Jeff Wolfe, chair of the Photovoltaics (PV) division of the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) and CEO of groSolar, provides a perspective on how evaluate solar energy project opportunities.
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Saugeen Shores ? Show Support for Local Wind Energy Projects
Wind power benefits the residents of today and tomorrow. Show Support for Local Wind Farm Projects. Saugeen Shores council needs to see who will be affected by stopping local wind turbines projects.
Continue readingVirginia?s offshore wind energy
The waters off of Virginia are well-suited for offshore wind power production. Secretary Salazar included Virginia in his designation of offshore wind farm areas.
Continue readingEWEA 2011 will debate Europe?s energy policy vacuum after 2020
In less than a quarter of the lifetime of a fossil fuel power plant, Europe?s progressive energy policies that have done so much to promote wind power and other renewable energies will run out.
Continue readingCLP India will develop two new wind energy plants
CLP India announced that it will develop two new wind power plants, one wind farm in Rajasthan and the other in Andhra Pradesh, with wind turbines from Enercon.
Continue readingThe Sub-Saharan African Renewable Energy Industry Is Poised for Exponential Growth
Several wind energy projects in North Africa are in the development stage. This will significantly boost the installed wind power capacity in Africa. The off-grid solar power market is expected to grow.
Continue readingYingli’s solar power project in Hainan to enter operation in May
Ying Green Energy, a solar energy company and one of the world’s largest integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, said its 100 MW expansion project in Hainan production base would enter operation in May this year.
Continue readingAquentium Solar Announces Free Solar Energy Analysis in Riverside California
Solar thermal plants ? also known as concentrating solar power systems focus sunlight with mirrors, while photovoltaic cells directly convert sunlight to electricity.
Continue readingRecord Growth in U.S. Solar Power Photovoltaic Market for 2011
Despite constituting less than six percent of worldwide installations in 2010, the United States is well positioned to become the focus of the global solar energy photovoltaic (PV) industry in the coming year.
Continue readingPublic Service to allow Oklahoma customers to buy wind energy
Public Service Co. of Oklahoma customers who are proponents of wind power now have the opportunity to put their money from the wind turbines of Minco Wind Farm.
Continue readingFPL’s concentrated solar energy stars shine at new 500-acre array
Armed with sponges and water, Florida Power & Light Co. workers finished cleaning the mirrors at its new Martin County Concentrating Solar Power Thermal plant this week, all 190,000 of them.
Continue readingNew solar power technology to break the world record in the field of polycrystalline
Q-Cells SE, one of the world?s leading solar energy photovoltaic companies, has used new cell technology to break the world record in the field of polycrystalline solar modules.
Continue readingHome Solar Power in California
SunWize Technologies offers superior solar energy photovoltaic solutions to homes and businesses in the U.S. and abroad.
Continue readingNew wind farm in Chile
The capacity of the Monte Redondo wind power facility, which is connected to the Central Interconnection System (SIC), has been increased to 48 MW (up from 38 MW).
Continue readingTaiwan to help Tuvalu take advantage of solar power
President Ma Ying-jeou said Taiwan will help Tuvalu use solar energy. Under the program, photovoltaic solar power generating systems have been installed.
Continue readingDespite noisy few, public favors wind energy
“Anti-Wind NIMBYs [Not In My Back Yarders] Are [a] Small Minority,” writes Brian Keane of SmartPower in a recent Huffington Post blog, and he proceeds to back it up with evidence.
Continue readingUS government guarantees for innovative geothermal energy project
Developed by Geothermal Inc., the project involves the construction of a 23 MW plant using the binary power system technology developed in the 90s, but never applied to commercial facilities.
Continue readingEdison Mission Energy Refinancing Viento II wind energy portfolio
Edison Mission Group has around 29 wind power projects in its portfolio either in the stage of power production or in the construction stage in 10 states in the USA.
Continue readingREpower: First 3 MW wind turbines with a 143 meter hub height
At the European Wind Energy Association Annual Event, REpower Systems AG (WKN 617703) introduces a wind turbine of the three-megawatt class with a hub height of 143 meters.
Continue readingAMSC to Supply Wind Turbines Control Systems to Dongfang Turbine
American Superconductor (AMSC), made it known that it has received an initial wind power order from Dongfang Turbine, a Chinese company, for the supply of wind turbine electrical control systems.
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