The newly-added wind farm capacity was slightly higher than the additions in 2010, even though the growth rate was a bit lower.
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China Longyuan Power Had 25 Offshore Wind Energy Projects
China Longyuan had successfully put the first Phase of Jiangsu Rudong pilot offshore (intertidal zone) wind farm into operation, with the installed capacity of 99.3 MW.
Continue readingGamesa sells 42MW of Spanish wind energy to Gas Natural
The wind power plants are the 30MW Alto do Seixal wind farm near Lugo, which is already operational, and the 12 MW Les Forques II wind turbines facility outside Tarragona.
Continue readingGoldwind Completes First High Altitude Wind Energy Project
Goldwind is the world’s largest PMDD wind turbines manufacturer and a leading wind power solutions provider that develops and sells wind turbines; provides “one-stop” services; and invests and develops wind farm plants.
Continue readingBangladesh aims for big growth in solar power
Solar power systems installed on the rooftops of local government buildings, railway stations, and rural health and educational institutions will provide the balance.
Continue readingNTPC Plans 50 MW Solar Energy Project in Madhya Pradesh
State-run NTPC Ltd is planning to build a 50-megawatt photovoltaic solar power plant in Madhya Pradesh state, according to Bloomberg.
Continue readingEuropean Wind Energy in 2011
February offered a posting about an academic study claiming that the installation of 3.8 million 5 MW wind turbines could generate half the world?s power needs by 2030.
Continue readingWind power poises for a busy year in US
A big year is in store for the wind energy industry in 2012, both in the policy arena and out in the field. With the PTC, wind farm?s key policy incentive, set to expire, industry will be pushing for a PTC extension.
Continue readingSolar energy, electric cars and smart energy technology come together
NRG is showcasing the present and future of cleaner and smarter energy – where solar power, electric vehicles and smart energy technology come together to give consumers unprecedented choice.
Continue readingSJC confirms Cape Wind Farm – National Grid power deal
Massachusetts’ highest court has upheld a deal in which the electric utility National Grid agreed to buy power from the planned Cape Wind offshore wind power.
Continue readingSempra 42 MW Photovoltaic Solar Energy Goes Online
Sempra Generation announced that three blocks of solar power totaling 42 megawatts (MW) have been installed at its Mesquite Solar 1 project and are now delivering renewable electricity to the power grid.
Continue readingHawaii Wind Power Plant Gets Battery Backup
A123 Systems, a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate lithium ion batteries and systems, announced that it will supply an 11MW Grid Battery System (GBS) to Sempra for the Auwahi Wind energy project.
Continue readingWind energy: Will Congress Let Us Keep Creating American Jobs?
Our wind energy manufacturing company has created 700 new jobs in Newton, and a second wind power company now employs over 100 people.
Iowa is now the national leader in wind farm.
SunWater Solar and Tenderloin Neighborhood Commission Two Solar Thermal Systems
SunWater Solar is a solar energy integrator that manages the design and installation of commercial solar thermal systems.
Continue readingGeothermal Energy in Kenya
The Eastern Africa Rift System offers huge opportunities for the generation of geothermal energy. KenGen is aiming to raise geothermal energy to 430 megawatts by 2014.
Continue readingSolaflect receives USD 1 million grant from NREL for solar thermal
Solaflect notes that project is one of two Concentrating Solar Power projects funded through the DOE’s SunShot Incubator program in late 2011.
Continue readingGamesa agrees to sell two wind energy plants to Gas Natural Fenosa
The Alto do Seixal (30 MW) wind farm near Lugo consists of six Gamesa G80-2.0 MW wind turbines and nine G87-2.0 MW wind turbines. The wind farm is in operation. Gamesa has some thirty wind power factories.
Continue readingChina issues charging standards for electric vehicles
The official said that the common standards would provide significant technological support for the building of infrastructure that will help promote electric cars.
Continue readingElectric vehicles, solar power are here to stay
That 93 percent initial energy content will charge the electric car lithium ion batteries with about 75 percent efficiency, meaning that the engine will receive nearly 24 percent of the fuel energy
Continue readingWeir Minerals Lewis Pumps awarded Molten Salt Pump Contract for Solar Thermal
Lewis® Pumps, a division of Weir Minerals was recently awarded the entire Molten Salt pump contract for the Solana Concentrating Solar Power, an Abengoa Solar S.A. developed solar energy project in Gila Bend, Arizona.
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