World Bank and the United States are likely to help out by providing $300 million for 50-megawatt pilot solar power projects in Sindh and Punjab.
Continue readingMonthly Archives: October 2011
Big Blue Wind Farm to begin construction
A total of 18 wind turbines will be erected in a scattered pattern throughout the township. ?The Gamesa wind turbines we are putting up are top of the line, state of the art machines.?
Continue readingGE Unit Invests with Germany’s KGAL in 50-Mw Spanish Concentrated Solar Power Plant
GE Unit Invests with Germany’s KGAL in 50-Mw Spanish Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Plant Featuring Salt Energy Storage.
Continue readingNDRC publishes China first wind energy plan for 2050
National Development Reform Energy Research Institute released mainland China?s first wind power development plan for 2050.
Continue readingXZERES Consummates Dealer Agreement With Weole Energy
XZERES Consummates Dealer Agreement With Weole Energy, the Largest French Distributed Wind Energy Dealer.
Continue readingThree wind power veterans have banded together to create Gearbox Express
Three power transmission and wind energy veterans have banded together to create Gearbox Express, an independent business focusing on the repair and remanufacturing of wind turbines gearboxes.
Continue readingDesertec to start work on first concentrating solar power plant in 2012
The first phase of the 12-square-kilometre Moroccan solar thermal complex will be a 150 MW concentrated solar energy facility costing up to 600 million euros that will take two to four years to build.
Continue readingSolar energy beginning to go mainstream
The solar power movement (photovoltaic, concentrating solar thermal power) is gaining ground as a drop in solar prices and numerous government subsidies make the technology more affordable.
Continue readingIFC Invests in Wind-Power Project in Pakistan, Supports Renewable-Energy Generation
“Pakistan’s first wind farm to be built with international finance was made possible by the support we received from IFC,” said Zorlu Energy General Manager Arif Ozozan.
Continue readingTaxes Could Hurt Wind Energy Projects
A policy adviser to Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead says the state could lose wind farm projects if the sales tax exemption on wind power equipment expires on schedule in January.
Continue readingVehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Technology: Electric Vehicles Become Power-Grid Batteries
Vehicle-to-grid technology allows networks of electric cars (EVs) to function like a giant battery with an intelligent software interface feeding power from electric car to grid or grid to car on an as-needed basis.
Continue readingThe Importance of Government Subsidies to the Solar Energy Market
Israel’s government is now reconsidering its alternative energy policies due to fiscal constraints, to cut the incentives price for mid-sized photovoltaic solar power power plants.
Continue readingWind Energy A 17 Percent Chinese Energy Goal
In 2010, China overtook the United States as the country with the most installed wind power capacity, adding 18.9 GW and bumping its total capacity up to 44.7 GW.
Continue readingInvestment in Texas Wind Energy Continues to Grow
Texas wind power development is fully discussed at Texas Renewables 2011 in Corpus Christi where renewable energy and wind projects make the area a vital part of the Texas Wind Industry success story.
Continue readingConcentrated Solar Power – SolarReserve raises USD 27 million in equity financing
The company intends to use the gross proceeds of the offering to build concentrating solar thermal power projects utilizing a solar power tower design with molten salt storage.
Continue readingGE Unit Invests with Germany’s KGAL in 50-MW Spanish Concentrated Solar Power
GE Unit Invests with Germany’s KGAL in 50-MW Spanish Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Plant Featuring Salt Energy Storage.
Continue readingYergin: ‘Renewable energy … becoming a big business’
Around the world renewable energy is going through a rebirth. It is becoming a big business. It is also becoming a more established part of the world’s overall energy supply.
Continue readingSmithsonian shows 100 years of electric car
The history of electric vehicles is going on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History with two “electrifying cars” from the early 20th century.
Continue readingFrance Orders 18,711 Electric Vehicles From Peugeot, Renault
The French government said local car manufacturers PSA Peugeot Citroen (UG.FR) and Renault SA (RNO.FR) are to supply a total of 18,711 electric cars to government.
Continue readingWind energy in Mexico: Bimbo wind farm with wind turbines of Gamesa
Bimbo did not invest resources in building the wind farm but only committed to getting the wind power produced by wind turbines over a period of 18 years.
Continue reading