The Hungarian wind power sector is now facing a possible standstill in 2011, with little new wind farm capacity expected.
Continue readingGamesa 5 MW offshore wind turbines
Gamesa showcased the progress made on its offshore wind energy strategy, specifically with respect to the G11X-5.0 MW wind turbines for offshore wind farm.
Continue readingSiemens to supply 50 MW concentrating solar power plant in Spain
The concentrated solar energy plant Termosolar Olivenza 1 is planned to go operational by the end of 2012.
Continue readingTitan Tracker heliostat for pilot Concentrating Solar Power in India
SunBorne Energy is developing a 1 MWth concentrated solar energy tower system. This R&D solar thermal project is funded by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, and SunBorne Energy.
Continue readingUS Utility Installs Carmanah Inverters in 600 Electric Vehicles
The Company?s Go Power! brand is one of North America?s most popular and recognized in solar power for both recreational and industrial use.
Continue readingPyron Solar’s Power-Producing Solar System Reaches 1,200 Suns at Cell Level
A one-megawatt installation of the Pyron Solar system would consist of approximately 50 arrays that can be placed on 3.1 acres ? by far the smallest footprint in the Concentrating Solar Photovoltaic Power industry.
Continue readingDuke Energy to Build Second Kansas Wind Energy Farm
For the second time in a month, Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) announced plans today to build a large-scale wind farm in Kansas.
Continue readingEWEA feels the power of offshore wind power
Belgium?s Thornton Bank wind farm once fully completed will have a total installed capacity of 325 MW which will provide enough electricity to power 600,000 households with renewable energy.
Continue readingIberdrola Renovables acquired two wind power plants in Catalonia
The company acquired both wind farm plants from Gamesa. The deal further strengthens the company?s leadership in the development of wind energy and underlines its commitment to Catalonia.
Continue readingTop 10 Crystalline Module Efficiency (mono-crystalline)
As many would have expected, Sunpower sells the solar module with the highest efficiency of 19.6%. The technology of number two Sanyo is actually not based on mc-Si alone.
Continue readingFeasibility of Automotive Battery Recycling Industry
These will be on re-using electric vehicles batteries for electricity storage in the utilities sector and the recycling of tracked electric car Li-ion batteries.
Continue readingNational Renewables Cooperative Members Purchase MISO Wind Energy
Three generation and transmission cooperatives announced the purchase of 40 megawatts of wind power from the Pioneer Trail Wind Farm, which is under development east of Paxton, IL.
Continue readingBP Wind Energy PPA for proposed Mehoopany Wind Farm
The proposed wind power plant would place about 90 wind turbines in Noxen, Forkston, Mehoppany and Eaton townships and generate as much as 144 megawatts of energy.
Continue readingMobilization to Deer Horn Commencing
Tellurium is one of the rarest metals in the world and is sought after by both the solar power and electronics industries. We are looking forward to drilling the tungsten showing on the Deer Horn property.
Continue reading100% wind energy: Let’s get to 20% first
A recent article on the environmental blog TreeHugger discussed Denmark’s plan to increase the percentage of electricity it obtains from wind turbines.
Continue readingUtility spokesperson errs on wind energy integration
The cost of accommodating wind power on the utility system is less than the cost of integrating many other types of power plants.
Continue readingXcel, NextEra Sign Contract for 200 MW Wind Energy in Colorado
Xcel Energy has signed a contract with NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, to build a 200 megawatts (MW) wind farm wind 125 wind turbines in Lincoln and Elbert counties near Limon.
Continue readingConcentrated solar power plant produces solar power 24 hours a day
Gemasolar is the Concentrating Solar Power plant located in Fuentes de Andalucía (Seville, Spain), owned by Torresol Energy (a joint venture between Masdar and Sener.
Continue readingDHL tests Volkswagen’s Caddy blue-emotion electric vehicles
Ten electric vehicles in Potsdam and Stahnsdorf, Germany. The Volkswagen electric car Caddy blue-e-motion is powered by lithium ion batteries that have a capacity of 85 kW and a maximum speed of 120 km/h.
Continue readingE.ON launches project unique in Europe to store heat from renewable energy sources
Home owners who produce heat with the aid of solar-thermal systems can feed it into the grid of E.ON Hanse Wärme.
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