DOE’s Geothermal Technologies Program works in partnership with U.S. industry to establish geothermal energy as an economically competitive contributor to the U.S. energy supply.
Continue readingFirst foundation of offshore wind farm Thornton Bank 2 installed off Belgium
Construction of Europe’s largest project financed offshore wind energy project on schedule. Expansion of the wind power in two phases by a total of 295 megawatt.
Continue reading24,000 households getting solar energy in Philippines
More than 24,000 households in Mindanao will benefit from the solar power electrification program.
Continue readingTurkish Wind Energy to Grow 31.6% a Year
Turkey?s energy regulator may give licenses for 2,277 megawatts of new wind farm plants, subject to environment assessment reports
Continue readingAPA raises $300m for wind energy in Australia
APA raised $300 million from institutional investors, which will be used to fund the purchase of the Emu Downs Wind Farm, 200km north of Perth.
Continue readingThe growing wind energy industry in South Carolina
In 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy published a report on how to achieve 20% of the nation?s electrical supply from onshore and offshore wind power.
Continue readingSolar thermal and and concentrating solar power barometer
Total concentrated solar energy plant electrical capacity in the EU at the end of 2010: 638.4 MW.
Continue readingElectric car maker Think files for bankruptcy in Norway
Think Global is among the older manufacturers of electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries, emerging more than 20 years ago and launching its Think City model in 1999.
Continue readingWind energy REpower to supply 44 MW wind farm in Italy
REpower will deliver 13 3.4M104 wind turbines to San Marco in Lamis, a 44 megawatt (MW) wind farm situated north-east of Foggia.
Continue readingResource potential for wind energy
A growing number of global wind resource assessments have demonstrated that the world?s technical potential for wind power exceeds current global electricity production.
Continue readingThe potential role of wind energy in reducing GHG emissions
Wind power (in many applications) is a mature renewable energy RE source that has been successfully deployed in many countries.
Continue readingFirst mosque with electricity-generating wind power going up in Germany
A Muslim community in northern Germany plans to build what is believed to be the world’s first mosque equipped with wind energy in its minarets to generate electricity.
Continue readingWinWinD & Suryachakra to develop 250 MW Wind Farm in Dharapuram (India)
Once commissioned, it will further enhance Tamil Nadu?s leadership position in harnessing wind energy.
Continue readingAmonix to Host U.S. DOE Secretary Steven Chu
Solar power facility for building concentrated photovoltaic solar energy financed by a combination of Recovery Act tax credits and private funding
Continue readingThe Wind Energy Industry in India
According to official estimates, the country?s total wind energy resource amounts to 48 GW of installed wind farm capacity, but some experts think that this figure is on the conservative side.
Continue readingFollowing the Egyptian revolution, solar energy projects are picking up again
About 100 km south of Cairo lies Kuraymat, Egypt’s first concentrated solar energy plant, which is expected to produce 120 MW.
Continue readingRadar and wind turbines ? learning to live together
Some of the most significant objections to wind power have come from aviation authorities. Renewable UK estimated that around 40 large wind farm projects were being delayed because of objections from the aviation sector.
Continue readingSouthwest completes proof of concept testing of solar thermal turbine receiver
This high temperature performance achieved far exceeds typical 400 C temperature of other concentrating solar power (CSP) systems, such as trough and power towers.
Continue readingWind energy integration: Some fundamental facts
Concentrating Solar Thermal Power (CSP) can be a great way to increase efficiencies of newer fossil fuel-based infrastructure that may be around for a while.
Continue readingWind Energy Onboard a Ferry
As the first passenger ferry in the world, the Stena Jutlandica, Gothenburg-Fredrikshaven, is being equipped with two wind turbines.
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