Solar Tower Technologies is a technology company providing products, systems and solutions for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants based on tower plants, particularly heliostat fields and receivers. Solar Tower Technologies (STT) announces the successful commissioning of the very first heliostat field in Saudi Arabia.The heliostat field consisting of 66 heliostats, 8 m² reflector … Continue reading First Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) heliostat field in Saudi Arabia
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“Wind rush” underway across much of America as new wind turbines access higher wind speeds
Advanced wind turbines are accessing faster, steadier winds at higher altitudes so they can generate more electricity, creating a modern-day “wind rush” as new areas in the Great Lakes states and the Southeastern U.S. become economical sites to develop more wind energy. “Wind turbine technology has advanced in just a few decades from the … Continue reading “Wind rush” underway across much of America as new wind turbines access higher wind speeds
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Bahamas to develop solar power
The Bahamas government has announced the development of solar power plants for eleven of the country’s islands as part of the Carbon War Room project, which aims to speed the shift toward renewable energy. Housing and Environment Minister Kenred Dorsett said officials are holding meetings with representatives from the CWR and the International Renewable … Continue reading Bahamas to develop solar power
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Wind energy bring 23,7% of Spain’s power
Spain’s renewable power plants accounted for 47% of the country’s electricity in March, according to data disclosed on Friday by grid operator Red Electrica de Espana (REE). Generación de enero a marzo del 2015 Wind power output fell 2.9% year-on-year to 4,903 GWh last month, while its share in total power was 22.5%. Hydroelectric power … Continue reading Wind energy bring 23,7% of Spain’s power
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Costa Rica plans to double wind energy
Costa Rica will double its installed wind power capacity to 393 MW from 194 MW until 2017, increasing the share of wind energy to 10.5% from 7%, state-run utility Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) said. The additional capacity includes Tila Wind, a 20-MW wind farm due to start operations in the next days, … Continue reading Costa Rica plans to double wind energy
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Spain’s Banco Santander to sell Australian wind farm
Spain’s Banco Santander SA , Europe’s biggest bank, plans to sell its only Australian wind farm partly because of uncertainty about the country’s support for renewable energy, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. Banco Santander is looking for a buyer for the 106.8-megawatt Taralga wind farm it is developing in … Continue reading Spain’s Banco Santander to sell Australian wind farm
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Global Wind Energy Council: wind power markets, such as Brazil, Mexico and Turkey, helped to drive global wind energy growth
GWEC expects the 2015 wind energy market to top 50 GW again, and reach 60 GW per year by 2018. According to GWEC, China remains the wind power leader, as the country installed an astonishing 23 GW of new wind power in 2014, bringing its cumulative total to more than 114 GW. Brazil – the … Continue reading Global Wind Energy Council: wind power markets, such as Brazil, Mexico and Turkey, helped to drive global wind energy growth
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Wind power in Oklahoma: Siemens 130 wind turbines for a wind farm
Siemens has been awarded an order from Apex Clean Energy to supply, support installation and provide long-term service for 130 wind turbines for the 299-megawatts (MW) Kay Wind project to be located in Kay County, Oklahoma. Installation of the wind turbines is scheduled to begin this year, with the start of operations expected for the … Continue reading Wind power in Oklahoma: Siemens 130 wind turbines for a wind farm
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Enel green power sells 49% in north America Newco to GE Energy financial services
Enel Green Power S.p.A. (“EGP”), through its subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (“EGPNA”), entered into an agreement with General Electric Unit (NYSE: GE) GE Energy Financial Services for the sale of a 49% stake in a newly created company, EGPNA Renewable Energy Partners, LLC (“EGPNA REP”), for a total consideration of approximately 440 … Continue reading Enel green power sells 49% in north America Newco to GE Energy financial services
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Georgia’s is preparing to utilise its wind energy potential through the country’s first wind farm
The inaugural wind power plant will include two wind turbines and is expected to be operational by next spring. The wind power plant is earmarked to be built between Georgia’s capital city Tbilisi and nearby Gori, a small city in eastern Georgia, and produce 20-MW of power per year, announced Georgian officials today. The … Continue reading Georgia’s is preparing to utilise its wind energy potential through the country’s first wind farm
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Wind energy in Costa Rica: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
Vestas signs firm and unconditional order with Fila de Mogote, a subsidiary of US-based Hunt Energy Horizons (Hunt Oil), for the 21 MW Mogote wind power plant in the province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Vestas will supply and install seven V90-3.0 MW wind turbines at the Mogote wind farm to be constructed in … Continue reading Wind energy in Costa Rica: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
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California leads U.S. in solar energy installations, PV and Concentrated Solar Power
One of three solar fields at the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in California’s Mojave Desert. The concentrated solar power plants there are the largest in the world. California became the first state to generate more than 5% of its electricity from utility solar power, according a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). … Continue reading California leads U.S. in solar energy installations, PV and Concentrated Solar Power
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Global clean energy investments grew 17 per cent in 2014 and reached $270bn
Global clean energy investments grew 17 per cent in 2014 and reached $270bn, according to new research from the United Nations. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said in their new Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investments report that the findings come after two years of declines. A 148 per cent increase in offshore … Continue reading Global clean energy investments grew 17 per cent in 2014 and reached $270bn
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Burundi Signs Up for Solar Energy
Gigawatt Global, a leading solar and social development company and a partner of Power Africa and Power Africa’s Beyond the Grid sub-initiative, has signed two international grants for a solar energy project in Burundi, where only four percent of the population has residential access to electricity. The proposed project, a 7.5 Megawatt (MW) solar field, … Continue reading Burundi Signs Up for Solar Energy
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EGP’s Wind Power is Blowing in America
In March alone Enel Green Power has put into service wind farms totalling 163 MW, also starting the construction of 102 MW, and it operates more than 1,600MW from wind power in the USA and Canada, 346MW in Mexico over the total installed renewable capacity of 399MW, 283MW in Brazil and 340MW, in Chile. … Continue reading EGP’s Wind Power is Blowing in America
Continue readingWind power in China: Vestas wind turbines for the HECIC Fengning Senjitu Wind Farm Phase II
The order is for 25 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines for the HECIC Fengning Senjitu Wind Farm Phase II project. Delivery and commissioning is expected at the end of this year. The contract includes supply of the wind turbines as well as a VestasOnline® Business SCADA solution and a two-year Active Output Management (AOM) 4000 service … Continue reading Wind power in China: Vestas wind turbines for the HECIC Fengning Senjitu Wind Farm Phase II
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Wind energy in Finland: Vestas wind turbines for two wind power plants
The order for seven V126-3.3 MW wind turbines has been placed by E-Group for the Posio I wind farm project in Posio, Lappland and Kuusamo, Northern Ostrobothnia. Turbine delivery is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2016. The contract includes delivery, installation and commissioning of the turbines, a 10-year Active Output Management (AOM) … Continue reading Wind energy in Finland: Vestas wind turbines for two wind power plants
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To Texas city, 100 percent renewables just made financial sense
One city in Texas has opted to go with wind and solar power exclusively – not primarily for the environmental benefits, but for the cost savings. The city of Georgetown contracted with EDF Renewable Energy for 144 MW of power from the Spinning Spur 3 wind farm currently under construction west of Amarillo. The facility … Continue reading To Texas city, 100 percent renewables just made financial sense
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Brazil’s 350MW floating solar power plant
Brazil has announced a massive 350 MW floating solar photovoltaic (PV) plant. The solar energy project at the 250 MW Balbina hydroelectric plant in the Amazon is hoped to be the first solar development at hydroelectric dams whose construction results in large and ongoing releases of methane as well as to the initial loss of … Continue reading Brazil’s 350MW floating solar power plant
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NTPC calls tender for Concentrated Solar Power plant near Dadri TPP
The job involves the design, engineering, manufacture, installation, testing and commissioning of the Concentrated Solar Power plant. Indian power producer NTPC has called a tender for the design and construction of a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant near the 1,820-MW Dadri thermal power plant (TPP) in Uttar Pradesh state. Techno-commercial bids will be accepted by … Continue reading NTPC calls tender for Concentrated Solar Power plant near Dadri TPP
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