The world’s first sustainable airport running on sun and wind power opens on Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands. Eighty percent of the airport’s infrastructure is made of recycled material and it has its own desalination plant that supplies fresh water to the terminal. Airport manager Jorge Rocillo says the new building will help mitigate the impact … Continue reading Solar energy, wind power world’s first “green” airport
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Wind energy and solar power provides electricity to Galápagos
Korea has helped Ecuador build a renewable energy source on the Galápagos Islands, a fruitful result of the two nations’ bilateral cooperation. After four years of construction, a 1.5-megawatt solar energy power plant has now been completed in Puerto Ayora, on Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. The construction of a solar energy … Continue reading Wind energy and solar power provides electricity to Galápagos
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Ecuador approves Yasuni park oil drilling in the Amazon
Ecuador has abandoned a conservation plan that would have paid the country not to drill for oil in previously untouched parts of Yasuni National Park in the Amazon rainforest. President Rafael Correa said rich nations had failed to back the initiative, leaving Ecuador with no choice but go ahead with drilling. The park is one … Continue reading Ecuador approves Yasuni park oil drilling in the Amazon
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SunWize to develop two solar photovoltaic projects in Ecuador
SunWize Technologies, Inc. is working with three other organizations as members of a North American Consortium to develop two major solar photovoltaic projects in the Republic of Ecuador. These projects will help Ecuador diversify its renewable energy resources and promote energy efficiency among its people. In addition to SunWize, the consortium includes Solexica Energy Corporation, … Continue reading SunWize to develop two solar photovoltaic projects in Ecuador
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First Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant in Ecuador
Ecuador´s first photovoltaic plant is already in operation with 4,160 solar panels, informed officials of the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy. Under the name of Paragachi and located in the province of Imbabura, the work covers about 3.5 hectars, one of the zones with highest solar radiation in the country. The minister of that … Continue reading First Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant in Ecuador
Continue readingEcuador Approves 58MW of Solar Photovoltaic Projects
Atlantic Wind & Solar, with affiliate and co-developer Atlantic Energy Ecuador, has received notice from the National Electricity Council of Ecuador (CONELEC), confirming that two initial photovoltaic (PV) projects in the Province of Esmeraldas are to proceed under Ecuador’s feed-in tariff program. The $150 million (USD) plants, representing two phases, will be built in the … Continue reading Ecuador Approves 58MW of Solar Photovoltaic Projects
Continue readingCanadian consortium signs PPA for 50 MW solar photovoltaic plant in Ecuador
A Canadian consortium of renewable energy developers including Solexica Energy Corporation (“Solexica”), JCM Capital (“JCM”) and Radical Energy Inc. (“Radical”) has signed a 20-year concession agreement with CONELEC for the purchase of electricity generated by the combined 62.5MWp PV (50 MWac) power plants located in the Republic of Ecuador. The plants are being developed as … Continue reading Canadian consortium signs PPA for 50 MW solar photovoltaic plant in Ecuador
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Wind energy in Ecuador
The wind farm is made up of 11 wind turbines with a total output capacity of 16.5 MW, a substation to step up power from 34.5 to 69 kilovolts, and a subtransmission line that links the Villonaco substation to its counterpart in Loja, which is on Ecuador’s national power grid. Ecuador’s Villonaco wind farm project, … Continue reading Wind energy in Ecuador
Continue readingIsofoton to Develop 50 MW Solar Power Plant in Ecuador
Isofoton, a leader in solar technology, and the National Electricity Council of Ecuador (CONELEC) have signed an agreement that enables the construction of a 50MW photovoltaic plant in Ecuador, the first and only one to date to obtain planning permission in the current system of premiums on the feed-in tariff in the country. The plant … Continue reading Isofoton to Develop 50 MW Solar Power Plant in Ecuador
Continue readingJamaican wind farm saved country J$229M in five months
Apart from Manchester, areas in St Elizabeth have been identified as good locations for wind power farms. So far, wind turbines have been installed in Manchester, St Ann, St Mary and Portland.
Continue readingCGNPC Builds 50 MW Concentrated Solar Thermal Power in Qinghai (China)
Supporting national concentrating solar thermal power technology research and development base began construction on the same day. The concentrated solar energy plant integrates industry, study, research and tourism.
Continue readingABB to build pilot solar power plants in South Africa
ABB also recently invested in Novatec Solar, a leading provider of Linear Fresnel Concentrated Solar Thermal Power technology, which uses flat mirrors to concentrate the sun’s energy onto a receiver to produce steam.
Continue readingREpower receives wind turbines order to deliver seven public wind farm plants
REpower Systems has concluded contracts with seven communities in Northern Friesland (Germany) to deliver a total of 47 wind turbines.
Continue readingDoE Invests $90 Million in Offshore Wind Power, Geothermal Energy, Electric Cars
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $90 million in awards to spur development of offshore wind energy, geothermal energy and adoption of electric vehicles.
Continue readingSuzlon unveils plans for $1.4bn wind farm in Australia
Located on the state’s Yorke Peninsula, the Ceres wind energy project would be South Australia’s largest at 600 MW of wind power and 180 wind turbines.
Continue readingIrish Wind Energy for Kansas
NTR, an Irish developer, has agreed to buy 228 wind turbines from General Electric for wind farm sites in Kansas and Oklahoma.
Continue readingUC Berkeley and CPV Consortium Release Study on Environmental Impact of Concentrated Solar Power Photovoltaic Technology
New study demonstrates the environmental advantages of Concentrating Solar Power Photovoltaic technology by examining the full life cycle environmental metrics.
Continue readingKuraymat concentrated solar thermal power plant to boost Egypt’s power production
Spanning across the uninhabited desert landscape, theConcentrating Solar Power plant will collect solar energy through a total mirror surface area of 130,000m2.
Continue readingTibet’s largest solar energy plant starts operation
The 30-megawatt (MW) solar power plant project is located in Xigaze Prefecture, about 3 km northwest of Tibet’s second-largest city of Xigaze.
Continue readingSolar Energy Markets in the U.S: big, booming, and oh so bright
The report includes 2010 installation data for solar electric photovoltaic (PV), solar thermal heating and cooling and concentrating solar power technologies.
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