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Bonneville Power Administration violated the Federal Power Act in taking wind energy off the grid
Contracts cannot be broken for wind power or anything else. BPA, a government-owned monopoly, cannot play by different rules and shred contracts with private companies.
Continue readingWind power Suzlon gets new order for S-97-2.1 MW wind turbines
Suzlon Wind Energy Corp has secured a new order for S97-2.1 MW wind turbines at an Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada Wind farm project in development by Sprott Power Corp.
Continue readingTwo wind power plants open in Scotland
ScottishPower Renewables has invested more than £1 billion in wind energy over the last decade and estimates that more than 2,000 people have been employed in the construction and management of its wind farms.
Continue readingWind energy in Philippines – Ilocos Norte?s wind farm
More than a cheaper power rate, Ilocos Norte residents have been enjoying clean energy since 2005 with the establishment of the first wind power plant in the Philippines.
Continue readingUtilities Double Solar Energy Capacity in 2010
In 2010, thirty utilities reported owning 140 MW of solar energy which is a drastic 300% increase from 2009. Solar power and include photovoltaic and concentrated solar energy technologies.
Continue readingSuryachakra Pow – MoU with SunBorne and Citadel for establishing 5 MW Concentrating Solar Power
Suryachakra Power has entered into a MOU for establishing a 5 MW Concentrated Solar Thermal Power project in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Continue readingCanadians get ready for Global Wind Day festivities
A tour of an Ontario wind turbines manufacturing plant followed by a visit to a nearby operating wind farm are among the Canadian events on Wednesday.
Continue reading24 billion Euros of fuel costs avoided from wind energy in 2015
Rising fossil fuel prices, devastating oil spills and the nuclear crisis in Fukushima have in 2011 substantially raised expectations of wind power.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Power Parabolic trough innovations
In today?s aggressive solar thermal market, concentrated solar energy parabolic trough innovations that increase parabolic trough plants? operating efficiency are vital.
Continue readingDemand-side policies will fuel growth in wind energy manufacturing sector
The U.S. has made investments in wind power, through existing policies, that have lowered the cost of wind turbines and made it competitive with other new forms of generation.
Continue readingAfter five years, Atlantic City wind turbines are still a tourist draw
The wind farm and a solar power array at the site generate 60 percent of the electricity used by the treatment plant, saving the equivalent of 24,000 barrels of oil a year.
Continue readingGoogle Makes its Biggest Investment in Solar Energy
Google is no stranger to solar power, but on Tuesday it announced its largest investment in the alternative energy source to date?a $280 million placement in solar thermal provider SolarCity.
Continue readingUS utilities added 561 MW of solar power capacity in 2010
The utilities analyzed reported that they added 561 MW of new solar energy capacity in 2010, which is an increase of 100% in comparison to the figures submitted in 2009.
Continue readingGujarat to start generating 100 MW solar power in 6 months
Gujarat was first state to set up a separate department of Climate Change and announce a Solar Energy Policy way back in 2001.
Continue readingRenewable Energy for Military Applications
Solar power, Wind Energy, Biomass, Geothermal Energy, Hydrokinetic Energy, Biofuels and Synfuels, Fuel Cells, Microgrids, Smart Meters, and Energy Efficiency.
Continue readingFrum errs on wind energy’s cost
Conservative activist David Frum repeated some misconceptions about wind power in a commentary that aired recently on American Public Media’s “Marketplace” radio program.
Continue readingAlstom wins a wind energy contract with Brazil?s Brasventos
The scope of the wind power order includes the supply, installation and commissioning and long-term servicing of ECO 86 wind turbines. The wind farm plants will be equipped with Alstom?s SCADA system.
Continue readingMasdar Power Seconded to World’s Largest Wind Energy Project in UK
Masdar Power aims to spearhead breakthroughs in the field of solar photovoltaic, concentrated solar power, onshore and offshore wind power.
Continue readingAbengoa develops its first concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in Chile
Abengoa will be responsible for the engineering, design and start-up of the new concentrated solar energy plant in the Atacama Desert, which will comprise a solar field of 1,280 parabolic trough collectors.
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