The Chiripa wind farm is planned for the municipality of Tilaran, in Guanacaste province in north-western Costa Rica. It will have a capacity of 49.5 megawatts and consist of thirty-three 1.5 megawatt wind turbines.
Continue readingAlstom plans two sites for the production of offshore wind turbines in France
Following the call for tenders for offshore wind power launched in July 2011 by the French government, Alstom is planning to establish up to two sites dedicated to the assembly of 6 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingNew legislation could slow down wind energy development in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s new renewable energy law could discourage wind power financing and disrupt the country’s market, participants in a workshop in Sofia heard today.
Continue readingUS tax incentives help American wind energy sector bounce back
Wind power is now more affordable than ever as new installations are saving customers money on their electric bills while utilities rush to lock in long-term favourable rates.
Continue readingProton: Consider incentive for electric vehicles
Malaysia’s national car maker, Proton Holdings Bhd, hopes the government will look into an incentive policy or offer rebate for electric cars to spur Malaysians to move to EVs.
Continue readingHybrid Power Plants Can Help Industry Go Green
In a solar thermal power plant, sunlight is harvested to create hot high-pressure steam, approximately 400 to 500 degrees centigrade. This solar-produced steam is then used to rotate the turbines that generate electricity.
Continue readingIBM rolls out solar array designed for data centers
IBM is rolling out a solar power array designed specifically to run high-voltage data centers, integrating AC- and DC-based servers, water-cooled computing systems and related electronics.
Continue readingLargest Onshore Wind Farm in the Netherlands
The Wind power is located in the south of Flevoland. The wind energy farm will contain 36 Wind Turbines foundations, the electrical wind farm infrastructure, access roads, crane foundations and a 150kV substation.
Continue readingWind Energy International 2011/2012 Yearbook
The Wind Energy International 2011/2012 Yearbook describes the wind power situation in almost 100 countries on all continents, as well as 32 special reports.
Continue readingVestas wins American acclaim for WindMade
The American Wind Energy Association has awarded Vestas for pioneering the first global consumer label for wind power, calling WindMade ?probably the most unique communication initiative for wind in 30 years.?
Continue readingIntroduction of legislation extending key wind energy tax credit
This legislation seeks to grant a four-year extension to the existing Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind power, hydroelectric, geothermal energy, bio-energy and municipal solid waste forms of electricity generation.
Continue readingApple Computer Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak: ?I just love? wind turbines
?A technology like wind power is so important,? ?Woz? tells AWEA Fall Symposium.
Continue reading?Revenge of the Electric Car? Documentary Opening Monday, November 7th in Annville, Pennsylvania
Krebs offers a candid take on how electric vehicles have surged back onto dealer lots after effectively getting killed off in the mid-1990s.
Continue readingAltair Nanotechnologies Reports Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results
Headquartered in Reno, Nevada with engineering and manufacturing operations in Anderson, Indiana, Altairnano is a leading provider of energy storage systems for clean, efficient power and energy management.
Continue readingSiemens Selects Broadwind To Supply Towers For Iowa Wind Farm
Siemens has selected Broadwind Energy to supply 36 locally manufactured towers for the expansion of the MidAmerican Energy wind energy project in Iowa and has signed an option for an additional 25 towers.
Continue readingProduction of offshore wind turbines in Saint-Nazaire and Cherbourg
These two French sites would be for Alstom the first in the world entirely dedicated to offshore wind power.
Continue readingEnbridge invests $330-million in Quebec wind energy project
Enbridge Inc. is making its first foray into the Quebec wind power market with a $330-million agreement to pick up a stake in a local wind farm project.
Continue readingEgypt’s potential in wind energy sector
Egypt has passed the stage of technology transfer to manufacture the components for wind farm, we?ve began manufacturing the wind turbines already and we will do likewise for solar power applications.
Continue reading70 Megawatts in Clean Wind Energy in France
GE Will Supply 28 Advanced Technology Wind Turbines for Two Wind Farm Projects. GE Energy and Eolfi Asset Management of France Sign Contracts for Wind Power Projects Totaling 70 Megawatts in Clean Wind Energy.
Continue reading105 Megawatt Cloosh Valley Wind Farm
Finavera Wind Energy and Cloosh Valley Wind Power Project Partners Receive Full Planning Permission for 105 Megawatt Cloosh Valley Wind Farm Project.
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