Suzlon, the world’s fifth-largest maker of wind turbines and blades, will remain the supplier of generation equipment to the Faisas Wind Farm.
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Offshore wind energy study completed by Dominion and ABB
Dominion has a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to work with partners and find ways to reduce the costs of offshore wind power generation.
Continue readingWindTV: Missouri manufacturer grows with the wind power
The American Wind Energy Association?s (AWEA) vehicle to highlight how wind turbines works for America, Able CEO Jim Schwarz tells of how his wind farm supply chain manufacturing company went to 25.
Continue readingGeothermal energy in Japan
The Environment Ministry is set to approve later this month the practice of drilling diagonal wells in national parks as part of efforts to promote for geothermal energy.
Continue readingVestas wins order for largest wind farm in Latin America
Vestas wins wind turbines order for largest wind energy project in Latin America. 396 MW order for Mexico underlines Vestas? intention to lead wind power industry in Latin America.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Power is alive and well in America
The formation of the Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Alliance is a positive sign for the growth of the industry in the US.
Continue readingTamil Nadu to introduce solar energy policy
The government has set a target of generating 3000 MW of solar power by 2015.
Continue readingSoftbank to Conduct Study on Wind Energy in Mongolia
Softbank Corp. said Monday it will launch a feasibility study on wind power generation in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert.
Continue readingU.S. wind power generation increases 27 percent in 2011
Wind energy generation in the U.S. increased 27 percent in 2011 as compared with that of 2010, continuing a trend of rapid growth, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report on Monday.
Continue readingAMP Electric Vehicles Qualify for Federal Tax Credit
After the tax credit, an AMP EV buyer can drive an all-electric SUV for as little as $49,900, a very competitive price for an electric car.
Continue readingPrices for Lithium Ion Batteries For Electric Vehicles Will Fall by More Than One-Third by 2017
Prices for Lithium Ion Batteries Will Fall by More Than One-Third by 2017, Helping to Drive Electric Car Adoption, Forecasts Pike Research.
Continue readingDesertec: Asian Super Grid for Wind Energy and Solar Power
Technologies to harness solar power (photovoltaic and concentrating solar power) and wind energy have improved dramatically in the last few years.
Continue readingWind energy Enercon keen to set up 500 MW wind farm in Karnataka
German wind power company Enercon has expressed interest in putting up a 500-MW wind farm in Karnataka.
Continue readingWind energy of 396 MW awarded to Vestas in Mexico
Vestas has received a 396 MW wind power order in Mexico. Vestas wins wind turbines order for largest wind farm in Latin America.
Continue readingSuntech Sets World Record 20.3% Efficiency For Pluto Cell Technology
This technology breakthrough marks another critical milestone in our effort to improve solar cell efficiency, which will ultimately make solar power competitive with fossil fuels.
Continue readingSolarReserve’s Crescent Dunes Concentrated Solar Energy Project
SolarReserve’s molten salt, concentrating solar power tower technology was successfully demonstrated in California under a U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored pilot project in the late 1990s.
Continue readingMonitoring Bald Eagles to Help Prevent Deaths from Collisions with Wind Turbines
Although more is known about the golden eagle and wind turbine mortality, very little is known about the bald eagle?s interactions with wind farm.
Continue readingWind power in Philippines: EDC gives up three wind farm contracts
Listed Energy Development Corp. has surrendered to the Energy Department three wind energy service contracts due to lack of wind resource.
Continue readingEgypt: German Gov’t Ready to Fund Solar Power and Wind Energy With 112 Million
German side is ready to fund the Kom Ombo solar power project and the wind farm project in the Gulf of Suez.
Continue readingWestern Wind Energy: Wind Turbines Completed at Windstar
Western Wind Energy is in the business of owning and operating wind power and solar energy generating facilities.
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