The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the Interwest Energy Alliance, along with key wind industry company executives, held a press conference, as part of AWEA’s Colorado State Wind Energy Forum, held at the University of Denver. Executives from Interwest Energy Alliance, Vestas and RES Americas, highlighted the economic benefits to Colorado’s economy, the potential future growth … Continue reading Leading wind energy industry companies highlight benefits of wind energy investments in Colorado for climate and economy
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Emerging provincial policy frameworks will define future wind energy opportunities across Canada
Canada's wind energy industry is well positioned to build on its rapid growth to date and strong prospects for the next few years as provincial governments in all of Canada's major wind energy markets work to define the policy framework that will inform new electricity supply choices for the next decade. This was the consensus … Continue reading Emerging provincial policy frameworks will define future wind energy opportunities across Canada
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Fossil-funded think tank unreliable on reliability
penis growth guide http://www.howtoincreasepenisize.com/ The misnamed Institute for Energy Research (IER), a fossil fuel-funded group that generates occasional fact-free attacks on wind power, has a new one on its blog that focuses on wind's reliability. The following response, which expands on an online comment I made, corrects five errors that IER managed to fit into … Continue reading Fossil-funded think tank unreliable on reliability
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Nuclear Power
Worldwatch Institute analysis examines the state of the global nuclear energy industry. The levelized capital cost of nuclear energy is 6-81 percent higher than the capital cost of other sources of energy. Since 1987, expansion of the world’s nuclear power generating capacity has slowed considerably. Just 75 GW were added over the last 25 years, … Continue reading Nuclear Power
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MAKE offers good and bad news for wind energy
According to a new report from MAKE Consulting, the good news is that with 270 GW of installations worldwide, wind power has clearly become a mainstream energy choice. The bad news, however, is that challenges remain, and the U.S. is slated for a huge drop in new installed capacity this year. The 2013 Global Wind … Continue reading MAKE offers good and bad news for wind energy
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GE-Powered Wind Farms Can Increase Output by up to 5 Percent
GE (NYSE: GE) announced PowerUp, a customized software-enabled platform that will increase a wind farm’s output by up to 5 percent taking into account environmental conditions. For the average U.S. wind farm operator using GE’s 1.5-77 turbine, a 5 percent increase in energy output translates to up to a 20 percent increase in profit per … Continue reading GE-Powered Wind Farms Can Increase Output by up to 5 Percent
Continue readingEmerging Provincial Policy Frameworks Will Define Future Wind Energy Opportunities Across Canada
Canada’s wind energy industry is well positioned to build on its rapid growth to date and strong prospects for the next few years as provincial governments in all of Canada’s major wind energy markets work to define the policy framework that will inform new electricity supply choices for the next decade. This was the consensus … Continue reading Emerging Provincial Policy Frameworks Will Define Future Wind Energy Opportunities Across Canada
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REpower erects its 5,000th wind turbine
REpower wind turbines generate enough wind energy for 18 million people. Takes total wind energy installations to over 9.6 GW of capacity worldwide. Suzlon Group-subsidiary REpower Systems SE announced the completion of installation of its 5,000th turbine, located in Baden-W
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Solar Power in Pakistan
In 1931, the year he died, Thomas Edison told his friends Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone: “I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.” It’s time we took Edison’s words to … Continue reading Solar Power in Pakistan
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Gamesa will deliver 101 G97-2.0 MW wind turbines in the Baffin wind farm project, in southern Texas
The supply agreement was signed today in Washington by David Flitterman, Gamesa North American Chairman, and Martín Múgica, President and CEO of Iberdrola Renewables in the United States, in the presence of Iñigo Urkullu, head of the Basque Country government. Today, Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, signed an agreement with Iberdrola under … Continue reading Gamesa will deliver 101 G97-2.0 MW wind turbines in the Baffin wind farm project, in southern Texas
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Abengoa
Solana is the first concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in the U.S. with a thermal energy storage system that is able to generate electricity for six hours. Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, has announced that Solana, the world
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Iberdrola Begins Development at NH Wind Farm
IBERDROLA, through its US subsidiary IBERDROLA RENEWABLES LLC,
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Wind energy in Jamaica: Wigton begins implementation of plans to build 24 MW wind farm
Wigton Windfarm, one of three preferred bidders selected by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) for the supply of 115 MW electricity generating capacity from renewable energy sources, has submitted its 1% bid bond and is moving quickly to implement plans for the construction of its 24 MW wind energy plant. Wigton will begin negotiations … Continue reading Wind energy in Jamaica: Wigton begins implementation of plans to build 24 MW wind farm
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Vestas sells its machining and casting units to VTC
As part of Vestas’ turnaround plan announced in January 2012 and as also restated in the interim financial report for the second quarter of 2013, Vestas has been negotiating with potential buyers of Vestas’ machining and casting units. These negotiations have now been finalised with the signing of a binding sales and supply agreement after … Continue reading Vestas sells its machining and casting units to VTC
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Siemens wins order for 150 MW wind farm in Canada
Siemens Canada has received an order from Samsung Renewable Energy, Inc. (Samsung) and Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development) for the Grand Renewable Wind Project. Located in the County of Haldimand in southern Ontario, the Grand Renewable Energy Park will consist of 100 MW of solar power and 150 MW of wind power. … Continue reading Siemens wins order for 150 MW wind farm in Canada
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REpower launches 3-MW turbine for low-wind locations in Canada
The Suzlon Group, the fifth-largest manufacturer of wind turbines in the world, has announced the launch of its REpower 3.0M122 turbine as a 60-Hz variant for the Canadian market. REpower Systems SE, a subsidiary within this Group, will be presenting its variant of the 3.0M122 for the Canadian market at the CanWEA trade fair. The … Continue reading REpower launches 3-MW turbine for low-wind locations in Canada
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Tata Power buys wind farm in Gujarat
Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL), a subsidiary of Tata Power, has signed a share purchase agreement with AES Corporation to acquire its subsidiary AES Saurashtra Windfarms Pvt Ltd (ASW) which owns 39.2 MW wind farm in Gujarat, for an undisclosed amount, as per a stock market disclosure. “TPREL was selected as the preferred bidder … Continue reading Tata Power buys wind farm in Gujarat
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Wind Power Beats Solar Power Hands Down, Analysis by AWELabs Shows
A wind power vs. solar power research analysis is published by Airborne Wind Energy Labs. The analysis is based on comparisons of the power intensities of power-harvesting surfaces. Intensity is a physical quantity that measures the power that is transferred per unit of area. The effective intensity of wind power exceeds the effective intensity of … Continue reading Wind Power Beats Solar Power Hands Down, Analysis by AWELabs Shows
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Large-scale solar power projects in the United States have made great progress in delivering competitively priced electricity
The price at which electricity from large-scale solar power projects in the western United States is being sold has fallen by more than two-thirds in the last five years, according to a new report released today by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The report
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LM Wind Power adding jobs in Little Rock
Leading wind turbine blade manufacturer, LM Wind Power, ramps up capacity in its US manufacturing base, adding more than 850 jobs to support increased volumes from major customers. LM Wind Power, the world’s leading supplier of blades for wind turbines, today announced that it has doubled its US workforce in less than six months from … Continue reading LM Wind Power adding jobs in Little Rock
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