The total of 1,000 GW would represent a dramatic increase from the 41 GW of wind farm capacity it showed at the end of 2010.
Continue readingSuzlon Opens State-of-the-Art Training Center for Wind Power Technicians
I’m proud to say that Suzlon plans to train 300 wind turbines technicians this year who work at our wind farm plants in North America, said Andris Cukurs, CEO of Suzlon Wind Energy Corp.
Continue readingenXco begins operations of 205.5 MW Lakefield wind farm in US
The wind energy project includes 137 wind turbines GE 1.5MW, which will have the capacity to produce renewable energy for about 68,000 homes
Continue readingSystem One Wind Celebrates 100th Wind Energy Project Milestone
System One, the leader in technical outsourcing solutions, announced that it has exceeded a milestone of delivering expertise and staff resources to more than 100 unique wind energy engagements.
Continue readingOnyx seeks solar energy projects in Peru
ONYX is currently in the hunt to develop a municipal solar power project for the city of Lima, the country’s capital and largest city and for the city of Chiclayo.
Continue readingAmonix Power U.S.?s Largest Concentrating Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant
Amonix Inc., the leading designer and manufacturer of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar energy systems, is now powering North America?s largest utility-scale CPV power plant.
Continue readingMore wind power and utility integration
When wind power and solar power plants are spread over a large geographic area, as they are in the U.S., their output becomes far smoother and more predictable.
Continue readingExploration for Jackson Wash Lithium Brine Project
The next generation of hybrid electric vehicles and pure electric cars are being designed to use high-capacity Lithium-ion batteries as environmentally-friendly fuel alternatives
Continue readingRevenge of the Electric Car
Solar power and electric vehicles industry luminaries celebrate inevitable collision of two rapidly growing sustainability movements for a cleaner, more secure world.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles Ready to Charge Ahead
The publication of two International EV charging Standards by the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) lifts a major hurdle for the EV charging infrastructure, supporting the mass adoption of electric cars.
Continue readingPanasonic lithium ion batteries for Tesla electric vehicles
Panasonic is to supply enough cells for 80,000 Tesla Model S electric cars over the next four years, including meeting Tesla’s need for 6,000 preorders in 2012.
Continue readingRenewable energy technologies in UAE
100MW ?Shams 1? project ? in the western region of Abu Dhabi utilizes concentrating solar power (CSP).
Continue readingNextEra Energy Resources powers up North America?s largest concentrated photovoltaic solar power plant
The 5-megawatt Hatch concentrating photovoltaic solar energy facility is comprised of 84 Amonix 60-kilowatt units, and began operation in June 2011.
Continue readingVestas receives second V112 wind power order for Finland
The introduction of Finland’s feed-in tariff system (FIT) for wind farm in January 2011 marks a turning point for a government eager to release the untapped potential of the country’s wind energy.
Continue readingNew wind power legislation in Spain threatens ?13 billion of investments
The Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) has warned that if a royal decree is passed in its current draft form, 69% less new wind farm capacity will be installed in the various regions between now and 2020.
Continue readingNordex gets 250 MW of wind turbines orders from Pakistan
The customers for the other three wind farm projects are Gul Ahmed Wind Power, Metro Power Company and Yunus Energy. Construction of those wind energy farms is due to take place next year and in 2013.
Continue readingFire Island Wind Energy Project in Alaska
This approval resolves the final regulatory barrier to construction of the wind farm, which will be Alaska’s largest wind power project with 33 wind turbines.
Continue readingVietnam inks $1bn wind power deal
Vietnam’s emerging wind energy industry has received a major boost after the country’s Development Bank announced it has secured a $1bn loan to fund the development of wind farm plants in the Mekong Delta.
Continue readingInstalled Wind Farm Capacity in North America to Double by 2017
Larger, more efficient wind turbines are generating greater amounts of wind power at lower costs, and both the U.S. and Canadian governments have shown strong commitment to the wind energy industry.
Continue readingCompletion of Sheffield Wind Energy Project
Vermont Governor Shumlin to Join First Wind at Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony to Commemorate Completion of Sheffield Wind Farm. The state?s first utility-scale wind power project will produce clean energy in Vermont.
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