Spain?s wind energy production hit a new peak of 12,880 MW, according to Spanish Wind Energy Association.
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The installed Wind Power in Spain was 2,5 GW in 2009
Castilla y Leon is the first region in terms of wind energy installed capacity with 3,882.72 MW. The accumulated power is 19,148.8 MW, according to the Wind Power Observatory of the Spanish Wind Energy Association.
Continue readingNew study shows RES will create 274,000 jobs By Carl Levesque (AWEA)
This has turned out to be the week that the need for a national renewable electricity standard (RES) became impossible to ignore. And the drumbeat keeps getting louder.
Continue readingWind power resources for Armenia
Armenia has a wind power potential of 4,900 MW from seven sites that cover an area of 979 sq. km. This corresponds to an area of three percent of the territory of Armenia that is limited to remote mountainous passes.
Continue readingCorpoGuajira otorgó licencia ambiental a Isagén para la construcción del Parque Eólico Jouktai (Colombia)
La Corporación Autónoma Regional de La Guajira (CorpoGuajira) otorgó una licencia ambiental para la construcción del Parque Eólico Jouktai.
Continue readingPlug Power and MGL Sign Agreement for Co-Developed Battery Systems
Plug Power Inc. (Nasdaq:PLUG) announces that it signed a commercialization agreement with CITIC GuoAn Mengguli Power Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (MGL) for co-developed high power lithium-ion battery systems.
Continue readingGreenpeace: ?Smart Grids? ? climate infrastructure for the 21st century
There?s no need to worry that renewable energy can?t keep the lights on, concludes a new study by Greenpeace and the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC).
Continue readingWind power as part of this century?s green industrial revolution By Chris Rose (EWEA)
While many of society?s most complex issues were discussed in Davos, the subject of energy supply and how to better develop wind power and other renewables captivated many of the influential participants.
Continue readingWildlife Advisory Committee gets closer to the finish line By Chris Madison (AWEA)
What would happen if the wind industry, the regulators, and the conservationists got together to see if they could agree on guidelines for siting wind farms in a way that avoids or minimizes the impact on wildlife?
Continue readingGalveston Island Unveils Coulomb Technologies Networked Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles
Coulomb Technologies announced that the Galveston Historical Foundation has installed the first of twelve publicly accessible ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles (EV).
Continue readingEndesa obtains first free-parking discs for electric vehicles in Madrid
Endesa is committed to developing a sustainable transport policy based on the electric vehicle as a key element in combating climate change, a cornerstone of its Sustainability Strategic Plan 2008-2012.
Continue readingLa energía eólica en el mundo creció un 31% y llegó a 158 GW
La tercera parte de la nueva potencia eólica se instaló en China, que ha desbancado a España del tercer puesto y ya está sólo por detrás de EE UU (35,16 GW) y Alemania (25,78 GW).
Continue reading3TIER Releases Wind Maps
3TIER is one of the largest independent providers of wind energy, solar, and hydro energy assessment and power forecasting worldwide.
Continue readingEl nuevo sistema de liquidación de primas de las energías renovables de la CNE cubre el 97,1% de las instalaciones
El nuevo sistema de liquidación de primas renovables de la Comisión Nacional de la Energía (CNE) fue capaz de cubrir en enero la retribución del 97,1% de las instalaciones y de atender el 100% de las reclamaciones.
Continue readingTrans-Asia to invest $300M in wind power projects in Philippines
Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corp. is looking at completing the feasibility study of the Guimaras wind energy project before the end of the year.
Continue readingBoralex: Commercial Start-up of 45 MW wind energy
Boralex Inc. (“Boralex” or the “Corporation”) today announced the commercial start-up of 45 MW of additional wind power as of February 1, 2010.
Continue readingStronger National Renewable Electricity Standard Needed for Significant Clean Energy Job Stability
Job growth in the wind energy, solar, biomass and hydropower industries would particularly benefit the Southeastern U.S. and manufacturing states whose Senators have questioned the viability of renewable electricity.
Continue readingGreenpeace propone redes inteligentes para facilitar un sistema eléctrico renovable
La Presidencia Española de la UE debe priorizar las redes inteligentes como infraestructura necesaria para la lucha contra el cambio climático.
Continue readingRecord figures for wind power in the US and China
The U.S. wind energy industry broke every record last year, with 9,922 MW, of which more than 4,000 in the last quarter. China doubled the amount of energy generated from wind farms last year.
Continue readingAWEA on Global Wind Power Market
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) today issued the following statement by AWEA CEO Denise Bode on the new global wind power installations numbers released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
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