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Australia – Potential for concentrated solar energy to power wheatbelt
A study by researchers from The University of Western Australia has confirmed the potential for Concentrating Solar Power to generate electricity for communities and mining interests across the Wheatbelt.
Continue readingWind energy growing in Texas
Wind power continued as a growing force, accounting for 7.8 percent of generation. As evidenced by the striking maze of towering wind turbines, Texas has 9,528 megawatts of installed wind farm generation.
Continue readingKen Salazar signs off on new SolarReserve solar thermal plant
SolarReserve clears major hurdle for its Crescent Dunes Concentrating Solar Power project in Nevada.
Continue readingU.S. cannot afford to be parochial about wind energy
I believe in clean energyand American manufacturing, and I find wind turbines to be a majestic symbol of intelligent use of precious resources. Some people do not agree.
Continue readingAWEA Statement on Successful Extension of the 1603 Tax Credit
This is a great holiday present for the 85,000 American workers in the wind energy industry, tens of thousands of whom will now be able to get back to work in a sector that has been a bright spot in the recession so far.
Continue readingENER1 Shareholders Appoint Four New Directors to Board
ENER1, Inc. is a publicly traded (Nasdaq: HEV) energy technology company that develops compact, lithium-ion-powered battery solutions for the electric vehicles, utility grid storage and consumer markets.
Continue readingThe Department Of Energy Releases Strategy On Critical Materials
Availability of materials for clean energy technology development poses a challenge as well as an opportunity for the U.S.
Continue readingGolf Cart Wins the Battle of the Electrical Vehicle Market
As concern grows for the environment, new solutions for personal transportation such as small electric vehicles have courted consumers during the last decades with only mixed results.
Continue readingWestar Energy plans to add 369 MW of wind energy to portfolio
Westar Energy, Inc., an electric utility, has announced that it plans to add 369 MW of wind power to its renewable energy resource portfolio.
Continue readingSiemens – Oman urged to tap renewable energy
If Oman decides to install a wind farm to tap wind power, Siemens would be equally interested to play its role.
Continue readingEuropean offshore wind energy will create a demand for 15 to 20 installation ships
Aside from the traditional uses of OSV in the maritime and oil & gas industries, interest in OSV is rising exponentially in the growing offshore wind power industry.
Continue readingFoster Wheeler Awarded Contract to Supply Solar Steam Generator System in UAE
The equipment will be integrated into a solar thermal power plant using concentrated parabolic trough technology and will have an installed power output capacity of 100 MWe (gross megawatt electric).
Continue readingRWE Innogy commissions another wind farm in France
The four wind turbines, made by Vestas, each output two megawatts, stand a maximum of 125 metres high, and feature rotors 90 metres in diameter.
Continue readingAlso in Sub-Saharan Africa, renewables are growing fast
The need for energy diversification and electrification of rural areas will cause investments to triple over the next five years. Off-grid solar facilities will benefit the most, says a report from Frost & Sullivan.
Continue readingFinland?s wind energy sector is ready for lift-off
The politicians finally seem to have realised the potential of wind energy in Finland and are acting on it.
Continue reading4.4 Million Websites Now Powered by Wind Energy
Dotster?s 150% wind power offsets fund renewable energy projects like the Tatanka Wind Farm, one of the largest in the western United States.
Continue readingUK goes ahead with plans to upgrade ports and promote offshore wind power
In the past month, business and environmental groups had worried that up to 60,000 green jobs would be jeopardised if plans to build three factories to make offshore wind turbines were sacrificed by the government.
Continue readingSinovel’s first 5-megawatt wind turbine debuts
With the development of China’s wind energy industry ? especially the launch of offshore wind farm projects ? it is inevitable that wind turbines capable of producing 3 MW or more will become the standard nationwide.
Continue readingWind energy focus in Armenia
In 2003, The U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) drew a wind power map of Armenia. The total capacity of economically sound wind power stations is estimated at 450 MW.
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