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Antwerp Port plans Belgium’s biggest onshore wind farm
A consortium led by the Antwerp Port Authority (APA) plans to build Belgium?s largest onshore wind power in the city. Studies have shown that the site could support up to 55 wind turbines.
Continue readingHonduras inaugurates first wind farm
Honduras? first wind energy project began operating this week at Cerro de Hula, 25 kilometers south of Tegucigalpa, which includes 51 wind turbines.
Continue readingUS Department of Energy backs more concentrated solar power projects
The 110 MW concentrating solar thermal ower plant (CSP) will feature the tallest solar tower in the world at 195 m and use molten salt as the heat transfer and storage mechanism.
Continue readingDOE Awards $156 Million for Groundbreaking Energy Research Projects
ARPA-E funds early-stage technology alternatives in two key areas: electric vehicles and wind energy.
Continue readingWind energy Goldwind to Launch Goldwind University
As of December 31, 2010, Goldwind’s accumulated installed wind power capacity reached 9,095.05 MW, equivalent to 7.28 million tons of coal saved per year.
Continue readingGamesa – Offshore wind energy technology centre opens in Scotland
A new £12.5 million (14 million euros) centre to develop next-generation offshore wind power technology in Scotland was officially opened by First Minister Alex Salmond and Jorge Calvet.
Continue readingE.ON inaugurates the largest wind farm in Brittany
E.ON builds its 6th onshore wind energy plant in France. 26 MW wind power farm provides renewable power for 20,000 homes with 13 wind turbines.
Continue readingEconomic power of wind energy harnessed with new ZF Gearbox plant in Georgia
State that will host WINDPOWER 2012 gets new manufacturing facility as calls for PTC extension grow louder.
Continue readingEditorial on government favoritism off the mark
We have good news for Investor’s Business Daily, which expressed concern yesterday in an editorial about possible government favoritism in payments made under the wind energy production tax credit.
Continue readingFirst Suzlon S97 Wind Turbines Arrive in North America for Wind Farm Installation
Fifteen S97-2.1 megawatt (MW) wind turbines to power the 31.5 MW Amherst Wind Farm Project, Suzlon’s first S9X wind power project in North America.
Continue readingCanadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) will kick off its 27th Annual Conference
Canadian Wind Energy Association to release strategic vision for wind power in BC – Wind Vision 2025: A Strategy for BC – to outline BC’s wind energy opportunity through to the year 2025.
Continue readingLaunches the ECO 122 2.7MW Wind Turbines for Low Wind Power Sites
The ECO 122 produces about 25% increased wind farm yield on a given piece of land compared with today’s 1.5 – 2 MW wind turbines, and fewer wind turbines need to be installed.
Continue reading$737 Million Loan Guarantee to Tonopah Concentrated Solar Thermal Power for Nevada Project
The concentrating solar thermal power project, sponsored by SolarReserve, LLC, is a 110 megawatt concentrating solar power tower generating facility with molten salt.
Continue readingWind energy in Chile – Ibereólica submits EIA for US$356mn wind farm
The wind power plant will consist of 85 wind turbines and feed into the central SIC grid.
Continue readingEnercon to build wind turbines factory in Ontario
The C$550-million wind power plant is expected online in the second quarter of 2014. Enercon’s wind energy manufacturing plans will help NRWC meet the Fit programme’s local content requirements.
Continue readingLargest wind farm in Belgium to be built in Antwerp from 2013
With a maximum potential of 55 wind turbines this wind energy facility will be capable of eventually becoming the largest onshore wind power in Belgium.
Continue readingNational Solar Power Announces the World?s Largest Solar Energy Farm
By converting the natural power of the sun into electricity, National Solar Power?s planned 400-megawatt farm will be capable of providing enough renewable energy to power roughly 32,000 homes.
Continue readingDon’t increase taxes on wind energy
Wind power utilizes the Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit to incent over $7 billion of other private investment to keep growing a new U.S. wind turbines manufacturing sector.
Continue readingDTE, Invenergy break ground for wind farm in Gratiot County
The wind power project includes 133 wind turbines on about 30,000 acres and will generate 212.8 megawatts of renewable energy, enough to power more than 50,000 homes.
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