Northland Power Income Fund announced that Investissement Quebec has agreed to lend $15 million to the construction of Northland’s 100 MW wind farm located in the Gaspesie region of Quebec.
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German wind power grew by 660 megawatts in the first half of this year
Installed wind energy capacity grew by 660 megawatts in the first half of this year, down from around 800 MW in the first six months of 2009.
Continue readingThe Alta Wind power project was launched in California
The wind turbines for the initial 570 MW have been ordered. The wind energy project, with a total capacity of 3,000 MW, will be the largest wind farm in the whole of North America and one of the first in the world.
Continue readingEuropean wind power industry set to pave the future
There are huge opportunities for the offshore wind power industry but the fact remains that there are aggressive targets to be met and host of significant challenges that need to be overcome.
Continue readingWind power in Rajashthan (India)
Wind turbines are turning out to be a major hit in the remote areas of Rajashthan and leading to better electricity generation and development of the area in which the wind farm have been set up.
Continue readingSempra Generation Signs Wind Power Contract With Southern California Edison
?This wind power agreement represents an important milestone in the development of the La Rumorosa wind farm project,? said Michael W. Allman, president and chief executive officer of Sempra Generation.
Continue readingNational Wind Coordinating Collaborative Sage-Grouse Research
Group Seeks Proposals for Research Exploring Impacts of Wind Power Development on Sage-Grouse.
Continue readingSolarReserve Gets Green Light on Nevada Concentrating Solar Power (100 MW)
SolarReserve?s 100 megawatt power contract with NV Energy will utilize innovative energy storage technology developed and manufactured in the United States.
Continue readingOG&E’s ‘Crossroads’ Wind Farm Gains Regulatory Approval
OG&E announced today that the Oklahoma Corporation Commission has approved a new wind farm in northwestern Oklahoma.
Continue readingEnergy Development to invest in geothermal and wind power projects
Tantoco said geothermal projects would comprise the bulk of the investments in new projects that will generate 230 megawatts of electricity.
Continue readingSri Lanka has a potential of about 20,000 MW of wind energy
Ranawaka said a US survey showed the island has a potential of about 20,000MW of wind power. “Now our capacity is 2,500MW. If we can harness 4-5,000MW of wind power we can simply double our capacity.”
Continue readingWind energy now represents 2.5% of all UK electricity production
Wind power generation increases by almost a third. Wind farm now powering more than two million homes. Energy statistics reveal a 31% increase in wind power generation in 2009.
Continue readingUK: Renewables set to keep household energy bills down
The Statement delivered by Chris Huhne in the House of Commons reconfirmed the Government’s long-term commitment to expanding renewable energy, with the announcement of a Renewables Delivery Plan.
Continue readingRaising Appliance Efficiency: A Big Win for Consumers and the Climate By Lester R. Brown
There are enormous opportunities to use energy more efficiently. Investing in energy efficiency is often far cheaper than expanding the energy supply to meet growing demand.
Continue readingAcciona improves its EBITDA by 38.5% up to reaching 528 Million Euros
Acciona Energy increased by 42.1%, to 741 million Euros and the EBITDA grew 60.1% up to 395 million Euros.
Continue readingRussia to build 100 MW wind energy plant
Russia is planning to invest $200 million in the construction of the country’s largest wind farm in its Black Sea Territory of southern Krasnoyarsk.
Continue readingTerra-Gen Power Breaks Ground on World?s Largest Wind Power Project
The Alta wind farm projects will create more than 3,000 domestic manufacturing, construction and operation and maintenance jobs, and contribute more than $1.2 billion to the local economy in Kern County.
Continue readingEDP Renewables shows consistent financial and operational growth for H1 2010
EDP Renewables (EDP Renováveis, Euronext: EDPR), a global leader in the renewable energy sector and the world’s third-largest wind energy producer, announced that gross profit increased 30%.
Continue readingBroadwind Energy Opens Office in Hamburg, Germany
Broadwind Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWEN) announced that it has opened an office in Hamburg, Germany, and named Michael Stegelmann as managing director of Broadwind Energy Europe GmbH.
Continue readingDetroit Edison Seeks Wind Turbines Supplier
Detroit Edison issued a Request for Prequalification to purchase wind turbine generation equipment to be installed at one wind farm the electric utility is planning to develop.
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