While the wind farm will occupy 175 acres, more than 2,000 acres of prime animal habitat will also be conserved as mitigation for any wildlife effects.
Continue readingAWEA statement on today?s Obama Administration grid modernization announcement
AWEA applauds the Obama administration for taking steps to move from merely talking about transmission to actually getting wind farm projects permitted and under construction.
Continue readingVestas to supply 129 MW to Sweden’s biggest wind energy project
Vestas has received an order to supply 129MW of capacity to Sweden’s biggest wind farm. The wind power order, from Swedish developer Arise Windpower, is for 43 of Vestas’ V112 3MW wind turbines.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles, Solar Energy Photovoltaic and Wind Energy Markets to Benefit MOSFETs and IGBTs
The growing need for efficient power supply units in appliances will be a key driver for rectifiers. Solar Inverters used in solar PV generation will drive the demand for Power discretes.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles As A Battery: Vehicle-To-Grid (V2G) Is Coming
NRG Energy, a New Jersey power company, announced that it wanted to commercialize V2G technology developed by Willett Kempton, a professor at the University of Delaware.
Continue readingVestas? wind turbines V112-3.0 MW reaches important milestone
With a series of wind energy orders from wind farm customers around the world, the V112-3.0 MW wind turbine has already won more than 1 GW of firm and unconditional wind power orders.
Continue readingFinavera Wind Energy Execute 105 Megawatt Grid Connection
Finavera Wind Energy announces a grid connection agreement has been signed with Eirgrid for the 105 megawatt Cloosh Valley Wind Farm in County Galway
Continue readingArise begins 203 MW wind power in Jädraås
Arise Windpower is one of Sweden’s leading companies in onshore wind energy. Its business concept is to sell electricity generated at the company’s own wind turbines.
Continue readingFirst 24-Hour Concentrated Solar Power Plant in Spain
Masdar is currently implementing major projects such as the 100MW Shams-One concentrated solar thermal power plant in the UAE, as well as international projects including the 1,000MW London Array offshore wind farm.
Continue readingBP to Build Largets Kansas Wind Farm
BP has announced it will add to its already substantial wind energy holdings in the USA with a blade signing ceremony for the 419 MW Flat Ridge 2 wind farm to be constructed near Wichita, Kansas.
Continue readingInterconnected offshore grid promotes wind energy
Christian Kjaer, Chief Executive Officer of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) said: “If the right regulatory measures are put in place, substantial economic benefits can be reaped.”
Continue readingVestas receives 129 MW wind energy order in Sweden
Vestas receives 129 MW wind power order in Sweden and signs conditional order for another 69 MW, for delivery of 43 wind turbines V112-3.0 MW.
Continue readingBrownback again calls for extension of federal wind power incentive
Following announcement of what will become his state’s largest wind farm, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) again called for extension of the federal wind energy production tax credit (PTC).
Continue readingFrom brown coal to concentrated solar thermal power
The owners of Australia?s most polluting coal-fired power station, the Playford plant in South Australia, are considering converting it to a concentrated solar energy facility.
Continue readingSolyndra – In defense of solar power
In 2010, the U.S. solar industry had a positive trade flow of $1.9 billion and was even a net exporter to China. The promise of solar energy is here and getting stronger.
Continue readingSalazar to address future of offshore wind energy in U.S.
Major conference will highlight potential of wind power manufacturing jobs in U.S. port cities.
Continue readingEurocopter hybrid helicopter first flight
The AS350 hybrid demonstrator has its highly compact electric motor and lithium ion polymer battery installed in the center area of the helicopter.
Continue readingRenault Twizy electric vehicles pricing announced
The small electric car has been priced at 6.950 British pounds for the UK auto market.
Continue readingSolar Millennium to sell 2.25 GW U.S. concentrated solar energy
Solar Millennium AG and solarhybrid AG conditionally agree on sale of concentrating solar thermal power plant projects in the US.
Continue readingTECO Leads Development of Taiwan?s Wind Energy
The maker announced the partnership with China Datang Corporation Renewable Power Co., Ltd., the second-largest wind farm operator in China.
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