The government’s support will be given to promising renewable energy sectors, including solar power, offshore wind power, solar photovoltaic cell and fuel cell.
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New York announces plans for solar energy and wind power
New York City is soliciting bids to build and operate a wind farm and solar power plant at the site of a closed landfill.
Continue readingGamesa enters distributed and community wind energy market in the US
Gamesa is entering the distributed and community wind power market through an agreement that makes Harvest the Wind Network a primary distributor of Gamesa’s family of G5X-850 kW wind turbines.
Continue readingSolar power able to compete with traditional energy in Indonesia and Philippines
Solar energy able to compete with traditional energy in Indonesia and Philippines says Tokyo Electron. “Growth rate of industry nothing less than spectacular”.
Continue readingGlobal photovoltaic solar energy demand jumped 40 pct in 2011-Solarbuzz
Demand for photovoltaic solar power, which turns sunlight into electricity, has increased sharply in recent year.
Continue readingSolar energy in Thailand
Bangchak Solar Energy Co, a Bangchak Petroleum subsidiary, will begin the second phase of its photovoltaic solar power project in Chaiyaphum province in the centre of Isarn.
Continue readingSudan and South Sudan power report Q2 2012
China has emerged as one of the biggest players in the sector, having already played a major role in developing Sudan’s hydroelectric power facilities.
Continue readingGeothermal energy in Kenya: 5,000 MW by 2030
Kenyan renewable energy company Kinangop Wind Park is planning to construct a 60.8MW wind power plant in Kinangop Plateau, Nyandarua County.
Continue readingVattenfall marine energy project in Scotland
Vattenfall is taking another development step in wave energy and investing in a new project outside the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The company is investing heavily in wind energy both onshore and offshore wind power.
Continue readingWestern Wind Energy added to NASDAQ Global Wind Energy Index
Western Wind is in the business of owning and operating wind farm and solar energy generating facilities.
Continue readingWind energy in Germany: US$263B electric shift biggest since war
Germany aims to replace 17 nuclear reactors that supplied about a fifth of its electricity with renewables such as solar power and wind power.
Continue readingPuget Sound Energy Wind Farm?s Visitor Center Opens April 1
Wild Horse Wind Power and Solar Energy Facility contains 149 wind turbines and 2,723 solar panels that together generate enough electricity to power about 70,000 households.
Continue readingWind energy in New Zealand: Wairarapa wind farm with 286 wind turbines
Commissioners hearing Genesis Energy’s Castle Hill Wind Farm application have indicated that resource consent can be granted but that further mitigation is required.
Continue readingRichard Branson and 100 other public figures call for renewable energy support
The letter is widely seen as a rebuff to another letter signed by 101 Members of Parliament who called for an end to support for wind energy.
Continue readingSindh can generate over 50,000 MW from wind energy
Under these wind farm projects, 297.4MW of electricity could be generated from the wind power corridor of Thatta and Jamshoro districts.
Continue readingDominion Virginia Power Expresses Interest in Coastal Area Designated for Offshore Wind Power
Offshore wind farm generation holds great promise in the long term as a scalable source of emissions-free renewable electricity.
Continue readingOntario Engineers Urges Action on Wind Energy and Solar Power
These include modifying market rules so that all significant generation resources including wind power and solar energy, would be subject to dispatching by the Independent Electricity Systems Operator.
Continue readingSolar oasis concentrated solar power project signed off
The development of a $230 million concentrating solar thermal oasis project is a step closer to completion.
Continue readingCoalition Formed to Promote Electric Vehicles
Broad Coalition Offers Plan to Accelerate Adoption of Plug-In Electric Cars. C2ES-Led Group Recommends Strategies to Connect PEVs to the U.S. Electrical Grid.
Continue readingSolar energy and wind power in Vietnam
They discuss on solutions including solar power, wind energy, hydroelectric power, bioenergy, geothermal energy, power transmission, and decentralized energy supply.
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