“We’ll be paying the land owner group where we’ll actually be sitting our wind turbines, which is more than 200 people, more than a million dollars a year in royalties,” said Graham
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Vattenfall to build 122 MW wind farm in Netherlands
The wind power project, which will be built west of Zeewolde, will include 36 wind turbines and is expected to commence operation in 2013.
Continue readingBrightSource Energy Delivers World?s Largest Solar-to-Steam Facility for Enhanced Oil Recovery to Chevron
BrightSource Energy, Inc., a leading concentrating solar thermal power technology company, is providing its proprietary LPT solar thermal technology for use in the world?s largest enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project.
Continue readingMichaels errs on wind power’s contribution
Patrick Michaels, a contrarian climate scientist, posted an article at Forbes.com recently criticizing wind energy. The following response was posted as a comment.
Continue readingPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne to Supply Hardware for Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Towers
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has received a contract from SolarReserve to supply critical hardware for its first commercial-scale concentrating solar power tower project with fully integrated energy storage.
Continue readingWind energy Suzlon wins wind turbines orders worth Rs 200cr
Wind power Suzlon Energy has bagged two wind farm orders worth over Rs 200 crore from third party operators.
Continue readingEDF EN Canada to Begin Construction of the Massif du Sud Wind Energy Project
EDF EN Canada Inc. is pleased to announce it has obtained the ‘Decret’ from the Government of Quebec authorizing the construction and operation of the 150 MW Massif du Sud wind farm.
Continue readingMytrah Energy aims at 5000 MW installed wind energy capacity by 2017 news
Mytrah Eenergy has entered into business partnership agreements with Suzlon Energy and Gamesa India for new wind turbines projects.
Continue readingAbengoa and Santander to develop 74 MW of Brazilian wind power
Abengoa, known in the renewables energy as a concentrating solar thermal power, is also developing wind energy in Uruguay, where it won a state contract to build a 50 MW wind farm in Peralta, Tacuarembó.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa invites its Spanish suppliers to adopt a joint growth strateg
Gamesa?s 2010 purchases from wind turbines suppliers totalled more than 1.7 billion euros: Spanish wind power companies accounted for 45%.
Continue readingBritish Columbians strongly support more wind energy
Seventy-six per cent of British Columbians strongly agree or agree wind power should be further developed as a source of clean electricity.
Continue readingBP announces 419 MW wind farm in Kansas
BP Wind Energy says Flat Ridge Wind Farm 2 will be constructed in Sumner, Kingman, Barber, and Harper counties. “We have enjoyed working closely with BP Wind Energy to create jobs and grow the economy in our state.”
Continue readingThe Photovoltaic Solar Power Market Is Changing
The Photovoltaic Solr Energy Market Is Changing, With a Shift From Incentives To End User Opportunities.
Continue readingAutolib – Paris launches self-service electric car
Self-service electric cars appeared on the streets of Paris Sunday, as a French group launched a public car-hire scheme.
Continue readingNissan, GE team up to link electric vehicles to grid
The research could lead to a way to use the Leaf?s lithium-ion battery as a backup for a home power outage, Bob Sump, vice president of Nissan?s Farmington Hills engineering center, said.
Continue readingHertz Electric Bikes Arrive in Spain
Hertz Expands Unique Electric Bike Offer to Spain to Provide an Innovative and Fun Way to Explore the Countryside and by the Sea.
Continue readingFirst Solar Thermal Energy Solution for Plastics Molding
California-based LightManufacturing LLC introduces solar thermal technology and turnkey manufacturing systems for molding plastic.
Continue readingIkea builds wind energy portfolio with 54MW of Martifer Polish wind farm projects
They comprise the 10 MW Leki Dukielskie and 18 MW Bukowsko wind power facilities, and the Rymanow wind farm, which is under construction and due for grid-connection in 2013.
Continue readingGlobal Solar Energy Secures New Partnerships
Global Solar Energy, a manufacturer of flexible solar power technology and integrated photovoltaic solutions, announced it has surpassed several key milestones.
Continue readingEolus Vind acquires 36 MW from Vestas
Eolus Vind has handed Vestas a 36 MW order for five wind power in Sweden. The deal is for 18 V90 2MW wind turbines, to be delivered to wind farm plants in Skara, Kristianstad, Munkedal, Ulricehamn and Hallsberg.
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