As policy makers, scientists, entrepreneurs and journalists gather in Stockholm for the third bi-annual European Offshore Wind Conference and Exhibition, there is a sense that a historic moment is is about to arrive.
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La energía eólica ocasiona el 0,0005% de la mortalidad de aves por José Santamarta
Durante años se ha exagerado o distorsionado el impacto de los parques eólicos sobre las aves. El dato real: 7.000 aves en EE UU, frente a 1.500 millones de aves muertas por otras causas antropogénicas.
Continue readingSolFocus Receives Award from National Renewable Energy Laboratory
City of Mesa, Arizona to Serve as First Showcase of Technology Developed in the DOE/NREL PV Incubator Program. SolFocus announced that it has successfully completed its grant administered by NREL.
Continue readingMitsubishi Electric Making High-Output Solar Panels for Major Overseas Markets
Larger Output Reduces Total System Cost for End Users. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced the launch of ten new models of photovoltaic (PV) modules.
Continue readingCommercialisation of Geothermal Energy in Australia
Activated Logic Pty Ltd Publishes A New Strategic Research on the Commercialisation of Geothermal Energy in Australia, An analysis of the recent investment performance, challenges, opportunities and outlook.
Continue readingCalifornia Wind Energy Industry Lauds Passage of Landmark Renewable Energy Bill
The California Wind Energy Association (CalWEA) praised the California Legislature for adopting legislation requiring the state?s utilities to acquire 33% of their power from renewable-energy sources by the year 2020.
Continue readingMercedes-Benz To Present Vision S 500 Plug-In HYBRID
Mercedes-Benz will display the future of its hybrid systems – the Vision S 500 Plug-in HYBRID – at the 63rd IAA in Frankfurt on Tuesday, September 15.
Continue readingEuropean wind power reaches a milestone by EWEA
It is true, as the ancient proverb declares, that time waits for no man. It is equally true that, according to a variety of sayings, the world can be changed by dreams, imagination and hard work.
Continue readingWind power in France- Vernet: only French wind-turbine manufacturer
To this day, Vernet Group has provided and installed over 500 wind turbines throughout the world, generating over 150,000 MWh of eco-friendly electricity each year.
Continue readingSinovel: Power the World
Sinovel Wind Co., Ltd. is No.7 largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world and No.1 in China. Headquartered in Beijing, Sinovel has four manufacturing bases in Dalian, Jiangsu, Inner Mongolia and Gansu Provinces.
Continue readingContract with Sinovel for measurements for three turbines
On March 20th, 2009, the first 3MW offshore wind turbine developed by Sinovel has been installed successfully at its first attempt on Shanghai East Sea Bridge wind farm.
Continue readingUtilities Challenge the Status Quo to Scale Up Wind Power
GL’s Peter Dalhoff believes utilities will lead the drive for better performance optimisation in the offshore wind sector.
Continue readingEólica, mortalidad de aves y falsedades interesadas
La mortalidad de aves por los aerogeneradores es de 0,269 fallecimientos por GWh; por las centrales eléctricas de combustibles fósiles, de 5,18 muertes por GWh y por centrales nucleares de 0,416 por GWh.
Continue readingAvian mortality from wind power, fossil-fuel, and nuclear electricity by Benjamin K. Sovacool
Fossil-fueled facilities are 17 times more dangerous to birds on a per GWh basis than wind power. Wind turbines may have killed about 7000 birds, but fossil-fueled stations killed 14.5 million and nuclear 327,000.
Continue readingLas termoeléctricas son 17 veces más peligrosas para las aves que la eólica
La mortalidad de aves por los aerogeneradores es de 0,269 fallecimientos por GWh; por las centrales eléctricas de combustibles fósiles, de 5,18 muertes por GWh y por centrales nucleares de 0,416 por GWh.
Continue readingThe real story on wind, transmission, and reliability by AWEA
AWEA has prepared the following response to some of the misconceptions presented in an article entitled ?Wind Promises Blackouts as Obama Strains Grid with Renewables,? that was published by Bloomberg News.
Continue readingU.S. Military order Zap Electric Truck
Electric vehicle pioneer ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP) has received a follow-on order from the U.S. military for additional Zaptruck XL electric vehicles and charging stations for shipment to a second international base.
Continue readingLower Snake River Wind Energy Project will produce up to 1,432 MW
Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project could be 1,432 megawatts (MW), making it one of the largest wind energy resource areas in the nation.
Continue readingLa eólica en Asturias – El gobierno regional adjudica 40 nuevos parques eólicos
El consejero de Industria y Empleo, Graciano Torre, ha anunciado la adjudicación de 40 nuevos parques eólicos, con cuyas infraestructuras Asturias alcanzará 72 parques con una potencia de 1.576 megavatios.
Continue readingPetra Solar Starts Shipping in Largest Solar Electric Project
Metallic blue solar photovoltaic modules embedded with sophisticated power management and communications systems began rolling out of Petra Solar’s headquarters and manufacturing plant in South Plainfield, NJ.
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