2013 has been a slower year for the wind energy industry in Kansas than last year. Elizabeth Salerno, director of industry data and analysis for the American Wind Energy Association, said 2012 was a record year for the wind power energy in Kansas. Capacity increased to 2,713 megawatts, a gain of more than 1,441 megawatts. … Continue reading Kansas wind energy industry sees slower year
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Concentrated Solar Power: the deployment of CSP is still at an early stage
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants use mirrors to concentrate sunlight onto a receiver, which collects and transfers the solar energy to a heat transfer fluid that can be used to supply heat for end-use applications or to generate electricity through conventional steam turbines. Large CSP plants can be equipped with a heat storage system … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power: the deployment of CSP is still at an early stage
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Ethiopia opens Africa’s largest wind farm
Africa’s biggest wind farm began production in Ethiopia on Saturday. The Horn of Africa country – plagued by frequent blackouts – plans to boost generating capacity from 2,000 MW to 10,000 MW within the next three to five years, much of it coming from the 6,000 MW Grand Renaissance Dam under construction on the Nile. … Continue reading Ethiopia opens Africa’s largest wind farm
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Goldwind Announces Third Quarterly Results for 2013
New profit at Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Goldwind soared by 388% to 187.9m yuan in the first three quarters of 2013 compared with the year-ago period . Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (“Goldwind” or the “Company”, Shenzhen stock code 002202, Hong Kong stock code 2208), announced the unaudited results of the Company for … Continue reading Goldwind Announces Third Quarterly Results for 2013
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WinWinD Goes Bankrupt
WinWinD has submitted a voluntary petition on bankruptcy to the District Court on October 3, 2013. The District Court has allowed the petition and appointed Attorney Pauliina Tenhunen as the Administrator to take care of the further process. WinWinD has been incurring heavy losses for the past several years and the company’s debts are currently … Continue reading WinWinD Goes Bankrupt
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Ohio Veterans to Descend on State Capitol to Push for Clean, Homegrown Energy
On Wednesday, October 30th at 10:45am EST, veterans from across Ohio will join the energy security campaign Operation Free for a press conference at the state capitol. The veterans – many employed in the wind industry – will be visiting the capitol to inform legislators about the economic and energy security benefits of renewable energy … Continue reading Ohio Veterans to Descend on State Capitol to Push for Clean, Homegrown Energy
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Twenty years of photovoltaic market development has seen the deployment of close to 100 GW of PV
The price decrease of PV modules and system is opening new opportunities, in both grid-connected and off-grid applications. The key components of a photovoltaic power system are various types of photovoltaic cells (some-times also called solar cells) interconnected and encapsulated to form a photovoltaic module (the commercial product), the mounting structure for the module or … Continue reading Twenty years of photovoltaic market development has seen the deployment of close to 100 GW of PV
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Wind energy in Ethiopia: Ashegoda Wind-Farm to Be Inaugurated On Saturday
The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation has announced that the Ashegoda Wind-Farm, the largest wind-farm in Africa, will be inaugurated on Saturday October 26. Ashegoda has a capacity of 120MW and will produce about 400 million KWh a year. The Ashegoda project includes construction of access and maintenance roads for future operations and a new sub-station … Continue reading Wind energy in Ethiopia: Ashegoda Wind-Farm to Be Inaugurated On Saturday
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Fight for concentrated solar power continues in Port Augusta (Australia)
Repower Port Augusta is not giving up its fight, with people from across the state standing up to push for concentrating solar thermal power (CSP)in Port Augusta. Nine interested parties from Adelaide and around the state visited Port Augusta for a planning day on Saturday to discuss the future of Repower Port Augusta and its … Continue reading Fight for concentrated solar power continues in Port Augusta (Australia)
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Gamesa Wind Turbines bags award
Technology provider and wind farm developer, Gamesa Wind Turbines Pvt Ltd, has been given ‘Green Building Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum Rating’ for its Corporate Office from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). The award was presented to Gamesa India by Chief Guest, Vikram Kapoor, IAS, Commissioner, Corporation of Madras, on … Continue reading Gamesa Wind Turbines bags award
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Wind turbines begin operation at DTE Energy's Echo wind farm
The first 13 wind turbines at DTE Energy's (NYSE: DTE) Echo Wind Park have been commissioned, with the entire facility set to begin commercial operation by the end of November. write essays for money The 70-turbine Echo Wind Park in Huron County will be operational by the end of 2013 and add another 112 megawatts (MW) … Continue reading Wind turbines begin operation at DTE Energy's Echo wind farm
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Feed-in tariffs drive majority of global solar photovoltaic markets, but unsubsidized markets growing
IEA PVPS' 18th “Trends in Photovoltaic Applications” report, finds that feed-in tariff policies were responsible for 61% of the global PV market in 2012. The International Energy Agency's (Paris) Photovoltaic Power System Programme (IEA PVPS) finds that solar photovoltaics (PV) have reached a point where it is beginning to develop regardless of financial support, but … Continue reading Feed-in tariffs drive majority of global solar photovoltaic markets, but unsubsidized markets growing
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India reaches 2.1 GW of solar photovoltaic capacity; Wind energy sector continues to stagnate
According to the latest updated by the MNRE, Solar in India has crossed the 2 GW landmark(grid-connected and off-grid systems combined). As of 31 August 2013, the total solar installed capacity stood at 2100 MW, out of which grid-connected solar capacity was 1969 MW and off-grid systems was 131 MW. About 130 MW of grid-connected … Continue reading India reaches 2.1 GW of solar photovoltaic capacity; Wind energy sector continues to stagnate
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New DOE report shows trend toward larger offshore wind turbines
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a new report yesterday showing progress for the U.S. offshore wind energy market in 2012, including the completion of two commercial lease auctions for federal Wind Energy Areas and a number of commercial-scale U.S. projects reaching an advanced stage of development. Further, the report highlights global trends toward … Continue reading New DOE report shows trend toward larger offshore wind turbines
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Wind Energy in China
In 2012, 12,960 MW of new wind capacity was installed in China, increasing the accumulated capacity to 75,324.2 MW. During the year, wind power generated 100.4 TWh of electricity replacing nuclear power as the third largest electricity source in China. But compared to conventional power, wind power only accounted for 2% of generation, so there … Continue reading Wind Energy in China
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Campaign replaces fiction with facts
Think wind turbines cost too much taxpayer money? That the wind farm planned for the neighbourhood will bring down your house price? That you won’t be able to sleep for the noise? The ‘Act on Facts’ campaign launched by Vestas in Australia in June 2013 and today, 24 October in Sweden, puts the facts on … Continue reading Campaign replaces fiction with facts
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Fossil fuels dominate energy consumption
Coal, natural gas, and oil accounted for 87 percent of global primary energy consumption in 2012. The International Energy Agency predicts that by 2017 coal will replace oil as the dominant primary energy source worldwide. Global natural gas production grew by 1.9 percent in 2012, dominated by the United States (with 20.4 percent of the … Continue reading Fossil fuels dominate energy consumption
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Wind energy in Ethiopia: Ashegoda wind farm ready
Ashegoda Wind Farm, which has an installed capacity of generating 120 Megawatts of electricity, is said to be ready for inauguration. get ex back Vergnet SA of France signed an Engineering Procurement Commissioning (EPC) contract with the state utility company, the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCO), to build the wind farm 10 km from Mekelle, … Continue reading Wind energy in Ethiopia: Ashegoda wind farm ready
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