With the availability of credit and the confidence of investors both declining, 2009 is a difficult year for the global wind power industry.
Continue readingEl parque eólico marino de Robin Rigg empieza a generar electricidad eólica
El parte eólico marino de Robin Rigg, que construye E.ON, tendrá 60 aerogeneradores de 3 megavatios y será el mayor del Reino Unido. Cuando esté finalizado tendrá 1.000 megavatios, los previstos en Chipiona.
Continue readingAlstom España nombra a Alfonso Faubel director del área de energía.
Alfonso Faubel es delegado de Alstom Wind. No hay que olvidar que el sector eólico de Alstom procede de la cooperativa eólica Ecotecnia, pionera en España y Cataluña en el desarrollo de aerogeneradores.
Continue readingIndian wind energy could cover 24% of the country?s power needs by 2030
Wind power can meet over 24 percent of India’s energy needs by 2030, says a study carried out by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA).
Continue readingVestas recibe un pedido de 165 MW de eólica marina en Bélgica
El parque eólico marino Bligh Bank, se compone de 55 aerogeneradores V90-3.0 MW y se encuentra a 46 km de la costa de Zeebrugge, ubicado en la zona dedicada por el Gobierno belga a la eólica marina.
Continue readingWorlds Largest Wind Turbines Headed for Offshore of Belgium
C-Power NV is a Belgian company which stands for the development and implementation of a farshore wind farm on the Thornton Bank, 27 to 30 km in the North Sea.
Continue readingBrightSource build a 440 megawatt solar thermal power facility
BrightSource Energy, developer of large-scale solar thermal plants, has contracted engineering giant Bechtel to build its $3 billion Ivanpah Solar Energy Generating System in California.
Continue readingEGA se refuerza, acuerda alegaciones contra la normativa eólica y rechaza el canon eólico
La EGA se declara radicalmente en contra de la imposición de un canon autonómico que resultará discriminatorio si solo se aplica a los parques eólicos y no a otras instalaciones con mayores efectos.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Energy is Set to be Worth $20 Billion in 2010
The offshore wind energy in Coastal North America and Great Lakes industry is set to be vast. With government backing, proven technology and massive financial rewards, you need to act fast if you want your share.
Continue readingEólica en Chile – SoWiTec y Enel desarrollarán siete proyectos eólicos con una capacidad de 850 MW
Enel Green Power, a través de su subsidiaria Enel Latin America (Chile) Limitada, firmó un acuerdo con SoWiTec Energías Renovables de Chile Ltda. -filial de la germana SoWiTec international GmbH.
Continue readingCan renewables re-power Australia? By Renfrey Clarke (Green Left Weekly)
“Forget ?alternative? energy ? it can?t work!” That ? and in almost those exact words ? was among the messages of an article published in the Rupert Murdoch-owned Weekend Australian by journalist Terry McCrann.
Continue reading2010 Prius Plug-in Hybrid Debuts at Frankfurt Motor Show
The 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHV) Concept vehicle will make its world debut next week at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Beginning in late 2009, Toyota will begin global delivery of 500 Prius PHV vehicles.
Continue readingReVolt Technology Named a Global Cleantech 100 Clean Technology Company
ReVolt Technology, Ltd, a technology company, which has developed a rechargeable zinc-air battery, announced it has been named a Global Cleantech 100 company by Guardian News and Media and Cleantech Group?.
Continue readingWhat Will the Car of the Future Look Like?
Delphi Highlights Technologies That Will Help Make Vehicles Greener. Leading automotive supplier shares vision on technologies that are shaping the future.
Continue readingWestern Lithium Commences Additional Drilling in Nevada to Support Long Term Lithium Carbonate Production
Western Lithium Corporation (TSX VENTURE:WLC) has commenced drilling on the Stage II clay lens of its Kings Valley, Nevada lithium property.
Continue readingZoltek Announces New Wind Energy Development Alliance
Zoltek Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZOLT) announced that it has entered into a technology and marketing agreement with Global Blade Technology (GBT), of Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Continue readingFPL Group No. 1 in the U.S. in Wind, Solar, and Energy Efficiency
After years of quietly building what has become the largest renewable energy business in the nation, FPL Group, Inc. (NYSE: FPL) has established itself as one of the nation?s cleanest electric power providers.
Continue readingChina construirá la mayor central fotovoltaica del mundo (2.000 megavatios)
China construirá la mayor central de energía solar fotovoltaica del mundo en el desierto de Mongolia. Los 2.000 megavatios fotovoltaicos de First Solar estarán totalmente en funcionamiento en 2019.
Continue readingEGA se refuerza con tres nuevos socios, acuerda alegaciones contra la nueva normativa eólica y renueva su directiva
La EGA alcanzó los 22 socios tras la admisión de EDP Renovables –filial de la eléctrica portuguesa EDP–, Rodonita –perteneciente al grupo gallego de Epifanio Campos– y Hepotas.
Continue readingIberdrola ha cerrado una colocación de bonos en Estados Unidos por 2.000 millones de dólares
Iberdrola cuenta con una filial que fabrica aerogeneradores en Pensilvania y ha construido parques eólicos en más de 20 estados, lo que la sitúa como el segundo mayor operador eólico en Estados Unidos.
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