Vestas has received a wind power order for a total of 23.4 MW consisting of 13 wind turbines of the V100-1.8 MW for the Punta Lima wind farm which will be located in Puerto Rico.
Continue readingSolar energy photovoltaic (PV) has an indisputably bright future
According to EPIA?s recent Global Market Outlook report, solar energy PV was the fastest growing renewable energy source last year, and second only to gas among all energy sources after wind energy.
Continue readingItaly?s largest solar power photovoltaic plant opens its doors
Inaugurated the plant solar energy plant run by 3Sun ? the equal share joint venture between Enel Green Power, Sharp and STMicroelectronics – which will initially produce photovoltaic modules for 160 MW per year.
Continue readingWith transparency, consumers prepared to pay for wind energy
More than 90 percent want more renewable energy and 79 percent have a more positive perception of brands produced using wind power.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Thermal Power SolarReserve Receives Technology Award
SolarReserve’s molten salt, concentrated solar energy tower technology was successfully demonstrated in California under a US Department of Energy-sponsored pilot project in the late 1990s.
Continue readingMaking solar energy competitiveness a reality
Solar power photovoltaics, the fastest-growing renewable energy source in 2010, will play a major role in achieving that goal as it becomes even more competitive in the coming years as a source of electricity.
Continue readingSolar energy plants to be built in Azerbaijan
The minister said that work is under way in Azerbaijan to design and build solar power plants. Ministry drew a map on use of wind energy in Azerbaijan, the minister said.
Continue readingGamesa and Iberdrola Engineering install the first wind turbines in Honduras
The wind farm start-up will result in a 10% increase in the country?s total potential energy production.
Continue readingOver 88,000 jobs in wind power and marine energy industries by 2021
Report shows massive employment growth in wind energy, wave energy and tidalenergy sector in next ten years ? if right policies in place.
Continue readingTaiwan to Subsidize Battery Exchange Stations for Electric Cars
The Department of Air Quality and Noise Control under the EPA says it plans to subsidize setting up 30 battery exchange stations for electric vehicles.
Continue readingNorth Carolina & South Carolina Collaborate to Accelerate Offshore Wind Power Projects
Representatives from South Carolina as well as North Carolina met in Charlotte in June to discuss opportunities for collaborating to accelerate a development of offshore wind energy on a south Atlantic seaboard.
Continue readingBlythe Concentrated Solar Power Project
The largest concentrated solar energy facility was recognized for its environmental stewardship in developing the Blythe solar thermal facility at awards ceremonies.
Continue readingMitsubishi Solar Power Electric Car Charging Station
Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc. (Mitsubishi Electric) and Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) debuted a solar energy charging station for electric vehicles at the MMNA headquarters in Cypress.
Continue readingEnergy Storage in Commercial Buildings
In some markets, these requirements are met by TES and by flow batteries now, and possibly by lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries in a few years.
Continue readingEnergy Storage Solutions
SOLON Corporation, one of the largest providers of turnkey solar power plants in the US, will partner with Tucson Electric Power (TEP) and the Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy (AzRISE).
Continue readingBring back the Photovoltaics Summit and Concentrated Solar Thermal Power to California next year
?We are pleased to bring back the Photovoltaics Summit and Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy to California next year,? said Christopher Smith, senior conference producer at IntertechPira.
Continue readingPostponing a move to 30% could damage competitiveness
Today Europe leads the world in wind power technology attracting billions of euros in investments (?12.7 billion in 2010 alone) and creating thousands of green jobs.
Continue readingUN reports strong surge in investments in renewable energy
China, developing countries are now biggest investors in large-scale renewables like wind energy and solar thermal while Germany surges ahead on rooftop solar power.
Continue readingIn a world facing climate change, wind power is the energy answer
David Suzuki, Canada?s best-known environmentalist, dismissed wind turbines critics on Tuesday and said the emissions-free generating technology should be embraced by a world dealing with climate change.
Continue readingKuraymat concentrated solar thermal power plant to boost Egypt’s power production
Spanning across the uninhabited desert landscape, theConcentrating Solar Power plant will collect solar energy through a total mirror surface area of 130,000m2.
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