If and when the project comes to fruition, it would stand as a clear example of wind power’s ability to provide economic benefits to local communities.
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Wind energy growing in Texas
Wind power continued as a growing force, accounting for 7.8 percent of generation. As evidenced by the striking maze of towering wind turbines, Texas has 9,528 megawatts of installed wind farm generation.
Continue readingMasdar to add wind energy
Masdar announced the 100 MW, US$ 600 million concentrating solar power(CSP) Shams I project in June last year.
Continue readingRWE Innogy grows wind energy portfolio in Poland to 108 megawatts
Two more wind power plants in Poland commissioned. The Piecki wind farm in the northeast of Poland was developed by Gamesa, with 16 wind turbines (G90-2.0MW). The Tychowo wind farm located in Western-Pomerania.
Continue readingIberdrola buys Bii Nee Stipa wind farm (Mexico) from Gamesa
All of the Iberdrola Renovables wind power facilities in Mexico will be equipped with Gamesa wind turbines. This transaction brings the company’s wind energy capacity in Mexico up to 106 MW.
Continue readingAMSC Licenses Wind Turbines Designs in China
JCNE is a leading manufacturer of large wind power equipments and electric motors in China. China installed over 13,000 MW of wind energy in 2009, raising its total wind farm installations to approximately 26,000 MW.
Continue readingSiemens to Supply Steam Turbine-Generators for Concentrating Solar Power Thermal
Siemens Energy has received an order for the supply of an SPPA-T3000 instrumentation & controls (I&C) system and two steam turbine-generators for the Ivanpah concentrated solar energy thermal plant in California.
Continue readingWindstream’s Wolfe Island Shoals Offshore Wind Power Project Generates Benefits for Eastern Ontario
The Wolfe Island Shoals Offshore Wind Energy Project received a Feed-In-Tariff contract for its 300 MW wind turbines project in Lake Ontario. This is the first offshore wind farm project in Ontario.
Continue readingSouthwest Solar Technologies Names New CEO
Southwest Solar is the developer of an innovative utility-scale power system that combines the efficiency of dish concentrating thermal solar power with the reliability of a turbine.
Continue readingGM, Powermat to Put Added ?Charge? in electric vehicles Chevy Volt
The agreement with Argonne to make advanced lithium-ion batteries for the development of electric cars is to support the U.S. automobile industry.
Continue readingEgypt aims to produce 2600 MW of wind power in 2011
Egypt plan to produce 2600 megawatts of wind energy, and had already raised funds for several wind farm plants. Fund-raising for the wind turbines project had been done in cooperation with Germany, EIB, Japan and Spain.
Continue readingSolar is the Bridge to Our Future By Gabrielle Giffords
Congresswoman Gabrielle ?Gabby? Giffords likes to call solar power ?the bridge to our future.?
Continue readingWind power, capacity, watts and kilowatt hours ? how is it all connected?
Complicated things sometimes can be explained in only a few words ? check out EWEA?s FAQs to find the answers to your wind energy questions you were always looking for.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa sells a 32-MW Polish wind farm to RWE Innogy
The wind power plant, developed and built by Gamesa?s wind farm division, is equipped with 16 Gamesa G90-2.0 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingNorthWestern Energy, Invenergy Wind Sign MOU to Buy 24-MW Wind Power Project in Montana
The wind energy project, which was submitted to NorthWestern in response to a 2009 community renewable resource solicitation, is consistent with recent Montana legislation.
Continue readingFirst Wind Receives LEED Gold Certification for its Boston Headquarters
First Wind?s award was realized through a collaborative effort with Gensler, Millennium Partners, Dowling Houy, WB Engineers, and Commodore Builders.
Continue readingSerbia’s Wind Energy resources are considerable
According to a new report by EWEA on Serbia Wind Power, Serbia has no current wind farm installed but expected to reach 100 MW by the end of 2012.
Continue readingMott MacDonald celebrates for first wind farm in Honduras
Cerro de Hula, which is to be built close to Tegucigalpa, will have 102 MW of installed wind energy capacity from 51 two megawatt Gamesa G87 wind turbines.
Continue readingIowa growing wind power
Wind farm projects are already exporting our wind energy to other states. Expanding wind turbines is a good way to increase revenue being brought into the state.
Continue readingVestas wins German wind energy order for 38 MW
Another wind power order for V90-2.0 MW wind turbines from Boreas for a wind farm in Germany.
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