Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) established the solar power plant in collaboration with Japanese Showa Shell.
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Geothermal Energy in Philippines
The Maibarara Geothermal Inc. 20 megawatt Maibarara geothermal energy project?s output will be channeled to Luzon?s electrical power grid.
Continue readingRare earths fall as companies develop alternatives for wind energy and electric vehicles
Rare earth prices are set to extend their decline from records this year as buyers including Toyota and General Electric scale back using the materials in their electric cars and wind turbines.
Continue readingEnergy Secretary Steven Chu defends loans for solar power and wind energy
Chu defended on a loan guarantee program that has provided billions of dollars for concentrating solar power, photovoltaic, wind power, geothermal energy and other renewable energy projects.
Continue readingWind energy in Malta – Gozo wind farm
The testing is aimed at exploring the potential for the development of wind power in Gozo.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Energy Project Awarded $1.2M from DoE
The wind turbines project?s goal is to develop a computational Cyber Wind Facility (CWF) that will provide wind power researchers the capability to collect data that cannot be gathered from a field wind farm.
Continue readingWind energy in Nicaragua – Blue Power & Energy purchases wind turbines
Vestas has received a wind power order for a total of 39.6 MW consisting of 22 wind turbines V90-1.8 MW from Blue Power & Energy S.A (BPE) for the wind farm La Fé – San Martin in Nicaragua.
Continue readingWind energy in Guatemala – Getting ready to develop their wind power resources
Most of the potential wind farm sites are in Villa de Canales, Sololá, San Marcos and Jutiapa amoung others.
Continue readingSolar power for electric vehicles
Electric cars with lithium batteries do not emit CO2 if the electricity comes from renewable energy sources like wind turbines, solar energy photovoltaic and concentrated solar thermal power.
Continue readingCupertino Electric Completes PG&E Solar Power Projects Totaling 35 Megawatts
Cupertino Electric announced the completion of two ground-mount solar energy photovoltaic (PV) stations totaling 35 Megawatts (MW) for Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
Continue readingEthiopia has plans for two more large dams in the Nile basin
After the construction of the large-scale Benishangul plant (5250 MW on the Blue Nile) started, now two new facilities are being developed in partnership with Norway, for an additional capacity of 2,100 MW.
Continue readingWind power plants could create new habitats for marine life
Marine researchers have uncovered new evidence suggesting offshore wind farm plants in Kent could have a positive impact on species living beneath the waves.
Continue readingRenewable energy keeps growing in the Mediterranean with EGP
In the Mediterranean area Enel Green Power perates in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Greece, with a total installed capacity exceeding 4414 MW.
Continue readingVestas receives wind energy order for 36 MW under Eolus framework wind power agreement
Vestas has received an order from Eolus Vind AB for delivery of 18 wind turbines V90-2.0 MW for a wind farm.
Continue readingWestern Wind Energy – Trading Review
Western Wind is a vertically integrated renewable energy production company that currently owns over 500 wind turbines and a solar power field with 165 MW of rated capacity.
Continue readingDoE Closes $4.7 Billion in Loan Guarantees for Solar Power
The DoE closed loan guarantees for three large-solar power plants and one large rooftop solar energy project hours before the loan-guarantee program was set to expire.
Continue readingGamesa sells 60 MW wind farm in Poland
Gamesa has sold a 60 MW wind farm that is currently under development to Polish power company PGE Energia Odnawialna.
Continue reading$646 Million Loan to Support Innovative Solar Energy Plant
The Antelope Valley Solar Power Ranch 1 Project will employ First Solar?s FS Series 3 Photovoltaic Module and will feature innovative inverters with voltage regulation and monitoring technologies
Continue readingParis launches electric car sharing Autolib system
The backers hope the scheme will be a major boost for electric vehicles.
Continue readingNissan, GE team up to connect electric vehicles
Nissan and General Electric are partnering to research ways for electric cars such as electric car Nissan’s Leaf to connect with homes and electric grids.
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