China has taken online its largest offshore wind farm yet ? another step toward the goal of boosting the share of wind energy in China?s total energy production to 17 percent by 2050.
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EIB provides Renault with ?180m for research in electric vehicles
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a ?180m loan to French car maker the Renault Group to support research and development into lithium ion batteries and motors for electric cars.
Continue readingSkanska to build wind farm in Chile
The wind energy project will consist of 50 wind turbines with an installed capacity of 115 MW. Once completed, it will be one of the largest wind power plants in Chile.
Continue readingRepower to supply wind turbines for wind farm in England
Suzlon wind energy subsidiary Repower sells 20 MW of wind turbines for UK wind power.
Continue readingSolar Energy Industries Association: US installed nearly 2 GW of photovoltaic in 2011
The report also suggested that this year even more solar will come online, including some of the first new concentrating solar power projects.
Continue readingTexas wind farm sold to enXco
The wind energy project uses 70, 2.3 MW Siemens (NYSE: SI) wind turbines and the wind power will be constructed by Wanzek Construction Inc.
Continue reading4 GW of Blocked Wind Farm Get Key Technological Support Needed to Move Forward
Four gigawatts of wind power capacity have been held on lock-down and unable to move through the UK’s planning system due to Ministry of Defence (MoD) radar issues.
Continue readingBP and Sempra to Develop 560 megawatt of Wind Power
The 141 MW of wind energy generated by the Mehoopany Wind Farm has already been sold under contract to Old Dominion Electric Cooperative and Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative Inc.
Continue readingWind energy in Mexico: new wind farm with Gamesa’s wind turbines
This is Iberdrola’s third wind power facility in Mexico, and it now has over 200 MW of renewable capacity there.
Continue readingChina Ming Yang Wind Power
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (NYSE: MY) is a leading and fast-growing wind energy manufacturer in China, focusing on designing, manufacturing, selling and servicing megawatt-class wind turbines.
Continue readingREpower to supply 10 wind turbines to Bradwell wind farm
REpower Systems SE, a subsidiary of Suzlon Group, has signed a wind energy contract to supply 10 wind turbines to Bradwell wind power farm, developed by RWE npower renewables.
Continue readingMonsson Group starts construction of the 150 MW Pantelimon Wind Farm
Monsson Group, a Romanian private wind energy developer with a 2400 MW portfolio of projects, is pleased to announce the start of construction of the 150 MW Pantelimon Wind Power Farm, in Constanta County.
Continue readingThe U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) could generate 7000 MW of solar energy
The Department of Defense is seeking to develop solar power, wind energy, geothermal energy and other distributed energy sources on its bases.
Continue readingSolar power just needs a little help until it gets rolling
Why don’t we see more solar power in the UAE? This is the first question people ask me when I introduce myself and tell them that I work in the solar energy industry.
Continue readingRenewable energy investments worldwide set record high in 2011
A report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance said that a sluggish economy did not hamper investments in renewable energy projects, (solar power, wind energy and geothermal energy).
Continue readingHigh-tech radar deal clears 4GW of UK wind power for take-off
Some 4GW of stalled wind farm projects have been cleared for take-off following finalisation of a MoD contract to install innovative radar systems that counter interference by wind turbines.
Continue readingThe value of Concentrating Solar Power with storage in electricity markets
CSP may be deployed along with other renewable technologies such as wind power and solar PV which may contribute to increasing the reliability of supply in the absence of good grid connections.
Continue readingDrydocks World to build pioneering Wind Power Offshore Platform
The platform named DolWin beta will be built for the large DolWin wind farm cluster near Dollart, in the German sector of the North Sea.
Continue readingGeothermal Energy Market: 11,086 MW in 2010, 36,538 MW in 2020
The global geothermal energy capacity was 11,086 MW in 2010 and is expected to reach 36,538 MW in 2020. Geothermal energy is the third largest source of renewable energy in the US, behind wind energy and biomass.
Continue readingChina seeks Gulf partnership to push solar power and wind power
Promoting small wind turbines at his stand at the WFES exhibition, Lee said that the potential for wind energy shall not be underestimated in the Gulf Arab region.
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