There is no need to “back up” wind farm output. How is this possible? The output of wind farm plants is aggregated with all of the other changes in electricity supply and demand on a massive interstate power grid.
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Grupo T-Solar, Munich Re and KKR to Form Partnership in Solar Energy
Isolux Corsán has now concentrated all its concession assets (including its holding in Grupo T-Solar) under the umbrella of a single new company.
Continue readingVestas secures renewals of wind energy contracts for 114 MW in Spain
Vestas has secured a wind power service contract extension for 57 wind turbines of the V90-2.0 MW turbine representing a total capacity of 114 MW for wind farm plants.
Continue readingNTPC plans 200 MW wind energy project in Kerala
Out of total 200 MW, the first 80 MW wind turbines projects will be developed on fast track basis at Ramakkalmadu, NTPC said.
Continue readingConcentrated Solar Thermal Power in China
The report highlights installed concentrated solar energy capacity and concentrated power generation trends from 2001 to 2020 in China solar thermal power market.
Continue readingBD Otomotive in talks to rescue electric car maker Think
?Our intentions are simple ? to bring Think out of bankruptcy and make it the affordable urban electric vehicles for Europe it was always designed to be,? BD Otomotive Chairman Osman Boyner said. Think sold just 1,043 electric cars of the City in 2010.
Continue readingJV to Manufacture Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries For Electric Vehicles
The Dow Chemical Company and Ube Industries, Ltd. (Ube) announced an agreement to form a joint venture to manufacture and market formulated electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in energy storage.
Continue readingWhole Foods, Intel, and Kohl’s are among the world’s leading corporate procurers of wind energy
Whole Foods, Intel, and Kohl’s are among the world’s leading corporate procurers of renewable energy, according to new survey released today by Bloomberg New Energy Finance and commissioned by Vestas Wind Systems A/S.
Continue readingAPA raises $300m for wind energy in Australia
APA raised $300 million from institutional investors, which will be used to fund the purchase of the Emu Downs Wind Farm, 200km north of Perth.
Continue readingSkanska invests in new wind energy plant in Sweden
Skanska, wind farm developer O2 and Jämtkraft are making a joint investment in a project-financed wind power for a total cost of around SEK 1.1 billion. The wind energy project comprises 30 wind turbines at Sjisjka.
Continue readingNPPD makes plans to invest in wind energy
Under the proposed deal, NPPD would get 30 megawatts of power, bringing the company’s total wind power to 232 megawatts.
Continue readingDemand-side policies will fuel growth in wind energy manufacturing sector
The U.S. has made investments in wind power, through existing policies, that have lowered the cost of wind turbines and made it competitive with other new forms of generation.
Continue readingGlobal Wind Energy Day ? from the Ukraine to the US, from Australia to Argentina
On 15 June 2011, ?Global Wind Day?, citizens from around the world can discover the benefits of wind power while having fun.
Continue readingIndiana Michigan Power Signs Wind Energy Deal
I&M also has two power purchase agreements for a total of 150 MW from the Fowler Ridge Wind Farm located in Benton County in Indiana. In three years, Indiana has moved from last to leader in wind power production.
Continue readingAbseiling Austrians start celebrating Global Wind Energy Day
In total, Austria is hosting 15 events for Global Wind Day. The exciting programme goes from tombolas, wind farm hikes and open wind farms to driving electric vehicles.
Continue readingFresh attack on Wisconsin wind energy
Wisconsin has new wind farm projects ready for development, but these wind power projects may not come to fruition if the state cannot establish a stable set of siting requirements and keep intact the RPS law.
Continue readingWind Energy from First Wind Farm?s Mars Hill Project Providing Affordable Power
Mars Hill Wind farm, which features 28 wind turbines with the capacity to generate up to 1.5 Megawatts (MW) each, was the first utility-scale wind power project in New England.
Continue readingWind power Vestas launches upgraded 2 MW wind turbines at AWEA
Wind farm customers can deploy a modular fleet of compliant 2 MW wind turbines. Wind turbines is launched at this week?s American Wind Energy Association?s (AWEA) fair in California, USA.
Continue readingSener Commissions 19.9 MW Gemasolar Concentrating Solar Power Plant
Torresol Energy announced the commissioning of its 19.9 MW Gemasolar Concentrated Solar Energy Thermal (CSP) plant in Seville, Spain.
Continue readingInternational Call for Recognition of Geothermal Energy’s Potential
Geothermal energy utilizes the earth’s natural and renewable supply of subsurface heat energy and can be deployed to meet the heating, power, and other energy needs of hundreds of millions of people today.
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