Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing Corporation Ltd (XEMC) has unveiled the worldfs first 5MW permanent magnet direct-drive offshore-specific wind turbines.
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Cancun delegates praise China’s wind energy push
Laws (in China) have been changed so that wind power can be part of the national grid. And solar energy is trying to find its way into that equation.
Continue readingSempra Generation completes largest U.S. photovoltaic solar power plant
Sempra Generation, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), announced that it has completed construction on the largest photovoltaic solar power plant in the U.S.
Continue readingThe Next Frontier in Wind Energy’ in New York City December 8th
Goodwin Procter Conference to Explore ‘Offshore: The Next Frontier in Wind Power’ in New York City December 8th.
Continue readingBimbo begins construction on world’s largest wind energy plant farm for food industry in Mexico
The operation of the wind farm will be possible through the partnership of Grupo Bimbo with DEMEX (Mexican Wind Farm Developments), an affiliate of the Spanish company Renovalia Energy.
Continue readingSiemens selects Tillsonburg, Ontario, as new home for Canadian wind energy manufacturing facility
Wind power capacity in Canada is expected to increase to more than 15,000 MW in 2020 and thus is projected to provide approximately 11 per cent of the country’s total power generation.
Continue readingEaton Hybrid Growth Continues as First Units Go into Service in Latin America
The hybrid system combines a Cummins diesel engine with an electric motor that has a peak power output of 44 kilowatt.
Continue readingSolar Energy May Reach 980 Gigawatts by 2020
Global solar energy capacity (photovoltaic and concentrated solar energy) may reach 980 gigawatts by 2020 as governments worldwide seek to reduce fossil fuel consumption and cut emissions of greenhouse gases.
Continue readingNew Zealand – Wind Energy Association welcomes Waitahora wind farm approval
Wind power is one of the lowest cost options for new generation, has no fuel costs, and is not affected by the price of greenhouse gas emissions introduced by the Emissions Trading Scheme.
Continue readingSiemens builds blades plant in China for wind energy
Siemens established its first Chinese limited company of blades production for wind turbines Tuesday in Shanghai, according to the China Business News (CBN) Wednesday.
Continue readingSiemens to Enter Indian Wind and Solar Markets
Siemens has unveiled its plans to invest approximately $87 million in wind turbine development in India in the next two years.
Continue readingStream Invest Holding to Inaugurate Wind Power Project in Bulgaria
Stream Invest Holding and its auxiliary Energy Asset Management Holding, a Bulgarian Project Company, declared its intentions to inaugurate its first wind power project in Bulgaria.
Continue readingFar East Wind Power, Tianlanhengfeng Electrical Sign LOI to Develop Wind Farm
Far East Wind Power and Tianlanhengfeng Electrical Power have got into a binding Letter of Intent (LoI) to construct and manage a wind farm project, situated in Wulatehou Qi, Inner Mongolia, China.
Continue readingFinavera Renewables Advances Towards Finance Agreement for British Columbia Wind Power Projects
Finavera Renewables is a wind energy development company focused on developing, constructing, and operating wind farms in North America and Ireland.
Continue readingFirst Wind lines up financing for construction for wind power in Lincoln
Boston-based First Wind announced Friday that it has obtained $98 million in construction financing for its Rollins Mountain wind farm, near Lincoln.
Continue readingAustralia Breaks Ground On Brayton Cycle Solar Thermal Tower
Work has begun on Australia?s largest Brayton Cycle solar-thermal tower system at the CSIRO National Solar Energy Centre in Newcastle, New South Wales.
Continue readingGamesa and Eolia Renovables agree to jointly develop several wind energy plants in Mexico (324 MW)
A total of 162 Gamesa wind turbines, model G9X-2.0 MW, to outfit the Eoliatec del Istmo and Eoliatec del Pacífico wind power projects in the state of Oaxaca.
Continue readingIberdrola Renovables begins 1,200 MW first phase of East Anglia array offshore wind energy project in the UK
East Anglia ONE, the first phase of the development, will have a 1,200 MW capacity from up to 400 wind turbines located 43 kms off the coast of Suffolk, in central-eastern England.
Continue readingVestas – First of many wind turbines
The first wind power site in the EDP Renewables order, the single largest wind energy order in Vestas? history, has been completed in France.
Continue readingWindPower Innovations Finalizes Agreement to Launch Heavy Lift Facility
WindPower Innovations, Inc., is a wind power infrastructure and smart grid solutions company that is continually working on new innovations for wind turbines, wind farm, wind energy generation and transmission.
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