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The Middle East and Africa region has excellent potential for the development of wind energy and solar power
According to the International Energy Agency, concentrated solar energy (CSP) plants in the region could cater to 100 times the combined electricity consumption of MENA and Europe.
Continue readingSalt and CSP
Siemens is to build a test concentrated solar energy plant that will operate with molten salt as the heat-transfer medium.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas receives 44 MW order in England
Wind power Vestas has received an order from E.ON UK for delivery of 22 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines for a wind farm.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa seeks to reserve four spots for its wind turbines at IREC?s ZÈFIR Test Station offshore wind farm
Gamesa aims to install two anchored and two floating wind turbines at the experimental offshore wind power laboratory off the coast of Tarragona, Spain.
Continue readingGTSO Signs JV for New Rare Earth Exports out of Mongolia
Rare Earths are essential to the production of clean energy technologies such as permanent magnets, hybrid and electric vehicles, lithium ion batteries, solar power, wind energy and energy-efficient lighting.
Continue readingNordex 2010 wind energy order intake up on previous year
Three large wind power orders received from Turkey and Poland at year’s end: three wind farm plants in Poland and Turkey, where customers ordered a total of 44 N100/2500 wind turbines.
Continue readingDOE Pursues Initiative to Lower Solar Power Costs
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced additional details of the Department of Energy’s “SunShot” initiative to reduce the total costs of photovoltaic solar energy systems by about 75 percent.
Continue readingGreengate Power Receives Approval for 20-Year PPA Totaling 450 MW of Wind Energy
The PPAs relate to the purchase and sale of renewable energy credits (“RECs”) generated by Greengate’s 150 MW Halkirk I Wind Farm Project and 300 MW Blackspring Ridge I Wind Power Project, in Alberta, Canada.
Continue readingIdaho wind energy complex completed
The acreage hosts Idaho’s largest portfolio of wind power plant, the partners in the wind farm said. Construction was completed in just five months, resulting in the installation of 122 wind turbines.
Continue readingARPA-E Investments Generate $100 Million In Private Capital
The six projects, which received between $750,000 and $8 million each, focus on improving solar power and wind energy technologies and advanced battery storage.
Continue readingAltair Nanotechnologies to Install Energy Storage System for Wind Energy Project
Under the terms of the wind power contract, Altairnano will offer a 1MW ALTI-ESS energy storage system for the wind farm as part of a wind turbines integration test.
Continue readingEnvia Systems Delivers High Energy Density Battery Materials Available for Commercial Testing
New Technology Promises Higher Performance at Lower Cost for Next-Generation electric cars and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingWind Energy – Britain boosts Europe?s most efficient and developed processes for offshore wind turbines
Denmark was leading of offshore wind power policies, but recently the UK has over taken as a result of its ?rounds? system. This has proved very efficient at bringing a large number of wind farm projects online.
Continue readingFrance kick-starts its offshore wind energy aspirations
France officially joined the offshore wind power. The first 600 wind turbines are to be installed in five wind farm areas.
Continue readingSouthwest Solar Technologies to Offer Research Facilities at its Phoenix, Research Park
The company is engaged in providing concentrated solar energy (CPS) systems.
Continue readingLarry Flowers to lead distributed and community wind power initiative
An impressive 87% of Americans in the Harris poll support the deployment of more wind energy. Larry Flowers has played a central role in making wind turbines America’s energy choice.
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 readingREpower Systems bags 300 MW wind power contract
The wind turbines delivered by the wind energy company will be used in a wind farm project at Quebec in Canada with a total capacity of 300 MW.
Continue readingMasdar and Mitsubishi launches Electric Vehicles Pilot
The Masdar pilot will involve electric cars and test the feasibility of EV technology as a point-to-point transportation solution for Masdar City.
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