The solar project will be constructed on approximately 1,500 acres of private land near Blythe. The project will use a concentrated solar power (CSP) design with molten salt storage technology from Pratt & Whitney Rocket. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a power purchase agreement (PPA) for PG&E Corp., the owner of California’s largest … Continue reading CPUC Approves 150-MW Concentrating Solar Power Project in California
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California Records 1,000 Megawatts of Installed Solar Power
California regulators are reporting that the state has hit a major milestone in renewable energy: more than 1 gigawatt—1,000 megawatts—of solar power has been installed through the California Solar Initiative, which encourages homeowners, businesses, local governments and nonprofit organizations to install solar panels on their roofs. Launched in 2007, the California Solar Initiative is an … Continue reading California Records 1,000 Megawatts of Installed Solar Power
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Pattern’s Ocotillo Wind Energy Project is First to Transmit Energy over the Sunrise Powerlink
Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) today announced that its Ocotillo Wind Energy project in Southern California reached commercial operation in December and is transmitting energy to the Sunrise Powerlink, a newly constructed 117-mile 500-kv transmission line linking San Diego and the Imperial Valley. The Ocotillo Wind project, a 265 megawatt (MW) wind power project in … Continue reading Pattern’s Ocotillo Wind Energy Project is First to Transmit Energy over the Sunrise Powerlink
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EDF Renewable Energy Dedicates the Pacific Wind Energy Project and Catalina Solar Power Project
EDF Renewable Energy, formerly enXco, celebrates the construction and operation of two Kern County projects producing clean energy for Southern California. The 140 MW Pacific Wind Power and 143 MWp Catalina Solar Power projects were developed and contracted independently; however, their close geographic proximity to one another enabled the projects to share certain infrastructure and … Continue reading EDF Renewable Energy Dedicates the Pacific Wind Energy Project and Catalina Solar Power Project
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Wind energy plant secures financing
Ocotillo Wind farm will be Pattern Energy’s fifth operating wind project in North America. Wind power developer Pattern Energy has secured financing for a wind farm in the Imperial Valley that promises to provide electricity to San Diego utility customers. San Francisco-based Pattern energy broke ground in May on the 112 wind turbines installation on … Continue reading Wind energy plant secures financing
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Pattern Energy completes financing on the Ocotillo wind farm in Southern California
Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) today announced that it has closed the financing of its Ocotillo Wind project, a 265 megawatt (MW) wind power project that will utilize 112 Siemens 2.37 MW turbines. The financing is structured as a construction loan with a seven-year commercial bank tranche co-led by Deutsche Bank and RBC Capital Markets … Continue reading Pattern Energy completes financing on the Ocotillo wind farm in Southern California
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Berkshire Hathaway Unit To Acquire 2 California Wind Farm Projects
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A, BRK-B) will get just a shade greener as its MidAmerican Wind unit announced Sunday its agreement to buy two wind-energy projects in Tehachapi, Calif. Selling the 168-megawatt Alta Wind VII and the 132-megawatt Alta Wind IX projects is California Highwind Power, a unit of Terra-Gen Power LLC. MidAmerican … Continue reading Berkshire Hathaway Unit To Acquire 2 California Wind Farm Projects
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EDF Energies Nouvelles commissions 140 MW Pacific Wind power plant in the US
EDF Renewable Energy, the US subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, announces commissioning of the 140 MW Pacific Wind Farm, in the State of California. Developed, built and owned by EDF Renewable Energy, Pacific Wind project is located in Kern County in California. The electricity generated by the 70 REpower turbines will be sold to San … Continue reading EDF Energies Nouvelles commissions 140 MW Pacific Wind power plant in the US
Continue readingMexico exported wind power to California
REVE The county board of supervisors of San Diego said it approved the laying of a cable that will bring wind energy generated in Baja California, to Sempra substation in Jacumba, near the border. This cable will allow Sempra subsidiary San Diego Gas and Electric, import energy from wind farm in Sierra de Juarez. The … Continue reading Mexico exported wind power to California
Continue readingOffshore wind energy – Building wind turbines in the sea
While the BBC mentions that offshore wind power is currently an expensive way of producing electricity, EWEA believes that offshore wind energy will become much more cost effective and efficient in the years ahead.
Continue readingTurkey Releases Solar Power Plan
The solar energyn plan contains a 600 megawatt limit to investments throughout Turkey, once the 600 megawatt capacity facilities are completed and producing electricity.
Continue readingEU 45% renewable energy target for 2030 must be set now
A 45% renewable energy target for 2030 would create the future policy-stability the green energy sector the needs, was one of the main messages emerging from last night?s public debate on EU energy policy post-2020.
Continue readingCWEI announces offshore and onshore contract for wind power in Pakistan
The contractors would supply and install Goldwind wind turbines. The wind farm of 49.5MW is located in Jhampir, district Thatta Sindh, Pakistan.
Continue readingElectric vehicles – King County, Washington Is Charging Up Savings
With the help of EECBG funds, the county is helping lead a regional effort to install electric cars charging stations at strategic locations across the Puget Sound area.
Continue readingBrightSource Energy Founder Arnold Goldman Awarded Lifelong Contribution Award
BrightSource has recently begun construction on the 392 MW Ivanpah Concentrating Solar Power System in Southern California?s Mojave Desert, the world?s largest solar thermal power plant.
Continue readingAeroTech Turbines Signs Wind Energy Contract in Tianjin
AeroTech Turbines Inc. has agreed a $135 million wind power deal to supply its VAWT 2 wind turbines at selected wind farm sites in the industrial city of Tianjin, China.
Continue readingChina – Solar Energy Association
China will vigorously develop wind energy, solar power, geothermal energy, biomass and other new energy and renewable energy.
Continue readingLux Research report about CSP By José Santamarta
The concentrated solar energy technologies has been finally started to be used in the plants along with thousands of megawatt.
Continue readingWind Energy Leading Renewable Power in the UK
Wind power in the UK is leading renewable energy. Wind turbines accounts for almost half of the nation?s renewable generation. Onshore wind farm will provide around six to seven percent of the UK?s net electricity
Continue readingOffshore Wind Energy: EDF Energies Nouvelles and Alstom Team up in France
The agreement covers offshore wind farm plants developed by EDF Energies Nouvelles and will be equipped with offshore wind turbines manufactured by Alstom. France is planning offshore wind power projects.
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