According to Amdee, the country has identified so far wind farm projects that together generate 10,000 MW but ?we have the potential for a substantially higher amount.”
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Air Force Academy Solar Energy Plant
SunPower has worked with federal agencies since 1999, and has more than 40 megawatts of solar power systems installed or under contract at government facilities, including systems at Nellis Air Force Base.
Continue readingGlobal Wind Day ? tomorrow!
Wind power events are taking place in a whole host of countries from Mexico to New Zealand and all across Europe. Berlin will see the opening of a major new exhibition on wind energy at the capital?s Technical Museum.
Continue readingEleven Offshore Wind Power Companies Express Interest In New Jersey Coast
11 wind farm developers submit proposals to construct wind turbines off coast.
Continue readingItalgen to construct the first private wind energy plant in Egypt
Italgen?s wind turbines project is the first privately owned development of a wind farm in Egypt, and will be located along the shores of the Red Sea in the Gulf El Zeit area.
Continue readingDOE Announces up to $70 Million to Reduce Cost of Geothermal Energy
“The United States remains a global leader in geothermal energy development, and we can leverage our experience to develop more energy here while increasing our competitiveness.”
Continue readingRenault launches the world?s biggest automotive industry solar power roof project
In partnership with Gestamp Solar, Renault is launching the world?s biggest solar energy project in the automotive industry by installing solar photovoltaic roof panels at its French plants.
Continue readingLoan Guarantee for Nevada Geothermal Energy Project
The geothermal energy project, sponsored by Ormat Nevada, Inc., is expected to produce a total of 121 megawatts (MW) of clean, baseload power from three geothermal power facilities.
Continue readingWorkshops to teach about solar power, wind energy
Mt. San Jacinto College will be conducting solar energy and wind power workshops this month for Hemet Unified School District students to help provide awareness of “green” technology careers in renewable energy.
Continue readingConnection between Solar Energy and Water Use
Meeting this standard with a combination of concentrated and distributed solar power will require local water resources but will present fewer environmental problems than other energy sources tend to create.
Continue readingThird wind farm for Warwickshire
Three wind turbines plants could now be built on farmland near Leamington, if three wind energy firms have their way.
Continue readingWind energy in Uruguay: Impsa?s first wind farm
This is IMPSA?s first wind turbines in Uruguay, it is sited in the departments of Lavalleja and Maldonado, some 10 km from the city of Minas.
Continue readingThe Treasury puts a halt to the entire solar industry in Israel
The entire system was called into question by the Finance Ministry in February, when it used a regularly scheduled review of the 2009 law.
Continue readingIndia’s solar energy capacity to surge
Wind energy has added 2,000 MW to the National Grid, but solar power has added a measly 40 MW till now. If all goes according to plan, India’s solar power capacity will grow six-fold to touch 300 MW.
Continue readingAbengoa to develop concentrating solar power plant in Agua Prieta, Mexico
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.
Continue readingVestas 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.
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