Construction is under way on a 2-megawatt land-based wind turbine at the University of Delaware’s Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes, part of UD’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE).
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Cost of on-land wind power
The costs range from 7-10 c?/kWh at sites with low average wind speeds, to approximately 5-6.5 c?/kWh at windy coastal sites, with an average of approximately 7c?/kWh at a wind site with average wind speeds.
Continue readingAdobe has completed the installation of 20 wind turbines
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) and Mariah Power announced Adobe has completed the installation of 20 Windspire® wind turbines at its San Jose, Calif. marking the company?s first renewable energy installation.
Continue readingDevelopment and investment costs of offshore wind power
Offshore wind only accounts for a small amount of the total installed wind power capacity in the world ? approximately 1%. The development of offshore wind has mainly been in Northern European counties.
Continue readingMorocco: The impetus to go green
Morocco currently imports 97% of its energy. With wind, sun and space to spare, Morocco is better endowed than most countries in terms of renewable energy potential. The impetus to go green has also never been stronger.
Continue readingMiddle East and North Africa to become one of the world’s largest producers of renewable energy
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has the potential to become one of the world?s largest producers of renewable energy.
Continue readingNordex interested in Pakistan’s wind energy
Nordex has shown interest in investing in energy sector in Pakistan to help overcome shortage of emergency in the country. A delegation of the company visited Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB).
Continue readingUK: 2,000 MW of offshore energy by 2020
It was announced by the Energy Minister, David Kidney, who presented the new report of environmental assessment for offshore energy plants that included, for the first time, marine technologies.
Continue readingRussia will remain small on wind energy
Russia has too much fossil fuels available at too low prices to make the country big on wind power.
Continue readingBC Hydro announces first group of successful projects in Clean Call
BC Hydro has selected the first group of 19 projects to be awarded electricity purchase agreements under the Clean Power Call. Combined, the projects will generate more than 2,400 gigawatt hours of clean electricity.
Continue readingEnvironmental Assessment Issued for 750-Megawatt Solar Two Project
The CEC and BLM released a joint staff assessment and draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Solar Two Project, a 750 megawatt (MW) project to be located in Imperial County, about 100 miles east of San Diego.
Continue readingSolar Power, Inc. Receives Initial Commitment of $24.7 Million from $787 Billion from ARRA
Solar Power, Inc. Plans to Begin Development of a Sacramento Solar Panel Manufacturing Facility and a Sacramento Solar Farm Exceeding 10 Megawatts.
Continue readingGE invests $65M in wind farm in Oklahoma
GE Energy Financial Services in Stamford has taken a $65 million stake in a 152-megawatt wind farm near Woodward, Okla., and it is pursuing an energy purchase agreement for a proposed hydroelectric plant in British Columbia, Canada.
Continue readingSiemens receives its largest photovoltaics contract in Europe
Siemens to build solar power plants for Statkraft in Italy. Siemens Energy and the Norwegian utility Statkraft have signed an agreement to build solar plants in Italy.
Continue readingTata Power plans to increase its wind energy capacity to 2,000 MW
Aiming to produce 25 per cent power from green sources by 2017, Tata Power plans to increase its wind turbines and solar energy generation capacity to 2,000 MW and 250 MW respectively.
Continue readingStatkraft opens first solar park in Italy
Norwegian power generator Statkraft opens its first solar power plant, Casale in Aprilia, Italy. Statkraft also announces an agreement with Siemens Energy to build more solar power plants in Italy.
Continue readingSweden: 2000 new wind turbines planned by 2020
The target is to increase wind power generation by about 25 TWh in the next 10 years. For now, the Markbygden plant with 1100 wind turbines has been authorized, the largest in Europe.
Continue readingLa AEE promueve junto a UGT y CC.OO. un manifiesto en defensa del empleo en el sector eólico
La Asociación Empresarial Eólica (AEE) se ha unido a la Federación de Industrias Afines de UGT y a la Federación de Industria de CC.OO. para lanzar un manifiesto conjunto en defensa del empleo en el sector eólico.
Continue readingRES secures financing deal for Hill of Towie Wind Farm
Leading renewable energy developer RES has announced a financing deal for its Hill of Towie Wind Farm, in Moray in Scotland.
Continue readingClipper Windpower Honored By Ex-Im Bank
Clipper Windpower Inc., a manufacturer of wind turbines located in Carpinteria, Calif., is to receive the 2010 Deal of the Year award from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank).
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