Wind power will contribute significantly to the achievement of the ambitious renewable energy targets set by the European Union for 2020.
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British Columbia’s Largest Wind Farm Starts Generating Energy
The wind energy project, located 1,100 kilometres northeast of Vancouver near Chetwynd, will sell energy generated during commissioning to Powerex, a subsidiary of BC Hydro.
Continue readingInfineon and Goldwind Sign a License Agreement to Serve the Wind Energy Market
Goldwind gains the license to produce Infineon IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) stacks used in converters of MW (Megawatt)-grade wind turbines.
Continue readingPNE WIND completes 12 MW Oldendorf wind farm
Wind energy developer PNE WIND AG has completed the 12 MW Oldendorf wind farm in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Continue readingWind energy in Spain – Vestas preferred supplier for Galician wind power projects
Vestas wind turbines is the preferred technology partner for wind farm projects to be installed in Galicia.
Continue readingThe Solar Industry: Benefiting From Rising Demand
Global solar energy capacity has now passed the 30 GW mark. This is enough to supply 10 million households with clean electricity.
Continue readingUkraine – Concorde Group to start building Kazantip wind power plant
Kyiv-based Concorde Group Ltd. plans to start building Kazantip wind farm (Crimea) with the generating capacity of 100 MW in March-April 2010, deputy director Andriy Konechenkov has told Interfax-Ukraine.
Continue readingNordex – Wind energy order for 45 MW wind farm in Turkey
The latest wind power order obtained by the Turkish subsidiary of Nordex SE is for the supply of 18 wind turbines for the ?Susurluk? wind farm.
Continue readingBahrain plans wind energy plant
Bahrain is to set up a wind power plant to produce electricity soon, said the Oil and Gas Affairs Minister and National Oil and Gas Authority chairman Dr Abdulhussein Mirza.
Continue readingEdison Mission Energy Closes $75 Million Financing For Wind Energy Project
Electricity at the site is generated by 40 wind turbines manufactured by Clipper Windpower, and sold under a long-term contract to Arizona Public Service.
Continue readingChina’s renewable energy has great potential
A climate change report published Monday in China highlighted the fact that the country’s great potential lies in renewable energy.
Continue readingMassachusetts Approves Cape Wind Farm Power Purchase Agreement
Massachusetts is now in a position to become a global leader in offshore wind power creating thousands of new jobs and a more secure, hopeful energy future.
Continue readingEurope?s future can be driven by wind power and a supergrid
According to some objectives, wind energy could represent 20% of European Union electricity consumption by 2020, rising to 33% a decade later and 50% by mid-century.
Continue readingNordex France sells three of its own wind energy projects
The wind farms were set up in 2009 and consist of wind turbines from the 2.5 MW product family. The customers signed Premium service agreements with a term of ten to twelve years.
Continue readingFoster Wheeler to supply 100 MW Concentrating Solar Power plant to Abu Dhabi
The equipment will be integrated into a solar thermal power plant using concentrated parabolic trough technology and will have an installed power output capacity of 100 MWe (gross megawatt electric).
Continue readingCSP Today Awards 2010 single out the industry?s finest
Abengoa, ACS Cobra, SkyFuel, Cargo Power & Infrastructure, Foster Wheeler, Abener Teyma, and Schubert & Salzer take the spotlight at CSP Today?s International Industry Awards 2010 in Seville, Spain.
Continue readingIndia incentivises electric vehicles
The Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles said it expects electric two-wheeler market to witness 100 per cent growth following a Rs 95-crore incentive package for the remaining part of the 11th Plan.
Continue readingHertz Partners With CODA Automotive to Bring Electric Vehicles CODA Sedan
Hertz’s partnership with CODA Automotive is another element of our long term strategy to provide consumers with electric vehicle access on a global scale.
Continue readingFleet Electrification Roadmap
Top CEOs including FedEx?s Frederick W. Smith Unveil Plan for 16 Million Fleet Electric Vehicles, Discuss Current State of Electrification Efforts.
Continue readingChargePoint Distributor in Top Gear
ChargePoint Services provides a comprehensive turnkey solution for charge point delivery through the UK and Ireland, providing customers with future proof, fully monitored, revenue generating business models.
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