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Mitsubishi Buys Four Concentrated Solar Energy Plants from Acciona
Mitsubishi declared that it has purchased shares in the Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants owned by Acciona, a renewable energy developing and owning company from Spain.
Continue readingObama Administration pushes on offshore wind energy
A globally competitive Strategic Plan was announced for the creation of a national offshore wind power industry, with 10,000 MW to be installed by 2020 and 54,000 MW by 2030.
Continue readingVestas – Wind energy offshore order from PNE WIND AG in Germany
There are rumours in the wind power market regarding Vestas being selected as supplier for a 252 MW offshore wind farm in Germany.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Turbines To Be Deployed by Vestas and WindPlus
Vestas, a Danish company that has installed about half the world’s offshore wind farm plants, has agreed to supply Energias de Portugal (EDP) with a single wind turbine to test the waters for floating wind turbines.
Continue readingGaelectric to Build Wind Energy Plant at Dunbeg
Gaelectric Developments has unveiled its plans to invest around ?68 million in a wind farm located in Derry after obtaining the required approval for the wind power project.
Continue readingLarge Scale Wind Energy Set For Ohio
The first large-scale wind power in Ohio, Blue Creek Wind Farm is expected to be completed by the end of 2011 and comprised of 152 wind turbines rated at 2 MW per unit.
Continue readingOntario Power Authority Awards Wind Power Project
Its wind farm project designed to produce 300 MW is one among the 40 new large scale wind energy projects such as water, wind power and solar power approved by the Ontario Power Authority.
Continue readingWind Energy Project in Nova Scotia
The wind power project consists of 20 wind turbines capable of generating up to 30 megawatts ina wind farm.
Continue readingDong Energy to Construct Borkum Riffgrund 1 Offshore Wind Farm in Germany
Borkum Riffgrund 1 wind farm will incorporate a maximum of 89 3.6 MW wind turbines manufactured by Siemens Wind Power and will generate around 320 MW wind energy.
Continue readingIsrael planning a solar power center near Gaza
Eleven firms and groups have submitted requests to Israel’s national Public Utility Authority Electricity (PUA) to build large solar energy generation installations in areas near the Gaza Strip, solar thermal and photovoltaic.
Continue readingWind Stocks Morning Trading Update; China Ming Yang Wind, Clean Wind Energy Tower, Sauer Energy
Clean Wind Energy, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Clean Wind Energy Tower, Inc., was established to commercialize a number of proven and validated technologies.
Continue readingWind power electric car completes 5,000-km Australia journey
A bamboo windmill mast the pair took out and erected every 400 kilometers or so to generate the power to recharge the four lithium-ion batteries underneath the bonnet.
Continue readingVertical axis wind turbines
Sauer Energy is commercializing what it believes to be revolutionary patented technology in its wind turbines that is designed to make them highly efficient and productive.
Continue readingEnercon to supply wind turbines for new wind farm in Brazil
Elecnor, which is established in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, specified Roxtec in the wind energy project owned by Enerfin. The wind farm will consist of 25 Wobben Enercon wind turbines of 2.3 MW each.
Continue readingE.ON exploring Scottish Wind Power sites
E.ON has been awarded the exclusive right to investigate the possibility of establishing new wind energy projects on two lots of land owned by Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS).
Continue readingDOE Finalizes $96.8 Million Loan Guarantee for Oregon Geothermal Energy Project
Project Will Use First-of-a-Kind Technology That Could Expand Geothermal Power Development.
Continue readingSKF awarded major wind power contract with Goldwind
SKF has been awarded a wind energy contract worth around SEK 500 million with Goldwind, one of the leading wind turbines manufacturers in China.
Continue readingFirst Solar – Photovoltaic cost was reduced to US$0.73/watt
Solar power production cost was reduced to US$0.73/watt, down from US$0.75/watt in the previous quarter. Total manufacturing costs also declined to US$0.75/watt. Module efficiencies climbed to 11.6%.
Continue readingReport on Indian Wind Power
RNCOS, in its latest research titled ?Indian Wind Energy Sector Analysis,? has indicated that the government support and investment from the private sector will thrust wind power installation in India.
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