Wind power was seen as either ?favourable? or ?very favourable? by 75% of people who responded to a Pike Research survey. In addition, wind turbines had ?unfavourable? responses of only 5%.
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Global wind power installations up by 22.5% in 2010
For the first time, more than half of the new wind energy was added outside Europe and North America. This was mainly driven by China, which installed 16.5 GW.
Continue readingMateria Participates in Grant for Bio-inspired Wind Energy Center
The purpose of the Center will be to carry out research, development, and field testing of novel wind power technologies inspired by engineering solutions found in nature.
Continue readingUK – Wind energy employs more people than coal
The growing importance of renewable energy to the UK economy has been underlined after a report revealed more people are now employed in the wind power sector than in the coal industry.
Continue readingSiemens to build molten salt concentrated solar energy thermal test facility in Portugal
Siemens is building a molten salt concentrating solar power (CSP) test facility in Portugal to test molten salt as a heat transfer medium for CSP.
Continue readingIran to Develop Solar Power to Decrease Fossil Fuel Consumption
Iran has mounted and launched over 20,000 solar thermal water-heaters in different parts of the country to save money and reduce consumption of fossil fuels.
Continue readingFirst wind energy plant in Tanzania
Very short term projects focus on wind power, with a 50 MW wind farm that will be put into service within 18 months. The installation of the wind turbbines would start early next year.
Continue readingMitsubishi Electric Vehicles i-MiEV Proves Good Passenger Safety Through ADAC Testing
Mitsubishi electric carsi-MiEV was able to instantly recognize the impact as well as leaving the lithium-ion battery along with their original 88 cells undamaged.
Continue readingSolar Energy Installation at Perdue to Be One of East Coast?s Largest
Perdue, Washington Gas Energy Services and Standard Solar Partner to Develop Solar Power Photovoltaic Project Spanning Two States.
Continue readingEgypt plans to generate 2,690 megawatts of wind power
Wind farm projects to generate 2,690 new MW of wind energy from wind turbines in Egypt are set for implementation this year, said Hassan Younis, Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Energy.
Continue readingIsofoton brings solar power to Rwanda
Spanish solar panel manufacturer, Isofoton, has revealed plans to install solar energy units at 300 schools in Rwanda, Africa.
Continue readingAlgeria – 170 MW from concentrated solar energy by 2015
Algeria is seeking to produce 6% of its electricity from renewables by 2015, of which 100 MW will be in the form of wind energy, 170 MW will come from concentrating solar power and 5.1MW from photovoltaics.
Continue readingFarmers sign up for wind energy plant in Missouri
Iberdrola Renewables, which operates 46 generating wind power plants in the country, met with 37 farmers. Dozens of farmers have signed up to be part of a wind farm in northern Jasper County.
Continue readingLargest Ford Display in the World Debuts at 2011 North American International Auto Show
Ford will offer a family of electric products, including hybrids, plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles.
Continue readingSuzlon signs MoU with Gujarat Government to develop 1,000 MW of wind energy
Suzlon Group, the world’s third leading wind power company, announced a MoU of 1,100 MW wind power in Gujarat. Suzlon has over 1,100 MW of wind turbines. The wind farm in Kutch is one of the largest in Asia.
Continue readingChina has highest wind energy capacity: 41.8 GW
China has the world’s highest wind power capacity after adding 16 gigawatts (GW) in new wind farm capacity last year, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
Continue readingMasdar to add wind energy
Masdar announced the 100 MW, US$ 600 million concentrating solar power(CSP) Shams I project in June last year.
Continue readingCool Roofs: Your Questions Answered
Last month Secretary Chu announced that the Department of Energy had installed a ?cool roof? atop the west building of our Washington, DC headquarters.
Continue readingSolar is the Bridge to Our Future By Gabrielle Giffords
Congresswoman Gabrielle ?Gabby? Giffords likes to call solar power ?the bridge to our future.?
Continue readingNorthWestern Energy Signs MoU With Invenergy Wind
The wind farm is to be built on a portion of Invenergy’s proposed 200 megawatt Big Otter Wind Energy Project site near Belt, Montana. The wind power project is consistent with recent Montana legislation.
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