Electricity from the wind power project will be sold to Alabama Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co. The Chisholm View Wind Energy Project will consist of 140 1.68-MW GE wind turbines.
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The members of the european stoRE project on energy storage meet at CENER
The stoRE project purports to raise awareness about the usefulness of large-scale storage of energy to facilitate the integration of a greater number of renewable energy sources, such as wind energy.
Continue readingGermans lend $164m to 120MW wind farm project in Turkey
The wind power facility, which will have a capacity of 120 megawatts, will be powered by 50 wind turbines to be built by the German producer ENERCON.
Continue readingWind turbines: The U.S. Secretary of Energy visits the Ingeteam facilities in Milwaukee
It should be highlighted that, to date, the wind power generating systems made by Ingeteam have achieved a world market share of 8%.
Continue readingGlobal Automotive Lithium-ion Battery Market
Within five years, a huge number of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in HEVs (PHEVs), and electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to run through lithium-ion batteries.
Continue readingChinese City Plans Order for 20000 Kandi Electric Vehicles
The lithium ion batteries will provide a dual use for grid stabilisation, or vehicle to grid (V2G) technology and will be financed by charges to electricity customers.
Continue readingIowa Senator Visits Wiota Wind Farm Receiving USDA Rural Development Funding
USDA Rural Development has awarded $177 million to install renewable energy systems such as wind turbines, geothermal energy and solar energy, and reduce energy costs by making energy-efficiency improvements.
Continue readingWind energy born in U.S.A, despite ‘outsourcing’ flap
As CNN?s Election Center reports, the programs painted as outsourcing ?have contributed to a boom in wind power and solar energy projects in particular.
Continue readingSix Top Executives Discuss How Their Companies Successfully Navigate Today’s Solar Energy Market at Solar Power International 2012
Presented by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA), SPI’12 is designed to serve and advance the solar power industry.
Continue readingKYOCERA installs Solar Power Generating system in the Marshall Islands
The 208.98kW photovoltaic solar energy installation will generate approximately 257MWh of annual electricity, which will help to offset roughly 81 tons of CO2 emissions per year
Continue readingThrowaway Economy Headed for Junk Heap of History
The challenge is to re-evaluate the materials we consume and the way we manufacture products so as to cut down on waste.
Continue readingBrazil Wind Energy Development May Halt in 15 Days, Abeeolica Says
Wind farm developers in Brazil may be forced to halt construction on some wind power projects within 15 days because the state development bank BNDES is freezing financing for wind turbines.
Continue readingLBBW and KfW IPEX-Bank finance wind farm Karaburun in Turkey
Enercon to supply 50 wind turbines.
Continue readingSoWiTec to finish wind farm in Chile
Valle de los Vientos Wind Power Plant has been designed to include 45 wind turbines.
Continue readingBulgarian Wind Energy Association Launches Lawsuit against State Regulator
Bulgarian Wind Energy Association stated that renewables have been used for nothing more than an excuse for soaring energy prices.
Continue readingAE Polysilicon Corporation’s Complete Turnkey Facility for Manufacturing Granular Silicon for Solar Energy
AEP?s proprietary polysilicon technology employs an innovative process to produce polysilicon BBs, for the solar photovoltaic energy industry via the deposition of trichlorosilane (TCS).
Continue readingChimes International Activates Second Phase Of Massive Solar Power Initiative
In October 2011, Chimes activated three rooftop solar systems and one large ground-mounted system at their 12-acre campus on Seton Drive.
Continue readingThe Indian solar energy market: photovoltaic and concontrated solar power
Around 350 exhibitors are expected to present their latest products and services from photovoltaics and concentrating solar thermal technologies across an exhibition space covering 20,000 square meters.
Continue readingGeothermal energy in Indonesia
Indonesia is said to have the world’s largest geothermal energy reserves but their potential remains mostly untapped.
Continue readingMEPs reject plans for fossil fuel subsidies
For every $1 of government support given to renewable energy around the world, at least $5 are given to fossil fuels, according to the International Energy Agency.
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