The Kingdom’s first wind farm, a 40-megawatt plant in Kamsheh near Jerash, has been held up in negotiations over tariff pricing for over two years.
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REpower to supply turbines for first utility size wind farm in Alaska
This will also be the first wind energy project with REpower wind turbines in Alaska.
Continue readingWind power in Ethiopia
Lack of reliable wind data covering the entire country has been one of the reasons for limited application of wind energy, the study claimed.
Continue readingVestas turns to IBM big data analytics for smarter wind energy
If power companies do not install wind turbines in the right locations, they may not produce enough electricity to justify wind power investments and keep electricity costs low.
Continue readingWind power in Pakistan
About 22 wind energy projects are in various development stages in Pakistan, an official from the country’s Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) says.
Continue readingVirginia to build offshore wind energy facility
The Commonwealth of Virginia, Northampton County and several Dutch energy firms are collaborating to build Poseidon Atlantic, a wind power facility for the testing of large offshore and land-based wind turbines.
Continue readingIs America Losing the Clean Energy Race?
Is Stearns right when he says the United States can?t compete with China on wind energy and solar power technologies?
Continue readingHanas? 2.25-billion-yuan Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Project Sets to Go
The project represents the first ISCC trough solar demonstration project in Asia. Concentrated solar power is widely recognized as a clean, efficient, stable and reliable
Continue readingLithium ion batteries for electric vehicles to reach $14.6 billion by 2017
Over the past few years, the automotive industry has increased its focus on the electric car (EV) battery market by successfully introducing several new plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery electric cars.
Continue readingNissan aims to be world No. 1 in electric vehicles
Nissan Motor Co. is aiming to be the world’s No. 1 in electric cars, targeting cumulative sales of 1.5 million electric vehicles with alliance partner Renault SA of France.
Continue readingNew Electric-Car Charging Standard
With more and more automakers developing electric vehicles, the need for a universal charging plug is on the rise.
Continue readingZimbabwe: Solar Power Is the Answer
Solar energy is the specific new generation of renewable clean energy sources needed to meet up with the changes in the climate system.
Continue readingKYOCERA Supplies 2MW of Modules for Solar Power Plant in France
The solar energy project was realized with an investment by the French company Quénéa Energies Renouvelables ? a medium-sized enterprise specializing in the field of renewable energy.
Continue readingMIT Researchers Discover Technique for Simultaneous Heat and Electricity Generation
A new study that appeared in the journal Solar Energy is a transitional shift from the conventional theory that sunlight will produce either thermal energy or electric energy.
Continue readingREpower to supply wind turbines for first wind farm in Alaska
The wind turbines are destined for the Eva Creek Wind Power Project near the community of Ferry, for what will become the largest wind energy project in Alaska to date.
Continue readingFirst Wind orders 30 wind turbines from Siemens for Kawailoa Wind Energy Project
First Wind unit, Kawailoa Wind LLC, finalized an agreement with Siemens to purchase 30 SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines for the company’s proposed 69 MW Kawailoa Wind Power project.
Continue readingenXco 205 MW wind farm in Minnesota is operational
The company has struck a 20-year power purchase agreement with Indianapolis Power & Light Co. for 200 MW of the wind power plant’s capacity.
Continue readingWind Power Outlook for North America
Market Drivers for Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy, Regulatory and Policy Issues, Technology Issues, Key Industry Players, and Wind Farm Capacity & Revenue Forecasts.
Continue readingEU free movement of electricity: Connecting Europe facilitated
European Wind Energy Association fully supports the Commission?s plans to eliminate unnecessary delays in authorisation procedures for new priority European power lines.
Continue readingCommission looks set to envisage a big shift to wind energy by 2050
It remains to be seen what the final documents will say when the Commission publishes later this year, but it is clear that renewables ? wind power in particular ? will play a vital role.
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