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PULS UK improves reliability of wind turbines
Using super-capacitors rather than batteries to control turbine pitch is a major step forward for the wind power industry and the PSA395 will play an important role in improving efficiency and reliability.
Continue readingTaiwan’s National Cheng Kung University to develop offshore wind energy
Taiwan’s National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) signed a cooperation agreement with a non-profit organization and a company to build an offshore wind power farm that could provide electricity for 130000 households.
Continue readingDOE provides $168.9m for 99MW wind farm in New Hampshire
Sponsered by BAIF Granite Holdings and Freshet Wind Energy, the wind power project will be located in Coos County. Vestas has agreed to provide 33 wind turbines V90 3MW for the wind farm.
Continue readingLoan Guarantee for Ormat Geothermal Energy Plant in Nevada
DoE finalized a partial guarantee for up to a $350 million loan to support a geothermal energy generation project. The geothermal power project, sponsored by Ormat Nevada, Inc., is expected to produce up to 113 MW.
Continue readingIn five months, wind energy saves Jamaica $229 million
Wigton wind power, the largest such wind farm in the English-speaking Caribbean, produced a total of 46.32 million kWh of electricity. Wind turbines have been installed in Manchester, St Ann, St Mary and Portland.
Continue readingDatang acquires Australian wind farm
AusChina specializes in the renewable energy field, including wind energy and solar power. AusChina plans to build AUD 3 billion worth of wind power and solar energy plants in the next three years.
Continue readingDOE Finalizes Loan Guarantee of $170 Million to Granite Wind Power
Wind farm sponsors, BAIF Granite Holdings, LLC and Freshet Wind Energy, LLC, expect the project will fund nearly 200 construction jobs.
Continue readingIberdrola Advances First German Offshore Wind Farm
This wind energy project in Germany forms part of Iberdrola?s commitment to offshore wind power, a technology touted as the second renewables revolution.
Continue readingElectric car owners say new electric vehicles exceed expectations
As the experimental Leaf electric cars endured their first Valley summer, Stack and other owners said the lithium ion batteries and air-conditioners held up well.
Continue readingSolar energy making progress in Japan
Japan’s largest solar power plant is in full swing in Kunitomi, Miyazaki Prefecture, daily churning out up to 16,000 30-sq.-cm solar panels that have a conversion efficiency rate of more than 12 percent.
Continue readingElectric cars must get smarter for a clean-energy grid to be possible
If the world is going to add a plethora of electric vehicles to its grids, those grids and those electric cars are going to have to be very smart.
Continue readingSaint-Gobain to open first concentrated solar thermal power mirror factory in US
France’s Saint-Gobain is now manufacturing mirrors for concentrating solar thermal power stations on its new factory in Goodyear, Arizona, its first in the United States.
Continue readingSpain targets 1400 MW in new wind power capacity annually to 2020
The Spanish government has set an annual target for installed wind energy of 1400 MW between 2013-2020, according to a draft regulation sent to CNE, the energy sector regulator, by the Ministry of Industry.
Continue readingDuke Energy to Construct Its Fifth Wind Farm in Texas
For the second time this month, Duke Energy announced that it will construct a large-scale wind energy plant in Texas, United States.
Continue readingNH wind farm gets backing from US DOE
The department is guaranteeing the bulk of a nearly $169 million loan for the wind power project in Coos County, by Freshet Wind Energy, which is expected to be the largest in the stateand.
Continue readingZinc Flow Air Battery (ZFAB) for electric vehicles and energy storage
ReVolt?s technology performance attributes provide the highest-energy density (up to 3 times that of Lithium Ion), low-cost, safe and green.
Continue readingSolar power will produce most of the electricity in The Maldives by 2020
Maldives has an abundance of sunshine, so shifting to solar energy will improve the country’s energy security.
Continue readingLoan Guarantee of $170 Million to 99 MW Wind Energy Project
The loan guarantee will support a 99 megawatt (MW) wind power generation project that will be New Hampshire?s largest wind farm, with 33 Vestas V90 3.0-MW wind turbines.
Continue readingLooking at the history of American energy subsidies
New report gives best ‘apples to apples’ picture to date of federal support for all energy sources. A recently released report from a group of venture capital investors attempts to give a clear picture of the playing field for federal support when it comes to different sources of energy. The report, “What Would Jefferson Do,” … Continue reading Looking at the history of American energy subsidies
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