In 2011, additions to renewable energy capacity included 41GW of new wind power capacity, 28GW of PV, 25GW of hydropower, 6GW of biomass, 0.5GW of concentrated solar power (CSP) and 0.1GW of geothermal energy. A renewable energy revolution is underway with rapid deployment of renewable power generation technologies and a corresponding decline in costs, according … Continue reading Renewable Energy Transformation Underway In MENA Region
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ABB’s two-vehicle electric charger shortlisted for SMMT innovation award
ABB is shortlisted for The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ (SMMT) prestigious Award for Automotive Innovation 2012, for its ground-breaking affordable electric vehicle (EV) fast charger, which can charge AC or DC from 30 percent to 80 percent in under 30 minutes. The key feature that helped shortlist the Terra Smart Connect (SC) … Continue reading ABB’s two-vehicle electric charger shortlisted for SMMT innovation award
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juwi Wind Secures Financing for Minnesota Wind Farm
juwi Wind has secured financing for the Community Wind South project, a 30 MW wind farm in southwestern Minnesota currently being constructed. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2012. Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftbank, or DZ Bank AG, the fourth biggest bank in Germany with a large branch in New York, has been … Continue reading juwi Wind Secures Financing for Minnesota Wind Farm
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Winergy Selected as Gearbox and Couplings Supplier for Largest Wind Farm in US
Caithness Energy has built the U.S.’ largest single wind project, the 845 MW Shepherds Flat. The first wind turbines were installed in early 2011 and in September 2012 the wind farm with 338 Winergy 2.5 MW gearboxes and couplings is fully operational. GE installed 338 high-efficiency GE Energy 2.5-100 wind turbines at Shepherds Flat, to … Continue reading Winergy Selected as Gearbox and Couplings Supplier for Largest Wind Farm in US
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GE to invest in Kenya wind energy
General Electric Company (GE) a global manufacturer of large-scale industrial products has announced plans to invest over $100 million in generation of two wind power projects in Kenya starting next year. Africa’s GE President Jay Ireland said that the company is in the final stages of negotiations with Kenya Power on the issue of a … Continue reading GE to invest in Kenya wind energy
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SoWiTec to build 200 MW wind energy project in Russia
Wind farm capacity of 100-200 MW plans to build in the Rostov Region German company SoWiTec Group – an agreement was signed by Don Governor Vasily Golubev and CEO SoWiTec International GmbH Gerd Hummel. Declared amount of the initial investment in the project – at least 6 billion. “At SoWiTec Group, we have chosen the … Continue reading SoWiTec to build 200 MW wind energy project in Russia
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Golan Heights Wind Farm
It was the first wind farm ever built in Israel, back in 1992. It perates 10 Floda 600 wind turbines generating 6 MW for the Mey Eden mineral water bottling plant, the Golan Heights Winery and 20,000 local residents, give or take. The surplus is fed into the electrical grid. The Golan Heights Wind Farm … Continue reading Golan Heights Wind Farm
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Canadian Solar supplies modules for Turkey’s largest commercial PV project
Canadian Solar Inc. (the “Company” or “Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world’s largest solar companies, provided its CS6P-P solar modules for the first project under the new Turkish solar energy legislation, YEK (Law on the utilization of renewable energy resources for the purpose of generating electricity), for solar power plants under 500 kW. … Continue reading Canadian Solar supplies modules for Turkey’s largest commercial PV project
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Conduit Capital and CAF Invest in 40 Megawatt Peruvian Solar Power Project
Conduit Capital Partners LLC, a private equity investment firm focused on energy infrastructure investment and development in Latin America and the Caribbean, and CAF, development bank of Latin America, today announced that they have invested in the Tacna and Panamericana solar projects in southern Peru, and that the Tacna project has entered into operation. Construction … Continue reading Conduit Capital and CAF Invest in 40 Megawatt Peruvian Solar Power Project
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China to expand photovoltaic solar power programs
China is planning to expand pilot programs for promoting the domestic use of photovoltaic (PV) power generation by launching a batch of new pilot projects before the year’s end, an official statement said Monday. The Ministry of Finance said in a statement jointly released with three other government departments that local authorities can apply for … Continue reading China to expand photovoltaic solar power programs
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With outside Election-Day dynamics at play, Michigan 25X25 ballot initiative falls short
Falling victim to an Election-Day dynamic that saw a categorical rejection of constitutional amendments by Michigan voters, a ballot initiative to increase the state’s renewable electricity standard did not garner the necessary affirmative votes to become law. While public support of renewables remained strong through Election Day, none of the five proposals to change the … Continue reading With outside Election-Day dynamics at play, Michigan 25X25 ballot initiative falls short
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Mainstream Renewable Power to Start Constructing 238MW of Wind Energy and Solar Power Projects in South Africa
Mainstream Renewable Power has signed the key Financing, Power-Purchase and Implementation Agreements with the South African Government for its wind and two solar projects in South Africa which have a combined investment value in excess of 500 million Euro. Mainstream will issue Notice to Proceed to its construction contractors this week on all three projects … Continue reading Mainstream Renewable Power to Start Constructing 238MW of Wind Energy and Solar Power Projects in South Africa
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Dream of solar energy turns to vision in desert sun
The Desertec project initiated in Germany has a tantalising dream: to generate limitless amounts of cheap, green energy by harnessing the solar power and the wind energy in the deserts of the Mena region. The aim of the world’s most ambitious solar power plan is for Europe to import up to a fifth of … Continue reading Dream of solar energy turns to vision in desert sun
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Tunisia Ready to Join Desertec
“Tunisia is ready to support DII (Desertec Industrial Initiative, the world’s most ambitious solar power initiative founded three years ago,) which will allow it to diversify its energy resources, increase fourfold its power production and become an important energy crossing point with the European Union,” said Mamia El Benna Zayani, Environment Minister who represented Tunisia … Continue reading Tunisia Ready to Join Desertec
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Wind farm approved in Indiana
A wind power developer has gained approval to build a wind farm with 87wind turbines. The plans from Virginia-based Apex Wind Energy call for the 479-foot-tall turbine towers to be built in the southern part of Wells County by the end of next year. The Journal Gazette reports the Wells County Plan Commission endorsed the … Continue reading Wind farm approved in Indiana
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Electric vehicles: Sales for Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf starting to gain momentum
Chevy Volt sets new record with 2,961 sales in October, Nissan Leaf soars to 1,579. Electric vehicles have become a popular method in accomplishing this, but have long appealed only to a niche market. Now, these electric cars are beginning to break out of their niche and reach a wider range of consumers. Both the … Continue reading Electric vehicles: Sales for Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf starting to gain momentum
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New Zealand expertise to help with geothermal energy development in Chile
GNS Science is taking its geothermal energy expertise to Chile next week where it will run workshops in computer modelling of geothermal fields for the geothermal industry in Chile. The Chileans have asked for the two three-day workshops to learn to use a New Zealand-developed three-dimensional modelling software that improves the efficiency of developing and … Continue reading New Zealand expertise to help with geothermal energy development in Chile
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HELCO seeks more geothermal energy in Hawaii
More than 40 percent of electricity on Hawaii Island is already generated from renewable resources, including hydro, wind energy, distributed solar and geothermal power. Hawaii Electric Light Company has filed a draft Geothermal Request for Proposals (Geothermal RFP) with the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC), an important step toward adding more geothermal energy to power … Continue reading HELCO seeks more geothermal energy in Hawaii
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Why we need wind energy
Obama has been re-elected, and he is in favor of financing wind energy through subsidies. We need to take action on these options while we still can. Wind power needs to be a part of Vermont’s energy portfolio. By implementing wind energy, we will reduce our need for fossil fuels. It is a fact that … Continue reading Why we need wind energy
Continue readingPakistan urged to focus on wind energy
These views were expressed by renowned expert on alternative energy Brig (Retd) Prof. Dr Nasim Khan, while addressing the inauguration ceremony of indigenously designed and locally fabricated wind turbine by Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST) at its Gharo Research Centre. It is pertinent to mention here that the turbine, first … Continue reading Pakistan urged to focus on wind energy
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