Iberdrola Renewables announced a 20-year contract to sell 100 MW from its Manzana Wind Power Project, a wind farm currently under construction near Rosamond.
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Gamesa wind-energy company enters Michigan wind farm market
Gamesa Energy, the international wind power company considering construction of a wind farm in Muskegon County, is beginning involvement in its first Michigan wind turbines project in the Upper Peninsula.
Continue readingUS wind power industry warns 37,000 jobs at risk if PTC lapses
American Wind Energy Association urges Congress to extend tax credit after measure is excluded from payroll tax bill.
Continue readingNew map of US wind power resources
Wind Powering America, an initiative for the promotion of wind energy launched by the Department of Energy (DOE), published the new map of wind resources in the United States.
Continue readingSolar power in Bangladesh: 1.2 million solar home systems
The state-owned financial institution Infrastructure Development Company Ltd (IDCOL) will provide financial aid to install one million new solar home systems and 20,000 biogas plants across the country.
Continue readingConcentrating solar thermal storage gets more solar energy on the grid
More advanced grid simulations will require to verify the actual ability of Concentrating Solar Power to help wind power and photovoltaic gain a larger presence on the grid.
Continue readingSolar Power Lies Beyond National Solar Mission
‘Look at how much wind energy has progressed in recent years’, Ravi Khanna says. ‘Solar energy (photovoltaic and concentrated solar power) has much more potential.’
Continue readingLithium ion batteries for electric vehicles could enhance solar power
The research project, which looks into the use of lithium batteries as energy storage for solar photovoltaics (PV), was sponsored by REAPsystems.
Continue reading100 megawatts of solar power for Haiti
The international company “Global Gigawatt” is working on a project of installation in Haiti of several solar energy plants with a total capacity of 100 megawatts.
Continue readingEstela calls on Spain to continue support for Concentrating Solar Power
ESTELA makes a call on the Government of Spain to soon resume the supports to Concentrated Solar Thermal Power plants in Spain until 2020. Luis Crespo was elected president.
Continue readingSolar water pumps for small and middle farmers in Punjab
The solar pumping systems have improved in efficiency and capacity over the years. Although they are expensive to install, yet they have nil operative costs and are very effective with drip irrigation system.
Continue readingAfrica: Millions of People to Receive Solar Energy
A Mauritius-based company announced today that it will provide access to low-cost solar energy for 33 million people in Africa and Asia for the next four years, as part of a United Nations-backed initiative to fight poverty.
Continue readingConstruction begins on the world?s largest wind turbine drive train test facility
Narec is the UK?s national translational research centre for accelerating grid integration of renewable energy systems and catalysing the development and deployment of offshore wind power.
Continue readingCleaner Future with Solar Energy Panels from SolarWorld
?Between this project ? the largest of its kind in the nation ? and the solar interchange a few miles north of here, it?s clear the road to the future starts here in Oregon.?
Continue readingEuropean Project Aims To Increase Solar Power Use
The project partners will seek ways to optimize the use of energy generated by the photovoltaic systems and concentrating solar power power management electronics for silicon-cell panels.
Continue readingDuPont and Yingli Green Energy Enter $100 Million Solar Energy Agreement
DuPont and Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited (“Yingli China”) have signed a $100 million strategic agreement for photovoltaic materials aimed at accelerating the adoption of solar power.
Continue readingTop Wind Power Industry Expert Joins 3TIER
3TIER®, a global leader in renewable energy risk analysis, today announced that Matthew Hendrickson has joined the company as its senior director of energy assessment.
Continue readingSiemens Opens U.S. Wind Energy Center in Oklahoma
The Woodward wind turbines service distribution center joins Siemens other wind power locations in the U.S., including the company’s recently opened distribution warehouse in Wichita, Kansas.
Continue readingIberdrola Announces 100 MW Wind Power PPA
Iberdrola Renewables announced a 20-year contract to sell 100 MW from its Manzana Wind Power Project, a wind farm currently under construction near Rosamond, Calif., in the wind-rich Tehachapi region.
Continue readingSDG&E Adds 300 New Megawatts of Wind Energy
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) today announced that it has entered into two, long-term contracts to purchase 300 megawatts (MW) of wind power for its rapidly expanding portfolio of emissions free power.
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