Vestas has received a wind power order for 102 MW wind farm in the USA.
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Wind energy in Brazil: CPFL buys wind power Bons Ventos
Bons Ventos owns four wind farm plants with a combined wind turbines capacity of 157.5 megawatts.
Continue readingSuzlon completes testing of new wind turbines
Wind power maker Suzlon has completed testing and certification of S95 STV wind turbine. “Our focus has been to consistently lower the cost of wind energy.”
Continue readingAmerica’s Donald Trump Hopes To Block Scottish Wind Farm
The SNP has dismissed claims by Donald Trump that he could win a “very large lawsuit” over plans to build wind turbines near his Scottish golf resort.
Continue readingRechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles
Breakthrough 400 Watt-hour/kilogram Lithium-ion Battery Poised to Revolutionize Cost, Range and Safety in Electric Vehicles.
Continue readingADB Loan for Gujarat Solar Power Transmission System
India and the ADB signed an agreement for a $100 million ADB loan to develop a transmission system that will distribute 500 megawatts of solar energy from the Charanka Solar Park in Gujarat.
Continue readingAbengoa net income jumped last year, exceeding analysts? estimates by 22 percent
Abengoa, which develops concentrating solar thermal power plants, builds power transmission lines and ethanol refining facilities, posted profit of 257.4 million euros ($345.1 million).
Continue readingAcciona: Concentrated solar power cheaper than photovoltaic
Acciona Chairman Jose Manuel Entrecanales said concentrating solar thermal power plants, which use mirrors to capture the sun’s energy, have become cheaper than photovoltaic solar energy in some parts of the world.
Continue readingMassive 662.5 MW Texas Wind Farm
The Capricorn Ridge wind power plant has been in operation since 2007 and employs 342 of GE Energy?s 1.5MW wind turbines, the world?s most widely deployed wind energy plant, and 65 of Siemens? 2.3MW wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy: PTC extension makes sense
The editorial noted the growth of wind turbines manufacturing in the state, concluding, “As an emerging and vital industry … wind power needs the investment boost that would result from extending the tax credit.”
Continue readingMichigan factories humming with wind power
The story of recent wind turbines supply-chain entrant Energetx Composites of Holland, Mich., and how wind energy providing new economic opportunities is the subject of the latest segment of WindTV.
Continue readingBTM Consult releases wind power market update 2011
BTM Consult has announced that it has released International Wind Energy Development: World Update 2011.
Continue readingSolar energy in Gujarat: ADB loan promotes photovoltaic solar power
The Indian Government is aiming to generate 20,000 MW of solar power by 2022. It has launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) in 2010.
Continue readingSiemens Receives Its First Wind Power Orders From Thailand
Siemens Energy has received two major wind energy orders for a total of 90 wind turbines with a combined capacity of roughly 200 Megawatt (MW) for two wind farm plants, Korat 1 and Korat 2.
Continue readingCerro de Hula Wind Farm Delivers Power to National Utility in Honduras
The wind energy project has used the wind turbines of Gamesa Wind US. The wind farm has been installed with 51 units of Gamesa?s G87 2.0 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingState Grid ‘in talks to acquire’ AES wind energy assets
State Grid Corp of China has had talks with U.S. power firm AES Corp about taking a controlling stake in its U.S. wind power business. The deal involves wind farm assets with capacity of around 1,100 megawatts.
Continue readingDo wind energy kill birds and bats?
Wind power represent an insignificant fraction of the total number of bird deaths caused by man-made objects or activities. The location of the wind turbines, or wind farm, appears to be key.
Continue readingMoscow will launch charging stations for electric cars
The Moscow United Electric Grid Company will launch charging stations for electric vehicles on Tuesday.
Continue readingUN urges Africa to facilitate private investment in wind energy and solar power
According to the African Development Bank, Mauritania’s wind power potential is almost four times its annual energy needs, while Sudan’s is equivalent to 90 per cent of its annual energy needs.”
Continue readingAgua Caliente Project Takes Solar Power Project of the Year Awards
NRG Energy, Inc. and MidAmerican Renewables have announced that their 290-megawattAC Agua Caliente photovoltaic solar energy project has earned two top solar project awards.
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