Acciona, which manufactures wind turbines and is present in wind power, concentrated solar power and photovoltaic solar energy, won 49% less.
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Saudi Arabia to consider 41GW solar power capacity target
Of that, 25 GW would come from concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) and 16 GW from photovoltaic solar energy. Wind energy, geothermal energy and nuclear would contribute another 21GW.
Continue readingWind Farm: Toledo Blade becomes latest newspaper to endorse PTC extension
The Toledo (Ohio) Blade is endorsing an extension of the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC), the primary incentive that has encouraged the wind power industry’s growth over the past decade.
Continue readingVestas sees offshore wind power potential in South Korea
The leading wind energy company will be participating in the country’s upcoming Expo 2012 at Yeosu, South Korea.
Continue readingEl Salvador to add 689 MW of wind energy, solar power and geothermal
The plan includes 200 MW of concentralted solar thermal power, 90 MW of photovoltaics solar energy (PV), between 60 and 90 MW of geothermal energy and 60 MW of wind power.
Continue readingWind energy: Iberdrola signs wind farm maintenance agreement
The wind power contract includes maintenance services for 310 wind turbines with GE technology owned by Iberdrola in Spain.
Continue readingChina Wind Farm Equipment and Parts Industry Report
The flying capacity expansion of wind energy equipment manufacturers in recent years has caused increasingly intense competition; in 2011, Chinese wind power equipment manufacturers witnessed decline in profit.
Continue readingGermany aims to put at least one million electric vehicles on the roads
There are about 1500 electric cars with lithium ion batteries operating on German roads. By 2020, Germany aims to put at least one million electric vehicles on the roads.
Continue readingJapanese say no to nuclear power, yes to wind energy
Japan had 2,501 MW of installed wind farm. Wind power and other renewables like solar power and geothermal energy are expected to help fill some of the gap caused by shutting down Japan?s nuclear industry.
Continue readingGeothermal Energy in Australia
Geothermal energy has a significant advantage compared to a number of other zero-carbon technologies that are more intermittent (such as wind energy, wave energy and solar power).
Continue readingVattenfall, Babcock and Abengoa launch marine energy engineering JV
Swedish energy company Vattenfall, UK firm Babcock and Spanish renewables developer Abengoa are joining forces to back the world?s first engineering services company dedicated to wave energy and tidal energy.
Continue readingSuzlon wind energy capacity at Rajasthan crosses 1 GW
Suzlon Group said the installed wind cpower apacity at Jaisalmer Wind Farm in Rajasthan had crossed 1,000 MW.
Continue readingWind Energy Business Boosts Iberdrola’s Q1 Results
Iberdrola has approved investments for the 389 MW West of Duddon Sands wind power project in the Irish Sea, and has awarded contacts for 108 wind turbines to be supplied for the wind farm.
Continue readingWind energy in Poland: RWE Innogy to build fourth wind farm
Construction start for 39 MW of installed wind power capacity. Continuous expansion of Polish onshore wind farm pipeline. REpower supplies MM92 wind turbines rated at 2.05 megawatts each.
Continue readingAcciona backs a European commitment to growth based on a low-carbon economy
Acciona is present in wind power, wind farm, wind turbines, concentrating solar power and photovoltaic solar energy.
Continue readingAcciona Q1 net profit 29 mln euros, down 49 pct
Renewables have a bad year in Spain. Acciona, which manufactures wind turbines and is present in wind energy, concentrated solar power and photovoltaic solar energy, won 49% less.
Continue readingNew nanostructure for batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are widely used to power devices from electric vehicles to portable electronics because they can store a relatively large amount of energy in a relatively lightweight package.
Continue readingCogentrix Energy’s Alamosa Concentrating Solar Power Plant Begins Commercial Operation
Cogentrix Energy, LLC (“Cogentrix”) announced today that the largest concentrating photovoltaic electric power generating facility in the world has successfully begun commercial operation.
Continue readingIMTECH to boost the solar energy industry in Peru
Royal Imtech N.V. (IM-AE, technical services provider in and outside Europe) is going to give a boost to the solar power industry in Peru as part of its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CRS).
Continue readingSaudi Arabia eyes $109bn plan for solar industry
Saudi Arabia sees a greater role for solar thermal, and plans 25 GW of concentrating solar power (solar thermal), as opposed to 16GW of photovoltaic solar energy.
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