Peace Garden Wind Funding, LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, has entered into a $78 million variable rate term loan agreement with a maturity of approximately five years.
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Kenya’s second wind power Gitson Energy has secured financing
Kenya’s second wind power generator Gitson Energy has secured financing commitments from Exim Bank and Overseas Private Investment Corporation, easing its plans to switch on its wind turbines in 2012.
Continue readingRWE Innogy, Stadtwerke München and Siemens build offshore wind farm Gwynt y Môr (576 MW)
RWE Innogy orders second offshore wind power construction ship. Wind turbines order worth 1.2 billion Euros for Siemens.
Continue readingKyocera Commences U.S. Manufacturing of Solar Photovoltaic Modules
Kyocera (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) announced that it has begun manufacturing solar photovoltaic modules in San Diego, Calif., to serve the U.S. market’s growing demand for sustainable solar electric generating systems.
Continue readingPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Contract for Concentrating Solar Power with Thermal Storage Technology
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne received an award of up to $10.2 million from the DOE to design and develop technologies aimed at significantly lowering electricity costs using a Concentrated Solar Power Tower.
Continue readingIberdrola to build wind power plant in Ikervár (Hungary)
Iberdrola has decided to build 14 wind turbines on its wind farm located near Ikervár (W Hungary). Iberdrola originally planned to set up 24 wind turbines with a total capacity of 40 MW.
Continue readingGeneral Electric and ITOCHU into Wind Energy Investment collaboration agreement
Under this agreement, General Electric, ITOCHU and Tyr Energy are discussing co-investment opportunities in wind power, including the CPV Keenan II Wind Power Project (152 MW and wind farm in Oklahoma).
Continue readingSpire Semiconductor Awarded Contract to Develop High Efficiency Solar Photovoltaic Cells for Space
Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR) announced that has been awarded a contract from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to develop high efficiency, multi-junction solar cells for space applications.
Continue readingWind energy may help rebuild Haiti
Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon says wind power could play a key role in Haiti’s reconstruction.
Continue readingTop Ten Global Photovoltaic Manufacturers
Global photovoltaic cell production last year grew by 51%, from 7.1 gigawatts (GW) in 2008 to 10.7 GW in 2009, according to a research note published by GTM Research.
Continue readingGE and Itochu Form Wind Power Projects Tieup
General Electric (GE) will form an alliance with Japanese trading house Itochu Corp to strengthen their wind energy and other renewable energy businesses.
Continue readingVisit the EWEA stand at the Fête de l?Environnement, 6 June
This weekend we?ll be at the Fête de l?Environnement in Brussels to spread the positive messages about wind power even further.
Continue readingEurope launches ten year research and development plan for wind energy
The European Wind Initiative is a big step forward in our efforts to maintain and strengthen Europe’s global leadership in wind energy technology.
Continue readingSave the planet by selling a wind turbine
Most people want to go green. But if you are going green and saving money at the same time, it?s a really good incentive.
Continue readingVestas receives wind power order for 49 MW in Canada
Vestas received a wind energy order from International Power Canada, Inc., for 27 V90-1.8 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingAreva acquires remaining stake in wind power Multibrid1
Areva has purchased the remaining 49% of Multibrid1, a German wind turbines manufacturer, which becomes Areva Wind, a wholly-owned wind energy subsidiary of the group.
Continue readingFord Puts Charge in Electric Vehicles Plans and Partners with Coulomb Technologies
Ford Motor Company is partnering with Coulomb Technologies to provide free in-home Charging Stations for some of the automaker’s first electric car customers under the Ford Blue Oval ChargePoint Program.
Continue readingGerman photovoltaic market could double, despite feed-in tariff cuts
Analyst predicts another record year in Germany prior to global solar conference in Munich.
Continue readingRepower (Ratia Energie) increases wind power capacity to 47 MW by acquiring wind farm in Germany
The new wind power plant, which has an installed capacity of 16 MW, is located in Lübbenau (Brandenburg).
Continue readingPNE WIND agrees a further wind power JV in Bulgaria (150 MW)
The wind farm developer PNE WIND AG (ISIN: DE000A0JBPG2) is considerably expanding its foreign activities in Bulgaria.
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