Leading concentrated solar thermal power companies, Abengoa, BrightSource Energy, and Torresol Energy today announced the formation of the Concentrating Solar Power Alliance (CSPA).
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Formation of the Concentrating Solar Power Alliance (CSPA)
The solar thermal Torresol Energy, Abengoa and BrightSource has announced the formation of the Concentrating Solar Power Alliance (CSPA).
Continue readingNorth America to see 125 gigawatts of wind power by 2017
The United States produces enough electricity from wind energy to power 10 million homes – but there is still plenty of room to grow.
Continue readingTri Global Energy, LLC, Floyd County Wind Farm, LLC and Westerly Wind, LLC Enter JV
The newly formed South Plains Wind Energy, LLC will receive initial development funding from Westerly Wind, LLC to accelerate the development of a wind farm project located in Floyd County, Texas.
Continue readingReport on cost of UK climate goals is so flawed it?s near pointless
“We need to harness our indigenous sources ? wind energy, solar power and marine energy. That is the only sensible long-term investment.?
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Power experts share their outlook on the state of the industry in 2012
Luis Crespo (Secretary General / President, Protermosolar / ESTELA) stated ?The concentrated solar thermal power industry is close to 2GW installed in the world’.
Continue readingFinding solutions to Achilles’ heel of renewable energy: intermittency
“Wind turbines or solar collectors alone cannot supply baseload power,” Pickard says … power would be supplied by concentrating solar power (CSP) systems.
Continue readingWind power: Two more Colorado newspapers favor PTC extension
Two more Colorado newspapers, the Pueblo Chieftain and the Greeley Tribune, have called for an extension of the federal wind energy production tax credit (PTC), joining the Denver Post.
Continue readingWind power tops 25 percent of load on main Texas grid
The high point was not quite a record either in percentage of supply or total instantaneous power from wind turbines for the ERCOT system, which reached a wind farm penetration of 27.97% in early December 2011.
Continue readingAn American family, powered by a paycheck from wind energy
New video provides snapshot of Central Washington wind farm manager?s family. They are a family that?s becoming increasingly common in the U.S. these days: The American wind power family.
Continue readingWind energy output reaches record high in Spain
Wind farm broke a record in February in Spain with wind turbines achieing their highest-ever electricity outpu. The wind power industry prevents 260 million euros of income transfers abroad.
Continue readingWind energy in US: new wind farm of Iberdrola with Gamesa’s wind turbines
Located in the state of Ohio, it is one of the largest wind power facilities in the world with 152 Gamesa G90 wind turbines.
Continue readingInvestments in North American Wind Energy Installations Will Total $145 Billion through 2017
Pike Research?s report, ?Wind Energy Outlook for North America?, provides an in-depth analysis of North American opportunities in the onshore and offshore wind power markets.
Continue readingSKF receives SEK 350 million wind power order from Vestas
SKF provides dedicated solutions that optimize the reliability and performance of new and existing wind turbines.SKF main shaft solutions for the wind energy segment are designed to withstand axial and radial loads.
Continue readingGE gets contract for 41 wind turbines to German wind energy projects
GE to Supply 41 Multi-Megawatt Wind Turbines for Four Wind Farm Projects in Germany. The new units will boost GE?s contribution to wind power.
Continue readingFuture contribution of Concentrating Solar Power
1.3 GW of Concentrated Solar Thermal Power were operational worldwide, 2.3 GW under construction, and 31.7 GW planned.
Continue readingMasdar encourages solar power and wind energy
Masdar participates in wind power, photovoltaic solar energy and concentrating solar thermal power.
Continue readingSolar power and wind energy in U.S. Renewable Energy Attractiveness
In 2011, American renewable energy investment in solar energy and wind power technologies dominated the global market, propelling the United States past China into the leadership.
Continue readingMasdar inaugurate Seychelles wind farm
The foundation stone has been laid at an Abu Dhabi-funded wind energy plant in the Seychelles.
Continue readingGuardian Delivering Solar Mirrors for World?s Largest Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Plant
The Concentrating Solar Power project, a partnership between NRG Solar (a subsidiary of NRG Energy), Google and BrightSource Energy, will nearly double the amount of solar thermal energy produced in the U.S. today.
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