A consortium of American investors in renewable energy has pledged to deliver in two years, 1,200 megawatts (MW) of solar-powered electricity in Nigeria.Nigeria’s Thisday newspaper report on Tuesday said that the consortium, operating under the auspices of MOTIR SEASPIRE and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo in … Continue reading American Firm plans 1200 MW solar power plant in Nigeria
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Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) opportunity in China
Noting that BrightSource’s Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology has shown “good stability in commercial operation” at its 392 MW tower project at Ivanpah; Shanghai Electric Group Company just signed a joint agreement with BrightSource to construct two tower CSP projects in the Qinghai province. These herald a huge new market for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) opportunity in China
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Revenue from Smart Grid Technologies is Expected to Reach $70.2 Billion Annually by 2023
A recent report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for smart grid technologies, including global market forecasts for revenue, broken out by technology, application, component, and region, through 2023. The past two years have seen accelerating technological advancements and shifting priorities among utility industry stakeholders. The benefits of smart grid technology are becoming … Continue reading Revenue from Smart Grid Technologies is Expected to Reach $70.2 Billion Annually by 2023
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SunEdison gets wind power firm
SunEdison and its power-plant holding company, TerraForm Power Inc. (TERP), agreed to buy closely held First Wind Holdings Inc. for $2.4 billion, expanding the types of renewable-energy projects it can develop. SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), a leading global solar developer, and TerraForm Power, Inc. (Nasdaq: TERP), a global owner and operator of renewable energy … Continue reading SunEdison gets wind power firm
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Blue Earth Annouces Letter of Agreement to Purchase 273 MW of Solar Energy and Wind Power Projects in Mexic
Blue Earth, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBLU) an alternative/renewable energy and energy efficiency services company, announced it has signed a letter of agreement that provides the Company the exclusive rights to acquire six projects totaling 273 MW, that are in various stages of development. Four of the projects are utility scale solar projects (totaling 105MW’s) and two … Continue reading Blue Earth Annouces Letter of Agreement to Purchase 273 MW of Solar Energy and Wind Power Projects in Mexic
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Siemens plans Green Port Hull Offshore Wind Energy Plants
Siemens has announced plans to incorporate a leaner, more efficient wind turbine blade manufacturing facility at Green Port Hull, by developing on a single site at Alexandra Dock in Hull. The commitment to create 1,000 direct jobs through the £310 million investment on the Humber is unchanged. Under the revised plans, the blade plant will … Continue reading Siemens plans Green Port Hull Offshore Wind Energy Plants
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India plans to install 100,000 MW of solar energy, photovoltaic and Concentrated Solar Power, by 2022
India is working at revising the solar power target to 100,000 MW for 2022 from the current 20,000 MW. “We have reset the targets of renewable energy. The earlier target for solar energy was 20,000 MW till 2022, which we are trying to reset to 100,000 MW,” he said at an event here organised … Continue reading India plans to install 100,000 MW of solar energy, photovoltaic and Concentrated Solar Power, by 2022
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Concentrated Solar Power SolarReserve Ranked #1 Fastest Growing Cleantech Company in North America on Deloitte 2014 Technology Fast 500™
SolarReserve’s 110 MW Crescent Dunes Concentrated Solar Power Plant located in Nevada is the first utility-scale facility in the world to feature advanced molten salt power tower energy storage capabilities. SolarReserve, a leading global developer of utility-scale solar power projects and advanced solar thermal technology, today announced it ranked the fastest growing cleantech company … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power SolarReserve Ranked #1 Fastest Growing Cleantech Company in North America on Deloitte 2014 Technology Fast 500™
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Qatar’s first solar power plant to be in Duhail
The solar energy project, the capacity of which could be anywhere between 10 MW and 15 MW would give a kick start to the country’s plans to develop solar energy in coming years. It is understood that 4 to 5 hectares of land would be required to generate one megawatt of solar power. The … Continue reading Qatar’s first solar power plant to be in Duhail
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Peru to Unveil Plans for Renewable Power Auction During UN Talks
The auction will be held in the first half of next year and will allow bids for solar energy, wind power, biomass and geothermal energy projects, said Pedro Gamio, energy coordinator for the United Nations-organized climate talks. “Peru’s main objective is to diversify its energy mix, which means to use cleaner and more economic sources,” … Continue reading Peru to Unveil Plans for Renewable Power Auction During UN Talks
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Trina Solar sets new efficiency record for photovoltaic silicon cells
Trina Solar said Monday that it had set new world records for high efficiency p-type and n-type silicon solar cells. Trina researchers achieved the results at the company’s State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology in Changzhou. The p-type mono-crystalline silicon solar cell on an industrial Cz wafer, which integrates advanced technologies including back … Continue reading Trina Solar sets new efficiency record for photovoltaic silicon cells
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Wind power in Costa Rica: Accciona opened its first wind farm with 33 wind turbines
Costa Rican vice-president Ana Helena Chacón formally opened the 49.5 MW Chiripa wind farm in Tilarán (Guanacaste) this weekend. The facility is owned by a consortium consisting of ACCIONA Energía (65%) and the local group Ecoenergía (35%). The ceremony was attended by ACCIONA Energía CEO Rafael Mateo, the Spanish Ambassador to Costa Rica, Jesús Rodríguez-Andía, … Continue reading Wind power in Costa Rica: Accciona opened its first wind farm with 33 wind turbines
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More than 2,250 new jobs in British wind energy industry
The number of people working in the medium and large-scale sectors of the British onshore wind energy industry, and offshore wind power, has risen by 8% in just over twelve months to more than 15,400 direct, full-time jobs, according to the trade association RenewableUK. This means the number of people directly employed in … Continue reading More than 2,250 new jobs in British wind energy industry
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Wind power, a safe source of electricity
The wind energy industry is built on a legacy of care and is dedicated to working with communities of which it will be part of for decades to come. Wind energy benefits public health because it replaces other sources of electricity that pollute the air we breathe and the water we drink. Claims that … Continue reading Wind power, a safe source of electricity
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Wind energy: Acciona installs wind farm with 33 wind turbines in Costa Rica
Chiripa wind power plant will supply 200 million kWh per year, servicing 80,000 homes. It consists of 33 wind turbines that are 80 meters high. The electricity they produce will be sold to ICE for 20 years, according to the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (ARESEP). Each kWh will be sold for between 44 … Continue reading Wind energy: Acciona installs wind farm with 33 wind turbines in Costa Rica
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Indonesia, Pakistan, Vietnam, the Maldives and Nepal are partnering with the World Bank to map out their most-promising locations for solar energy, wind power and other renewable energy resources
Pakistan has tremendous potential for harnessing wind power, solar energy, biomass and other renewable energy resources to help reduce power cuts and improve access to modern energy services. But the country lacks the high quality resource data at a national scale that is needed to take full advantage of these sources of clean energy. … Continue reading Indonesia, Pakistan, Vietnam, the Maldives and Nepal are partnering with the World Bank to map out their most-promising locations for solar energy, wind power and other renewable energy resources
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Abengoa pushing forward with Palen Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project
Abengoa has decided to continue pushing forward with the development of the Palen concentrated solar power (CSP) project regardless of the withdrawal of its planning application in September. Abengoa has decided to continue pushing forward with the development of the Palen concentrated solar power (CSP) project regardless of the withdrawal of its planning application … Continue reading Abengoa pushing forward with Palen Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project
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India looks to invest $1 billion into renewable energy, solar power and wind energy
Over 1.2 billion people around the world are still without electricity, and 400 million of them are in India. Many more don’t have access to reliable, consistent electricity. Diesel generators no longer compare to solar on a cost basis, and pay-as-you-go programs have made solar more accessible to low-income families in the developing world. With … Continue reading India looks to invest $1 billion into renewable energy, solar power and wind energy
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New solar power plant in Serbia
Renewable energy sources account for 21 percent of Serbia’s power production at the moment and that share will have to go up to 27 percent by 2020. Serbia’s Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antic opened in Kladovo on Saturday the largest solar power plant in Serbia, owned by a Serbian company that invested EUR … Continue reading New solar power plant in Serbia
Continue readingNigeria targets 7,200 MW from solar power
Promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency in Nigeria will address the challenges. Renewable energy are cleaner sources of energy, and therefore are sustainable forms of energy. “Renewable energy can continuously be harvested because they are inexhaustible in supply and have been considered by most developing countries as an essential component of extending access to … Continue reading Nigeria targets 7,200 MW from solar power
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