Wind energy developer Alliance Power has selected RMT Inc. (RMT) to design and construct the 67 MW Colorado Highlands Wind power project in Logan County, Colorado with 42 GE 1.6 MW wind turbines
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Wind farm receives $246mn financing in Canada
Elecnor received C$250 million ($246 million) in financing for the development of the 100 MW L’Erable wind power currently being built in Quebec, Canada with Enercon’s wind turbines.
Continue readingSempra, BP Wind Energy team up on Hawaiian wind farm
Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy will jointly develop the 21 MW Auwahi Wind farm in Hawaii. The wind farm will use eight Siemens (NYSE: SI) wind turbines.
Continue readingNigeria receives Japan?s N2billion grant for solar power
Nigerian has received a N2bn donation from the Japanese government to help boost the country?s power generation through solar energy.
Continue readingWind power in New Zealand: Wind power industry optimistic over growth prospects
The industry has experienced disappointing years with Meridian Energy cancelling a 630 megawatt wind farm project in Central Otago and other already-approved wind turbines projects possibly languishing.
Continue readingWestern Wind Energy Makes Play For 4000 MW Wind Farm Portfolio
Western Wind Energy Corp. announced Wednesday a planned $20 million acquisition of a 4000-megawatt wind power portfolio from CGEI Wind.
Continue readingEosol Energy plans $615 mn photovoltaic solar energy project in Chile
Spain’s Eosol Energy plans to build a $615.9 million solar power project in Tocopilla, a town in northern Chile.
Continue readingLargest Photovoltaic Solar Power Project in the World
The Topaz solar energy project is owned by MidAmerican Solar and will be constructed, operated and maintained by First Solar.
Continue readingSolectria Renewables Supplies Inverters for the Largest High Concentrating Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Facility in the World
The largest high concentrating photovoltaic power (CPV) generating facility in the world consisting of over 500 large CPV pedestals.
Continue readingABB and Novatec promise a revolution in Concentrating Solar Power
ABB has launched what it is calling a new concept for turnkey concentrating solar power plants based on a ‘low-cost, efficient and highly scalable technology that uses considerably less material, land and water.
Continue readingMersen Joins the SunSpec Alliance
Mersen has been at the forefront of developing electrical protection solutions for the solar power industry.
Continue readingJuhl Wind Announces First Quarter 2012 Financial Results
Juhl Wind is an established leader in the renewable energy industry with a focus on Community Based Wind Power development, ownership and management throughout the United States and Canada.
Continue readingWind energy in Canada: Elecnor new wind farm in Québec
The wind power project consists of 50 Enercon E]82 wind turbines that will be supplied, in part, from its new manufacturing facility in Matane (Quebec).
Continue readingWind power covers record 61% of Spanish electricity demand
Spain has a total installed wind farm capacity of 21,674 MW ? the second biggest capacity in Europe coming just after Germany?s 29,060 MW.
Continue readingNew Acciona wind turbines project’s name to honor deceased employee
Acciona?s Dempsey Ridge Wind Farm is now providing power to the grid, and it?s doing so with a new name that honors a former employee?and says everything about her.
Continue readingSupport tax credit to help Ohio wind power industry
Since then, Ohio has transformed into a wind energy powerhouse, investing in jobs, clean energy and a green future.
Continue readingDubai Police add electric vehicles to fleet
Environmentally friendly electric cars have joined Dubai Police’s expanding fleet.
Continue readingWind energy Nordex lays the foundation for a stronger second half
With rising capacity utilisation and profitability of the wind farm projects still to be executed, this profit will be achieved entirely in the second half of the year.
Continue readingPJM Region Shines with One Gigawatt of Solar Power
PJM Interconnection this month passed the one gigawatt (GW) milestone for solar power installed in its region. One gigawatt of electricity generated would power between 800,000 and one million homes.
Continue readingWelspun wins 125 MW photovoltaic solar energy project in Madhya Pradesh
Welspun Group, the country’s largest solar power developer, has won a 125 MW solar photovoltaic project in Madhya Pradesh.
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