For the last year, the question about the feasibility of a well-adjusted co-existence between concentrated solar thermal energy and photovoltaic technologies has been well publicised.
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As Texas utility system is stressed, wind power shows up on schedule
Unlike wind energy, which ramps down gradually over a sustained period of time and is predictable, conventional power plants fail instantaneously.
Continue readingLakeshore Technical College receives funding for wind turbines
WE Energies also provided funding for the wind turbines.
Continue readingNorthland Power Announces OPA for Wind Farm in the Grand Bend Area
The wind farm had been in a project queue, pending upgrade of the Bruce-to-Milton Ontario power transmission line.
Continue readingGamesa 5 MW offshore wind turbines
Gamesa showcased the progress made on its offshore wind energy strategy, specifically with respect to the G11X-5.0 MW wind turbines for offshore wind farm.
Continue readingNational Renewables Cooperative Members Purchase MISO Wind Energy
Three generation and transmission cooperatives announced the purchase of 40 megawatts of wind power from the Pioneer Trail Wind Farm, which is under development east of Paxton, IL.
Continue readingXcel, NextEra Sign Contract for 200 MW Wind Energy in Colorado
Xcel Energy has signed a contract with NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, to build a 200 megawatts (MW) wind farm wind 125 wind turbines in Lincoln and Elbert counties near Limon.
Continue readingConcentrated solar power plant produces solar power 24 hours a day
Gemasolar is the Concentrating Solar Power plant located in Fuentes de Andalucía (Seville, Spain), owned by Torresol Energy (a joint venture between Masdar and Sener.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas Wind Systems A/S has signed a new EUR 1.3bn revolving credit facility
Nine international banks participated in the transaction with Commerzbank AG and DnB NOR Bank ASA as joint Co-ordinators and Bookrunners.
Continue readingSiemens receives first order for offshore wind energy plant in China
Milestone for market entry in the biggest wind power market worldwide. Siemens Energy has received an order to supply 21 wind turbines for a wind farm.
Continue readingDOE offers loan guarantee for 99 MW wind energy plant
DOE has offered a $135.76 million loan guarantee for a wind farm in New Hampshire. The wind power developer, Noble Environmental Power, plans to use the funds to build a 99 MW Granite Reliable with Vestas wind turbines.
Continue readingEGP Iberia discussed internationalization and wind energy
Bezzeccheri said that Spain is a “centre of excellence” for Enel Green Power?s wind power development and Enel?s international growth in this industry.
Continue readingSmart Solar Power plan for Jordan
Petra Solar signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Kingdom Electricity Company (KEC) to explore development of a Solar Power and Smart Grid project with a generation capacity of up to 50 megawatts.
Continue readingVestas wins 149 MW wind turbines order in Canada
Vestas has secured an order to supply wind turbines with a total generating capacity of 149MW for a wind energy project in Canada.
Continue readingSolar Power Partners and JCM Capital Sign another 6 MW of Rooftop Solar in Ontario
One of America’s premier independent solar power producers, SPP develops, owns, and operates distributed solar energy facilities (SEFs) and sells solar-generated electricity through solar Power Purchase Agreements.
Continue readingSri Lanka Hayleys wind farm to start in Sept
The 10 megawatt wind energy plant is run by its unit Nirmalapura Wind Power (Private) Ltd. The Kalpitiya peninsula has another wind turbines plant by Sri Lanka’s Senok group.
Continue readingUpWind report greatly moves wind power research goalposts
?20 MW wind turbines is calling for new solutions? Henning Kruse, Chairman, Wind Energy Technology Platform, said at the panel session which looked at how wind farm technology will develop in the coming decades.
Continue reading30% growth of overall investment in renewable energy in 2010
An unprecedented $ 243 billion has been reached, with a 30% increase over 2009 levels. Wind energy is still the leading technology, followed by quickly growing solar power photovoltaic.
Continue readingABSL batteries delivered to the International Space Station
ABSL Space Products (ABSL) was the first space flight battery manufacturer to qualify lithium-ion (li-ion) cells for space flight more than a decade ago and additionally, the first to orbit a li-ion battery.
Continue readingThe World’s Largest Exhibition for the Solar Energy Industry Boasts Another Rise in Exhibition Space and Exhibitor Numbers
Intersolar Europe focuses on the areas of solar power, photovoltaics, PV production technology and solar thermal technology.
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