Earlier this week, the solar power industry also released a new report showing the tremendous growth in solar energy jobs over the last two years, in large part because of the leadership of President Obama.
Continue readingChrysler Providing Duke Energy in Charlotte With Test Fleet of Electric Vehicles
Ten plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) will be supplied to Duke Energy in Charlotte, N.C. as part of a demonstration project by Chrysler Group LLC,
Continue readingWal-Mart plans solar energy at more stores
More than $200 million provided to fund construction of the photovoltaic solar power project.
Continue readingSchott Solar makes concentrating solar thermal power receivers even more powerful
Higher efficiency for receivers thanks to a new coating. Noble gas capsules extend service lives. Optimistic view of the future of the concentrated solar power market.
Continue readingSpanish wind energy put at risk by Government
The draft royal decree, sent to the CNE without having reached an agreement with the wind power sector, represent a 40% discount on the current remuneration for wind farm plants after 2013.
Continue readingEnbridge completes $535M Colorado wind power plant
Enbridge said that it completed its first U.S. wind farm, which will generate enough clean electricity to meet the needs of about 80,000 homes.
Continue readingWind Energy Blowing Strong Again
Worldwide wind farm capacity reached 215,000 megawatts (MW) by the end of June 2011. The first six months of 2011 added 18,405 MW of wind turbines capacity.
Continue readingCNPV Passes 2PFG and IEC 61701 for Ammonia and Salt Mist Corrosion Resistance
CNPV Solar Power is a leading integrated manufacturer of solar energy photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules.
Continue readingLaunch of Free Movement of Electricity actions, website and Facebook
Today sees the launch of the Free Movement of Electricity website, along with a Facebook page ? all on the same day as the beginning of a effort to bring attention to need for freedom for electricity in the EU.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Thermal Power Kuraymat (Egypt) exceeds expectations
Hybrid concentrated solar energy plant with a capacity of 150 megawatts uses concentrated solar power as well as natural gas and can be operated around the clock.
Continue readingWind Energy in Thailand, Market Outlook to 2020
Wind Power in Thailand, Market Outlook to 2020, 2011 Update – Capacity, Generation, Power Plants, Regulations and Company Profiles is the latest report from GlobalData.
Continue readingTechno Electric commissions 101.4 MW of wind energy in India
The wind farm is fully operational in the state of Tamil Nadu in Amuthapuram, Rasta and Muthiampatti belt.
Continue readingVestas builds Chile’s largest wind farm
Vestas has announced it is building Chile’s largest wind power farm, a 100 MW development in the north of the country. Vestas said it has started construction of the Talinay Oriente wind energy plant in Limari province.
Continue readingEDF Energies Nouvelles commissions Seyitali wind farm in Turkey
The wind power plant is equipped with fifteen Enercon wind turbines. The wind energy project was developed and built by Polat Enerji, a 50/50 subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles and Adnan Polat Group.
Continue readingIkea Plugs-in Solar Energy
IKEA, the world?s leading home furnishings retailer, officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its East Bay store in Emeryville, California.
Continue readingWind Energy, Water, and Solar Energy for the World
Nix nuclear. Chuck coal. Rebuff biofuel. All we need is the wind power, the water, and the solar power.
Continue readingABB Wins $14M Orders For Grid Integration Of Wind Energy In Brazil
ABB will deliver a turnkey 34.5/138 kV (kilovolt) substation and lay 60 kilometers of 34.5 kV cables to connect four new wind power plants with a total capacity of 94 MW (megawatt) to the national grid.
Continue readingPort Augusta ready for concentrated solar thermal power
Port Augusta’s two aging coal-fired power stations will need to be replaced in the near future. CLEAN and BZE argue that concentrating solar thermal (CST) power plants are the logical way forward.
Continue readingImpsa signed wind energy agreement in Uruguay
These wind farm projects provide a total investment of approximately USD 165 M. The wind power plants are located in the departments of Lavalleja and Maldonado, 10 km from the city of Minas.
Continue readingSuzlon S88-Powered Wind Farm in Minnesota Secures Long-Term Financing
Suzlon Wind Energy Corp. announced that owners of the Grant County Wind Farm, powered by 10 Suzlon S88-2.1 MW wind turbines, have closed on long-term financing.
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