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NV Energy to Purchase Power from Central Nevada Geothermal Plant
NV Energy (NYSE: NVE) announced today that it has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with a subsidiary of Ram Power Corporation (TSX: RPG) for energy that will be produced by a new geothermal power plant.
Continue readingMaryland’s Offshore Wind Power Potential
A report sponsored by The Abell Foundation and prepared by the University of Delaware’s Center for Carbon-free Power Integration, College of Earth, Ocean and Environment.
Continue readingWalmart Canada announces wind power and solar projects
Walmart Canada announced plans to conduct two significant wind energy and solar power projects. The company plans to install a rooftop solar system as well as a wind turbine.
Continue readingIndia’s Airvoice plans 13 GW of renewable energy
Airvoice Group has joined hands with Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam to build 13 GW of solar and wind energy capacity in India.
Continue readingEDF Energies Nouvelles : Full-year 2009 results up sharply and ahead of objectives
With operations in Europe and North America, EDF Energies Nouvelles is a market leader in green electricity production.
Continue readingAsia’s First Professional Offshore Wind Power Market
The Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association (CREIA), Global Wind Energy Council and Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd., join forces to build Asia’s first platform on the offshore wind energy.
Continue readingIberdrola Renovables adquiere a Gamesa el complejo eólico de El Andévalo (Huelva)
La operación se enmarca en el acuerdo firmado en 2005 con Gamesa Energía para la compraventa de parques eólicos en Andalucía.
Continue readingLa Comisión Federal de Electricidad de México licita tres parques eólicos
La Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) lanzará la licitación del proyecto Las Oaxacas, que se compone de tres parques eólicos independientes que le suministrarán al sistema eléctrico nacional 300 megavatios.
Continue readingIberdrola Renewables starts up the largest wind power facility in Spain
The transaction forms part of the agreement signed in 2005 with Gamesa Energía for the sale of wind farms in Andalusia.
Continue readingWind Energy Update: US, Wind Farm O&M Strategy Will Define the Future
Despite predictions that the US would see reduction in the amount of installed capacity in 2009 compared to 2008, it turned out that the US wind plant fleet expanded by nearly 40%. However, new installations may be thwa
Continue readingAcciona lidera un consorcio para investigar la integración de diferentes energías marinas
Acciona lidera un consorcio de diecisiete entidades europeas para investigar la integración de diferentes energías marinas. MARINA reúne a empresas, centros tecnológicos y universidades de doce países.
Continue readingThe Federal Electricity Commission of Mexico tender three wind farms (300 MW)
The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) will launch the tender for the wind power project’s Oaxaca, which is composed of three separate wind farms that supplied to the national electrical system 300 megawatts.
Continue readingAcciona heads a consortium to do strategic research into marine energy sources
The MARINA project brings together companies, technology centers and universities from twelve EU countries. The project comes under the 7th Framework Program for R&D+i of the European Union.
Continue readingCanWEA Applauds Announcement of new Clean Energy Act in BC
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) extended congratulations to the British Columbia government for its Throne Speech announcements on the future of clean energy development in the province.
Continue readingNepal to finalise national wind power policy
Nepal is set to finalise a draft national wind policy in the coming months, to harness wind energy’s potential as a solution to its current energy crisis.
Continue readingSa Turrina Manna, the largest Enel Green Power wind farm in Italy
As another 60 MW come online in Tula and Erula (Sassari) the Sa Turrina Manna wind farm owned by Enel?s renewable energy arm becomes the largest in Italy.
Continue readingNV Energy Signs Contract for First Utility-Scale Wind Power Project in Nevada
NV Energy (NYSE: NVE) and Pattern Energy Group LP announced that the two companies have entered into a 20-year agreement for the sale of energy produced from a proposed wind energy project to be located in Nevada.
Continue readingGlobal Wind Energy expects to invest up to $100 million in Greece
Global Wind Energy Ltd. (GWE), a JV of Ampal-American Israel Corporation (Nasdaq: AMPL; TASE:AMPL) and Clal Industries and Investments Ltd. (TASE: CII) unit Clal Energy Ltd, has won a locense for 42 MW wind farm.
Continue readingCorema approved the wind farm in Chile of Codelco Norte
The wind farm will be 5 kilometers east of Calama, will cost $ 700 million and will have 125 wind turbines and 250 MW.
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