“The broad base of support for wind energy positions us well to get the PTC extended at the next possible opportunity.
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Arise Windpower report for the period 1 January ? 31 December 2011
Together with Platina Partner LLP (?Platina?), Arise acquired wind energy company Jädraås Vindkraft AB (?JVAB?), with a permit for the construction of up to 116 wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy picks up speed in Chile
El Totoral Wind Farm was to maximise local socio-economic benefit whilst minimising environmental impacts.
Continue readingHexicon proposes floating wind turbines for Malta
A wind farm on a floating platform is the most viable option for Malta as it can exploit wind power from whichever direction the wind is blowing at the time.
Continue readingSiemens Opens U.S. Wind Energy Center in Oklahoma
Siemens has installed wind turbines with a combined wind farm capacity of more than 5700 MW in the U.S., enough to supply power to more than 1.7 million homes.
Continue readingInstallation of All the Wind Turbines at its Amherst Wind Energy Project
The Amherst wind farm is a 31.5 Megawatt facility that will provide almost 100 GWh of renewable energy for Nova Scotia residents on an annual basis.
Continue readingMore Solar Power Than Ever Growth in Photovoltaics Brings New Opportunities for the Solar Industry
2011 was a record year both for Intersolar Europe and the international solar energy industry, with the expansion of newly-installed photovoltaic capacity reaching a new high.
Continue readingAustralian Photovoltaic Solar Power Flagship Program Reopens
In 2011, two major solar power projects were given the green light to proceed through the funding program: the Moree solar photovoltaic (PV) project and the Solar Dawn concentrating solar power project.
Continue readingMarubeni to build floating wind farm off Fukushima
Japanese trading house Marubeni is planning to build a floating wind energy plant off the Japanese coast.
Continue readingObama’s budget helps keep solar working for America by extending 1603 Program
“America’s solar industry appreciates President Obama’s support for extending the 1603 Treasury Program,” said Rhone Resch, President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
Continue readingADB helps Uzbekistan develop regional solar energy initiative
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda inaugurated a new solar energy research facility that will eventually enable Uzbekistan to become an international knowledge hub and solar power technology exporter.
Continue readingWorld Bank and Concentrating Solar Power in Egypt
In 2007, the Board approved the Global Environment Facility (GEF)-financed solar-thermal El-Kureimat power project – recently fully commissioned — which included the first concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Egypt.
Continue readingClean Wind Energy Tower: Energy Patent Application
Clean Wind Energy Tower Inc., announced in a press release the Notice of Allowance of its patent application titled Efficient Energy Conversion Devices & Methods.
Continue readingWind energy in Italy: 950 MW of wind power in 2011
The installation of wind turbines in Italy progresses. In the wind farm sector are companies such as Vestas, Gamesa, Enercon and Nordex.
Continue readingNew Report Finds US Solar Energy Soared by 109% in 2011
Concentrated solar thermal power projects are expected to come online later in 2012 with a surge in 2013. More than 1000 MW of concentrating solar power are under construction.
Continue readingChina Ming Yang Wind Power opens US office
?We are very excited to set up a new R&D center on Centennial Campus in Raleigh to focus on cutting-edge technology research for our new wind turbines,? said Chuanwei Zhang.
Continue readingWind energy in Egypt: 200 MW wind farm
Gamesa will deliver 100 wind turbines to a wind power project on the Red Sea coast.
Continue readingWind energy in Poland: GDF SUEZ to build wind farm in Opolskie
The wind farm will include 17 Vestas V112-3MW wind turbines with a total wind power capacity of 51 MW.
Continue readingWind energy in Pakistan: FFC invests in 50 MW wind farm
Fauji Fertilizer Company Ltd is poised to diversify its business with investment of $135 million to establish what it called Pakistan?s first 50-megawatt wind power project with 33 wind turbines.
Continue readingNADB, BECC boards approve 54 MW wind energy project in Mexico
The Board of Directors of the North American Development Bank (NADB) and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) approved certification and financing for the construction of a 54-megawatt (MW) wind farm.
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