Kyocera solar power modules used for an electric car and bike charging station in southern Germany.
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Spanish Concentrating Solar Thermal Power ? boom or bust?
The Spanish concentrated solar thermal association, Protermosolar, has announced that 4293 square kilometres of concentrating solar power (CSP) plants (equivalent to 1% of Spain’s territory) could supply the country.
Continue readingBreakthrough in Decreasing the Cost of Photovoltaic Energy Production
?The FUSION technology significantly improved the energy yield of the PV modules we tested,? says Bill Marion, Section Supervisor and Project Manager of the Performance and Reliability R&D facility at NREL.
Continue readingClouds’ effects on solar power
The U.S. Department of Energy?s NREL has produced and made available a rich data set showing what happens, second-by-second, when clouds pass over a solar energy installation.
Continue readingVictorian Premier Ted Baillieu wages war on clean energy
Will NSW?s Liberal-National state government follow its Victorian colleagues and block the development of wind energy in the state?
Continue readingTurkey’s wind energy reached 1,600 megawatts
Wind power plant inaugurated in Akhisar. There are 72 wind farm plants across Turkey. So far, 1.6 billion euro has been invested in these wind turbines.
Continue readingWind Energy Services Company (WES) Brings Operational and Engineering Managers Onboard
Wind Energy Services Company (WES) is a provider of composite repair and maintenance services to wind farm operators and OEMs.
Continue readingPattern Energy, Samsung acquire wind energy project in Ontario from Acciona
Pattern Energy Group LP partnered with Samsung Renewable Energy to acquire the Armow wind farm project in Ontario from Acciona
Continue readingREpower receives wind energy order to deliver seven public wind farm plants
Wind power contracts for delivery of a total of 47 wind turbines to Northern Friesland.
Continue readingIndia’s National Solar Mission Promotes Rapid Solar Power Growth
By June 2011, 200 MW of grid connected solar energy photovoltaic (PV) and 500 MW of concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) plants had been allocated.
Continue readingMalta national strategy for the introduction of electric vehicles
About 100 electric car charging points will be set up in strategic places around Malta by next year in a bid to encourage motorists to invest in such electric cars with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingSix GOP presidential hopefuls join leading Iowa Republicans in endorsing wind energy
Gingrich called wind power a piece of his American energy program, and said he favors a 10-year extension of the PTC, to avoid the ?up-and-down effect? on renewable energy development when the policy changes.
Continue readingDuke, CPS Energy reach Texas wind power supply deal
Duke Energy Renewables plans to start wind farm construction in the fourth quarter of this year.
Continue readingIngram Park Nissan Announces that Nissan Chooses Decherd, Tenn., Plant to Produce U.S.-Built Electric Vehicles
Nissan LEAF ? the world’s first electric car designed for the mass market.
Continue readingEDP Renováveis agrees construction of wind farm in Brazil
Portugal?s EDP Renováveis (EDPR) said that it had established a project finance agreement with Brazilian state bank Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Económico e Social (BNDES) to build a wind energy plant.
Continue readingEnergy Storage Suppliers for Electric Vehicles
Lux Research ranks technology developers in both Li-ion batteries and supercapacitors on the Lux Innovation Grid to help determine which will make the strongest potential partners as the electric car market matures.
Continue readingItaly?s largest solar power photovoltaic plant opens its doors
Inaugurated the plant solar energy plant run by 3Sun ? the equal share joint venture between Enel Green Power, Sharp and STMicroelectronics – which will initially produce photovoltaic modules for 160 MW per year.
Continue readingRFPs for new wind energy projects in Arizona
While TEP and UES have focused on developing solar power systems, both companies are preparing to integrate significant wind power into their renewable energy portfolios this year, the company said.
Continue readingGeronimo Wind signs wind power deal with Xcel Energy
Geronimo Wind Energy would sell 200 megawatts for the Prairie Rose Wind Farm with 125 wind turbines to Xcel Energy under a long-term deal as the power company looks to meet its state-mandated renewable energy goals.
Continue readingThe growing wind energy industry in South Carolina
In 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy published a report on how to achieve 20% of the nation?s electrical supply from onshore and offshore wind power.
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