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ACS sells another 11 wind power plants with 442.5 MW in Spain
ACS sells its renewable energy assets in wind energy and concentrated solar power. Just sold 11 wind farm plants. ACS wants to control Iberdrola, perhaps to then sell to EDF.
Continue readingMicroPlanet Provides Smart Voltage Regulation for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
MicroPlanet’s technology has been deployed to facilitate the integration of renewable energy sources, including solar power and wind energy.
Continue readingEnergy Storage for Concentrated Solar Thermal Power
BrightSource announces a new system that could allow future concentrated solar energy plants to run at night.
Continue readingWind Energy Gets $500 Million Loan to Build Texas Power Line
The lines will expand to 18 gigawatts the region’s transmission capacity for wind power, from 10 gigawatts now, Wayne Morton, general manager of Wind Energy Transmission Texas, said.
Continue readingWind energy now generates 20 percent of Iowa’s electricity
As the nation’s eyes turn to the Hawkeye State for this weekend’s Iowa Straw Poll in the Republican presidential race, they will catch a glimpse of what wind power has already done for Iowans.
Continue readingWind energy Nordex still on track to achieve revenue of EUR 1 billion in 2011
In the first half of 2011, the wind turbines Nordex Group grew at a double digit rate again, with revenues rising by 15 percent to EUR 403.3 million (previous year: EUR 349.8 million).
Continue readingWind power Suzlon wins 29.70 MW wind turbines order
Wind power manufacturer Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL) said it had won a wind farm order from the Malpani Group to set up, operate and maintain wind energy projects totaling 29.70 MW.
Continue readingIberdrola has reached 8 GW of installed renewables capacity in Europa
Iberdrola commissions its first wind farm in Cyprus, called Aghia Anna, and the Polish wind power in Bystra, with a combined 44 megawatts (MW) this month.
Continue readingNorth Sea Wind Farm Proves Beneficial to Local Fauna
According to scientists, offshore wind energy in the North Sea actually has a beneficial effect on the local fauna.
Continue readingGeronimo Wind Energy’s Prairie Rose Wind Farm receives site permit
Geronimo Wind Energy, a wind power developer, has announced that the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has voted unanimously to issue both a site permit for Prairie Rose Wind Farm with 125 wind turbines.
Continue readingREpower Wins Wind Energy Contract for White Mill Wind Farm
The 14 MW wind farm at Coldham in Cambridgeshire will see REpower supply 7 REpower MM82 wind turbines.
Continue readingUS Wind Energy Top 2151 MW in First Half of 2011
United States had a 72 percent increase in installations of wind power from the previous year in the first half of this year. In the first half of 2011.
Continue readingWind energy set to triple by 2020 in EU
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has published its scenarios for onshore and offshore wind power deployment in the EU, ahead of the European Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Power Encourage Establishment of New Species
The research financed by NoordzeeWind, a partnership of Shell Wind Energy and Nuon, has concentrated its efforts to find the environmental impacts of an offshore wind farm near Egmond aan Zee.
Continue readingVestas to supply wind turbines for Spanish wind farm in Burgos
Vestas has secured wind power contracts from Brulles Eolica and CYL Energia Eolica to supply wind turbines with a total generating capacity of 92 MW for two wind energy projects in Burgos, Spain.
Continue readingSuzlon 85 MW new wind farm orders for wind turbines in India
The total estimated onshore wind power potential in India, as per data from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), is over 48,000 MW.
Continue readingTurkey to hold third wind energy congress
?Turkey could be among the top three producers of wind power and has a predictable and attractive market for wind farm investors,? according to the European Wind Energy Association.
Continue readingVestas establishes its first wind energy assembly facility in Brazil
This includes an earlier secured order to supply wind turbines with a total capacity of 90 MW for three wind farm plants in Bahia, Brazil ? Sao Pedro do Lago, Pedra Branca, and Sete Gameleiras.
Continue readingWindMW completes financing for German offshore wind energy plant
The 80 wind turbines wind farm will be situated approximately 50km off the German coast in the North Sea and construction is expected to be completed in 2013.
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