Gamesa has been awarded a wind power contract to supply a total of 10 MW of capacity for the wind farm being developed by Western Wind Energy.
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ABB Wins $32 Million Wind Energy Orders in Brazil
The Brazilian Wind Energy Association aims to install 10 GW (gigawatts) of wind power by 2020. The country currently has around 600 MW of wind farm capacity, with another 450 MW of wind turbines under construction.
Continue readingFirst Wind Receives LEED Gold Certification for its Boston Headquarters
First Wind?s award was realized through a collaborative effort with Gensler, Millennium Partners, Dowling Houy, WB Engineers, and Commodore Builders.
Continue readingSouthwest Solar Technologies Names New CEO
Southwest Solar is the developer of an innovative utility-scale power system that combines the efficiency of dish concentrating thermal solar power with the reliability of a turbine.
Continue readingSolar Power Supporter Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Shot
The USA is still reeling after a shooting in Arizona killed six people and wounded 14 others. Among the wounded was Congresswoman Gabrielle Dee “Gabby” Giffords, a staunch supporter of solar energy.
Continue readingABB Wins $24 Million Wind Power Orders in Romania
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won wind energy orders worth $24 million to build a new substation to receive and transform power from a 700 megawatt (MW) wind farm.
Continue readingXZERES Launches Online Site Assessment Tool for Customers of the Buy Direct Program for Its Small Wind Energy Systems
XZERES Wind Corp designs, develops, manufactures and markets distributed generation, wind power systems for the small wind turbines market (2.5kW-100kW).
Continue readingEmpire State Building Moving To 100% Wind Energy
Officials for the Empire State building announced that soon all of its power will come from wind power, provided by Texas-based Green Mountain Energy.
Continue readingEnterprise Rent-A-Car to Offer Chevrolet Volt
Enterprise Rent-A-Car announced that it will be the first to offer Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicles (EVs) for daily and weekly rentals later this month.
Continue readingAhura Solar Concentrating Systems signs PPA with PG&E
Ahura Solar Concentrating Systems has a revolutionary new solar concentrating system that produces power at grid parity cost of 5 cents per kilowatt hour.
Continue readingWorld’s Largest Wind Farm
Clifford Chance US LLP has advised the DOE’s Loan Programs Office as 80 percent guarantor for a $1.3 billion loan finalized recently to help finance the construction of what will be the world’s largest wind farm.
Continue readingUS wind energy advocates outline objectives for new, Republican-controlled Congress
Despite significant challenges in 2010, the U.S. wind power industry continued to make good on its promise to strengthen America, and laid the foundation for a strong return in 2011.
Continue readingChina – Energy plan to focus on electric vehicles
Analysts said that developing electric cars is the best way for China to save energy, reduce its oil imports, and tackle environmental problems.
Continue readingTunisia launches feasibility study to set up a 60 MW wind energy plant
Mr. Nafaa Baccari, head of the wind power service at the agency, said that this study is part of the program for self-generating electricity from wind energy.
Continue readingThe potential of concentrated solar energy
Concentrating solar power could meet 10% of electricity demand, according to an esteemed American study, although the wider development of this technology will require the construction of several power plants for back-up
Continue readingElectric Vehicles based Smart Grid System
Acting as advisor to this project is the Tokyo Institute of Technology, which is aiming to develop Smart Grid systems that employ electric vehicles and the lithium-ion batteries used to power them.
Continue readingGo Green with Advanced Solar Electric in 2011
For centuries scientists have used to the power of the sun to come up with unique ideas. Using solar power to convert it into electricity is something that’s on the agenda of every country.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas receives 140 MW order in Poland
Vestas has received a wind power order from PROKON Energiesysteme GmbH for 70 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines for a series of wind farm projects in Poland.
Continue readingEDP to Install Floating Offshore Wind Energy Project in Portugal
EDP currently controls an offshore wind power generation project located in the north of Portugal and anticipates to finishing it in another six months period.
Continue readingGCL-Poly Signs Long-Term Contract With Solarfun to Supply 2,500 MW of Wafer and Polysilicon Products
GCL-Poly will provide Solarfun with a total of 2,500 MW wafer and polysilicon products over the next five years.
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