The first investment of Eolectric Club, LP is into Vents du Kempt Wind Farm with 44, 2.3 MW wind turbines.
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Alterra Power Announces Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2012
Alterra continues to advance its geothermal energy exploration projects in Chile, Peru and Italy, and is in active discussions with prospective industry partners at each project.
Continue readingMexican wind energy boom
Surrounded by wind turbines in every direction, the town of La Ventosa ? which means “the windy place” in Spanish ? is at the heart of a wind power boom in the country.
Continue readingSTEAG acquires 108 MW Wind Farm Project in Romania from Monsson Group
MonssonGroup, a private wind energy developer with a 2,400 MW portfolio of projects, is pleased to announce the sale of its 108 MW Crucea North Wind Farm Project in Constanta County to STEAG GmbH.
Continue readingFunding for Quebec wind farm announced
The Vents du Kempt wind power plant is composed of 44, 2.3 MW wind turbines and will be built in the municipalities of Causapscal and Sainte-Marguerite-Marie in Matapédia, Quebec.
Continue readingGeothermal energy training center in El Salvador receives $2mn grant
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has awarded a grant for approximately $2 million that will help El Salvador establish a geothermal energy training center for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Continue readingWind energy in Turkey: EBRD offers 135 mln euros to construct wind farm
Enerjisa Bares WPP wind power plant will comprise of 52 wind turbines and have a generation capacity of 142.5 MW.
Continue readingSoitec Announces Project Financing for Concentrated Solar Photovoltaic Power Project in Western Cape
The deal report analyses Soitec announcement of project financing for a 50 MW Concentrated Solar Photovoltaic Power Project in Western Cape, South Africa.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Power industry set to see $8.6 billion revenue
A recent forecast has estimated the concentrated solar thermal power industry is set to go from strength to strength with estimated $8.6 billion revenue by 2020.
Continue readingeSolar Partners With Sanmina-SCI to Design Concentrated Solar Power Components
eSolar, the provider of concentrating solar power (CSP) plant technology, and Sanmina-SCI, will work to optimize eSolar’s solar collector system.
Continue readingE.On Obtains Permits For Wind Farm in Indiana
The $400 million wind power project spans Tipton, Madison, Grant and Howard counties. The 200-megawatt wind energy plant is set to include between 80 and 125 wind turbines
Continue readingWind energy in Vietnam: Malaysia helps develop wind farm
The Malaysian business will build factories to manufacture spare parts for the wind power sector.
Continue readingWind Energy Post-Warranty Maintenance Market
As more and more wind turbines are reaching the end of their initial warranty contracts, demand for post-warranty maintenance is increasing.
Continue readingIowa newspaper endorses wind power PTC extension
The West Branch (Iowa) Times Friday joined a steadily growing number of newspapers across the country in endorsing an extension of the federal wind energy production tax credit (PTC).
Continue readingWind energy in UK: Nordex awarded new wind farm contracts for 55 MW
The wind power manufacturer has now received five new wind turbines contracts in the important UK market.
Continue readingMaking the case for 1000 MW hybrid concentrated solar power project
The head of one of Oman’s largest electricity distribution companies has mooted the idea of a large scale concentrating solar thermal power hybrid project.
Continue readingWINDPOWER 2012 first North American event to be labeled WindMade
The American Wind Energy Association?s WINDPOWER 2012 Conference & Exhibition in Atlanta, June 3-6, will be the first North American event ever to earn WindMade?s designation as 100 percent powered by wind turbines.
Continue readingTransmit wind turbines and solar power generated in Hami (China)
The 2,180-km-long line will become the major route to transmit wind power and solar energy generated in Hami prefecture, Jiuquan city of Gansu province, and Qaidam basin in Qinghai province to the rest of the country.
Continue readingGE-Tamoin consortium signs wind farm service agreement with Iberdrola
The wind energy contract with Iberdrola covers servicing 310 GE wind turbines installed in Spain.
Continue readingChina starts vital UHV lines to carry wind power and solar energy from its west
The new lines, already delayed by a year, are widely expected to help ease the bottleneck in transmission of wind energy and solar power.
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