The proposed facility will use innovative HCPV systems consisting of concentrating optics and multi-junction solar cell panels that are controlled by a dual-axis tracking system.
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Chile’s geothermal energy is forecast to reach 16,000 MW
Preliminary assessment of the geothermal power potential of Chile indicates a possible 16,000 MW of resource available.
Continue readingPotential of Renewable Energy Outlined
Close to 80 percent of the world?s energy supply could be met by renewables by mid-century if backed by the right enabling public policies a new report shows.
Continue readingU.S. wind energy sees growth ahead
U.S. wind power turned in a solid first quarter, AWEA reported, installing enough new generating wind farm capacity (1,100 megawatts, MW) to power the equivalent of a quarter of a million average American homes.
Continue readingPushing electric vehicles
Carmakers in Japan, the United States, China and South Korea have become serious about mass production of electric cars with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingArise Windpower AB: Investment Decision on Gettnabo Wind Farm
Arise Windpower is one of Sweden?s leading companies in onshore wind energy. Arise Windpower?s business concept is to sell electricity generated at the company?s own onshore wind turbines in southern Sweden.
Continue readingPanasonic to build lithium-ion battery factory in China
While the consumer electronics maker currently produces 80 to 90 percent of its lithium-ion batteries in Japan, it aims to boost the production ratio in China to 50 percent.
Continue readingRenault-Nissan Alliance & E-Laad partner for Electric Vehicles in the Netherlands
The Renault-Nissan Alliance signed a MoU with the E-laad.nl Foundation, a consortium of Dutch grid operators, to jointly promote the spread of electric cars with lithium ion batteries in the Netherlands.
Continue readingSCHOTT Solar brings solar power into the classroom
School students research solar energy. Raising young people’s interest in the technologies of the future. SCHOTT Solar supporting schools with experimental suitcases.
Continue readingThe Elecnor Foundation and ETSII hold an electric vehicles seminar
Electric cars with lithium ion batteries are successful due to their low cost, high performance and fast charging capacity.
Continue readingIberdrola Renovables achieves record output in first quarter of 2011
Wind farm capacity in Spain now stands at 5,447 MW. The Company also has 341 MW of small-scale hydroelectric capacity and 50 MW at its concentrating solar power or solar thermal electric plant in Puertollano.
Continue readingWind turbines – Molycorp sets celebration April 20 to mark launch of rare-earth plan
Rare earths, elements used to manufacture everything from wind energy, electric cars, military systems and computers
Continue readingDeWind Announces Acquisition of 20 MW Wind Farm in Northern Texas and Acquires 160 MW Oklahoma Wind Power Project
The Novus wind energy project is the first utility-scale wind farm located in the Oklahoma Panhandle and is slated to total 370 MW when fully developed.
Continue readingNew Nordex N117/2400 wind turbines for light wind conditions
The N117 is designed specifically for light wind farm sites, creating new wind power generating potential for wind farm locations across the country.
Continue readingWind Farm in Texas to Utilize Proven DeWind 2MW D8.2 Wind Turbines
DeWind recently acquired the rights for the 20 MW Frisco wind energy project, located in Hansford County, Texas, from local wind farm developer Distributed Wind Systems of Guymon, Oklahoma.
Continue readingAbengoa to develop a 50 MW wind farm in Uruguay
The wind energy plant, which will have 25 wind turbines, must be operational within a maximum period of three years. The wind power project will supply renewable energy to a population of 50,000 people.
Continue readingAena acquires 33 electric vehicles for airports in Spain
Aena began to use the electric car at the airport and has launched a competition to purchase 33 electric cars with lithium ion batteries to the airports of Madrid, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca and Lanzarote.
Continue readingIEA – Policy support for renewable energy has increased considerably over the last decade
Renewables have been the driver of much of the growth in the global clean energy sector for the past decade. Recent years have seen a major scale up of wind energy and solar power technologies.
Continue readingQuebec’s wind power potential is enough to supply North America three times over
Potential of wind energy in Quebec: 4 million megawatts, enough to supply both Canada and the United States three times over.
Continue readingWind power: building momentum through national policy leadership
In the past decade, India now has the fifth]largest installed wind farm capacity in the world, more than three times the installed wind energy capacity of Denmark.
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