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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Long Island offshore wind power
Deepwater Wind energy has offered to sell power to Long Island from a 200 wind turbines offshore wind farm proposed in Rhode Island Sound at a price far cheaper than what the company would charge Rhode Islanders.
Continue readingApex Uses Second Wind for First Multi-Sensor Survey Aimed at Optimizing Wind Power Performance
Apex Wind Energy (Apex) and Second Wind have announced the commencement of a multi-month wind farm optimization (WFO) campaign using two Triton advanced SoDAR systems at a utility scale wind farm project.
Continue readingGlobal warming won’t harm wind power production
The production of wind energy in the U.S. over the next 30-50 years will be largely unaffected by upward changes in global temperature. The areas where wind density is predicted to decrease are off limits for wind farm.
Continue readingWind energy REpower signs contracts for 110 MW in Canadian wind power projects
40 wind turbines are destined for Saint-Robert-Bellarmin wind farm in Quebec. 15 wind turbines are to be installed at the Ganaraska and Whispering Woods wind farms.
Continue readingGP Bullhound advises Skyline Solar, manufacturer of integrated concentrated solar power systems
Skyline Solar manufactures concentrated solar energy photovoltaic systems, incorporating industry-proven silicon cells, durable mirrors and single-axis tracking into an easy-to-deploy energy solution.
Continue readingNew chapter opens for offshore wind energy in Germany
The wind farm ? known as Baltic 1 ? is built by Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBW) and consists of 21 2.3MW wind turbines. Offshore wind power in Germany took a huge leap forward.
Continue reading3.6 Megawatt Solar Power Project at the Village at Manalapan
Solar energy project will be capable of generating enough electricity to power 450 homes annually. Once installed, the power generated by the photovoltaic system will be used to serve the wholesale electric market.
Continue readingElectric vehicles Nissan LEAF earns Top Safety Pick from IIHS
The Nissan LEAF is the first 100% electric car with lithium ion batteries to earn the Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Continue readingTotal to take majority stake in SunPower
Total offered to buy 60% of US solar-power company SunPower for $1.4 billion, a 47% premium to Thursday’s closing price.
Continue readingIncreased interest in lithium ion batteries
The majority of the world’s lithium production comes from brines, or salt lakes, where prospective lithium mineralization is generally hosted in brine horizons.
Continue readingMost advocates of nuclear energy now endorse solar energy and wind power
Most advocates of nuclear power now endorse solar power and wind energy, but in the same breath claim that renewables alone simply are not a practicable solution for the necessary reduction of carbon emissions.
Continue readingSamsung To Build Wind Energy Complex In Saemangeum Area
Samsung will spend about 7.6 trillion won (US$7.04 billion) on building a wind turbines and a production base for solar power batteries there by 2025.
Continue readingEMCORE Enters Into $9.6 Million Common Stock Private Placement
EMCORE offers concentrating solar power photovoltaic (CPV) systems for utility scale solar applications.
Continue readingLeast green states include leaders in wind energy
Topping the group of wind turbines leaders on the list is Texas. The Lone Star State has moved out to a strong lead in recent years, and now has more wind farm installed than the next three states.
Continue readingWisconsin says ‘Yes!’ to wind power
Wisconsin overwhelmingly endorsed wind energy, despite recent action by the state’s legislature that has caused the developers of two wind farm plants to shelve their wind turbines projects in recent weeks.
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 readingCyclone Power Technologies Files Annual Report
Cyclone Power Technologies, the developer of the award-winning Cyclone Engine ? an all-fuel, clean-tech engine with the power and versatility to run everything from solar thermal generators to modern transportation.
Continue readingChevron commissions concentrating solar power photovoltaic plant in New Mexico
Chevron Mining and sister company Chevron Technology Ventures LLC (CTV, Houston, Texas, U.S.) announced the commissioning of a 1MW concentrated solar energy photovoltaic (CPV) in the U.S. state of New Mexico.
Continue readingLet No Man Say It Cannot Be Done
We need an economy for the twenty-first century, one that is in sync with the earth and its natural support systems, not one that is destroying them.
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