The New York Times published a rundown today of the top ten states in installed solar energy capacity (photovoltaic, solar thermal or concentrated solar energy).
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NextEra Energy Resources subsidiary raises $118 million in capital for wind energy projects
Penta Wind consists of 483 megawatts of wind farm projects in five states. NextEra is the largest generator in North America of renewable energy from the wind power and solar power.
Continue readingNew Wind Power Market Analysis for North America
These include assessing the impacts of energy curtailment, policy changes, and infrastructure development and quantifying the financial ramifications that they have for a specific wind farm site or wind energy project.
Continue readingBoosting the Efficiency of Wind Energy and Solar Power
Wind turbines produce wakes, invisible ripples, waves and other disturbances in the atmosphere downstream that can damage wind turbines and decrease efficiency.
Continue readingKYOCERA supplies 6MW of solar modules for solar power plant in Italy
Kyocera Corporation announced that it has supplied approximately 6-megawatts (MW) of the company’s multicrystalline silicon solar photovoltaic modules for a large-scale solar energy plant near Turin, Italy.
Continue readingNautricity pushes back the tide of marine energy
While conventional tidal devices resemble wind turbines moored to the seabed, incurring enormous deployment and engineering costs, CoRMat is a small, free-floating capsule, tethered to a surface float.
Continue readingFirst Wind, Algonquin and Emera announce partnership involving Northeast wind farm projects
First Wind has a 370 Megawatt (MW) portfolio of wind energy projects in the Northeast U.S. including five operating wind power projects and two wind turbines projects near operation.
Continue readingGerman American Wind Power Conference on June 28
In regard to wind energy, Texas is the most important state in the U.S. and has been leading the American wind turbines market with a cumulative installed wind farm capacity of 10,085 MW.
Continue readingIs Wind Power The New Wedge Issue For Conservatives?
Wind energy, after being the darling of the media, business and state governments for much of its history, has suddenly found itself on the receiving end of negative publicity.
Continue readingWind energy in Pakistan – KOSPO keen to set up 2000 MW wind power
The delegation made commitment to generate at least 200 MW from a wind farm in next two years. Hyundai Corp also showed intention of his company to put up wind turbines plant in Pakistan.
Continue readingMasdar May Build 100-Megawatt Wind Farm in Abu Dhabi
The results of a feasibility study for the 100-megawatt wind power plant are due in six weeks and a contract could be awarded by January. It is wind energy, not solar power. It is the first wind turbines project.
Continue readingSolar Energy Fair in San José
It also boasts the first outdoor demonstration site of large scale, cutting-edge solar, wind energy, electric vehicles and energy efficiency technologies that is open to the public.
Continue readingTotal to take majority stake in SunPower
Total offered to buy 60% of US solar-power company SunPower for $1.4 billion, a 47% premium to Thursday’s closing price.
Continue readingSoaring Gas Prices Provide Opportunity For Electric Cars
Think’s presence in Elkhart has been having an impact elsewhere in the state. It has a supplier agreement with Indianapolis-based Ener1 for lithium-ion batteries.
Continue readingU.S. wind energy reports enduring growth in first quarter of 2011
America’s wind power industry installed 1,100 MW of new wind farm capacity in the first quarter of 2011 alone and entered the second quarter with another 5,600 MW of wind turbines under construction.
Continue readingFox’s Varney seizes last chance to belittle wind energy
Japan’s nuclear accident had led to a barrage of attacks on wind power, as nuclear and coal advocates sought to reassure themselves that wind energy was not a threat, and it noted that wind turbines is growing.
Continue readingAmonix Inaugurates 2 MW Solar Power Plant In Arizona
Amonix Inc., a designer and manufacturer of concentrated solar energy photovoltaic, or CPV, solar power systems, has unveiled a utility-scale solar energy 2 MW AC Nameplate power plant in the Solar Zone.
Continue readingWind energy Suzlon has chosen Lowe Lintas
Suzlon has worked in the past to create awareness for the category of wind power and educate the audiences of its benefits.
Continue readingEDF Energies Nouvelles commissioned 59.1 MW in new wind power capacity
The Group’s wind energy capacity in service stood at 2,982 MW gross at 31 March 2011. During the first quarter, EDF Energies Nouvelles commissioned 59.1 MW in new wind power capacity.
Continue readingWind Farm Planned In Western South Dakota
This $38 million capital wind power project will be the first wind energy development in western South Dakota.
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