The global geothermal energy installed capacity was 11,086 MW in 2010 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.7% to reach 36,538 MW in 2020.
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Photovoltaic Solar Power Recycling Market Expected to Generate 1,098,282 Tonnes of Waste by 2035
Solar Module Recycling – A Necessary Step to Maximize Environmental Benefits of Solar Energy PV Industry.
Continue reading300 MW solar energy plant in Ghana
Halla Energy and Environment, a Korean firm specialized in renewable energy, plans to invest in the country?s energy sector through building a 300 Megawatts solar power plant.
Continue readingGemma Renewable Power LLC Signs EPC Contract to Proceed for $18 Million Wind Farm Project
The Patton Wind Power located near Ebensburg, Pennsylvania will consist of 15 Gamesa wind turbines.
Continue readingGlobal Wind Energy Goldwind Comes to Montana
Baucus Announces New Wind Farm near Shawmut. The global wind power Goldwind USA plans to construct a 20-megawatt wind farm near Shawmut, Montana.
Continue readingIberdrola signs deal for 82 MW Polish wind farm
The new wind energy complex, which will have a wind power capacity of 82 megawatts, will be sited in Marszewo. Iberdrola?s subsidiary reinforces its leading position in wind turbines construction in Poland.
Continue reading87% of 2011 installed offshore wind turbines in UK
The majority – 87% – of all newly installed and grid connected offshore wind turbines in 2011 were in British waters, according to the European Wind Energy Association.
Continue readingWestern Wind closes $3.1 million private placement
Western Wind is in the business of owning and operating wind power and solar energy generating facilites. Management of Western Wind includes utility scale wind energy facilities in California since 1981.
Continue readingWind energy in Kenya: Turkana wind farm to create 2,800 jobs
Lake Turkana Wind Power, the consortium that is undertaking the project, said the 300 Megawatt wind energy project will see the installation of 365 wind turbines over 40,000 acres.
Continue readingGamesa sells two wind power plants in France to Allianz
With combined installed wind energy capacity of 16 MW, the wind farm sites are each equipped with four G90-2.0 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa bags 24.7 MW wind farm from GAIL
Gamesa Wind Turbines, the Indian subsidiary of Gamesa, bagged a wind power order from GAIL India, for supplying 24.7 MW of wind turbines to the wind farm in Palani, Tamil Nadu.
Continue readingCanadian Wind Energy Association is now saying YES to wind turbines
The wind power energy industry has a long history of working with the agricultural community and in fact sees farmers as a key partner in wind farm development.
Continue readingWintry test for electric vehicles
The electric car Nissan LEAF with lithium ion batteries proves slick in wintry test drives in northern Japan. Electric cars, like the LEAF, will expand in the future.
Continue readingWind power in Mongolia: first wind farm
Mongolia’s first wind energy project, the 50 MW Salkhit wind farm, is getting $47 million in investments from the EBRD. General Electric will be providing the wind turbines.
Continue readingWind power can save water as well as cut emissions, says EWEA
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has taken the opportunity on World Water Day today to highlight how wind turbines can also contribute to save water.
Continue readingThailand buys 200 MW Siemens wind turbines
Thailand has entered the wind energy sector stage by handing Siemens a 200 MW wind power deal for two wind farm projects to be built in northeast of the country.
Continue readingLebrija Concentrated Solar Power plant now sending juice to the grid
The Lebrija concentrated solar thermal power plant located in southern Andalucía in Spain is now feeding electricity into the power grid.
Continue readingWind Farm Producing for PHI Subsidiary
The wind power project features 19 wind turbines, manufactured by Gamesa, each having two megawatts of rated capacity.
Continue readingJapan’s wind power capacity up 11.7% before new subsidy
Japan’s wind farm capacity increased 11.7% to March 2011, the slowest pace over the past decade, according to government data.
Continue readingEdison Mission Group Commissions Wind Farm
The 23 wind turbines wind power plant has a maximum generating wind energy capacity of 55 megawatts (MW), enough electricity to meet the average needs of about 14,000 homes.
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