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Photovoltaic power: another record year for Germany
In the first eight months 4,800 MW were installed, of which 3,000 MW only in the second quarter. A capacity exceeding 8,000 MW is expected at the end of 2010, equal to 50% of the global market.
Continue readingKeahole Solar Power partner for 5 MW CSP Project in Hawaii
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and Keahole Solar Power partner for 5MW Concentrating Solar Power Project
Continue readingSopogy MicroCSP solar technologies to power Hawaii’s largest Concentrating Solar Power plant
Sopogy will supply its proprietary micro-scaled concentrated solar thermal collectors to the Keahole Solar Power (KSP) five-megawatt plant in Kalaeloa located on Oahu’s Leeward Coast.
Continue readingChina?s wind energy sector in 2009 managed to surprise even many optimists
China added a record-breaking 13.8 GW of new wind power capacity (compared with 6.3 GW the previous year), making it a world leader in terms of new installations in 2009.
Continue readingMasdar City Master Plan Progress Update
Masdar City, the emerging global clean technology cluster being built on the outskirts of the UAE capital Abu Dhabi, set out the conclusions of a comprehensive review of the sustainable development?s master plan.
Continue readingSinovel ‘eyes November Shanghai float’
For the first time, China has overtaken the United States as the most attractive country for wind energy investment because of its capital, government will and massive market.
Continue readingRepublika Srpska Wind Turbine Firm Signs First Contract
Republika Srpska?s Turbina IPD, producer of the innovative vertical wind turbines, has received its first order from Slovenian telecom operator Mobitel.
Continue readingAmerican Lithium Completes Sampling Program at the Borate Hills Project
American Lithium Minerals Inc. has completed a sampling program over the Borate Hills Project in Nevada. A total of 465 surface and trench samples were collected from the North and South Borate Hills project.
Continue readingSenators proposing renewable energy standard (RES)
?The RES is the single most important thing we can do to grow jobs here in the United States and keep 85,000 American wind energy workers on the job.?
Continue readingGas Natural Fenosa promotes $484 Million For Wind Farm In Australia
The Spanish energy company, Gas Natural Fenosa, has been given planning approval for a $484 million wind energy investment in regional Victoria.
Continue readingHybrid Trucks and Buses
Medium and Heavy Duty Commercial Truck Markets for
Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid, and Battery Electric Vehicles.
Commission accepts Idaho Power green tag plan
Idaho Power?s 101-megawatt Elkhorn Wind power project in Oregon and its 13 MW Raft River geothermal project in south-central Idaho generated more than 320,000 MWh of RECs for Idaho Power in 2007 and 2008.
Continue readingEA and Renault Announce Exclusive With The Sims 3
Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS) and Renault announced a multi-year agreement that will enable players of The Sims(TM) 3 PC/Mac to integrate Renault’s forthcoming range of electric vehicles into entertainment franchises.
Continue readingKansas may soon capitalize on wind power
Kansas’ ability to capitalize on its wind-energy potential, which was recently ranked second only to that of Texas, has been limited by a lack of power transmission lines.
Continue readingWind energy employment in Europe
Wind power companies in the European Union currently employ around 102,100 people. Over the past five years, the EU wind energy industry has created more than 60,000 new jobs.
Continue readingTesla Roadster Heads for Hallowed Grounds of Nikola Tesla
Nikola held more than 700 patents and remains an inspiration to me personally and to many entrepreneurs and inventors ? both in Silicon Valley and around the world.
Continue readingLos fotovoltaicos dicen que el Gobierno debería ser más ambicioso en los objetivos solares para 2020
El presidente de la Asociación Empresarial Fotovoltaica (AEF), Juan Laso, aseguró que el Gobierno debería ser “más ambicioso” en la propuesta de contribución de la solar al ‘mix’ energético.
Continue readingEl sector fotovoltaico alerta que España perderá el liderazgo
Las tres patronales fotovoltaicas (AEF, APPA y ASIF) advirtieron que España perderá el liderazgo mundial por culpa de la mala regulación que rige el sector
Continue readingSi tiene algún problema, échele la culpa a las renovables por Juan Laso
Si su empresa sufre cualquier problema de gestión, échele la culpa a las renovables. Muchos ya lo hacen, es el último ejemplo de esa añeja y muy española costumbre de endosarle el marrón a quien acaba de llegar.
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