Wind power maker, Suzlon Group said its UK subsidiary REpower has bagged a wind energy order from Renerco to supply eight wind turbines for its 16.4 MW Cotton Farm wind farm in Cambridgeshire, England.
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Global investment in wind energy and solar power grew to record $263 billion in 2011
China continues to be a hub of clean energy activity ? leading the world in attracting wind power investment and in growing its clean energy generating capacity with 133 gigawatts (GW).
Continue readingMexico?s First 50 MW Photovoltaic Solar Energy Plant
Mexico has been successful with wind energy, and now this large solar power project will support our energy infrastructure and economic development efforts in the very near future.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Energy Component Technologies
Three innovative UK businesses are the latest companies to secure funding from a major Government scheme to support the development of next generation offshore wind power technology.
Continue readingSolar Energy in China 2012
The Solar Power Market in China is part of Netscribes’ Power Industry Series reports.
Continue readingU.S. DoD aims for 3 GW of wind energy and solar power by 2025
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has announced a new goal to deploy 3 GW of renewable energy ? including solar energy, wind power, biomass, and geothermal energy ? on Army, Navy, and Air Force installations by 2025.
Continue readingA $2 billion solar energy plan for Chile
Ingenostrum is branching out beyond its traditional stronghold of Spain and Italy and into the emerging market of Chile as its looks to expand its portfolio in solar power, wind energy and biomass.
Continue readingWind power in UK: 100 wind turbines at Clyde Wind Farm
Staff at SSE Renewables Clyde Wind Farm are celebrating after the 100th wind turbine began exporting wind energy to the grid.
Continue readingFish thrive around Danish offshore wind farm
The first Danish study into how one of the world?s largest wind energy plants affects marine life has shown that wind turbines and fish live quite happily together, with some species of fish increasing in number.
Continue readingGeothermal Energy Regional Center Signs Commitment Letter With U.S. Geothermal Inc.
GRC, the only USCIS approved Regional Center that is focused on the highly acclaimed geothermal energy sector, will raise the capital for US.
Continue readingGetting the Market to Tell the Truth
Worldwide, subsidies that encourage the production and use of fossil fuels add up to roughly $500 billion per year, compared with less than $70 billion for renewable energy, including wind energy and solar power.
Continue readingHonda to provide electric vehicles for Zipcar
The agreement will include the expansion of Honda’s Insight hybrid, the all-new CR-V compact SUV, as well as the introduction of Fit electric car battery electric cars (BEV) this fall.
Continue readingNorthern Graphite Announces Strategic Partnership With Panacis
Panacis is an Ottawa, Ontario based company that is a global leader in intelligent, high performance Lithium Polymer battery based energy storage systems.
Continue readingWind power in Thailand: Wind farm plans for 2,000 MW
Wind Energy Holding Co (WEH), Thailand’s first private wind turbines operator, is proceeding with plans to invest 40 billion baht in seven wind turbines farms over the next four years.
Continue readingSinovel Agrees to Supply Wind Turbines for $1 Billion Agaoglu Wind Farm in Turkey
According to Bloomberg, Sinovel will provide the wind turbines to the massive wind power project, which is being developed by Istanbul-based Agaoglu Group.
Continue readingWind energy and solar power in India
This comprises of 7112 MW wind power, 965 MW small hydro power, 1414 MW bio-power and 940 MW solar energy (concentrated solar power).
Continue readingNordex to supply wind turbines to Bavaria’s largest wind farm
German wind power manufacturer Nordex will supply 10 of its N117/2400 wind turbines for the Zöschingen wind energy plant, which upon its completion later this year
Continue readingIberdrola – Eole-RES Consortium awarded 500 MW Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Energy Project, France
The wind farm is expected to generate some 2,000 jobs and play a key role in developing an offshore wind turbines industry in France.
Continue readingOne injured in GM battery lab explosion
One person was seriously injured Wednesday morning by an explosion at a General Motors laboratory near Detroit during a test of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.
Continue readingA 2,000 MW concentrated solar power plant proposed for Tunisia
British investors have proposed the construction of this solar energy facility in Rjim Maaatoug in southwest Tunisia, which will be directly connected to the European electric grid.
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