The plant designed to manufacture nacelles for the 2.3 MW and 3.0 MW wind turbines produced by the company was opened in December 2010.
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American Superconductor sues Chinese wind energy partner
AMSC believes that Sinovel illegally obtained and used AMSC’s intellectual property to upgrade its 1.5 megawatt wind turbines in the field to meet proposed Chinese grid codes.
Continue readingAcciona planning a 144 MW Australia wind energy plant
The 48 wind turbines in Exmoor wind farm would be located about 15 km north of Naracoorte in the southeast region of South Australia.
Continue readingTEi Equipment Selected for New Concentrated Solar Thermal Plant in Desert Southwest
The plant will be using Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technology to capture heat generated by sunlight to convert into electricity. Upon its completion, this solar thermal plant will generate 280 Megawatts.
Continue readingAbengoa to Commence Construction of the Mojave Concentrated Solar Power Project
The plant using concentrating solar power (CSP) will deploy sophisticated proprietary parabolic trough know-how of the company to augment the efficiency of the plant and bring down the total investment cost.
Continue readingGE technology to help MPX double its solar energy production in Brazil
GE (NYSE:GE) and MPX, a division of EBX Group, owned by businessman Eike Batista, announced an agreement that will double the output of MPX’s first solar power plant in Brazil.
Continue readingJapan wants to harness wind energy off the coast of Fukushima
With a death toll of nearly 16,000 people, the related disasters have caused Japan?s leaders to re-examine commitments to their nuclear industry while encouraging the increased use of wind power.
Continue readingOffshore (and land-based) wind energy needs stable policy
With roughly 3,000 megawatts of wind farm generating capacity already in European offshore waters, and thousands more on the way, it’s clear that there is currently momentum in the wind power market.
Continue readingenXco Celebrates the Shiloh III Wind Energy Project
enXco celebrates the development and construction of the Shiloh III Wind Power Project with a blade signing ceremony. The wnd farm consists of 50 REpower 2.05 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingConcentrated Solar Thermal Power in the United States (US), Market Outlook to 2020
The research analyzes investment trends in the concentrating solar thermal power market in the US and some of the major deals pertaining to the market.
Continue readingADB Loan Boosts Solar Power in India’s Gujarat
By putting in reliable power transmission facilities in the solar energy park, ADB will help draw in private sector developers, while providing a model which can be replicated to scale up solar power.
Continue readingRwanda to Use Solar Power for Laptops
As government intensifies its distribution of laptops to grassroots leaders, those without access to power in their villages, will be availed with solar energy.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas receives 40 MW wind turbines order in Nicaragua
Vestas has received a wind power order for 22 V90-1.8 MW wind turbines for a wind farm in Nicaragua.
Continue readingRenewable Energy in Poland
The fast development of wind turbines can be observed in the value of the total wind farm capacity installed within last five years. In 2005 it was less than 100 MW and in 2011 it reached 1352 MW.
Continue readingAMSC Filing Criminal and Civil Complaints Against Wind Power Sinovel
In April, AMSC told investors that Sinovel was in arrears $56m in payments and had refused to accept contracted deliveries of power transmission parts for 1.5MW and 3MW wind turbines the prior month.
Continue readingChina much ahead of others in race for solar power
China’s solar energy budget still stands roughly 20 times larger than America’s investment in the same period, Jonathan Silver, Executive Director, Department of Energy (DOE) told US lawmakers on Saturday.
Continue readingFloating wind turbines to help rebuild Japan?s economy
Battered by March?s earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident, Japan was much in the news this past week with announcements that highlighted how wind power can help rebuild the world?s number three economy.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas starts construction of own wind farm for 100 MW in Chile
Vestas has started the construction of a fully owned wind power project for 100 MW in Chile.
Continue readingWind Power Association hosts conference in Des Moines
Many of the top players in the wind energy industry from around the world are gathered in Iowa this week.
Continue readingIU to take lead in DOE-funded Lake Erie offshore wind power study
A range of ground-based instrumentation, remote sensing and an unmanned aerial vehicle will provide a three-dimensional view of wind characteristics across temporal and spatial scales relevant to wind energy.
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