First Solar Inc. has sold its two largest solar power plants under development in California, a day after getting a final loan guarantee approval from the US Department of Energy.
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Enercon Chosen to Bring Wind Turbines to Ontario’s Niagara Region
Niagara Region Wind Corporation announces it has chosen ENERCON to supply and maintain 230 MW of wind turbines for its Niagara Region Wind Energy Project in Ontario, Canada.
Continue readingSmall Wind Energy Market to Double in Size to $634 Million by 2015
The payback period for a small wind power system can be 5 to 10 years in a region with adequate wind resources.
Continue readingNRG Energy Completes Acquisition of 250-Megawatt California Valley Solar Power Ranch
With major investments in solar energy and wind energy, as well as electric vehicles, NRG is working to help America transition to a clean energy economy.
Continue readingDoE finalizes $1.2 billion loan guarantee to support California solar power
DoE has issued loans to support the world?s largest concentrating solar power generation facilities, three geothermal energy projects and the world?s largest wind farm.
Continue readingPresident Cristina opens Argentina?s largest wind energy plant
President Cristina Fernandez opened in Patagonia the largest wind farm in Argentina. The Rawson Aeolic wind power will eventually generate 80 MW with Vestas’ wind turbines.
Continue readingEurope’s largest concentrating solar thermal power plant comes online
Andasol 3, the concentrated solar power plant built by a consortium of five German companies in the Spanish province of Granada, has been inaugurated.
Continue reading50 MW wind farm started up in Aragon
It has 25 G-87 2 MW wind turbines. With this new wind power, the community of Aragon will be up to 275 MW and 1,568 MW of wind energy on the Iberian Peninsula.
Continue readingStirling Energy Systems bankruptcy adds to US solar energy woes
Stirling Energy Systems (SES), maker of the SunCatcher concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) technology, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Continue readingWind energy business growing in Baja California
So far there are operating one wind farm and 4 wind power projects. The wind turbines plant is the State Government owned in the municipality of Tecate, which began operations in March 2010.
Continue readingWind energy in China – Order for 21 wind turbines for Jiangsu
China is currently the world?s largest wind power market today with almost 45 GW wind farm installed and a growth rate of 73% from 2009 to 2010.
Continue readingDOE Awards $156 Million for Groundbreaking Energy Research Projects
ARPA-E funds early-stage technology alternatives in two key areas: electric vehicles and wind energy.
Continue readingUS Department of Energy backs more concentrated solar power projects
The 110 MW concentrating solar thermal ower plant (CSP) will feature the tallest solar tower in the world at 195 m and use molten salt as the heat transfer and storage mechanism.
Continue readingHonduras inaugurates first wind farm
Honduras? first wind energy project began operating this week at Cerro de Hula, 25 kilometers south of Tegucigalpa, which includes 51 wind turbines.
Continue readingAntwerp Port plans Belgium’s biggest onshore wind farm
A consortium led by the Antwerp Port Authority (APA) plans to build Belgium?s largest onshore wind power in the city. Studies have shown that the site could support up to 55 wind turbines.
Continue readingWind Capital Group buys wind farm in central Kansas
Wind Capital Group, a wind energy developer, has purchased a wind power project under development in central Kansas.
Continue readingAffirma and Isofoton to supply solar power for electric vehicless
Affirma Energy and Isofoton are participating actively in the development of future charging stations for electric car lithium ion batteries expected to spring up all over Spain in a relatively short period of time.
Continue readingElectric vehicles sales rise in Europe to 5,222 electric cars
Electric car sales in the 15 EU countries have increased tenfold in the first 6 months of 2011 compared with the same period in 2010 with 5,222 electric cars sold, according to a report from JATO Dynamics.
Continue readingVehicle to grid (V2G) – NRG Energy and University of Delaware eV2gSM technology
NRG Energy has announced that it is partnering with the University of Delaware to take electric vehicles to the next level with eV2gSM.
Continue readingSolar Power Charging Systems for Chevrolet Volt Electric Vehicles
SunEdison is a global provider of solar-energy services. The company develops, finances, installs and operates distributed solar power plants using proven photovoltaic technologies.
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