Solar Power International 2010, the largest business-to-business solar conference and expo in North America, opened Tuesday with over 1,100 exhibitors coming from many countries of the world.
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Gamesa obtains new contracts in China to supply wind turbines (251 MW)
Gamesa signs deals with Guangdong and Datang and a new customer, Henan Weite Wind Power. The company will supply 73 wind turbines of its G90-2.0 MW turbine and 124 units of its G58-850 kW wind turbine in 2010.
Continue readingKorea to Boost Wind Energy Sector
Korea has lost the head-start in the solar and wind power market to advanced economies and China, so the government devised a plan to catch up through huge investment.
Continue readingWind energy capacity to grow five-fold by 2020
“China is at a crossroads,” said Yang. “It can choose between the dirty, dangerous world of coal and fossil fuels, or the new, clean future promised by wind power. The answer is obvious.”
Continue readingChina – SOEs rushing to build offshore wind energy plants with low bids
“The (low) bidding prices are unrealistic and can be very risky,” Li said at the conference for the release of the China Wind Power Outlook 2010 report on Wednesday.
Continue readingWind Energy to Surge by 2030 in Kenya, Egypt and Eritrea
Wind power will increase to make up between five and 22 percent of world power generated by 2030 and countries must do more to expand electricity grids to cope, a study by pro-wind groups showed on Tuesday.
Continue readingWind power envoy in the Middle East
Recently, he met with the Lebanese minister of energy, who wanted to know more about how wind energy can supplement the existing supplies.
Continue readingIndia – the wind energy potential could be as great as 100 GW
The World Institute for Sustainable Energy, India (WISE) considers that with larger wind turbines, greater land availability and expanded resource exploration, the potential could be as great as 100 GW.
Continue readingJuhl Wind, Inc. Announces Financing Arranged for Two Large Wind Energy Plants
The Adams and Danielson Wind farms are typical of Juhl Wind’s community-owned wind farm projects. The wind energy projects consist of a locally-controlled LLC made up of Meeker County residents.
Continue readingLatin America – At the end of 2009, only 1,072 MW of wind power capacity had been installed across the entire region
At the end of 2009, only 1,072 MW of wind power capacity had been installed across the entire region. 505 MW of this was installed during 2009.
Continue readingChina Ming Yang Provides Update on Recent Developments in China’s Wind Power Industry
The results of a national bidding process for four offshore wind farm concession projects in China with a total capacity of 1GW were announced on October 8, 2010.
Continue readingMiddle East: only 101 MW wind energy installed at end of 2009
As regards wind power, the region had 101 MW installed at end of 2009. While less evenly distributed than solar, the region?s wind resource is excellent in some areas, as several of the governments are now recognizing.
Continue readingGreat Lakes Offshore Wind Energy Project Launching
Lake Erie Alternative Power (LEAP) is supporting the development of the offshore wind turbines industry in the United States focused around the Great Lakes.
Continue readingNon-OECD Asia – 78 MW of new wind energy capacity was installed
More than 2,500 of new wind energy capacity would be installed in the region every year by 2015, and this would gradually increase to a pace of 19.5 GW every year by 2030.
Continue readingVestas opens China Technology R&D Center to spearhead Chinese wind power innovation
First international R&D centre in China dedicated to wind energy to boost global cooperation and innovation.
Continue readingOECD Europe – 10.5 GW of new wind power were added during 2009
10.5 GW of new wind energy were added during 2009, bringing the total installed capacity to 75.5 GW, which, in a normal year, can be expected to generate about 162.5 TWh of electricity.
Continue readingStatement of Cape Wind President Jim Gordon on Mass Tank and EEW Plans to Build New Wind Energy Manufacturing Facility in Massachusetts
Jim Gordon, President of Cape Wind, today made the following statement regarding Mass Tank and EEW Plans to Build New Manufacturing Facility in Massachusetts: ‘Cape Wind is thrilled with the news that Mass Tank and EEW are going to open a new manufacturing facility in Massachusetts to make Cape Wind’s steel monopile foundations and transition … Continue reading Statement of Cape Wind President Jim Gordon on Mass Tank and EEW Plans to Build New Wind Energy Manufacturing Facility in Massachusetts
Continue readingCanada, U.S.,Mexico – 141 GW of wind power by 2030
The Reference scenario numbers would result in a total wind power capacity of 141 GW by 2030, which would produce 346 TWh of electricity and save the emission of 207.6 million tonnes of CO2 every year.
Continue readingMassachusetts wind energy manufacturer to make foundations for Cape Wind farm project
Proposed new facility built by Mass Tank and leading European firm will employ hundreds, supply offshore wind energy industry emerging on the Atlantic Coast.
Continue readingOECD Pacific – By 2030 the cumulative capacity of wind power would be 18.6 GW, up from 4.6 GW in 2009
South Korea has a target for renewables to provide 11% of the country?s primary energy (not just electricity) by 2030.
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