SolarReserve, a California based solar energy company, is proposing 200-megawatt concentrating solar power generating project.

“As the number one wind power provider in the United States, wind energy plays a significant role in our balanced portfolio,” said Laura McCarten.

The Glen Dhu South Wind Power Project is contemplated to be up to 80 MW. Shear Wind built and is operating the 62MW Glen Dhu Wind Energy facility, and is presently the largest wind turbines facility in Nova Scotia.

An Australian company Kentor Gold’s subsidiary Kentor Energy is looking to dial in to the geothermal energy sector in the Solomon Islands.

First Wind has obtained $236 million in financing for its 69 MW Kawailoa Wind Farm on Oahu’s North Shore.

Wind power Suzlon, which formed two years ago a joint venture with Volkswind Bulgaria called DIV Wind OOD, is planning to build about 74 wind turbines in the Balkan country.

The Company is currently building the 30-megawatt Jelinak wind power park, equipped with Acciona Windpower technology wind turbines.

The Government is considering including wind power and thermal in the country’s renewable energy (RE) mix, said Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin.

Hochtief Offshore Development Solutions has acquired the four offshore wind power farms, North Sea Windpower 4-7 (NSWP 4-7), from the project developer Enova for an undisclosed purchase price.

New York City officials announced Tuesday that they were seeking proposals to build solar power and wind energy installations at the site of a closed landfill.

Wind power generation increased to 4.5 percent total generation last year and geothermal generation was up to 13.4 percent.

Announcement comes as the Department of Commerce announces preliminary decision on Chinese photovoltaic solar power imports.

Interestingly, Mr. Hayward states that incentives are critical to clean energy sources like wind energy and solar power, but that the fossil fuels industries would be little affected.

BP Wind Energy, pointing to the wind power industry’s success, urged that the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) be extended.

Hydro Aluminum Provides Support Structures for Largest Concentrated Photovoltaic Solar Energy Plant in Latin America.

This acquisition marks the first full scale entry by a Japanese enterprise into the offshore wind farm installation business utilizing special turbine installation vessels (TIV).

Morocco’s state-run power utility, Office National de l’Electricité (ONE), has extended the deadline for submitting of expression of interest in five wind farm projects to April 20, 2012.