Globally, the wind power industry has grown by 600 percent since 2004, Cuttino says, and with America global leadership stake, the time for Congress to act is now.
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New Robot builds solar power plants
At the Intersolar North America exhibition in San Francisco, the company will present “Momo” for the first time in the USA.
Continue readingMexico Wind Power on the Rise; Vestas Wins 50.4 MW Wind Turbines Order
Vestas has received a wind farm order for a total capacity of 50.4 MW consisting of 28 wind turbines V100-1.8 MW for the Los Altos wind energy plant, which will be located in Jalisco, Mexico.
Continue readingMott MacDonald helps Northwind offshore wind turbines project reach financial close
The 216MW Northwind offshore wind farm project, located in the North Sea, 37km off the Belgian coast, has reached financial close. Mott MacDonald is the lenders? technical advisor and lenders? engineer for the project.
Continue readingFirst Wind announces completion of Kaheawa wind farm
First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company, today announced that construction of the 21 megawatt (MW) Kaheawa Wind power project has been completed and commercial operations have begun.
Continue readingSolar Energy Corporation to set up demonstration plants
Asked for examples of technologies that he had in mind, Dr Kakodkar mentioned variants of concentrating solar power and dust-control innovations.
Continue readingWind energy: Believing in the power of the wind
Wind farm visits occurred on almost every continent. Thirteen took place in the Czech Republic alone. The visitors ranged from young children to the elderly.
Continue readingIEA sees renewable energy growth accelerating over next 5 years
Offshore wind and Concentrating Solar Power grow quickly from low bases. Geothermal energy continues to develop in areas with good resources.
Continue readingNew Robot builds solar power plants
More than 2,000 people visited the booth of Photovoltaic-Kraftwerker within the three days of the exhibition.
Continue readingHanwha Group Completes Solar Power Generation Project at Baijitan Nature Reserve in Lingwu, Ningxia, China
Hanwha Group, Korea’s top-10 business group, today completed the donation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant dedicated to assist rehabilitating land degradation, combating desertification and mitigating drought.
Continue readingIndonesia pursues wind energy
Indonesia is investing in wind power to cut its import bills of fossil fuels.
Continue readingWind farm in Hawaii enters commercial operations
First Wind on July 5 said construction of the 21 MW Kaheawa Wind Power II project in West Maui, Hawaii has been completed and commercial operations have started.
Continue readingChina to lead big bump in wind energy and solar power by 2017
The projection accounts for growth in hydropower, onshore wind farm, offshore wind turbines, solar energy photovoltaic cells, concentrating solar power, geothermal energy and ocean power.
Continue reading‘Green Illusions’ ill-informed about wind power
Experience with integrating large amounts of wind energy in the U.S. and Europe shows that system-wide changes in wind farm output occur over periods of several hours and can be predicted well enough.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles in China
New Energy Cars: HEVs, PHEVs, BEVs, Lithium ion Batteries, and Charging Infrastructure: Market Analysis and Forecasts
Continue readingSolaria and ENARSA signed agreement to develop photovoltaics solar energy projects in Argentina
Solaria Energía y Medio Ambiente S.A., solar energy company present along the photovoltaic value chain, has signed a collaboration agreement to develop photovoltaic projects in Argentina.
Continue readingWindreich AG and Swisspower Renewables AG will co-operate in two wind turbines projects
Daimler AG took over the first of eight wind-power stations in May of 2012 when that wind farm was opened.
Continue readingChina Ming Yang Wind Power Forms Partnership with Reliance
Co-develop 2,500MW Wind Energy Projects in India, Expand into South Asia Region.
Continue readingGamesa plans to take wind energy to Maldives, Myanmar
Gamesa India, the Chennai-based wholly-owned subsidiary of Spain?s Gamesa Group, is now expanding its wind power business to Maldives and Myanmar.
Continue readingFinavera Wind Energy Receives Construction Permit for Tumbler Ridge Wind Farm
Finavera Wind Energy has received a General Area Licence of Occupation (the “Licence”) for the 47 megawatt Tumbler Ridge Wind Power Project located in northeastern British Columbia.
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