SkyTrough® parabolic trough concentrating solar power collectors continues to operate with the high efficiency forecast by NREL.
Continue readingCategory Archives: Wind Energy
Renova Awards USD 32 Million Wind Energy Orders to ABB
ABB has been awarded a $32 million wind power contract from Renova Energia. It would construct transmission lines to serve 14 wind farm plants having a 300 MW wind turbines capacity.
Continue readingIn Addition to Geothermal Energy, IKEA Plans to Install Solar Panels at Denver-Area Store Set
Similar to geothermal power, solar energy will reduce greatly the new store?s energy costs and carbon footprint as well as contribute to our vision of creating a better everyday life for the many.
Continue readingRWE awards ?240m wind energy contract for Gwynt y Môr foundations
RWE npower renewables is currently finalising the establishment of construction port facilities close to the site of the wind farm. Construction of the ?2billion Gwynt y Môr wind farm began in November 2009
Continue readingPositive offshore wind power statistics prompts media interest
With 308 new offshore wind turbines installed in 2010 ? an increase of 51% in installed wind farm capacity on the previous year ? offshore wind energy experienced a new record growth in Europe.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa expands its presence in New Zealand
It will supply 9 Gamesa G52-850 kW wind turbines for the Mount Stuart wind farm. This contract is also its first in the Asia-Pacific wind power market.
Continue readingSt. Joseph Wind Energy Plant to Begin Production in Manitoba, Canada
The first set of wind turbines installed at the 138-MW wind farm near St. Joseph in Manitoba, Canada, has started generating wind power.
Continue readingSolar Gard® Invests $12 Million in Manufacturing to Meet Solar Power Demand
Architectural, Automotive and Photovoltaic Specialty Films to be Manufactured in New Plant in China, to Serve the Expanding Asian Solar Energy Market.
Continue readingElectrovaya Advances Smart Grid Storage Market with Lithium Ion Energy Storage System
Electrovaya designs Lithium Ion SuperPolymer® batteries, battery systems, and battery-related products for electric vehicles, Utility Scale Energy Storage and smart grid power, consumer and healthcare markets.
Continue readingGreenest on Green Street
The two wind turbines are expected to produce 97 percent of the college?s electricity. The wind energy project is generating tremendous excitement on campus.
Continue readingGlobal demand for solar photovoltaic energy will reach 20,400 MW in 2011
Solarbuzz estimated that the photovoltaic solar power market reached 16,300 MW in 2010, with a 117% increase over the already excellent result achieved in 2009.
Continue readingU.S. finished the year with a total of 5,115 MW of new wind power
America’s wind energy industry built 5,115 megawatts of wind power last year, barely half of 2009’s record pace, but entered 2011 with over 5,600 megawatts currently under construction.
Continue readingAbu Dhabi champions ecological cause
Masdar is jointly building with France’s Total and Spain’s Abengoa a 100-megawatt concentrated solar energy plant named Shams 1, and touted to be the world’s largest solar thermal at a cost of $600 million.
Continue readingGM?s Volt Electric Vehicle and Navistar?s eStar All Electric Truck Take Center Stage at EUEC 2011
The new generation of electric vehicles from GM and Navistar will be on exhibit at EUEC 2011, the USA?s largest energy, utility and environment conference being held at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, AZ.
Continue readingWind power Gamesa to Supply Wind Turbines to Western Wind Energy
Wind turbine manufacturer, Gamesa, has secured a contract to deliver wind turbines totaling 10 MW of capacity for the wind farm being constructed by Western Wind Energy in Arizona.
Continue readingWind power Vestas to Supply Wind Turbines to BOREAS Energie
Vestas declared that it has obtained an order from BOREAS Energie for the supply of 19 VestasV90-2.0 MW wind turbines with 125 meters hub height for a wind energy project in Germany.
Continue readingCleanTech Innovations receives $11 million In initial wind power supply contracts from China’s largest energy company
CleanTech anticipates winning additional wind energy supply contracts throughout 2011.
Continue readingSolar power Sets on Oil for Gulf Power Generation
Falling costs of photovoltaic (PV) technology mean that solar energy is already a more economically attractive option for domestic power generation in the Gulf Cooperation Council Region (GCC).
Continue readingIran to Develop Solar Power to Decrease Fossil Fuel Consumption
Iran has mounted and launched over 20,000 solar thermal water-heaters in different parts of the country to save money and reduce consumption of fossil fuels.
Continue readingNur selects BrightSource concentrated solar energy technology for Greek project
BrightSource Energy has won its first European customer for its proprietary concentrating solar power (CSP) technology.
Continue reading