China’s biggest offshore wind farm started transmitting power to the national grid yesterday morning through a submarine cable.
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Wind power in Montenegro: Fersa to build a wind farm
Minister of Economy Branko Vujovic signed an agreement for the lease of land and construction of wind energy plant at the site Mozura, municipalities Bar and Ulcinj, with the consortium Fersa & Celebic.
Continue readingIndian Railways is turning to wind power
“We have finalised plans for setting up two wind farm plants in Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu at an estimated cost of Rs 140 crores. Both the plants will generate a total of 21 MW wind power”.
Continue readingAtlantic Power to purchase 27% interest in Idaho Wind Partners
Atlantic Power, a Canada-based power generation company, has announced that it would be purchasing a 27% ownership interest in Idaho Wind Partners 1, for approximately $40 million.
Continue readingRenewable Energy to Power 4.5% of Mobile Base Stations by 2014
As an ever increasing number of people around the world become connected by mobile communications networks, the challenges to providing electricity to these expanding networks are becoming greater as well.
Continue readingThe Return of the Bicycle By Lester R. Brown
China, with 430 million bikes, has the world?s largest fleet, but ownership rates are higher in Europe. The Netherlands has more than one bike per person, while Denmark and Germany have just under one bike per person.
Continue readingThe Supply, Demand, Economics Of Lithium And Vanadium In Electric Vehicles
Today, lithium demand is approximately 22,000 tonnes of which about 4,200 tonnes is used in battery production.
Continue readingGov. Lingle to Join First Wind for Groundbreaking Ceremony for Kahuku Wind Power Project
First Wind will host an event west of Kahuku town in the hills near Charlie Road to celebrate the beginning of construction of the 30 MW Kahuku Wind Energy project.
Continue readingAustralian health agency: Wind Turbines sound has no health effect
Another major government organization has found that there is no scientific evidence that wind turbine sound is damaging to human health.
Continue readingLack of transparency impedes Romanian wind energy development
Despite this, wind farm projects worth 3,000 MW are due to come online in the next three years, and Romania has relatively short lead times and costs in terms of administrative procedures and connection to the grids.
Continue readingEU research shows strong growth in renewables
Renewable energy sources accounted for 62% of new electricity generation capacity installed in the EU last year with wind power leading the way accounting for 38% of the total.
Continue readingSharp Supplies Solar Photovoltaic Cells for Solar Power Plant in Thailand
Sharp Corporation has signed an agreement with NED to establish one of the world?s largest solar power generation plants with a power generation capacity of 73 MW, and to supply photovoltaic thin-film solar cell modules.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Energy in U.S.
The target is 54 GW offshore wind power capacity by 2030. At present, 83 percent of all offshore wind turbines are manufactured in Europe, which means great export opportunities to the U.S.
Continue readingVestas has received an order for 20 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines for Germany
Vestas is pleased to announce it has received an order for 20 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines from the UKA Group (UKA), for several wind energy projects in Eastern Germany. The total wind power order has a capacity of 40 MW.
Continue readingGamesa Selects Towers from Broadwind Energy for U.S. Wind Power Projects
Gamesa has selected Tower Tech to supply structural wind towers for wind farm sites in the United States for installation in the second half of 2010.
Continue readingOATI smart grid
OATI Rolls Out the Industry?s Most Comprehensive Solution for Management of Demand Response, Distributed Resources, and Virtual Power Plants.
Continue readingTurkey is the Second Biggest Wind Power Market in CEE
In answer to the increasing need for renewable energy, Turkey, along with Poland, is spearheading the pursuit of accessible wind energy in Central and Eastern Europe.
Continue readingPoland, the largest wind power market in Central and Eastern Europe
As demand for accessible wind energy sweeps across Europe, the spotlight in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has stopped over Poland.
Continue readingSweden: Greatest Potential Market in the Wind Energy Sector
It would appear that budding opportunities for market growth in the Western European wind power sector blow strongest to the North.
Continue readingCanada Lithium Corp. project update
Canada Lithium Corp. (TSX: CLQ; U.S. OTCQX: CLQMF) announced that the major components of the definitive Feasibility Study (FS) for the re-development of the Quebec Lithium mine are now under way and on schedule.
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