Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger applauded the California Energy Commission (CEC) for approving the 500 MW Palen concentrated solar energy project and the 150-MW Rice Concentrating Solar Power Project.
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Investors less enthusiastic about China’s wind energy
Han Xiaoping, CEO of online energy information portal China5E.com, said that China’s wind power plants rely too much on the government’s favorable policies.
Continue readingVestas receives 79 MW wind energy order in Idaho, USA
Vestas has received a 79.2 MW wind power order for 44 V100-1.8 MW wind turbines from Ridgeline Energy, LLC, USA.
Continue readingWind Power Market in CEE Breezes Ahead
With the traditional wind power markets in Europe approaching saturation, wind turbines manufacturers and wind farm project developers are looking for new frontiers.
Continue readingPalen concentrating solar power project achieves license from California Energy Commission
Important milestone for the Solar Millennium Group?s second concentrated solar energy plant location in California. Initial construction work has already started at the world?s largest solar energy location in Blythe.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas Asia Pacific wins award
Vestas Asia Pacific wins the 2010 Asia Pacific Frost & Sullivan Renewable Energy Company of the Year.
Continue readingWestern Wind Energy – Financial close and funding completed for Windstar
Western Wind owns over 500 wind turbines with 34.5 MW of rated capacity and a further 131 MW of expansion wind power purchase agreements.
Continue readingUnited Technologies Completes Clipper Windpower Acquisition
Clipper Windpower is a California-based company engaged in wind energy technology, wind turbines manufacturing, and wind farm project development.
Continue readingFrance urged to hurry up into offshore wind energy market
PWC report says France could create a leading offshore wind power market, but only if it rapidly issues 3 GW tenders.
Continue readingWestar Energy plans to add 369 MW of wind energy to portfolio
Westar Energy, Inc., an electric utility, has announced that it plans to add 369 MW of wind power to its renewable energy resource portfolio.
Continue readingEritrea: Inhabitants of Beilul Get Access to Wind Energy
The inhabitants of Beilul administrative area, South Denkalia sub-zone, expressed satisfaction for obtaining wind power electricity supply for 6 hours.
Continue readingSeaEnergy Signs IDA for Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm
The Crown Estate views the Inch Cape wind power project as being important to the delivery to the UK in maintaining the delivery of the Offshore Wind Energy Programme.
Continue readingChina – Longyuan to up overseas wind farm spending
Jie Changjun, general manager of Longyuan Power Group, said the scale of the wind power projects will range from 300 to 1,000 megawatts.
Continue readingWind energy REpower: Contract for 51 MW for wind farm project in US signed
Agreement upon option to purchase additional 85 wind turbines. First wind power project between REpower USA and EverPower.
Continue readingEfacec Delivers Transformer to NextEra Energy Resources
Shipment marks milestone in new wind energy economy as workers in newly-created U.S. manufacturing jobs ship transformer to wind farm.
Continue readingA-Power Clarifies Statements Regarding General Electric
We retract our statements that GE cannot provide the drawings or satisfy our gearbox design requirements. We have no questions regarding the ability of GE to produce high quality wind turbine gearboxes.
Continue readingYour last chance to show your support for wind energy along with 10,000 others
Almost 10,000 people have taken part in the EWEA 2010 campaign by adopting wind turbines or voting for the ones their friends had adopted in order to show their support for wind power.
Continue readingEgypt to start first concentrated solar energy plant in february
The Concentrating Solar Power plant in Kuraymat, an uninhabited flat desert area about 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of Cairo, will have a solar capacity of 20 megawatts.
Continue readingQueensland to host one of world’s largest concentrated solar energy stations
Queensland could become home to one of the world’s largest Concentrating Solar Power stations, Energy Minister Stephen Robertson says.
Continue readingCanada – wind power electricity is now produced in every province
In 2009, Canada installed more than 900 MW of new wind energy capacity, placing Canada in the top 10 worldwide for new installed capacity.
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