Demand is anticipated to grow most notably in applications for construction equipment, uninterruptible power supplies, and electric vehicles.
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Vestas acquires technology wind power assets from OCAS
Vestas has agreed to acquire the technology assets of radar specialist OCAS AS, including its patented system to prevent aerial collisions while significantly reducing light pollution from wind energy plants.
Continue readingDespite the financial crisis, EU wind power should expect steady growth
GWEC has reported that total global installed wind energy capacity reached 194.4 GW by the end of last year. China was the world?s national leader last year with cumulative installed wind farm capacity of 42.3 GW.
Continue readingPakistan to Pay $0.146628 per kWh to Wind Energy Producers
Pakistan to generate 1500 MW from wind turbines; Rs12.61 per kWh for foreign financed wind farm projects; Rs17.28 per kWh for local wind energy projects.
Continue readingVestas receives first North American V112-3.0 MW wind power order
Vestas has received a 65 MW wind energy order from Green Mountain Power for a wind farm in Vermont, USA.
Continue readingPhotovoltaic solar energy to supply Rwandan schools with electricity
A new solar power plant, with a capacity of 2.4 megawatts, has been inaugurated in Rwanda, with funding from the European Union (EU).
Continue readingOstwind signed 1000th MW wind energy order of the V112-3.0 MW
The 1000th MW of the V112-3.0 MW was ordered by Ostwind, a key wind farm customer for Vestas Central Europe and an experienced European wind power developer and operator.
Continue readingConcentrating solar power: 500 MW Hidden Hills solar tower plant
The California Energy Commission (Sacramento, Calif.) has started the review of the proposed Hidden Hills concentrated solar thermal power project (CSP) in Inyo County.
Continue readingMasdar Opens First Baseload Concentrated Solar Thermal Power in Spain ? Gemasolar
Masdar and SENER have formed a joint venture, Torresol Energy, that just inaugurated their Gemasolar Concentrating Solar Power project.
Continue readingVestas hails 1GW of wind energy deals for V112 wind turbines
The Danish wind power firm confirmed the milestone yesterday, which was reached when wind farm developer Ostwind placed a 36 MW order for several wind farm projects in Germany.
Continue readingLondon Array offshore wind farm
Construction is gathering pace on what will be the one of the world’s largest offshore wind power plants in the Thames Estuary.
Continue readingTime to Electrify – Electric cars and wind energy
The best option would be to drive our electric vehicles and light trucks using electricity generated from a renewable resource such as wind power or solar power.
Continue readingU.S. Gasoline Use Declining
An analysis by Professor Michael McElroy at Harvard indicates that running an electric car on wind energy could cost less than the equivalent of 80-cent-a-gallon gasoline.
Continue readingLarge solar power project slated for Puerto Rico
Gov. Luis Fortuno says the Caribbean’s largest solar energy project will be built in Puerto Rico.
Continue readingBrightSource delivers largest concentrated solar theermal to Chevron
BrightSource Energy is using its LPT concentrated solar power technology for use in the world’s largest enhanced oil recovery project.
Continue readingArista Power introduces micro wind turbines
Arista Power also sells a Mobile Renewable Power Station that generates wind energy and solar energy that is stored in an onboard storage device for military and other applications.
Continue readingWind energy in Poland – Ferrovial will make a wind turbines factory
Ferrovial has reached an agreement with Towers to build a wind power factory and administration building for renewable energy company in Gdansk.
Continue readingLithium-sulfur battery research receives $5 million from DOE
Penn State will work with EC Power, Johnson Controls, and Argonne National Laboratory to develop a battery that can provide 600 watt-hours per liter.
Continue readingSolar Millennium To Sell 4 US Concentrated Solar Power Projects To Solarhybrid
solarhybrid and Solar Millennium, a specialist in the construction of concentrated solar thermal power plants, have signed conditional contractual agreements.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Power Funded by DoE
The end goal of their collaboration is to address the technical and commercial challenges of the offshore wind farm industry by certifying and assessing cost-effective wind resource characterization technologies.
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