A coalition of leading environmental and conservation organizations — Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and National Wildlife Federation (NWF) — and Deepwater Wind today announced an agreement to implement additional protections for endangered North Atlantic right whales during pre-construction activities for the Deepwater ONE offshore wind farm, which will be developed … Continue reading Leading Environmental and Conservation Groups and Deepwater Wind Announce Agreement to Protect Endangered Whales at Deepwater ONE Offshore Wind Farm Site
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PluggedSolar Launches Its Solar Power Plug-in Kits to Power Electric Vehicles – Chevrolet Volt, Tesla, Nissan Leaf and Others
PluggedSolar 1.7 KW charges Electric Vehicle Volt with its daily production of 9 KW-H of electricity. The electric car runs 40 miles with this solar electricity. Electric Vehicle Chevy Volt takes about 9 kilowatt hours of electricity to completely charge it’s electric storage battery. It runs for about 40 miles on this charge. One of … Continue reading PluggedSolar Launches Its Solar Power Plug-in Kits to Power Electric Vehicles – Chevrolet Volt, Tesla, Nissan Leaf and Others
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DoE Announces Innovative Offshore Wind Energy Projects
As a part of the Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department today announced the selection of three pioneering offshore wind demonstrations to receive up to $47 million each over the next four years to deploy innovative, grid-connected systems in federal and state waters by 2017. These projects – located off the coast of New … Continue reading DoE Announces Innovative Offshore Wind Energy Projects
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DOE announces winners of Innovative Offshore Wind Energy Project at WINDPOWER 2014
Today the Department of Energy, during the General Session at WINDPOWER Conference and Exhibition 2014, announced the winners of the Innovative Offshore Wind Energy projects. In December 2012, AWEA applauded DOE for undertaking the initiative. Below is a statement from Christopher Long, AWEA’s Offshore Wind & Siting Policy Manager on today’s announcement of the awardees: … Continue reading DOE announces winners of Innovative Offshore Wind Energy Project at WINDPOWER 2014
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Dominion awarded $47m for wind turbines off Virginia Beach coast
Dominion Virginia Power has been awarded $47 million from the Department of Energy to help fund the construction of two wind turbines off the coast of Virginia. The Department of Energy announced Wednesday that Dominion was one of three companies, out of seven finalists, that will receive the funding. The Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement … Continue reading Dominion awarded $47m for wind turbines off Virginia Beach coast
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Siemens signs multiple 10-year wind power contracts in North America
Decade of service for over 400 onshore wind turbines across six Pattern Energy wind farm projects. Total output of over 930 megawatts (MW). Combined, represents one of Siemen’s largest wind service agreements with single customer in North America. Underscoring growing customer confidence in the valuable benefits Siemens Energy can provide with its flexible, longer term … Continue reading Siemens signs multiple 10-year wind power contracts in North America
Continue readingDeepwater Wind to Develop West Coast’s First Offshore Wind Farm
Project off Oregon Coast Will be First Commercial Floating Offshore Wind Farm. Deepwater Wind today announced plans to develop the West Coast’s first-ever offshore wind farm – a project poised to become the world’s first commercial project to use cutting-edge floating foundation technology. Deepwater Wind entered into an agreement several months ago with Principle Power … Continue reading Deepwater Wind to Develop West Coast’s First Offshore Wind Farm
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Offshore wind energy in France
Following a national public tender process, the French State has selected the group comprising GDF SUEZ, EDP Renewables, Neoen Marine and AREVA to install and operate offshore wind farms in the areas of Tréport (Upper Normandy, 500 MW) and the Isles of Yeu and Noirmoutier (Pays de la Loire, 500 MW). The partners welcome the … Continue reading Offshore wind energy in France
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WINDPOWER 2014 inaugurates vision of a far larger industry
The WINDPOWER 2014 Conference & Exhibition kicked into high gear today with a sharp focus on the future, as federal officials previewed an ambitious vision for the growth of U.S. wind energy to 35 percent of the grid by 2050, and industry leadership outlined four pillars for immediate expansion. At a special afternoon Power Session, … Continue reading WINDPOWER 2014 inaugurates vision of a far larger industry
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DWEA and AWEA enter formal partnership to collaborate on distributed and community wind energy market initiatives
The Distributed Wind Energy Association (DWEA) today announced that it has entered into a formal partnership with the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) that will enable the organizations to strengthen their representation of the small and community wind industry here in the United States. The two associations will collaborate on building the distributed and community … Continue reading DWEA and AWEA enter formal partnership to collaborate on distributed and community wind energy market initiatives
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SkyPower Global and FAS Energy to Build 3,000 MW of Solar Power in Nigeria
SkyPower FAS Energy, a joint venture between SkyPower Global and FAS Energy, signs agreements with both the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Delta State Government for the development, construction and operation of 3,000 MW of solar PV projects. SkyPower FAS Energy signed agreements with both the Federal Republic of Nigeria Government and the Delta … Continue reading SkyPower Global and FAS Energy to Build 3,000 MW of Solar Power in Nigeria
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Solar Photovoltaic Barometer
The European Union, whose global market share was 73.6% in 2011, is now only 26.5% (end of 2013), with installed capacity of 9.9 GWp (in 2013). Coming down from 16.7 GWp in 2012 this is a 40.5% decline. Europe’s installed PV capacity now stands at 78.8 GWp (end of 2013). The slowdown in installation pace … Continue reading Solar Photovoltaic Barometer
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Wind Power Capacity Installations in Key Emerging Markets (Russia, Africa) Will Double by 2023
Installations in 10 selected markets in Africa and the former Soviet Union will reach 3,350 megawatts in 2023, report concludes. While growth rates in wind power markets in the developed world have plateaued or, in some cases, fallen, developing economies are expected to see robust growth in the coming years. Strong political support, rising … Continue reading Wind Power Capacity Installations in Key Emerging Markets (Russia, Africa) Will Double by 2023
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Suzlon wins US wind energy order of wind turbines for 99 MW
Suzlon Energy has won a contract for supplying wind turbines for projects in the US, the company announced Tuesday. “Suzlon Group announces via their fully owned US based subsidiary SWECO (Suzlon Wind Energy Corp) its agreement to supply with PowerWorks, USA, up to 98.7 MW of wind turbines,” the company said in a statement here. … Continue reading Suzlon wins US wind energy order of wind turbines for 99 MW
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Bolloré introduces first electric buses in Cameroon
Since May 5, 2014, students at University of Yaoundé I, the first of the country’s seven public universities, can go from one end of campus to the next on the “Blue buses” that have been provided by Bolloré Africa Logistics and received on May 2, 2014 by the Prime Minister of Cameroon, Philémon Yang. The … Continue reading Bolloré introduces first electric buses in Cameroon
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Five Years of Growth for Enel Green Power
Green energy accounted for nearly half of new capacity last year, and with nations around the world looking to expanded their renewable energy production Enel Green Power is placed in a prime position. Over the last year renewable energy accounted for 43.6 percent of new global installed capacity. Short- and long-term forecasts regarding the evolution … Continue reading Five Years of Growth for Enel Green Power
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Europe can be role model for renewable energy at United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris 2015
The economic and political winds of change for Europe’s energy security are in full flow. With Ukraine on the brink of civil war and an IPCC report calling on the world’s governments to invest in renewables immediately, Europe’s policymakers face a dilemma that cannot be solved with words alone. Add to that a Heads of … Continue reading Europe can be role model for renewable energy at United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris 2015
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Gamesa will deliver 24 G90-2.0 MW wind turbines for a wind farm built in Fujian province
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has signed an agreement to supply 48 MW to Fujian Energy for a wind farm built in Dahanshan of Fujian Province, in China. The company will supply 24 G90-2.0 MW class I wind turbines, starting from the end of September 2014, and the wind farm is expected … Continue reading Gamesa will deliver 24 G90-2.0 MW wind turbines for a wind farm built in Fujian province
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GE’s Wind PowerUp Technology Improving Output on More than 1,000 Wind Turbines
GE’s (NYSE: GE) renewable energy business announces that its Wind PowerUp* platform has secured more than 1,000 units under contract to date. PowerUp, a GE Predictivity™ solution, is a customized software-enabled platform that allows wind farm operators to increase annual energy production (AEP) on their turbines by up to 5 percent, taking into account environmental … Continue reading GE’s Wind PowerUp Technology Improving Output on More than 1,000 Wind Turbines
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GE Announces Cumulative 3.9 Gigawatts of US Wind Energy Orders
GE’s (NYSE: GE) renewable energy business announced a cumulative 3.9 gigawatts (GW) of firm and unconditional wind turbine supply orders in the United States since January 1, 2013, the date of the Production Tax Credit extension. Of these orders, 1.1 GW of GE technology was placed into service in 2013. The remaining 2.8 GW will … Continue reading GE Announces Cumulative 3.9 Gigawatts of US Wind Energy Orders
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