Suzlon Wind Energy Corp., the North American subsidiary of Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL) announced the appointment of Marathon Capital, LLC, to explore and identify innovative financing strategies for wind turbines.
Continue readingFirst US programme for offshore development in fresh water
A tender was announced for the construction of offshore wind projects reaching up to 500 MW in the waters of lakes Erie and Ontario. Construction could begin in the summer of 2011.
Continue readingEnel Green Power increases its geothermal capacity in Italy
The new plant of Lagoni Rossi has entered into service, so the geothermal capacity installed in Tuscany has increased by 12 MW, reaching 842 MW. The potential for further growth is estimated up to 200 MW.
Continue readingGeothermal power: projects for 2000 MW in Kenya
The state-run company GDC plans to install 200 MW per year during the next 10 years and another 2,000 MW in the following decade.
Continue readingFersa alcanza los 150,4 MW de potencia eólica tras inaugurar un parque en Tarragona
Catalana d?Energies Renovables (Cater), sociedad participada por Fersa, ha obtenido el Acta de Puesta en Marcha del parque eólico de Mudéfer II de 12,6 MW, situado en la localidad de Caseres en Tarragona.
Continue readingLM Glasfiber: New research project to explore intelligent blades
LM Glasfiber enters into a new three-year research project supported by the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation to develop laser-based wind sensory systems as an integrated part of future wind turbines.
Continue readingWind Power in Jamaica
In the Caribbean, 12 MW of wind energy is installed in Curacao and 20.7
MW at Wigton, Manchester, Jamaica.
China considers to require electricity grid companies to buy all the power produced by renewable energy
China’s top legislature Tuesday discussed a legal amendment to require electricity grid companies to buy all the power produced by renewable energy generators.
Continue readingWind power in Yemen
The ministry has prepared a study over constructing a wind farm with output of 60 megawatt in Bab al-Mandab and Mocha area. This project will be supplied by Donors, World Bank and Islamic Bank for Development.
Continue readingProtoscar Unveils its Electric Sports Car Prototype LAMPO2
AMPO2 is an electric demonstration sports car conceived by Protoscar, a Swiss company which has been developing CleanCar projects for 23 years including consulting of OEMs, power utilities and governments.
Continue readingBWEA becomes RenewableUK
The British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) is changing name to RenewableUK to reflect the increasing amount of renewable energy the organisation covers.
Continue readingContinued Government Subsidies Are More Crucial Than Achieving Consensus in Copenhagen
Investors are confident that government subsidies are likely to remain the same or increase. As a result, the investment community is positive in their outlook towards the broader CleanTech sector.
Continue readingIMPSA quiere instalar 255 MW de energía eólica en Santa Cruz (Argentina)
Se construirán seis parques eólicos, con una inversión de IMPSA de 650 millones de dólares. Los parques eólicos estarán ubicados en la zona norte y centro de la Provincia de Santa Cruz, en Argentina.
Continue readingLa Asociación Eólica de Galicia (EGA) promoverá un recurso de inconstitucionalidad contra el canon
El Parlamento gallego aprobó ayer ley eólica con la que se anula el polémico concurso convocado por el bipartito por el que se repartieron la pasada legislatura 2.300 megavatios.
Continue readingAsturias: aprobación inicial de 12 parques eólicos
Los ayuntamientos deberán ahora negociar con las empresas promotoras las condiciones para instalar los parques, con 87 aerogeneradores y 177 megavatios en total.
Continue readingGrove’s Mega-Wing-Lift perfect for wind turbine work of Enercon
Sarens Group?s Terex CC 9800 lattice boom crawler crane lifts 6 MW Enercon E-126 turbines, some of the biggest in the world, at the Port of Hamburg, Germany.
Continue readingAfter COP15: ?Road to Mexico’ has only just began
After a dramatic negotiation marathon through the final night of the COP15 well into Saturday afternoon, the meeting resulted in a decision which ?notes? rather than ?adopts? the Copenhagen Accord.
Continue readingBMW ActiveE Electric Car
BMWs current MINI E lease program is the first step in what BMW calls its MegaCity Project i, the goal of which is to develop a mass production electric vehicles in the next five years.
Continue readingStabilizing Climate: Beyond International Agreements By Lester R. Brown
From my pre-Copenhagen vantage point, internationally negotiated climate agreements are fast becoming obsolete.
Continue readingBMW lanza su segundo vehículo eléctrico
El fabricante alemán BMW ha anunciado un estudio de coche eléctrico desarrollado sobre la Serie Coupé, que así se convierte en el segundo eléctrico del grupo bávaro tras el Mini E, ya en fase de producción.
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