Vergnet, manufacturer of medium scale wind turbines, has announced it has joined forces with Wind Turbines as it develops the growing medium wind energy sector. The partnership between Vergnet, which is headquartered in France, and Wind Turbines based in Manchester, was formalised this week with both companies working on a range of GB wind energy … Continue reading Vergnet: New partnership to develop UK wind energy projects
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Rising Off-grid PV Applications Propelling Solar Power in India
Rising Off-grid PV Applications Propelling Solar Power in India. write essay for you Driven by country’s rapidly rising primary energy and electricity needs, overdependence on coal for electricity generation, and costly oil and gas imports; India is poised to become a potentially global leader in PV technology. Above all, India’s endowment with plentiful irradiation makes … Continue reading Rising Off-grid PV Applications Propelling Solar Power in India
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Vestas to make wind turbines for Canadian wind power projects
Vestas has received a 24 MW order for 12 V100-2.0 MW wind turbines from juwi Wind Canada Ltd. for four projects in Nova Scotia, Canada. Deliveries for all projects — Truro Heights, Millbrook, Whynotts and Chebucto Pockwock — are expected to occur in mid-2014 with commissioning in the second half of next year. “We … Continue reading Vestas to make wind turbines for Canadian wind power projects
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Goldwind to provide 20 wind turbines for Mireasa wind farm in Romania
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (“Goldwind” or the “Company”, Shenzhen stock code 002202, Hong Kong stock code 2208), announced, after its wholly owned subsidiary Goldwind International Limited signed a 50MW turbine supply contract with the Romanian company -Mireasa Energies S.R.L. last year, recently the first turbine had been successfully installed, which is also … Continue reading Goldwind to provide 20 wind turbines for Mireasa wind farm in Romania
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Flowserve to supply actuators for the Kaxu Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in South Africa
REVE Flowserve Limitorque Announces Order for 307 MX Actuators for the Largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plant in South Africa. Flowserve announced a new order for 307 Limitorque MX10 actuators to support the Kaxu solar thermal project that is building the world’s largest concentrating solar power plant in Pofadder, Northern Cape, South Africa. Flowserve Corporation … Continue reading Flowserve to supply actuators for the Kaxu Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in South Africa
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Strong Policy Framework Needed for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
Many developing countries with sun-baked deserts are investing in concentrated solar power, or CSP. While the climatic conditions are right for the technology, these countries face challenges in making CSP viable. These include financing and risk mitigation, reducing costs, and building local capacity, among others. A group of energy policymakers and practitioners from Morocco, Egypt, … Continue reading Strong Policy Framework Needed for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
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China featuring integration of solar energy and hydropower generation
A photovoltaic power plant in northwest China featuring integration of solar- and hydro-power generation started grid connection and trial operations on Wednesday. The 320MW hydro-solar project near the Longyangxia Dam in Qinghai Province is the largest of its kind in China, according to the project’s contractor company under China Power Investment Corporation. The company said … Continue reading China featuring integration of solar energy and hydropower generation
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Wind Energy Industry Addresses Bird Mortality Issue
Duke Energy Renewables has taken proactive steps to address the issue of bird mortality at the company’s wind farm generation sites. The actions, among the first in the wind industry, follow an agreement with the Department of Justice over the deaths of golden eagles at two sites in Wyoming. The DOJ had filed misdemeanor charges … Continue reading Wind Energy Industry Addresses Bird Mortality Issue
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ADB to finance Qinghai Delingha Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant project in China
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Continue readingChina’s new photovoltaic (PV) solar power capacity for 2013 to hit 10 GW
China is estimated to have added 10 gigawatts (GW) of installed photovoltaic (PV) power capacity in 2013, including 7 GW from PV power stations and 3 GW from distributed PV power projects, an energy official told Xinhua on Thursday. Liang Zhipeng, an official with the National Energy Administration (NEA), said China would unveil its 2014 … Continue reading China’s new photovoltaic (PV) solar power capacity for 2013 to hit 10 GW
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Obama calls on federal government to move to 20% renewables by 2020
On December 5th, 2013 U.S. President Barack Obama signed a memorandum directing the nation’s federal government to meet 20% of its electricity demand with renewable energy sources by 2020, more than double the current level. romeo and juliet essay As a first step, agencies are required to source 10% of their electricity from renewables by … Continue reading Obama calls on federal government to move to 20% renewables by 2020
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Audubon report says wind turbines, wildlife can coexist in Maine
One of Maine’s top wildlife advocacy groups says there’s plenty of room in the state to accommodate animal habitat and wind energy development. In a report released Wednesday night, Falmouth-based Maine Audubon found that of the 1.1 million acres in the state where there’s enough wind to justify turbines, 933,000 acres don’t overlap with sensitive … Continue reading Audubon report says wind turbines, wildlife can coexist in Maine
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Project allows mid-Atlantic island to boost wind power capacity while maintaining stability of grid
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has delivered and commissioned a microgrid control solution that enables the island of Faial in the Atlantic ocean to add more wind energy to its power mix without destabilizing the network. Faial is one of nine volcanic islands in the Azores, a Portuguese archipelago located midway between … Continue reading Project allows mid-Atlantic island to boost wind power capacity while maintaining stability of grid
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PCW submits eagle conservation plan for 3 GW wind farm
Continuing the advancement of the Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project through the federal permitting process, Power Company of Wyoming LLC is submitting a comprehensive Eagle Conservation Plan along with an application for a programmatic eagle permit to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for environmental review and approval. PCW
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Gemini 600MW offshore wind farm approved in Netherlands
Typhoon Offshore, on behalf of Gemini, announced today that the permits for Gemini, the 600MW offshore wind farm that will be built in the North Sea 55 kilometers north of the Dutch island of Schiermonnikoog, are now irrevocable. The permits had to be amended due to the complete redesign of the project, resulting in a … Continue reading Gemini 600MW offshore wind farm approved in Netherlands
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Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) and Deutsche Messe Announce Long-Term Partnership to grow CanWEA’s Annual Conference and Exhibition
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) and Deutsche Messe announced today a long-term partnership to enhance and expand CanWEA’s Annual Conference and Exhibition. Starting with CanWEA 2014 in Montreal, CanWEA and Deutsche Messe’s North American subsidiary, Hannover Fairs USA (HFUSA), will jointly work to organize and operate the event. my family essay “Deutsche Messe has … Continue reading Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) and Deutsche Messe Announce Long-Term Partnership to grow CanWEA’s Annual Conference and Exhibition
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Wind energy supporters worried about extension of Production Tax Credit
Officials in Iowa’s wind energy industry are concerned the federal government still hasn’t extended the Production Tax Credit — or PTC — for wind projects. Harold Prior, executive director of the Iowa Wind Energy Association, says Senate leaders haven’t included the PTC in markup legislation, and that’s a worry since time is running out and … Continue reading Wind energy supporters worried about extension of Production Tax Credit
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Enel Green Power in North America
Following EGP’s growth in North America over the last year, it has put the Cove Fort geothermal plant in Utah into service and begun work on the construction of the Origin wind farm in Oklahoma. personality essay Enel Green Power has put the Cove Fort geothermal plant into service and is beginning work on the … Continue reading Enel Green Power in North America
Continue readingVestas receives 44 MW wind turbines order for the Kangal RES wind power plant in Turkey
Kangal Elektrik Uretim A.S. has signed an agreement to construct a wind farm using 22 V100-2.0 MW wind turbines. The company’s first wind energy project will be ready for turbine installation in the first quarter of 2014. The 44 MW Kangal RES wind power plant will be installed in the Sivas province, Turkey. The contract … Continue reading Vestas receives 44 MW wind turbines order for the Kangal RES wind power plant in Turkey
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Ascent Solar
Ascent Solar Technologies, a manufacturer of award winning flexible CIGS thin-film photovoltaic modules as well as consumer and off-grid products integrated with the flexible modules, announced the company’s proud involvement in the Volvo Pure Tension Pavilion project, where Ascent’s revolutionary, flexible and lightweight CIGS solar modules were selected for integration into the Pavilion’s tensioned mesh membrane … Continue reading Ascent Solar
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