The concentrated solar energy (CSP) installation will receive funding from the UN Development Programme’s Global Environment Facility, and is due for completion in mid-2013.
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Vestas Enters into Agreements to Supply Wind Turbines and Services to Greengate Power for Canada?s Largest Wind Farm
Vestas will supply 166 of its V90-1.8 MW wind turbines for the 300 MW Blackspring Ridge I Wind Power Project (?Blackspring Ridge I?), which is anticipated to be Canada?s largest operating wind energy project.
Continue readingGE Combines Natural Gas, Wind Energy, and Solar Power
GE has announced the first power plant to integrate wind power and solar energy with natural gas?a 530-megawatt plant that will start operating in Turkey in 2015.
Continue readingDow Jones marks completion of major solar energy system
Dow Jones & Company this week marked the completion of its 4.1 megawatt solar power installation in South Brunswick, N.J. The photovoltaic system is one of the largest at a single corporate site in the U.S.
Continue readingEDPR establishes a partnership for the development of 2.4 GW wind energy offshore capacity in the UK
EDP Renováveis, SA (?EDPR?) announces its entry into a partnership with Repsol Nuevas Energias, SA (?Repsol?) to jointly develop up to 2.4 GW of offshore wind power projects in the UK.
Continue readingChina aims for 10 GW solar energy capacity in 2015
China’s overall solar power capacity will reach 10 gigawatts by 2015, said an official with China’s National Energy Administration.
Continue readingSolar energy to become cheaper
A photovoltaic panel production line in Jiangsu province. China had solar power projects totaling 300 megawatts, at the end of 2010, after starting two pilot projects in the past two years.
Continue readingSiemens starts operating its 6 MW wind turbines
Low weight design of SWT-6.0-120 will reduce costs for future offshore wind energy projects.
Continue readingEGP Iberia discussed internationalization and wind energy
Bezzeccheri said that Spain is a “centre of excellence” for Enel Green Power?s wind power development and Enel?s international growth in this industry.
Continue readingBosch Solar Thermal Products Now Distributed by Eden Energy
According to Bosch, every 20 minutes, enough solar energy is transmitted to the earth’s surface to supply the annual global energy demand.
Continue readingAgile Energy Receives Additional Investment From Good Energies Capital
Currently focused on photovoltaic and and concentrating solar power projects in North America, Agile Energy plans on developing power projects using non-solar technologies as well as expanding beyond North America
Continue readingLLNL partners with SWAY to launch deep sea offshore wind power project
In the United States, offshore wind farm projects must strike a balance between technological and economic challenges and adhere to more demanding environmental requirements to be successful.
Continue readingIndia?s largest solar energy plant to be commissioned in Sabarkantha
The site will use approximately 9,120 photovoltaic solar modules to convert sunlight into electricity.
Continue readingIconic photos of wind turbines coming to Portugal
In celebration of Global Wind Energy Day, Enercon will hold a photo exhibition in Viana do Castelo ? a historic and beautiful town in the north of Portugal.
Continue readingVestas receives 31 MW wind turbines order for Tamil Nadu
Around 42% of all wind energy plants in India are to be found in Tamil Nadu. The wind power order has been placed by Beta Wind Farm Pvt. Ltd.
Continue readingSmall Wind Turbines Market Expected to Reach 3.7 GW by 2020
In just 20 years, wind power has become a viable alternative to fossil fuels, adopted by over 70 countries. 2010 saw cumulative installed capacities reach 197,712 MW, compared with 24,052 MW in 2001.
Continue readingWind Power Making Headway In New Zealand
Global wind day on 15 June is a chance to acknowledge the contribution wind energy is making to New Zealand, EECA chief executive Mike Underhill says.
Continue readingGreentech Energy to acquire a 30 MW wind energy plant in Spain
Greentech Energy Systems has signed a share purchase agreement with Gamesa Energìa S.A. to acquire a 30 MW wind farm located in Catalonia, Spain
Continue readingJuhl Wind service contract for two 20 MW wind energy plants
Juhl Wind, the Leader in Community Wind Power, announced the recent start of a new wind farm maintenance services contract for the recently completed Adams and Danielson wind farms.
Continue readingFirst Solar reaches 4 GW solar power manufacturing milestone
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) announced that it has manufactured 4 gigawatts (GW) of thin-film photovoltaic solar modules since beginning commercial production in 2002.
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