U.S. Utility Industry Veteran Joins SOLAR TRUST as Company Mobilizes Resources and Prepares to Start Construction on World?s Largest Concentrating Solar Power Facility in Blythe, California.
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Ford and Progress Energy Prepare North Carolina for Electric Vehicles
Ford and Progress Energy will work together to develop consumer outreach and education programs on electric vehicles.
Continue readingSaft Predicts 2011 Rise in Battery Sales
The Holland, Michigan plant project is also progressing according to schedule and start of cell production is planned during summer 2011.
Continue readingChina will not significantly cut rare earth exports in 2011
China will reduce its rare earth export quotas next year, but not by a very large margin, Yao Jian, spokesman of China’s Ministry of Commerce, said on Tuesday.
Continue readingBhutan’s rural renewables revolution
Bhutan is to receive $21.6m (£13.5m) funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help it reach its target of providing renewable electricity to all rural households.
Continue readingHuaneng launches 1.2 GW wind energy projects in Inner Mongolia (China)
The China Huaneng Group, the largest power producer in China, is going to launch 1.2 GW of wind power projects in eastern Inner Mongolia, North China.
Continue readingMongolia first commercial wind farm
The wind energy project is to be situated on Salkhit Mountain, 78 kilometers south of Ulaanbaatar. Newcom has already signed a power-purchase agreement for the proposed 50-megawatt wind farm.
Continue readingEthiopia’s First Wind Power Plant
The first wind turbine of the first wind farm project in Ethiopia has been erected in Ashegoda, some thirty kilometer from Mekelle, the capital city of the Tigray Regional State.
Continue readingScotland sets up new fund to help develop offshore wind power
Scottish Enterprise Chief Executive Lena Wilson said ?now is the time to build on Scotland?s position as the leader in global offshore wind energy development.?
Continue readingMaine physician: distortion in anti-wind energy health claims
In Maine, although we are fortunate in our resources for wind, a small but vocal group opposes development of wind power, because of concerns about quality of place, of noise and of possible harm to health.
Continue readingXZERES Wind Introduces Customer Financing Program for Its Small Wind Turbines
XZERES Wind Corp designs, develops, manufactures and markets distributed generation, wind power systems for the small wind (2.5kW-100kW) market.
Continue readingCanadian Wind Energy Association announces annual award winners
Awards were presented in four categories: Individual Leadership, Group Leadership, the R.J. Templin Award for scientific, technical, engineering work and the Friend of Wind award.
Continue readingEdison Mission Energy Begins Construction of 10th Wind Farm in Minnesota
All of the electricity produced by the wind turbines project will be sold under a 20-year power purchase agreement to Xcel Energy?s Northern States Power Company.
Continue readingSGS To Participate In Wind Power Conference 2010 In Cairo, Egypt
On December 13th and 14th, SGS will attend and sponsor the Wind Power Conference at the Cairo Ramses Hilton Hotel in Egypt.
Continue readingEDF Energies Nouvelles commissions a new 26 MW wind farm in Scotland
EDF Energies Nouvelles announces the commissioning of the Burnfoot Hill wind farm in Scotland, with an installed wind power capacity of 26MW.
Continue readingenXco signs Operations and Maintenance Agreement with Flat Water Wind Farm
Flat Water Wind Farm, LLC is owned by Gestamp Wind North America, a subsidiary of Gestamp Renewables (Gestamp Corporation).
Continue readingGerman American Chamber to Co-Host Wind Energy Delegation from Germany
German American CoC hosts eight German companies in wind power industry visiting Denver in search of business opportunities in Rocky Mountain Region.
Continue readingMorocco tender to build wind power plant
The wind farm will be located in Taza, some 300 km (190 miles) north east of Rabat and is due to go on stream in 2014.
Continue readingVestas receives 86 MW wind power order in Brazil
Vestas has received an order for 21 V100-1.8 MW and 16 V90-3.0 MW wind turbines for Brazil.
Continue readingDenmark wind energy industry faces financial problem
More than 38 percent of Danish wind turbines manufacturers cannot make both ends meet, the Danish wind power industry association and the accounting firm Deloitte have said.
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