Dong Energy has secured ?240m ($328m) from the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) to part-finance Denmark’s 400MW Anholt offshore wind power plant.
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Blackstone closes ?1.2 billion deal for Germany’s largest offshore wind energy plant
Blackstone has closed a ?1.2 billion ($1.7 billion) transaction for “Meerwind,” Germany’s largest offshore wind farm. The 288 MW wind farm is located in the North Sea.
Continue readingWind Works Power Acquires 100% Interest in Wind Farm Burg II, Germany
Wind Farm Burg II is a 6 megawatt (MW) wind energy project located near Magdeburg in the eastern part of Germany with 6 wind turbines..
Continue readingConsumers Want More Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
The potential fuel economy improvement of electric vehicles is infinite. About 20 percent would consider purchasing an electric car when shopping for a new car.
Continue readingInitiative to Boost Michigan’s Advanced Battery Industry for Electric Vehicles
America is losing the race to other countries around the world in lithium ion batteries development for electric cars, which is critical to advanced battery production in Michigan and across the country.
Continue readingA Fleet of 695,000 Neighborhood Electric Vehicles to be on the Road by 2017
Neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs), also known as low-speed electric vehicles, were one of the original ?electric vehicle? categories and have been on the market for a number of years.
Continue readingGE Energy Invests in concentrated solar energy eSolar
eSolar is a provider of next-generation, tower-based concentrating solar thermal power technology. MetCap Energy Investments, a Turkish investor and developer of solar power projects, plans to collaborate with GE.
Continue readingEducation Leads to Lower Fertility and Increased Prosperity
As the world continues to add close to 80 million people each year, high population growth is running up against the limits of our finite planet, threatening global economic and political stability.
Continue readingIndian Wind Power Sector Analysis
Wind energy is the most eco-friendly in nature and is witnessing rapid growth in the country.
Continue readingFirst Solar to Build Solar Photovoltaic Factory in Arizona
New Solar Power Factory Will Create 600 Jobs Annual Production of More Than 250 MW
Continue readingBusting myths–or just re-creating them?
In sum, Dr. Peltier’s method of “mythbusting”–cherry-picking the single report and statistic that supports his point of view–falls well short of being convincing.
Continue readingEolica Dobrogea sells four wind power projects in Romania to Iberdrola Renovables
Eolica Dobrogea has recently sold four wind energy projects in Romania to Iberdrola Renovables. The wind turbines projects will have a power of 80 MW. Iberdrola will later operate these wind farm plants.
Continue readingIs the Middle East crisis the wake-up call we need?
It?s been a while coming, but with the latest shake-up in the Middle East ? this time in Libya, media and political voices are beginning to call ever more loudly for the world to re-think its dependence on oil.
Continue readingAcciona sells 15% stake in Acciona concentrated solar energy to Mitsubishi for 45.8 million euro
All four Concentrating Solar Power plants are located in Spain and each has a generating capacity of 50 MW, combined to total 200 MW.
Continue readingSweden’s O2 Vind to construct wind farm for Ikea
Swedish wind power developer O2 will construct a nine wind turbines wind energy plant in the central Swedish province of Dalarna for furniture group Ikea. The wind farm will power 17 of Ikea’s Swedish stores.
Continue readingNextEra Energy will be allowed to build a large wind energy plant in Arizona
NextEra Energy plans to begin construction this summer if it receives clearance from state agencies to add 62 wind turbines, measuring 405 feet tall.
Continue readingRhode Island Invests $240,000 To Complete Wind Energy Projects
That project includes the construction of a 10 kW Bergey Wind Turbine on a 120? monopole tower that is expected to produce around 18,000 kWhrs per year and provide about 30% of the energy to run the beach facility.
Continue readingSolarReserve CEO Kevin Smith Praises Government Support for Solar Energy Projects on Public Lands
Thanks Secretaries Chu, Salazar, and Vilsack for efforts to increase jobs in the clean energy sector through concentrated solar energy project development on public lands.
Continue readingSaskatchewan teaming up wind turbines with rinks
SaskPower says it is expanding its wind power demonstration project to four locations. Wind turbines will be installed at four community wind farm in Saskatchewan.
Continue readingIndian state of Gujarat to install Asia’s first commercial scale tidal power plant
The Indian state of Gujarat has agreed to terms with marine energy developer Atlantis Resources Corp. for the construction of a 50 MW tidal power project.
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