The 56.4 megawatt Zorlu Pakistan wind turbines project is the first internationally financed wind energy development in Pakistan.
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GE, KGAL invest in 50 MW concentrated solar power plant in Spain
GE (NYSE: GE) unit GE Energy Financial Services and German fund KGAL are jointly investing ?111.1 million (US $157 million) in a 50-megawatt parabolic trough concentrating solar thermal power plant.
Continue readingInterdisciplinary Team Fuels Wind Power Advancements
To discuss the latest trends in wind energy research and its future, leaders and experts from academia, industry and government gathered at UMass Lowell for the Wind Energy Research Workshop in September.
Continue readingGE supplying 350 wind turbines to BP Wind Energy
BP Wind Energy is purchasing 350 GE 1.6MW wind turbines for US wind farm projects being developed in 2011 and 2012. Total value of the wind power is approximately US$ 750 million.
Continue readingWind power market in Montana.
American wind energy association`s western regional representative discusses plan to create a viable wind farm market, jobs in Montana.
Continue readingFrance: Photovoltaic Solar Energy Forms Major Challenge
With the major solar power players meeting this weekend in Paris, their proposals will be notably at the heart of the international conference on the future of solar taking place in Lyon on 10 November.
Continue readingSaft Selected by SOLON to Supply Li-ion Battery for Arizona Energy Storage Solutions Project
The project is a collaborative testing ground researching both the reliability and applicability of integrating various energy storage technologies, partnered with PV systems, on the grid.
Continue readingAdvanced Battery Technologies Receives $6.3 Million Credit Line
Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ABAT) is a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of rechargeable Polymer Lithium-Ion (PLI) batteries as well as a manufacturer of electric vehicles.
Continue readingADB moves to boost Pakistan?s wind energy capacity
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a loan to help fund the first privately owned wind farm in Pakistan, Zorlu Enerji Electrik Uretim. It will use the $36.8 million loan to install more wind turbines.
Continue readingREpower supplies 12 wind turbines to Alaska
REpower Systems AG and Renewable Energy Systems Canada have completed the construction of a test wind farm in the Gaspé region, Canada. REpower AG will supply a total of 110 MW of wind turbines for wind farms in Canada.
Continue readingXZERES Consummates Dealer Agreement With Distributed Wind Energy Dealer
XZERES Corp. is a renewable energy and clean energy technology company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets distributed generation, wind power systems.
Continue readingGE Unit Invests with Germany?s KGAL in 50-MW Spanish Concentrated Solar Power Plant
The GE unit and KGAL agreed to invest structured equity in Extresol II, developed by Spain-based ACS, Europe?s largest developer, builder and operator of solar thermal power plants.
Continue readingESA Renewables Negotiates Contracts for 80MW, Executes LOI for 20MW at Solar Power International
Dallas solar energy industry trade show provides powerful opportunities for Florida-based turnkey solar power solutions corporation.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas receives 267 MW offshore wind power order
Vestas has received a firm and unconditional wind turbines order for a total of 267 MW for offshore wind farm projects in Sweden and the UK, respectively.
Continue readingWill A New Libya Usher In The European Energy Revolution?
Ultimately, over ?400 billion would be spent on concentrated solar power plants, wind energy and a super grid of high voltage DC lines.
Continue readingFirst Wind cuts ribbon at Sheffield wind farm
First Wind cuts ribbon at Sheffield wind power, boosting Vermont’s wind energy capacity by more than 600%. The wind farm consists of 16 Clipper Windpower 2.5-MW wind turbines
Continue readingGovernment Pushes Solar Power in the West
The Obama administration identified 17 sites in six Western states as prime candidates for solar energy projects on public lands, continuing a push for solar power.
Continue readingAES Ties Large Battery Storage Facility To Wind Farm
“It makes the whole idea of having wind energy more attractive,” said Colette Lamontagne, an associate director with Navigant Consulting.
Continue readingGE invest 111.1 mln euros in Spain concentrating solar thermal power plant
GE and Germany’s KGAL are equity investors in the 50-megawatt concentrated solar energy project, being developed by Spanish construction group ACS.
Continue readingLesotho signs wind energy deal
The Lesotho Highlands Power Project (LHPP) will generate 6,000 megawatts of wind power and 4,000 megawatts of hydro-power — equivalent to nearly one-quarter of South Africa’s total current energy supply.
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