Japan placed 18th in the global rankings for new wind power installations in 2010, creating 221 MW of wind energy capacity compared with 16.5 GW by China, the world’s front-runner in wind farm plants.
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IQPC Presents 2nd Offshore Wind Power Summit
Offshore wind energy can help the nation reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, diversify its energy supply, provide cost]competitive electricity to key coastal regions
Continue readingUS government guarantees for innovative geothermal energy project
Developed by Geothermal Inc., the project involves the construction of a 23 MW plant using the binary power system technology developed in the 90s, but never applied to commercial facilities.
Continue readingGeothermal energy in Kenya
Kenya is exploiting its rich geothermal potential to harness alternative and reliable energy that could lower the cost of manufacturing and spur economic growth.
Continue readingCobasys Awarded USABC Contract for Advanced Battery Development
The U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium has awarded Cobasys, a subsidiary of SB LiMotive, an $8.4 million contract to develop high-energy lithium-ion batteries for use in electric vehicles.
Continue readingBritish Columbia?s Largest Wind Farm
During 13 months of construction, GE and managing partner Plutonic oversaw erection of 43 wind turbines in the second major wind energy project, British Columbia?s largest wind farm.
Continue readingCold Weather No Problem for Ford Focus Electric Car’s Battery System
Extreme temperatures can affect battery performance and reduce the range of electric vehicles. Ford’s aggressive strategy includes five new electrific vehicles in North America by 2012.
Continue readingWind Stocks Morning Trading Update; China Ming Yang Wind, Clean Wind Energy Tower, Sauer Energy
Clean Wind Energy, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Clean Wind Energy Tower, Inc., was established to commercialize a number of proven and validated technologies.
Continue readingCommunity Wind Energy Plant in South Dakota
Dakota Plains Energy, an Aberdeen-based wind power developer, along with the South Central Wind Association, plans to construct and operate a 1GW community wind farm.
Continue readingSolargenix Energy Sells Its 45% Ownership Stake in Acciona Solar Power
Both Solargenix and ACCIONA Energy announce that they each intend to pursue the concentrating solar power (CSP) business independently in the future.
Continue readingGL Garrad Hassan delivers wind power map of Lebanon
To support an emergent wind energy industry in the country, GL Garrad Hassan has developed a wind map of Lebanon, and therefore the potential for wind farm development.
Continue readingPakistan – Sindh to provide land for 150MW wind energy plant in Thatta
Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Saturday pledged that the required land would be provided for the 150-megawatt wind power plant in Thatta district within the next 10 days.
Continue readingSouth Africa could produce its first concentrating solar power from a mooted solar farm by 2012
Eskom wants to diversify the energy mix of Africa’s largest economy towards cleaner sources such as concentrated solar energy and wind energy.
Continue readingFinavera Renewables Changes Name to Finavera Wind Energy
Finavera Renewables is a wind farm development company focused on developing, constructing, and operating wind turbines in North America and Ireland.
Continue reading91 per cent growth for UK wind energy employment
Offshore wind farm development, port refits and supply chain manufacturing set to further boost sector employment in the years ahead. Wind power employment withstands recession and slow GDP growth.
Continue readingRenewable Energy in Africa
Within areas of Sahara desert Concentrating Solar Power technology can be deployed through the Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII).
Continue readingRenova Awards USD 32 Million Wind Energy Orders to ABB
ABB has been awarded a $32 million wind power contract from Renova Energia. It would construct transmission lines to serve 14 wind farm plants having a 300 MW wind turbines capacity.
Continue readingUltracapacitor Market to Top $900 Million by 2016
The most popular segment today for ultracapacitor modules in the electric vehicles, and early-stage applications for ultracapacitors also include grid-scale energy storage and wind turbines.
Continue readingAWEA rebuts attack on national Renewable Electricity Standard by discredited Institute for Energy Research
The DOE’s 2008 report, “20% Wind Energy by 2030,” found that producing 20% of the nation’s electricity from wind power by 2030 would reduce consumers’ natural gas costs by a cumulative $150 billion.
Continue readingGamesa consolidates its leadership of the Spanish wind energy industry
Gamesa, a top wind farm developer, has consolidated its lead role in the Spanish wind power market. Gamesa is also No. 1 in Spain by accumulated installed wind turbines capacity to date.
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