Storage materials used with concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies currently flow at temperatures as high as 565 degrees centigrade.
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Largest photovoltaic solar energy plant built in Vietnam
Intel Products Vietnam heralded a grand opening of the largest solar power station in Vietnam at the Saigon High-Tech Park on April 23.
Continue readingWind power in Pakistan: 1,000MW wind farm projects
The Sindh government has assured the Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) to allocate land for wind energy projects to generate 1,000 megawatts (MW) electricity.
Continue readingWind energy in Italy: Vestas signs wind farm service agreement for 268 MW
Vestas has signed with ERG Renew S.p.A. 15-year service contracts for ten wind power plants in Italy for a total capacity of 268 MW, including 126 units of V90-3.0 MW and V90-2.0 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy in Florida: first wind farm
Supporters say the wind power project could provide jobs along with clean energy. The wind energy installation has more than one hundred wind turbines.
Continue readingPotential of Wind Power in Georgia Awaiting Use
Georgia has a potential of 5 billion KWh of wind energy, which is almost half of the energy used annually by the Georgian population, experts say.
Continue readingWind energy can be cheaper than photovoltaics solar energy
Generating wind power is more than twice as cheap as solar power photovoltaic (PV) energy production, a study of alternative energy in six developing countries has found.
Continue readingGeothermal energy projects head to university
By the time a geothermal energy project at Missouri University of Science and Technology is completed in 2014, the campus?s annual energy use will be cut in half and its carbon footprint reduced by 25,000 metric tons.
Continue readingRoadmap for U.S. Electric Vehicle Deployment Released
ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel Facilitates the Safe, Mass Rollout of EVs and Charging Infrastructure to Help Enable EV Penetration of the Consumer Market.
Continue readingElectric vehicles with 500 km of autonomy
Lithium-ion batteries for electric cars. The switch from gasoline to electricity as the primary power source for vehicles stands to be one of the most important technology.
Continue readingSaudi Arabia to generate solar power
One of these will use concentrated solar power (CSP), which Riyadh says could supply an eventual 25 GW of the total 41 GW of planned solar energy capacity.
Continue readingCanal solar power
Gujarat has attracted investments of Rs 9000 crore so far on solar energy projects, photovoltaic and concentrating solar power projects.
Continue readingUS, UK sign floating offshore wind energy agreement
The US and the United Kingdom will jointly develop floating offshore wind turbines that do not require anchoring to the seabed.
Continue readingWind energy In Brazil: Alstom signs $171mn wind farm contract
Alstom will supply wind turbines to four wind power plants in Brazil.
Continue readingWind power in Brazil: EDPR Inaugurates Tramandaí Wind Farm
The wind farm is comprised of 31 wind turbines (from 1.9 to 2.3 MW) with 98-meter towers and 40-meter blades, totaling 138 meters in height, the same as a 50-floor building.
Continue readingABB wins offshore wind power connection order in Germany
AC transmission link to connect North Sea wind farm to German power grid and save up to 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Power in India
The Offshore Wind Energy Steering Committee will focus on issues such as allotment of offshore wind farm sites which require multi-layer clearances and co-ordination.
Continue readingFirst Wind seals $76m financing for fifth wind farm in Maine
The wind energy project will utilize 19 Vestas 1.8MW wind turbines that will provide wind power for about 18000 homes
Continue readingGermany does not fear the Chinese wind energy industry
Joachim Fuhrländer works for a company that produces wind turbines. He is also keeping a close eye on the Chinese competition.
Continue readingEurope?s largest annual wind power conference sets impressive attendance record
Investors need to be made aware of the attraction of wind farm projects, especially offshore wind turbines.
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