A consortium in the Netherlands plans to build a wind power farm in the North Sea 75 kilometres off the coast, the furthest ever distance from land for such a venture.
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Feed-in tariff in the UK
After having been frequently announced and postponed, feed-in tariff will be enforced in Great Britain for small plants using renewable sources.
Continue readingThe first Chinese-manufactured wind turbines in U.S.
Three wind turbines manufactured in China are generating a buzz in the Midwest wind energy industry.
Continue readingNavarra presenta en Washington su apuesta por el ahorro energético y la energía fotovoltaica en las ciudades
El presidente Sanz expuso en un acto presentado por el embajador español nueve proyectos que definirán la política en materia de energías renovables.
Continue readingBrightsource Energy Proposes Reduced Footprint Desert Solar Project
The Ivanpah project is a 400 MW Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) power plant planned for a stretch of the Mojave desert about five miles from the Nevada border.
Continue readingObama adds $108 million for renewable energy
The President?s objective is to position the country as a global leader in the new energy economy. Also, research project funding will increase by $217 million.
Continue readingPrevén implantar 10.000 MW de energía eólica en Castilla y León
La Estrategia Regional de Desarrollo Sostenible contempla un programa de sustitución de materias primas no renovables, derivados del petróleo y la química, por energías renovables.
Continue readingEx-Soviet countries under pressure to go green By Michael Miller
Energy and government officials from Eastern Europe toured the wind farm Friday at the Atlantic County Utilities Authority. ?They asked more questions about electric rates than any other group?.
Continue readingNew turbines, more wind energy power generation
The surging success of wind power is much talked about at the European Wind Energy Association, and it is not just rhetoric.
Continue readingRejecting climate change denials, European wind power goes from strength to strength By Chris Rose (EWEA)
Investors pumped ?13 billion into new European wind turbines last year resulting in more than 10,000 MW of wind energy capacity installed across the EU, a 23% increase over 2008.
Continue readingThree wind farms will be built in Peru providing 142 MW
Two companies were awarded a contract with the State of Peru to supply 142 megawatts of wind power to electricity market through three wind farms, said the Osinergmin.
Continue readingTres parques eólicos se construirán en Perú aportando 142 MW
Dos empresas se adjudicaron un contrato con el Estado de Perú para suministrar 142 megavatios de potencia eólica al mercado eléctrico a través de tres parques eólicos, informó el Osinergmin.
Continue readingWind energy can power 70% of South Africa
The incentive tariff of R1.25/kWh for electricity from wind power will remain purely theoretical if nobody wants to buy the power at that price, says Dr Eddie O’Connor, chief executive of Mainstream Renewable Energy.
Continue readingNoruega planea poner en funcionamiento un aerogenerador de10 MW
Noruega planea construir un aerogenerador flotante de 10 MW, esperando que la nueva tecnología aumente la rentabilidad de los costosos parques eólicos marinos.
Continue readingSunEdison Activates First Phase of its 16MW North Carolina Solar Photovoltaic Farm
SunEdison, North America’s largest solar energy services provider and a subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR), has activated the first phase of its 16-megawatt solar farm in Davidson County, N.C.
Continue readingUK government selected six best marine technologies
?25 million in public funding to deploy wave and tidal energy prototypes, aiming at meeting up to 20% of UK electricity needs.
Continue readingSaudi Arabia Launches Solar Energy Program
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has begun building the first solar-powered water desalination plant, the first step in a three-part program to introduce solar energy into the Kingdom.
Continue readingSunPower to acquire SunRay Renewable Energy
More Than 1,200 Megawatts to Be Added to Project Pipeline in Europe and Middle East.
Continue readingSmit Ovens Announces Order for Thermal Processes to be Used in Production of Thin Film CIGS Solar Cells
Smit Ovens announced a deal to supply a major existing customer with several further thermal process solutions for thin film photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing.
Continue readingUS Postal Service Awards ZAP for Prototype Electric Mail Truck
The United States Postal Service has awarded Bay Area electric car pioneer ZAP an engineering prototype contract for the design and development of an electric mail truck.
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