U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar gave his agency’s approval for the Calico Solar Project, a 663.5 MW concentrating solar power (CSP) plant.
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Enel Green Power enters into an agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority
TradeWind and ENA plan to erect wind turbines on nearly 14,000 acres in west central Elk County. More than 200 workers will be employed during the construction phase.
Continue readingIDC focuses on supporting wind energy and solar power for South Africa
The IDC was also increasing its focus on green investments, targeting projects in wind power and solar power, energy management and recycling.
Continue readingLGC Skyrota Wind Energy announces lending arrangement update
The Bank has made its demand notwithstanding the fact that none of LGC Skyrota, Limavady or Villagend are in default of any of their respective covenants to the Bank.
Continue readingWorld’s First Single Tower Multi-Set Vertical Axis Turbine From YATU to be Used and Marketed by Welwind Energy International
Welwind Energy International Corp. (OTCBB:WWEI) (the “Company”) announces GUANGDONG YATU INDUSTRY INVESTMENT CO., LTD’s (“GYII”) vertical axis wind turbines.
Continue readingBy 2050, with appropriate support, CSP could provide 11.3% of global electricity
By 2050, with appropriate support, CSP could provide 11.3% of global electricity, with 9.6% from solar power and 1.7% from backup fuels (fossil fuels or biomass).
Continue readingClimate Commissioner warns of Chinese green technology threat
Europe needs a third industrial revolution to a low carbon economy in order to keep European industry from going to expanding markets elsewhere.
Continue readingRenault to sell electric car Zoe less than 15,000 euros
Once fully charged, the rental lithium ion batteries of Zoe can provide a sustained run of 100 kilometers.
Continue readingHow electric vehicles could become a giant battery for wind energy
Will electric cars one day become part of a network of rechargeable batteries that can help smooth out the intermittent nature of solar and wind power?
Continue readingSierra Club supports wind farm in Virginia
A proposed wind power plant atop Poor Mountain has won the support of the Sierra Club, while opening a rift in the organization over the wind energy project’s environmental impact.
Continue readingFirst Solar New Plants in the U.S. & Vietnam
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) announced plans to build two new four-line manufacturing plants that will boost the company’s annual manufacturing capacity by nearly 500 MW.
Continue readingCost of wind energy: ?1,350 per kW in 2009
Producing increased volumes of wind power generated electricity
will attract considerable levels of investment. Capital costs per kilowatt of installed capacity are taken as an average of ?1,350 per kW in 2009.
Latin America – At the end of 2009, only 1,072 MW of wind power capacity had been installed across the entire region
At the end of 2009, only 1,072 MW of wind power capacity had been installed across the entire region. 505 MW of this was installed during 2009.
Continue readingSolarReserve Moves Forward on Southern California Solar Thermal Project
Energy developer?s 150-megawatt Concentrating Solar Power contract with PG&E will utilize innovative molten salt storage technology for utility scale solar power?available on demand, day or night.
Continue readingChevrolet Volt?s 240V Home Charging Unit Priced at $490
The Voltec 240V home charging unit can charge the Volt?s lithium ion batteries from depleted to charged in about four hours, compared with 10 hours with the standard 120V charge cord that plugs into a household outlet.
Continue readingCSP Today releases the CSP Today World Map 2010 version
The CSP Today World Map 2010 includes an itemized list of all the MW sized concentrating solar power plants in the world that are either announced, under construction or in operation.
Continue readingIberdrola Renewables tops 12,000 megawatts of wind power
Iberdrola Renovables broke its record wind energy output in the third quarter of 2010, producing 18,091 million kilowatt hours (kWh) at all its facilities around the world.
Continue readingIllinois wind farm breathes new life into businesses
As a stipulation to build the $600 million, 150 wind power project, Iberdrola Renewables, a Spanish wind energy developer, paid the county $6 million.
Continue readingMitsubishi begins production of electric vehicles for Europe
MMC plans to sell the i-MiEV in Europe in 14 countries including France, the United Kingdom, and Germany from this December, then from fiscal year 2011 sequentially expand the countries it will be sold in.
Continue readingNew York state would greatly benefit from a five-fold jump in wind energy
Wind power in New York could be increased in the next eight years by more than five times the amount currently operating in the state, a new study has found.
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