Mainstream Renewable Power was awarded preferred bidder status by the Department of Energy in South Africa to deliver 138 MW of wind energy and 100 MW of solar energy photovoltaic.
Continue readingVattenfall to turn wind power into gas for electric vehicles
Vattenfall, the world’s second biggest offshore wind farm, has announced its participation in a project to turn wind energy into hydrogen for electric cars.
Continue readingGlobal solar energy industry convenes at Intersolar India Conference
The event shines a light on hot topics from the photovoltaics solar power and concentrated solar thermal industries.
Continue readingGoldwind to build Mainstream Chilean wind energy project
Mainstream Renewable Power has handed Goldwind its second wind power project, a 34.5MW deal for a wind farm in Chile. The deal is for 23 GW87 1.5MW wind turbines for the Negrete Cuel wind farm in central Chile.
Continue reading2011 Platts Global Energy Award for exemplary development of offshore wind energy
E.ON?s global unit for renewable energy received the award in New York as the best developer of offshore wind power. E.ON and partners are building London Array, the world?s biggest wind farm off the British coast.
Continue reading15 planned concentrated solar power plants in Thailand
Thai Solar Energy Co., Ltd., opened the first of some 15 planned concentrated solar power plants in Thailand at the Huaykrachao, Kanjanaburi site on November 29, 2011.
Continue readingWind power projects for 1 million MW in China by 2050
China?s wind energy installed capacity could reach 1,000 GW (one million MW) by 2050, with an energy production accounting for 17% of the expected electricity demand to that date, compared with the present 1%.
Continue readingWind energy and photovoltaic solar energy integration in Europe?s grid by 2050
According to a study promoted by the EU Energy Directorate, renewables could meet 80% of the electricity demand by 2050, but PV solar power and wind power would only have a 40% share
Continue readingWind Energy in South Africa: Nordex preferred supplier of wind turbines for two wind farm plants
Nordex has qualified as a preferred wind power supplier for the construction of two wind farms with an installed capacity of a combined 174 MW in South Africa.
Continue readingUS geothermal energy could replace coal
The technical potential of Geothermal Energy was about 14 percent of the theoretical potential, yet still enough to crush our current coal power capacity ten times over.
Continue readingU.S. Solar Power Leaders to Discuss Need to Extend Renewable Energy Program
The National Press Club will host a panel of leaders from solar energy companies to discuss what they say is the critical importance of Congress extending the Treasury Department’s 1603 Grant Program.
Continue readingMitsubishi Motors Makes First Fleet Delivery of the 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV (Mitsubishi innovative Electric Car)
This lithium ion batteries powered electric cars adresses the need for electric vehicles that produce zero tailpipe emissions and support a growing agenda.
Continue readingSUV Electric Vehicles
AMP Holding Inc. (OTCBB and OTCQB: AMPD), an electric car company, specializing in SUV Electric Vehicles, announced that the company will unveil an expansion of their product line with an iconic American SUV.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles are Key Pillar in U.S. Energy Security Strategy
Economic and national security costs of oil dependence far outweigh costs of accelerating deployment of electric cars with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingWind energy firm under JV
Shanghai Electric Group and Siemens announced a long-awaited wind power joint venture, which will include a wind turbines manufacturing company that targets the Chinese and global wind energy markets.
Continue readingCPV Technology Demonstrated by Southwest Solar Technologies
Southwest Solar Technologies Inc. announced today the successful on-sun testing and proof of concept of an innovative technology.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Power USA Makes Way for First U.S. Wind Turbines
Leading offshore wind farm developers to discuss launching a new American wind energy industry.
Continue readingCanadian Pacific extends wind power supply chain
Canadian Pacific Logistics Solutions (CPLS) has developed a new wind energy supply chain connecting manufacturers in Quebec and Florida with a new clean energy transload facility in upper New York State.
Continue readingFirst Wind Opens Wind Energy Scholarship Program
First Wind is an independent wind power company exclusively focused on the development, financing, construction, ownership and operation of utility-scale wind farm projects in the United States.
Continue readingSpanish boost for 200 MW Concentrated Solar Power in Botswana
A consortium of Spanish renewable energy consultants will lead a bankable feasibility study (BFS) for a planned 200-megawatt (MW) concentrating solar thermal power.
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