As the military continues to move away from dependence on fossil fuels, the Defense Department plans to spend $20 million on a fleet of electric vehicles unique in their ability to export their own power and offset their cost. Camron Gorguinpour, special assistant to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and … Continue reading DOD Electric Vehicles Will Supply Power to Local Grids
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Google invests 200 million USD in Texas wind energy project
Google announced Wednesday it has invested 200 million U.S. dollars in a wind farm in west Texas, which will become a part of the company’s 1 billion U.S. dollars’ renewable energy portfolio. The Spinning Spur Wind Project in Oldham County, Texas, will generate “enough energy to power more than 60,000 average U.S. homes,” Google said … Continue reading Google invests 200 million USD in Texas wind energy project
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American Energy Alliance’s anti-wind energy cartoon caricatures facts
The American Energy Alliance, a fossil-fuel funded group, recently posted a cartoon online consisting of a series of recycled anti-wind myths (hey, at least they believe in recycling). From our perspective, their cartoon is indeed good for a chuckle, as every one of its so-called facts about wind power has previously been thoroughly rebutted. Actually: … Continue reading American Energy Alliance’s anti-wind energy cartoon caricatures facts
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Romanian Energy Minister Re-Affirms Commitment to Wind Energy
“All those who wish to invest in energy will have the necessary support from government”. This is the quote today from the Romanian Energy Minister, Constantin Nita, less than a week ahead of the largest wind energy event in the country to be held on the 15-16 January at the JW Marriott, Bucharest. The Minister’s … Continue reading Romanian Energy Minister Re-Affirms Commitment to Wind Energy
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Pattern’s Ocotillo Wind Energy Project is First to Transmit Energy over the Sunrise Powerlink
Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) today announced that its Ocotillo Wind Energy project in Southern California reached commercial operation in December and is transmitting energy to the Sunrise Powerlink, a newly constructed 117-mile 500-kv transmission line linking San Diego and the Imperial Valley. The Ocotillo Wind project, a 265 megawatt (MW) wind power project in … Continue reading Pattern’s Ocotillo Wind Energy Project is First to Transmit Energy over the Sunrise Powerlink
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Evance R9000 Small Wind Turbine Receives Full Certification from US Small Wind Certification Council
Evance Wind Turbines, a world leading manufacturer of small wind turbines, is delighted to announce that its 5kW R9000 turbine has achieved full certification from the Small Wind Certification Council (SWCC) – the US independent body that certifies small turbines that meet or exceed its performance and safety requirements. The Evance R9000 successfully passed … Continue reading Evance R9000 Small Wind Turbine Receives Full Certification from US Small Wind Certification Council
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Belgian economic recovery powered by wind power
Wind energy’s contribution to Belgian GDP has risen by 69% in four years (2007-2011), new findings show. This is a rate far higher than the growth of GDP itself, making wind energy a catalyst for Belgium’s economic recovery. The wind power sector brought €335.3 million to the Belgian economy in 2011. The figures come from … Continue reading Belgian economic recovery powered by wind power
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Ames Laboratory to Lead New Research Effort to Address Shortages in Rare Earth
The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that a team led by Ames Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, has been selected for an award of up to $120 million over five years to establish an Energy Innovation Hub that will develop solutions to the domestic shortages of rare earth metals and other materials critical for U.S. … Continue reading Ames Laboratory to Lead New Research Effort to Address Shortages in Rare Earth
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MENA Solar Power Markets to Exceed 3 Gigawatts Annually by 2015
Solar energy demand in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is attracting the attention of the global solar market, as the industry begins to diversify existing demand from feed-in tariff markets with demand from markets that offer fundamental solar drivers such as insolation, grid prices and electricity needs. On the back of these … Continue reading MENA Solar Power Markets to Exceed 3 Gigawatts Annually by 2015
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Google Invests $200 Million in Texas Wind Farm
Google Inc. (GOOG) said Wednesday it has made a roughly $200 million equity investment in a west Texas wind farm, as the Internet search giant adds another green energy deal to its collection. The commitment to the Spinning Spur Wind Project announced Wednesday brings Google’s total investments in alternative energy to about $1.2 billion. The … Continue reading Google Invests $200 Million in Texas Wind Farm
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China outlines plan to ramp up solar power, wind energy capacity in 2013
China, the world’s top energy consumer, will more than double its installed solar power capacity this year from 2012, the government said on Wednesday, driving up shares of US-listed Chinese solar companies. China aims to add 10 gigawatts (GW) of installed solar power capacity this year, up from 7 GW at the end of last … Continue reading China outlines plan to ramp up solar power, wind energy capacity in 2013
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Mainstream Renewable Power Plans $240 Million Wind Farm in Chile
Mainstream Renewable Power is seeking environmental permits to develop a $240 million wind farm in Chile’s southern Bio Bio region. The Alena wind energy project will include as many as 43 Goldwind’s wind turbines with a total capacity of 107.5 megawatts, Dublin-based Mainstream said today in a filing with environmental licensing agency Servicio de Evaluacion … Continue reading Mainstream Renewable Power Plans $240 Million Wind Farm in Chile
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E.ON Climate & Renewables surpasses 2.5 GW milestone: Three wind energy projects, 292 wind turbines, 500 MW completed in 2012
E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) North America announced today it has more than 2,700 megawatts (MW) of nameplate capacity in operation across its 18 wind farms located in 5 states. The company completed construction on three wind power projects in Texas and Indiana in 2012, totaling approximately 500 MW: –Magic Valley Wind Farm, located approximately … Continue reading E.ON Climate & Renewables surpasses 2.5 GW milestone: Three wind energy projects, 292 wind turbines, 500 MW completed in 2012
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Gamesa Wins Wind Energy Order for 54-Megawatts From TuuliWatti in Finland
Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA, Spain’s largest wind turbine maker, won a 54-megawatt order from Finland’s TuuliWatti Oy, expanding its presence in a market it entered last year. The order for 12 of Gamesa’s G128 4.5-megawatt wind turbines forms part of a 117-megawatt framework agreement signed in October, the Zamudio-based company said today in an e-mailed … Continue reading Gamesa Wins Wind Energy Order for 54-Megawatts From TuuliWatti in Finland
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First Solar Acquires Chilean Project Developer Solar Chile
First Solar Inc. has acquired Santiago-based solar development company Solar Chile. Fundacion Chile was an early investor in Solar Chile. Terms of the acquisition were not released. First Solar, Inc. FSLR -1.12% and Fundacion Chile today announced that First Solar has acquired Solar Chile, a Santiago-based solar development company in which Fundacion Chile was an … Continue reading First Solar Acquires Chilean Project Developer Solar Chile
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China to reach 100 GW of wind energy by 2015
China will install and connect to the grid 18 GW of wind energy in 2013, according to Liu Tienan, head of China’s National Energy Bureau (NEB). Despite the on-going global economic slowdown, growth predictions about China’s wind power sector are optimistic. On Monday, the deputy director general of China’s National Energy Administration acknowledged that wind … Continue reading China to reach 100 GW of wind energy by 2015
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Wind energy in Pakistan: 50-MW wind farm project completed
Sand storms with wind speeds of 30 metres a second followed by heavy rain and hail are just some of the conditions under which Nordex has been installing “Jhimpir”, its first wind farm in Pakistan with 33 1.5 MW wind turbines, over the last few months. The investor in the wind power project, which is … Continue reading Wind energy in Pakistan: 50-MW wind farm project completed
Continue readingEnel Green Power: new wind farm enters service in Spain
The Agreda wind farm has a 18 MW capacity. The operating facility will be able to generate around 48 million kWh per year. In addition, in the Canary Islands, the Spanish subsidiary of EGP has completed the renovation of the Juan Adalid, Carretera de Arinaga and Fuencaliente wind farms, which have been connected to the … Continue reading Enel Green Power: new wind farm enters service in Spain
Continue readingChina will rely more on wind energy in 2013
China will add 21 gigawatts of hydroelectric generation capacity, 18 gigawatts of wind power generation capacity and 10 gigawatts of solar power generation capacity. China will boost its support of new energy and renewable energy in 2013 through the development of hydropower, wind power and distributed photovoltaic power generation, the National Energy Administration said on … Continue reading China will rely more on wind energy in 2013
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DeWind to Replace Blades at 10 MW Wind Farm in Canada
Replacement of blades planned for Wind Energy Institute of Canada 10 MW research site DeWind Co, a US based manufacturer of wind turbines, has initiated the replacement of blades for five wind turbines at the Wind Energy Institute of Canada (Institute) Wind Energy R&D Park on Prince Edward Island, Canada, north of the community … Continue reading DeWind to Replace Blades at 10 MW Wind Farm in Canada
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