Vestas has signed a wind power order for a total capacity of 80 MW for wind farm projects in Brazil. The order comprises 40 wind turbines for three wind farm projects: Olho D’agua, Sao Bento do Norte and Farol.
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Small Wind Power Leader Now Selling in 50 Countries
New York City-based vertical axis wind turbines company, Urban Green Energy, reaches international sales in 50 countries, just after its first full year of sales.
Continue readingCatch the Wind has sold 20 Vindicator to TransAlta
The installation of the Vindicator® LWS units is expected to begin in July 2011 on a wind farm to be designated by TransAlta. The Vindicator® LWS is a “next generation” wind sensor for utility-scale wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy REpower installed wind turbines with a total capacity of 851 MW
The wind power order volume developed positively. REpower installed or supplied wind turbines with a total capacity of 851 MW which was only slightly below the previous year?s level (863 MW).
Continue readingAquentium Solar Announces Free Solar Energy Analysis in New Mexico
Solar energy is clean, renewable and has vast potential. Generating solar power is pollution free, with panels lasting 25 plus years, with little degradation in performance.
Continue readingCyclone Power Technologies to Present at Noble Financial Capital Markets
Cyclone Power Technologies is the developer of the award-winning Cyclone Engine, an all-fuel, clean-tech engine with the power and versatility to run everything from solar thermal generators to modern transportation.
Continue readingWestern Wind Energy: Wind farm takes shape
Western Wind Energy is in the business of owning and acquiring land sites, generation assets and technology for the production of electricity from wind power and solar power.
Continue readingSCA and Fred. Olsen Invest in Wind Energy in Northern Sweden
The area has a potential annual wind power production of about 2 TWh.
Continue readingJapan – Best wind energy than nuclear power
Wind power now supplies 2.3 gigawatts, or 0.4 percent, of Japan’s energy. But the Japanese Wind Energy Association aims to boost that to 50 gigawatts by 2050.
Continue readingCalifornia grows wind energy market
The renaissance of California’s wind power market will be a hot topic at WINDPOWER this year, and many of the speakers will focus on the business opportunities. 600 MW of wind turbines are currently under construction.
Continue readingNationally recognized renewable energy lawyers join Akin Gump
Mr. Zaelke served as president of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) in 2006-07 and has served on the board of directors of AWEA since 2002.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas in Kent, UK
The UK represents the world?s largest offshore wind power market and as such has a massive offshore wind farm project pipeline.
Continue readingKCP&L will boost wind energy portfolio by 65 percent
KCP&L is pumping up its wind power portfolio by more than 65 percent. KCP&L will start buying power from the wind farm once wind turbines are operational.
Continue readingChina fine-tunes wind energy industry with new guidelines
China’s wind power manufacturing industry will undergo significant changes in the wake of new industrial restructuring guidelines which will come into effect on June 1.
Continue readingRenewableUK – Response to CCC report: no alternative to offshore wind energy
Wind power iIndustry warns against ‘moderating’ offshore wind farm target. Nuclear cost assumptions ‘optimistic’. UK’s world leading offshore wind turbines sector needs confidence, not doubt and prevarication.
Continue readingREpower?s wind turbines are free of neodymium
Neodymium is necessary for the production of permanent magnets which are often used in systems with permanent magnet generators and full converter.
Continue readingFPL Honored by POWER Magazine as an Industry Leader for Solar Power Plants
Florida Power & Light Company’s West County Energy Center and DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center were recognized at an awards ceremony last night as Top Plants for 2010 by POWER magazine.
Continue readingNordex builds Sweden?s largest wind farm
Anti-icing system secures 150 MW wind energy order. Skellefteå Kraft places 3rd wind turbines order with Nordex.
Continue readingWhy wind power’s variability isn’t a problem
Mr. Varrone explains in very simple terms how the electric utility system works and how it deals with the addition of a variable energy source like wind energy.
Continue readingWind energy doesn?t blow all the time
The anti-wind farm people are at it again, saturating the media with claims that wind power is ?worthless? because wind doesn?t blow all the time. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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