Wind power Sinovel’s recent refusal to accept shipments from American Superconductor (AMSC) may be due to more than just a slowdown in the Chinese wind farm market.
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Algeria announced important renewable energy programme
Investments worth $60 billion dollars are planned by 2030, with the primary objective of developing a local renewable technology industry (mostly wind energy and solar power), which can create up to 200 000 new jobs.
Continue readingThe promise of concentrated solar energy, made a century ago
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technology is simple, effective and harmless to the environment. It can even be used to produce desalinated drinking water as a by-product.
Continue readingDuke Energy Secures Financing for Wyoming Wind Farm
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) is leveraging its ownership of the Top of the World Windpower Project in operation near Casper, Wyoming, to finance continued investments in renewable power.
Continue readingInternational consortium to build $150 million wind energy project in Namibia
Namibian United Africa Group will build 44 megawatt wind farm near coastal town of Luderitz.
Continue readingGlobeleq to Provide More Wind Energy in Honduras
Globeleq Generation Limited announced the Cerro de Hula (CdH) wind farm in Honduras has reached financial close and that formal notice to proceed with construction has been issued.
Continue readingVestas – Blade incident on V112-3.0 MW prototype
A seven meter part of a blade yesterday fell off the first V112-3.0 MW prototype in Lem, Denmark. Investigation into the root cause is taking place.
Continue readingSpheric Technologies Produces Lithium Battery Materials Cheaper and Faster
New research shows that pricey lithium battery materials can be produced cheaper and faster using industrial microwave furnace systems.
Continue readingMessage from Ag Groups: Support an RES!
Another coalition of groups–this time agricultural–has just come out in favor of adding a Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) to the energy bill pending in the U.S. Senate.
Continue readingNo evidence of wind energy health impact
‘… there is no published scientific evidence to positively link wind turbines with adverse health effects.’
Continue readingEnBW and Siemens sign contract for the supply of 80 wind turbines
EnBW Erneuerbare Energien GmbH and Siemens Energy have signed a contract for the supply of 80 wind turbines with a capacity of 3.6 megawatts (MW) and a rotor diameter of 120 meters for the offshore wind farm EnBW Baltic.
Continue readingCorpoGuajira otorgó licencia ambiental a Isagén para la construcción del Parque Eólico Jouktai (Colombia)
La Corporación Autónoma Regional de La Guajira (CorpoGuajira) otorgó una licencia ambiental para la construcción del Parque Eólico Jouktai.
Continue readingEólica en Venezuela: Galp construirá 4 parques eólicos
Los cuatro parques eólicos se localizarán en La Guajira, Isla de Coche, Isla Margarita y Chacopata y tendrán una potencia de 72 megavatios.
Continue readingLa energía eólica en Colombia: 40 megavatios eólicos instalados y un potencial desaprovechado y poco estudiado
Colombia ha instalado 2 grandes parques eólicos en la Guajira: Jepirachi, con 15 aerogeneradores inaugurada en el año 2003, y Wayúu con 20 megavatios. La Guajira tiene un potencial de más de 20 GW.
Continue readingLa eólica en Venezuela – La empresa argentina IMPSA instalará un parque eólico y una fábrica de aerogeneradores en Venezuela
Impsa espera firmar el convenio definitivo antes de terminar el año 2009. La planta y la fábrica de aerogeneradores serán instalados en el estado Falcón.
Continue readingLa energía eólica en Venezuela: Gamesa instalará los primeros 100 megavatios
Venezuela tendrá en 2013 cuatro parques eólicos: en la península de La Guajira, en Pueblo Nuevo, Los Taques, en Araya y en Nueva Esparta, que se suman al de la península de Paraguaná.
Continue readingLa energía eólica en Colombia: 40 megavatios instalados y un gran potencial desaprovechado
Colombia ha instalado 2 grandes parques eólicos en la Guajira: Jepirachi, con 15 aerogeneradores inaugurada en el año 2003, y Wayúu con 20 megavatios.
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