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.
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Record 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 readingContact Energy Gets Approval for Hauauru ma raki Wind Farm
The proposed Hauauru ma raki wind farm will incorporate 168 wind turbines and generate around 504 MW of wind energy.
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.
Continue readingAmerican billionaire invests heavily in wind power for the future
The company owned by the world?s third richest person may have more installed wind energy capacity in the US than any other regulated electricity utility in the nation by the end of the year.
Continue readingThe expansion of wind power in Jamaica
In wind energy, the expansion of Wigton Wind farm in Manchester, from 20.7 to 38.7 MW, had increased the share of wind turbines on the national grid from 1.3 per cent in 2009 to 4 per cent at the start of 2011.
Continue readingWind Energy Nordex U.S. Appoints Dany St-Pierre VP Sales
Nordex announced the appointment of Dany St-Pierre as Vice President Sales, a respected leader in the wind turbines industry, with recent experience in Siemens Wind Power Americas.
Continue readingWind Power Barometer
For the first time in 20 years, growth of the global wind energy market faltered, stumbling by 5.8% to 35.7GW in 2010 (37.9 GW in 2009).
Continue readingThe globalisation of the wind turbines market
Most of the European and American majors, such as General Electric, Vestas, Siemens, Gamesa and Nordex, set up in China as soon as the Chinese market rolled out.
Continue readingSEIA President Rhone Resch’s Testimony before the U.S. House Energy & Commerce
In Blythe, a new 1,000 MW concentrating solar power plant – the Solar Trust of America Blythe – is under development. It will be the largest solar energy project in the world.
Continue readingInterest in wind energy picking up
There is a bright future for wind power resources in eastern New Mexico where large and small wind turbines are concerned. Wind farm projects in New Mexico pay annual incomes.
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