovables
Iberdrola Renovables plans to invest ?9 billion over the 2010-2012 period to boost its international expansion and bolster its position as the global leader in wind power.
Continue readingObama Visits Siemens’ Wind Power Plant
Siemens’ Fort Madison wind turbines manufacturing facility is designated as first stop in Obama’s Midwest ‘Washington to Main Street Tour’.
Continue readingAWEA?s Michael Goggin Presents On Wind Power Integration To Energy Bar Association
Michael Goggin, Manager of Transmission Policy at the American Wind Energy Association, will be speaking on April 28 on a panel on Variable Generation at a ?One-Day Reliability Primer? for the Energy Bar Association.
Continue readingExplosive Growth for Lithium-ion Batteries in Electric Vehicles
Li-ion batteries have a high energy density of 120-160 Wh/kg, compared to 30-80 Wh/kg for Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries.
Continue readingDOE Closing of $529 Million Loan to Fisker Automotive for Electric Vehicles
Manufacturing at Shuttered Delaware GM Plant Expected to Create Over 2,000 Jobs.
Continue readingGrowth of solar power in 2009 in the US
Taking all technologies into account, the installed capacity increased by 37% to 2,108 MW, with a $4 billion turnover. Nevertheless, forecasts for 2010 foresee a much greater increase.
Continue readingWind Power in China in 2009 By GWEC
China (excluding Taiwan) was the world’s largest wind energy market in 2009, more than doubling its wind farm capacity from 12.2 GW in 2008 to 25.8 GW, adding a staggering 13.8 GW of capacity.
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