Globeleq Generation Limited (Globeleq), the emerging markets power company, has reached financial close for its three renewable energy projects in South Africa – the 138 megawatt (MW) Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm on the Eastern Cape; the 50 MW photovoltaic (PV) solar farm in De Aar and the 50 MW PV solar farm in Droogfontein, both … Continue reading Globeleq reaches financial close on South African renewable projects
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Areva deploys its industrial plan to produce a French wind turbines
AREVA: Offshore wind energy: AREVA deploys its industrial plan to produce a 100% French wind power technology. To coincide with the opening of AREVA’s first offices in Le Havre, Luc Oursel presented the progress made with AREVA’s industrial plan to produce a 100% French wind turbine in the Haute-Normandie region. Since Iberdrola and Eole RES … Continue reading Areva deploys its industrial plan to produce a French wind turbines
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GE Installs 20,000th Wind Turbine
GE celebrates its 20,000th wind turbine installation in conjunction with 10-year anniversary in wind energy industry. GE’s 20,000-turbine fleet has capacity to power cities of Hong Kong and London for a year. Today, GE (NYSE: GE) celebrates its 20,000th wind turbine installation in conjunction with its 10-year anniversary in the wind industry. Altogether, GE’s 20,000-turbine … Continue reading GE Installs 20,000th Wind Turbine
Continue readingBipartisan Support for Extending the PTC for Wind Energy
A bipartisan group of four governors and a U.S. senator urged Congress to extend the production tax credit for wind energy, one of a number of tax incentives scheduled to expire at the end of the year. A bipartisan group of four governors and a U.S. senator urged Congress to extend the production tax credit … Continue reading Bipartisan Support for Extending the PTC for Wind Energy
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EU financing for solar power plant in Burkina Faso
Commissioner Piebalgs announces EU support for building the largest solar power plant in West Africa, ahead of energy ministerial meeting in Addis Ababa Today, EU Development Commissioner Piebalgs announced that the EU will support the construction of what will be the largest African photovoltaic power plant, in Burkina Faso. It will provide 32 gigawatt hours … Continue reading EU financing for solar power plant in Burkina Faso
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Algeria launches first photovoltaic plant
Algeria on Tuesday launched its first photovoltaic plant in the locality of Bousmail in the west of capital Algiers, local APS reported. The plant is part of a cooperation agreement between the German Aerospace Center and the Algerian Unit for the Development of Solar Equipment (UDES). UDES Director Nachida Kersbadji Merzouk said this plant was … Continue reading Algeria launches first photovoltaic plant
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Consortium of SolarReserve, Kensani and Intikon completes $586 million financing for two South African solar power projects
The consortium consisting of SolarReserve a U.S. developer of utility-scale solar power projects; the Kensani Group, an experienced empowerment investment and financial advisory player in South Africa; and Intikon Energy, a South African developer of renewable energy projects, has successfully closed financing for two 75-megawatt (MW DC ) solar photovoltaic (PV) projects. The Letsatsi Project … Continue reading Consortium of SolarReserve, Kensani and Intikon completes $586 million financing for two South African solar power projects
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A shifting global energy balance will include wind energy
Wind power and other renewables will become the become the world’s second-largest source of power generation by 2015 and close in on coal as the primary source by 2035, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). “A steady increase in hydropower and the rapid expansion of wind and solar power has cemented the position of … Continue reading A shifting global energy balance will include wind energy
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Wind Energy Market Could Triple by 2020
The fourth edition of the Global Wind Energy Outlook shows that wind power could supply up to 12% of global electricity by 2020, creating 1.4 million new jobs and reducing CO2 emissions by more than 1.5 billion tons per year, more than 5 times today’s level. By 2030, wind power could provide more than 20% … Continue reading Wind Energy Market Could Triple by 2020
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EDF Completes Europe’s Largest Photovoltaic Plant in France
Continuing its drive to commission its major solar projects in France, EDF Energies Nouvelles announces the commissioning of Toul-Rosières solar power plant in the Lorraine region of eastern France, with an installed capacity of 115 MWp. The project involved decontamination and conversion of a former military base. Located close to Nancy in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of … Continue reading EDF Completes Europe’s Largest Photovoltaic Plant in France
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BASF Celebrates Opening of Battery Materials Production Plant in Elyria, Ohio
BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, today celebrated the grand opening of its new cathode materials production plant in Elyria, Ohio. The materials manufactured at the Elyria plant will be used by BASF’s customers to produce advanced lithium-ion batteries that will propel current and next-generation hybrid and full electric vehicles, helping drive the future of … Continue reading BASF Celebrates Opening of Battery Materials Production Plant in Elyria, Ohio
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Production of Batteries Made Cheaper and Safer
Researchers at Aalto University, Finland have developed a method for producing lithium batteries that is cheaper and more environmentally friendly than previously used methods. This new process has succeeded in replacing the harmful methylpyrrolidone (NMP) solvent, which is traditionally used in the manufacturing of electrodes, with water. Removing this harmful solvent from the production process … Continue reading Production of Batteries Made Cheaper and Safer
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Comments SwRI to Demonstrate Use of Electric Vehicles as Part of Emergency Power Grid under U.S. Army’s SPIDERS Program
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a member of a team that was recently awarded a $7 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to demonstrate integration of electric vehicles, generators and solar arrays to supply emergency power for Fort Carson, Colo. The team, led by Kansas City, Mo.-based Burns and McDonnell Engineering Company, … Continue reading Comments SwRI to Demonstrate Use of Electric Vehicles as Part of Emergency Power Grid under U.S. Army’s SPIDERS Program
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Electric vehicles offer emission-free driving pleasure
While this is a time of retrenchment in electric vehicles (EVs) and alternative powertrains for automakers, BMW appears to be heading in the other direction, Automotive News enterprise editor Dave Guilford writes. Entrepreneurs are “flaming out” (figuratively and sometimes literally) and some major automakers are pushing EVs farther back on the product pipeline as excitement … Continue reading Electric vehicles offer emission-free driving pleasure
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Global CO2 emissions rising to record levels in 2011
The global CO2 emissions in 2011 have again reached a new record high. With 34 billion tons (2010:. Around 33.2 billion tonnes) was as much carbon dioxide from fossil fuels into the atmosphere than ever before, announced the International Economic Platform for Renewable Energies (IWR) in Münster. Following the decline in emissions in 2009 … Continue reading Global CO2 emissions rising to record levels in 2011
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Siemens And Pattern Energy Finalize Contract For 265-MW Ocotillo Wind Farm
Siemens Energy has recently finalized its contract with Pattern Energy for the Ocotillo Wind power project in Southern California. The wind power plant is currently under construction and most of the project will be placed into commercial operation in 2012, with a portion going online in the first half of 2013. The scope of supply … Continue reading Siemens And Pattern Energy Finalize Contract For 265-MW Ocotillo Wind Farm
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Conergy Wins Contract for Two Solar Power Plants in Thailand
Conergy’s success in Thailand continues and in the process underscores its outstanding market position in Southeast Asia’s growth markets. The solution and service provider has secured a major contract for two solar power plants in Thailand through a tendering procedure, representing a total capacity of 21 megawatts. The awarding authority is Thai Solar Energy Company … Continue reading Conergy Wins Contract for Two Solar Power Plants in Thailand
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Vestas hires new president for Americas division
Chris Brown has joined the company today as Group Senior Vice President of Vestas and President of Vestas Americas. Brown will succeed Martha Wyrsch, who has decided to leave Vestas in early December. Chris Brown has joined the company today as Group Senior Vice President of Vestas and President of Vestas Americas. Brown will … Continue reading Vestas hires new president for Americas division
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How noisy is a wind turbine?
Wind turbine noise has hit the headlines recently, but the issues aren’t as clear-cut as some media say. We spoke to Dr. Jeremy Bass, Senior Technical Manager at RES, to uncover a few technical details… How would you describe the noise a wind turbine makes? It depends on where you stand and listen! A typical … Continue reading How noisy is a wind turbine?
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Concentrated Solar Power in South Africa
Tractebel Engineering and its consortium partners* were chosen by the South African utility company Eskom to provide engineering and project management for one of the world’s largest Concentrated Solar Power plants with tower technology (capacity 100 MWe) in Upington, South Africa. The project will be financed by the World Bank Clean Technology Fund, African Development … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power in South Africa
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