Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings agreed to buy a 49 percent stake in NRG Energy Inc.’s $1.8 billion Agua Caliente solar energy project.
Continue readingGreen Beer Comes to Hale?s Ales with Installation of Hybrid Solar Thermal System
Net Zero Impact LLC is expert in the design and installation of hybrid solar energy technologies for commercial applications in the Pacific Northwest.
Continue readingADF geothermal energy project to boost supply in Kenya
Kenya has substantial geothermal power potential, and has made this sector a priority in its 2030 vision, with the objective to develop 5000 MW of geothermal energy.
Continue readingThe AfDB co-financing Ouarzazte concentrating solar power plant
The AfDB’s Clean Technology Fund (CTF) pipeline for 2012 includes concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) projects in Kom Ombo, Egypt and Ouarzazate concentrated solar energy, Morocco.
Continue readingIndia?s premier conference and exhibition on wind power in India
The Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA), the World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE), and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), are proud to announce WIND POWER INDIA 2012.
Continue readingHawai’i Public Utilities Commission Approves Contract for Kawailoa Wind Energy Project
The Hawai’i Public Utilities Commission approved an agreement between First Wind and Hawaiian Electric Company for the utility to purchase wind power produced by the proposed 69-megawatt Kawailoa Wind Farm.
Continue readingWind energy in Bolivia: China will give funding for the first wind farm
Chinese wind power companies will install wind turbines in Chile and Ecuador. In Bolivia, the Chinese companies financing wind farm projects.
Continue readingElectric vehicles often unfamiliar for drivers and mechanics
Those electric cars popping up in driveways look a lot like their gas-powered cousins. But under the hood, they’re different machines, and their potential problems are foreign to many drivers and mechanics alike.
Continue readingSolar Power Generation USA
Award nominations are now open for Solar Utility of the Year, Photovoltaic Project of the Year, Concentrated Solar Power Project of the Year, and Concentrating Photovoltaic Solar Power.
Continue readingHigh Prices Will Limit Sales of Electric Vehicles in 2012
Many potential buyers will hold off on purchases of electric cars. Electrc vehicles on sale in 2012 will not benefit from recent cost reductions in lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingGeothermal Energy in Rwanda
According to the national electricity master plan, geothermal energy is expected to contribute at least 300 MW to the national grid by 2017, and potentially provide half of the country’s energy requirements by 2020.
Continue readingMasdar partners with Germany’s Fraunhofer Gesellschaft
Fraunhofer’s Institute for Building Physics IBP and Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE will provide planning and supervision service.
Continue readingSiemens to build 288 MW offshore wind power plant in Germany
For the Amrumbank West wind energy project in the North Sea, the company is supplying 80 wind turbines, each with an output of 3.6 megawatts (MW) and 120 meter diameter rotor.
Continue readingEolice, LM Wind Power to Build Wind Energy Factory in Brazil
With the installation of new wind turbines plant, Suape will provide all necessary equipment for wind farm generation, covering the entire value chain of the wind energy industry.
Continue readingNRG Energy to Bring Solar Power to MetLife Stadium
NRG (NYSE: NRG) and New Meadowlands Stadium Company announced a new sponsorship agreement that will bring sustainable solar energy to MetLife Stadium.
Continue readingHybrid Solar Thermal System from Net Zero Impact
Net Zero Impact LLC is expert in the design and installation of hybrid solar energy technologies for commercial applications in the Pacific Northwest.
Continue readingHawaii approves PPA for 69 MW wind farm
Kawailoa Wind Power, a subsidiary of Massachusetts-based First Wind, will sell as-available renewable energy to Hawaiian Electric at pre-determined prices over 20 years.
Continue readingFire Island Wind Energy Project in Anchorage Closes Financing
The Fire Island wind farm will be Alaska’s largest wind power project with 11 wind turbines, although the total wind power is ultimately planned for 33 wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy in Pakistan: Korean firm to set up 200 MW wind power plant
A Korean delegation, that paid a visit to Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah on Wednesday, said they are installing 200 megawatts (MW) wind farm in the province, which will be raised to 2,000 MW at a later stage.
Continue readingIran to launch dual-purpose concentrated solar power plant
The Islamic Republic has made great strides in generating energy from renewable sources, mainly solar energy and wind energy.
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