BP has reported an increase in wind power capacity by 8.9 percent in the first quarter and has started building a wind farm in Texas.
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25 Cities Meet to Discuss How to Bring More Solar Power to Market
The RFI will foster solutions to help eliminate barriers to solar power market development, save customers time and money and accelerate the adoption of solar energy in communities nationwide.
Continue readingGlenluce wind farm seeks approval by Gamesa
A proposal to develop an 18 wind turbined wind farm in Wigtownshire is set to be debated by councillors.
Continue readingWind energy to help stave off hunger in Mozambique
Here at the European Wind Energy Association we often talk about the power of wind energy to fight climate change, create jobs and improve energy security at a European level.
Continue readingObama Promotes Renewable Energy
ElectraTherm’s technology can convert sources of low-temperature heat from applications including reciprocating engine jacket water, biomass, concentrated solar energy, etc. into power.
Continue readingWind energy hits the headlines in the US
Perhaps the story most heavily reported involved Google making another ?69 million investment in a wind farm in Oregon that is slated to become the biggest wind power facility in the world, with 338 wind turbines.
Continue readingWind power is by far one of the cleanest forms of energy
“The fact that wind farm is adding 35 percent of all electric capacity since 2007 is something to celebrate this Earth Day,” said Denise Bode, American Wind Energy Association CEO.”
Continue readingProject Utilizes Offshore Wind Energy To Oxygenate Baltic Sea
A professor at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg is planning a trial involving oxygenation with wind turbines.
Continue readingWind power for clean energy in Central America
Soaring international prices for oil and gas are driving the expansion of renewable energies in Central America, a region that has plenty of untapped potential for wind energy and geothermal energy.
Continue readingSolaria’s New Solar Power Factory
California has been instrumental in implementing incentives that help foster the growth of solar energy, wind energy, geothermal energy and other green technologies.
Continue reading3rd WIND POWER AFRICA
African Wind Energy Association announces that the Minister of the South African Department of Science and Technology Mr. Derek Hanekom, will be the Guest of Honour at the Gala Dinner Tuesday evening 10 May 2011.
Continue readingEner1 Powering Electric Vehicles
Indianapolis-based Ener1 Inc. is donating lithium-ion batteries to some of the electric cars in this year’s Electric Vehicle Grand Prix at Purdue University.
Continue readingBrevini Wind supplies 1 MW gearboxes for WinWinD?s 1 MW wind turbines
Winwind Ltd., a Finnish manufacturer of wind energy turbines with a new established wind power manufacturing plant in India, has signed an agreement with Brevini Wind.
Continue readingRenewable Energy Manifesto shows clear path for the next Welsh Government
Potential economic opportunities underlined. Planning system to promote wind farm projects. Delivery plan for offshore wind energy developments. Generate marine energy, wave energy and tidal energy in the Severn Estuary.
Continue readingWind power is valuable even if the wind doesn’t blow all the time
A common fallacy promoted by anti wind farm groups is that because wind turbines cannot replace fueled power plants (they’re needed when the wind doesn’t blow), wind energy has no value.
Continue readingEgypt Starts to Invest in Wind Power
Egypt, one of the windiest areas and the leading country in the Middle East in wind energy is set to begin constructing, in May, two of four wind farm stations in the Gulf of Suez.
Continue readingTanzania looks to wind energy
Tanzania is seeking international and local investors for wind power generation. The wind farm will see firms supply and install wind turbines with a minimum of between two and 10 megawatts for wind energy pilot program.
Continue readingWind energy in Argentina – Chinese XCMC to build a wind farm
The Chinese capital wind power would be installed at the Reta region, where the company XCMC China would invest 200 million dollars in the installation of 50 wind turbines.
Continue readingRenault-Nissan and Catalan Government promote electric vehicles
The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Catalunya marked their agreement on the deployment of electric car with lithium ion batteries in Catalunya, by participating in European Sustainable Energy Week 2011.
Continue readingWind energy in China: wind turbines installed will be 90 GW in 2015
The Wind Energy Association said China had already installed wind farm plants with a capacity of 44,700 megawatts by 2010, overtaking the U.S., Germany and Spain.
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