The geographical focus will be on the Rhenish lignite mining region. As far as technology is concerned, the company intends to concentrate on growth in the wind power and biogas segments, the company said.
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Ballast Nedam signs E250 million contract for Butendiek wind energy in Germany
Ballast Nedam has signed a contract worth around E250 million with wpd for the engineering, supply and installation of 80 foundations at the Butendiek offshore wind farm in Germany.
Continue readingGE to Supply Wind Turbines to Two Wind Farm Plants in Illinois
Both the wind energy projects are developed by E.ON Climate & Renewables, NA (ECRNA), a global renewable energy projects developer.
Continue readingVestas has received an order for wind turbines for the Lucera wind farm in Italy
The wind power order has been placed by Sea Spa, a company controlled by Repower which is a leading Swiss utility generating electricity at its own plants in Switzerland, Italy and Germany.
Continue readingPakistan – NEPRA to issue uniform tariffs for wind energy for 20 yrs
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) decided on Thursday to issue uniform tariffs for wind power projects for 20 years.
Continue readingREpower receives wind energy order to deliver seven public wind farm plants
Wind power contracts for delivery of a total of 47 wind turbines to Northern Friesland.
Continue readingFirst Abengoa and E.ON joint concentrating solar thermal power plant comes online
Helioenergy 1, the first of the two identical concentrated solar energy plants, started commercial operations on September 1, 2011. Helioenergy 2 is planned to come online later this year
Continue readingSiemens receives additional order for concentrating solar thermal power in Spain
Siemens Energy has received another order for the supply of a solar field for a concentrated solar energy (CSP) plant in Spain.
Continue readingFuelled by climate change, rising tides threaten remote Kiribati
The European Wind Energy Association agrees with Ban and has also urged international negotiators to reach a new post-Kyoto Protocol on reducing CO2 emissions created by oil, coal and gas.
Continue readingWind turbines can survive hurricanes
A handful of wind turbines and wind power farms were exposed to the winds from Irene from Delaware to Maine and based on the information gathered here, all of them survived and are operating.
Continue readingCiting lower costs, Mich. utility slashes renewable energy surcharge
Lake Winds wind power will be Consumers Energy’s first wind farm and is expected to begin operation in late 2012.
Continue readingDOE – $43 Million to Jumpstart Offshore Wind Power
The DoE will spend $43 million over the next five years to advance wind turbines research and development to speed technical innovations, lower costs, and shorten the timeline for deploying offshore wind energy.
Continue readingWind Farm Powered by Suzlon S97 Wind Turbines
The 31.5 MW wind power in Amherst, Nova Scotia, is powered by 15 Suzlon S97-2.1 MW wind turbines, specifically designed to improve energy yields in low to moderate wind regimes.
Continue readingGE to Provide Wind Power Service for Entire First Wind Turbines Fleet
First Wind is an independent wind energy company exclusively focused on the development, financing, construction, ownership and operation of utility-scale wind farm projects in the United States.
Continue readingRomanian wind farm projects require 85 permits
85 percent of the expenses to create a wind power project is covered by the cost if wind turbines. Roads and foundations require another 7 percent, while the design costs reach 4 percent of the total.
Continue readingSolar Power Market by Photovoltaic and Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Technologies
Spain is one of two countries (U.S.. and Spain) getting concentrated solar energy installations.
Continue readingOpportunities for concentrating solar thermal power
The international concentrated solar energy community is set to meet this 29?30 November as CSP Today Sevilla Summit returns in its fifth year – complete with a site visit to Gemasolar and the 3rd edition of the CSP Today Awards.
Continue readingSouthwest Solar Completes Solar Turbine Test
Southwest Solar Technologies Inc. announced today the successful on-sun testing and proof of concept of a highly advanced solar-turbine power system that the company is developing.
Continue readingREC Guarantees More Power Output
REC is a leading vertically integrated player in the solar energy industry.
Continue readingNew Jersey’s Offshore Wind Energy Economic Development Act
Authorizes the EDA, as a supplement to the “Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act,” to provide financial assistance to manufacturers of equipment associated with qualified offshore wind farm projects.
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