The wind energy plant, to be located 8km off the Holderness Coast in the East Riding of Yorkshire, will have the wind power capacity to provide up to 150,000 homes from up to 77 wind turbines.
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Already 732.4 MW of concentrated solar energy in Spain
There are 732.4 MW concentrating solar thermal power injected to the grid in Spain (only 0.7% of the total but who cares.)
Continue readingSolar power photovoltaic on the brink of economic breakthrough
The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) and Greenpeace International are pleased to present the 6th edition of the ?Solar Generation 6: Solar Photovoltaic Electricity Empowering the World? report.
Continue readingEx-Im Bank Chairman to Visit Wind-Energy Factory in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania
Hochberg will meet with Gamesa North America CEO Dirk Matthys and other company representatives at Gamesa’s wind turbines facility in Fairless Hills.
Continue readingSolarReserve CEO Kevin Smith Praises Government Support for Solar Energy Projects on Public Lands
Thanks Secretaries Chu, Salazar, and Vilsack for efforts to increase jobs in the clean energy sector through concentrated solar energy project development on public lands.
Continue readingRES Canada to Sell Minority Ownership Interest in Saint-Laurent Energies Consortium Wind Power Projects
RES Canada will continue to develop and construct wind farm projects in Quebec and the rest of Canada, supporting the governments’ goal to develop a robust wind energy industry.
Continue reading150 MW is the Optimal Concentrating Solar Power Plant Size
150 MW is the ideal plant size, according to the new Concentrated Solar Power Parabolic Trough: Cost & Performance Report.
Continue readingLM Wind Power to develop the world?s longest wind turbine blades for offshore wind turbines
LM Wind Power Group is the world?s largest component supplier to the wind farm industry comprising a blades. Record blade pushes the limits to bring down the Cost of Energy of offshore wind energy.
Continue readingSolar power is now cheaper than nuclear
The power generation business has changed so much over the last decade that electricity generated from solar energy will be cheaper than electricity generated from the proposed new nuclear plants.
Continue readingNordex USA starts 2011 with new wind energy order for 45 MW Idaho wind farm
The 45 MW wind farm in Power County ? Nordex? first wind power project in Idaho ? will use 18 of Nordex? N100 2.5 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingFirst Solar, SCE Edison Sign 250-MW Solar Power Photovoltaic Contract
Southern California Edison will use the solar power to comply with state rules that require utilities to use renewable sources, such as solar energy or wind energy.
Continue readingSaskatchewan teaming up wind turbines with rinks
SaskPower says it is expanding its wind power demonstration project to four locations. Wind turbines will be installed at four community wind farm in Saskatchewan.
Continue readingQ&A with Clean Wind Energy Tower, Inc; Innovative Wind Power Tech
Investorideas.com, a leader in cleantech stock research issues the following Q&A with Clean Wind Energy Tower, discussing the company’s Downdraft Towers , the technology behind them and the future of the wind turbines.
Continue readingSDG&E Adds More Local Solar Power to its Renewable Portfolio
The Borrego Springs project will employ solar energy photovoltaic technology on a 300-acre site in eastern San Diego County, an area that is ideal for producing solar power due to abundant desert sunlight.
Continue readingRhode Island Invests $240,000 To Complete Wind Energy Projects
That project includes the construction of a 10 kW Bergey Wind Turbine on a 120? monopole tower that is expected to produce around 18,000 kWhrs per year and provide about 30% of the energy to run the beach facility.
Continue readingFirstEnergy Solutions and Iberdrola Renewables Sign PPA With Largest Wind Energy Project in Ohio
304-MW Blue Creek Wind Farm is being built by Iberdrola Renewables, the world’s leading provider of wind power. The Blue Creek wind turbines is the first large-scale wind energy in Ohio to begin construction.
Continue readingWind energy in Ukraine – Austrians to build wind power plants in Carpathians
Each wind farm will produce more than 20 MW power. According to the official, over time Turka district plans to fully switch to wind power.
Continue readingKey officials seek to push offshore wind energy
In a move to accelerate the development of an offshore wind power in the United States, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced plans to fast-track four offshore areas.
Continue readingEx-Im Bank Chairman Promotes Exports and Jobs in Pennsylvania Wind-Energy Factory Tour
In 2011, Gamesa will export 51 wind turbines to Honduras’ wind farm backed by financing from Ex-Im Bank. The wind power industry is growing globally.
Continue reading100pc renewables by 2050
Is a fully sustainable global energy system possible by 2050? It’s hard to imagine a more important question if we entertain hopes of avoiding the worst effects of climate change.
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