Installed capacity of hydro-, wind power and solar energy is expected to stand at 350 gigawatts, 200 gigawatts and 100 gigawatts, respectively. Energy self-sufficiency will be boosted to around 85 percent. China has issued a long list of targets for its future energy strategy as the country looks to modernize its energy structure. The … Continue reading China installed capacity of hydro, wind energy and solar power is expected to stand at 350 gigawatts, 200 gigawatts and 100 gigawatts
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Wind power will be the dominant energy source at Brazil’s next power-generation auction
A total of 14.2 gigawatts of planned wind energy capacity from 577 projects qualified for the Nov. 28 event, the most of any energy source, Brazil’s energy research agency Empresa de Pesquisa Energetica said. Wind energy will be the dominant energy source at Brazil’s next power-generation auction with developers contributing 70 percent of all … Continue reading Wind power will be the dominant energy source at Brazil’s next power-generation auction
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Alstom takes part in a turnkey project of the Sendje hydropower plant in Equatorial Guinea
Alstom has been awarded by Duglas Alliance a contract to supply equipment to Sendje green field hydropower plant, located at 40 km from Bata, the biggest city in the continental part of Equatorial Guinea. Duglas Alliance is acting as the General contractor in this deal while Alstom Hydro has been chosen as the hydropower equipment … Continue reading Alstom takes part in a turnkey project of the Sendje hydropower plant in Equatorial Guinea
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India is the second wind energy market for Gamesa
Gamesa expects to reach a wind turbine output of about 700 MW in India this year, up from 400 MW in 2013. The company’s chairman Ignacio Martin was in Chennai to launch a new production line at the company’s plant in Mamandur, near Chennai to manufacture larger G114-2.0 MW wind turbines, which are expected to … Continue reading India is the second wind energy market for Gamesa
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NREL teams with SolarCity to maximize solar energy
The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and SolarCity have entered into a cooperative research agreement to address the operational issues associated with large amounts of distributed solar energy on electrical grids. The work includes collaboration with the Hawaiian Electric Companies to analyze high penetration solar scenarios using advanced modeling and inverter testing at … Continue reading NREL teams with SolarCity to maximize solar energy
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Trina Solar wins solar power contract in Jordan for 10-MW photovoltaic plant
Trina Solar Limited has signed a contract with Shamsuna Power Company for the development of a 10-megawatt (MW) solar farm, Shamsuna Solar Project, in Aqaba, Jordan. Per the agreement, the company will initially provide design and construction support for the project. Upon completion, Trina Solar will also operate and maintain the solar farm under a … Continue reading Trina Solar wins solar power contract in Jordan for 10-MW photovoltaic plant
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Vestas stages flash mob in Cape Town harbor to raise awareness for world’s critical energy challenges
In an exceptional call for action, Vestas Wind Systems (CPH:VWS) executed a surprise stunt during the leg start of the Volvo Ocean Race in Cape Town yesterday evening. A flash mob of more than a dozen boats, one of which carried a South African children’s choir, demanded action on the critical energy challenges the world … Continue reading Vestas stages flash mob in Cape Town harbor to raise awareness for world’s critical energy challenges
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AWEA, 450 organizations, call on congress to extend successful clean energy tax provisions
More than 450 businesses, companies and other organizations have signed and sent a letter urging Congress to immediately extend expired and expiring clean energy tax measures, including the renewable energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC), before the end of this year. “AWEA is proud to join this diverse coalition of companies and … Continue reading AWEA, 450 organizations, call on congress to extend successful clean energy tax provisions
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Sunnnova gets $250 million funding to expand its solar power business
US solar company Sunnova Energy has secured $250m in fresh funding to fuel continued growth. This round of financing was the largest amount ever raised by a private residential solar service company in America. Sunnova’s total funding now stands at approximately $500m. The company will use the money to continue its rapid growth and expand its … Continue reading Sunnnova gets $250 million funding to expand its solar power business
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America could power itself 100 times over with solar energy, Concentrated Solar Power and Photovoltaic
In a new report, the Environment America Research and Policy Center seeks to visualize and quantify this potential as it pertains to the United States. The report argues that the U.S. “has the potential to produce more than 100 times as much electricity from solar PV and concentrating solar power (CSP) installations as the nation … Continue reading America could power itself 100 times over with solar energy, Concentrated Solar Power and Photovoltaic
Continue readingWind Power in India: Gamesa has established in the wind energy sector with G114-2.0 MW wind turbines
Ignacio Martín, Gamesa’s Chairman and CEO, Xabier Etxeberria, Business CEO, and Ramesh Kymal, Gamesa’s CEO in India, today inaugurated the expanded nacelle facility in Chennai, paving the way for introduction of the G114-2.0 MW into the market over the course of 2015. Gamesa is present in India as technology provider and wind farm developer. Since … Continue reading Wind Power in India: Gamesa has established in the wind energy sector with G114-2.0 MW wind turbines
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Concentrated Solar Power CSP Systems: Market Shares, and Forecasts, Global, 2014 to 2020
WinterGreen Research announces that it has published a new study Concentrated Solar Power (CSP): Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2014 to 2020. The 2014 study has 436 pages, 190 tables and figures. Worldwide markets are poised to achieve significant growth as the Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) integrates molten salt storage technologies and leverages the … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power CSP Systems: Market Shares, and Forecasts, Global, 2014 to 2020
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GE wind energy looks to global expansion
General Electric looking to grow its wind energy business by increasing installations of wind turbines globally while providing services such as data analytics to improve their performance, a top company energy executive said on Wednesday. The U.S. conglomerate plans to have a presence with its wind turbine business in 35 or more countries next … Continue reading GE wind energy looks to global expansion
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Syrah Resources Successfully Produces Li-ion Battery Grade Spherical Graphite
On 20 November 2014, Syrah Resources announced that it has successfully produced uncoated battery grade spherical graphite, using natural flake graphite from its Balama Graphite & Vanadium Project in Mozambique. The battery market currently represents approximately 23% of global flake graphite output and is expected to be a rapidly growing sector due to lithium ion … Continue reading Syrah Resources Successfully Produces Li-ion Battery Grade Spherical Graphite
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Marine energy: WavePOD prototype produces wave energy
The vision of a standardised offshore electricity generator for the wave industry reached a significant milestone this week when the WavePOD prototype produced its first power in laboratory tests. The tenth-scale WavePOD was officially switched on by David Waldron, Bosch Rexroth’s UK Business Manager for Machinery Applications and Renewables, to mark the start of the … Continue reading Marine energy: WavePOD prototype produces wave energy
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EDF EN Canada and Énergie du Granit Announce the Commissioning of Le Granit Wind Farm
EDF EN Canada Inc., a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles Group, and Énergie du Granit Inc. announced today that the 24.6 megawatt (MW) Le Granit Wind Project has declared commercial operation. The wind power project represents a joint-ownership undertaking formed by EDF EN Canada and Énergie du Granit, a company wholly owned by the MRC … Continue reading EDF EN Canada and Énergie du Granit Announce the Commissioning of Le Granit Wind Farm
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Impsa sells Brazil wind power plants
Industrias Metalurgicas Pescarmona SA, the Argentine wind-turbine maker owned by the Pescarmona family and known as Impsa, agreed to sell holdings in wind parks in Brazil to a local developer as it prepares to restructure its debt. Ventos de Sao Jorge Energias Renovaveis SA, a Fortaleza, Brazil-based wind-power developer owned by the Salus investment fund, … Continue reading Impsa sells Brazil wind power plants
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Google, IKEA, And SunEdison Bought A Lot Of Wind Power This Week
With politically-charged pipeline maneuvering and international climate jockeying taking up most of the attention this week, three major wind power purchases show how clean energy is chugging along amid all of the rousing rhetoric. On Tuesday, IKEA announced its biggest renewable energy purchase to date: a 165 megawatt wind farm in southern Texas. This is … Continue reading Google, IKEA, And SunEdison Bought A Lot Of Wind Power This Week
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Vestas secures 42 MW wind energy order in Croatia, for first V112-3.0 MW wind power plant in the country
Vestas has received a 42 MW order from Akuo Energy for 14 units of the V112-3.0 MW wind turbine for the Ogorje wind power plant in Croatia. This will be the first V112-3.0 MW wind power plant to be installed in the country. Delivery of the turbines is scheduled for the third quarter of 2015 … Continue reading Vestas secures 42 MW wind energy order in Croatia, for first V112-3.0 MW wind power plant in the country
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Omburu solar power in Namibia
The Minister of Mines and Energy Isak Katali says the Omburu solar power plant will improve the supply of electricity to the entire country and not only to the Erongo Region. Katali made the remarks at the official groundbreaking ceremony of the plant on Friday at Omburu, near Omaruru in the Erongo Region. He said: … Continue reading Omburu solar power in Namibia
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