Gov. Pat McCrory has officially gone on record supporting the U.S. Department of Interior’s efforts to create offshore wind energy sites in North Carolina. Meanwhile, federal authorities have extended the time people have to comment on proposed leases for offshore wind energy along the North Carolina coast. The governor sent a letter to the Bureau … Continue reading North Carolina Gov. backs wind energy
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Wind energy battery going back online
Xcel Energy Inc. installed the $4.7 million battery in 2008 next to a Luverne, Minn., wind farm and operated it safely for more than two years. The sodium-sulfur battery was shut down in October 2011 on the advice of its Japanese manufacturer after a similar unit caught fire there. The only battery in Minnesota large … Continue reading Wind energy battery going back online
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Masdar’s Concentrated Solar Power Project
Shams One has been a a learning experience for Masdar – constant dust and sand have forced new innovations in cleaning and wind blocking technology, and the plummeting cost of photovoltaics may challenge the commercial viability of CSP. Nonetheless, Shams One will go online as scheduled in coming months and make a significant dent in … Continue reading Masdar’s Concentrated Solar Power Project
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Enercon installs prototype of new E-92 series
ENERCON has erected the prototype of the new E-92 series. The wind class IIA wind turbine was installed atop a 97-metre precast concrete tower in Simonswolde, Ostfriesland (Northern Germany). Immediately after the installation was complete, the team started working on the grid connection and commissioning of the new WEC. Work is scheduled to be completed … Continue reading Enercon installs prototype of new E-92 series
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Chile Adding 2.2 GW Of New Solar Energy Capacity
The 125-page report estimates the cost of investing in photovoltaic energy development in Chile amounts to US$2,500 per kW, equal to the price of building coal generation plants in the northern electricity transmission system (SING) and slightly more expensive than building coal plants ($2,350/kW) in the central electricity system (SIC). The new report lists 13 … Continue reading Chile Adding 2.2 GW Of New Solar Energy Capacity
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CPUC Approves 150-MW Concentrating Solar Power Project in California
The solar project will be constructed on approximately 1,500 acres of private land near Blythe. The project will use a concentrated solar power (CSP) design with molten salt storage technology from Pratt & Whitney Rocket. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a power purchase agreement (PPA) for PG&E Corp., the owner of California’s largest … Continue reading CPUC Approves 150-MW Concentrating Solar Power Project in California
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GEA Geothermal Energy Expo 2013
Exhibitor registration is now open for the 2013 GEA Geothermal Energy Expo, to be held September 29 – October 2 at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Hosted by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA), the Expo is the world’s largest gathering of the geothermal industry, and the annually sold-out show provides a … Continue reading GEA Geothermal Energy Expo 2013
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Jamaican geographer to develop geothermal energy plant
Geographer and businessman Krishna Vaswani aims to raise US$4 million of financing in order to set up a 15MW clean-energy facility. The project, based on geothermal energy – heat from underground – would cost US$15 million of which US$4m would be raised via equity and the remainder as debt. The developer would essentially be exchanging … Continue reading Jamaican geographer to develop geothermal energy plant
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Policy Choices Shape Wind Energy Success
A new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) shows a set of conditions that must be fulfilled in order to best harness wind, to attract investment and to help anticipate the effects of possible policy options for new and emerging markets. The report identifies and reviews … Continue reading Policy Choices Shape Wind Energy Success
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Wind energy to ease India’s energy security with 89 GW by 2020
Wind energy could soon supply 5 GW annually to fight chronic power shortages in the country, according to the India Wind Energy Outlook, prepared by WISE, IWTMA and GWEC. Officially released at the opening of Wind Power India 2012 by the Hon. Minister of New and Renewable energy Farooq Abdullah, the report examines the state … Continue reading Wind energy to ease India’s energy security with 89 GW by 2020
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Second phase of Ouarzazate Concentrating Solar Power complex
Masen launches request for qualification process to select potential sponsors to develop the next Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) phase of the Ouarzazate solar power complex. The Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (Masen) has announced on January, 23 the prequalification process for the second phase of the Ouarzazate CSP complex has kicked off. Masen is currently … Continue reading Second phase of Ouarzazate Concentrating Solar Power complex
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The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) holds 25 GW of renewable energy potential by 2020
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region holds 25 GW of renewable energy potential by 2020, the California-based international business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan estimated in its recently released white paper “The Future for ‘Green’ in the GCC’s Energy Sector”. The report focuses on the potential for renewables and smart grids in the GCC, noting … Continue reading The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) holds 25 GW of renewable energy potential by 2020
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Volkswagen Uses Solar Power to Build Passats
Volkswagen has been dedicated to getting solar power at its plants around the world, and now it can stake a claim to the single largest solar installation of any automotive manufacturing facility in the U.S. at the company’s compound in Chattanooga. And it’s also VW’s largest photovoltaic array anywhere in the world. During a dedication … Continue reading Volkswagen Uses Solar Power to Build Passats
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Juhl to Install Two Wind Turbines at Honda Plant in Ohio
Juhl Energy Inc., a U.S. renewable energy developer, plans to install, own and operate two wind turbines at a Honda Motor Co. transmission factory in Ohio. The 2-megawatt wind turbines may cost a total of $8 million and begin operating before next year, Yusef Orest, project developer for Pipestone, Minnesota-based Juhl, said in a phone … Continue reading Juhl to Install Two Wind Turbines at Honda Plant in Ohio
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Wind Power from Vermont to the World
UVM’s College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences presents “Wind Power from Vermont to the World — Solving Economic, Political and Technical Challenges,” a lecture, free and open to the public, to be held Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 4:30 p.m. in the Davis Center’s Sugar Maple Ballroom. Jonathan Lynch, chief technology officer, and James Jennings, director … Continue reading Wind Power from Vermont to the World
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Senate group introduces bill that offers tax breaks for wind energy producers
Senate Bill 195, introduced Friday with 41 sponsors, would allow developers to collect a full refund of contractor’s excise taxes incurred for wind farms, and 25 percent of the state sales tax. Ron Rebenitsch, executive director of the South Dakota Wind Energy Association, said the foregone revenue would be made up on the back end … Continue reading Senate group introduces bill that offers tax breaks for wind energy producers
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Update on vehicle-to-grid technology (V2G)
All-electric Mini Coopers at the University of Delaware’s STAR Campusmay soon be referred to as mini power plants as they become sources of distributed energy and demonstrate the potential that innovative vehicle-to-grid technology has to change the fundamental design of the delivery of energy in the United States. Willett Kempton, director of the Center for … Continue reading Update on vehicle-to-grid technology (V2G)
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Photovoltaic installations are projected to reach 35 gigawatts (GW) this year, up from 32 GW in 2012
In comparison, industry revenue—measured as the system price multiplied by total gigawatts installed—will retreat to an estimated $75 billion, down from $77 billion last year, and exhibiting an even steeper fall from the market’s peak revenue of $94 billion in 2011. Global photovoltaic (PV) installations will rise this year in a continuing pattern of solid … Continue reading Photovoltaic installations are projected to reach 35 gigawatts (GW) this year, up from 32 GW in 2012
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Mitsubishi recalling 14,700 i-MiEV, iON, C-Zero electric vehicles
In one of the largest recalls of electric vehicles, Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will recall about 14,700 electric vehicles globally due to brake issues, reports Reuters. The recall consists of 5,800 electric vehicles in Japan and 8,900 vehicles from other countries, mostly Europe Of the recalled vehicles, about 12,300 are i-MiEVs while 2,400 are … Continue reading Mitsubishi recalling 14,700 i-MiEV, iON, C-Zero electric vehicles
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Sony in talks for lithium-ion battery business integration
Panasonic and Sony are Japan’s biggest makers of lithium–ion batteries. A Japanese state-backed fund wants a Nissan Motor Co Ltd and NEC Corp joint venture to buy Sony Corp’s lithium-ion battery unit to prevent rivals in China and Taiwan from getting its technology as the Tokyo TV maker looks to offload non-core businesses, the Daily … Continue reading Sony in talks for lithium-ion battery business integration
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