Suzlon Group enters Romanian wind energy market with 25 MW order win, new subsidiary Pune/Hamburg: Suzlon Group subsidiary, REpower Systems SE, has concluded a contract with P.E. DEUS EX S.R.L., a project company (SPV) of WSB International GmbH, to deliver eight wind turbines to Romania. The REpower 3.2M114 wind turbines, each with a rated power … Continue reading Suzlon Group enters Romanian wind energy market with 25 MW order
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Siemens to focus its renewable energy activities on wind energy and hydro power
Siemens is holding talks with potential buyers of its solar thermal energy and photovoltaics units, the Munich-based company said in a statement today. “Due to the changed framework conditions, lower growth and strong price pressure in the solar markets, the company’s expectations for its solar energy activities have not been met,” Siemens said in the … Continue reading Siemens to focus its renewable energy activities on wind energy and hydro power
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Ireland has about 2,000 megawatts of wind energy
Today Ireland has about 2,000 megawatts of wind energy. For each megawatt installed we employ, on average, one person. In Germany, eight people are employed for each megawatt installed. The difference is that Germany has established a manufacturing base which provides large-scale and long-term employment. Up to now, Ireland hasn’t had the scale to attract … Continue reading Ireland has about 2,000 megawatts of wind energy
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Wind energy plant secures financing
Ocotillo Wind farm will be Pattern Energy’s fifth operating wind project in North America. Wind power developer Pattern Energy has secured financing for a wind farm in the Imperial Valley that promises to provide electricity to San Diego utility customers. San Francisco-based Pattern energy broke ground in May on the 112 wind turbines installation on … Continue reading Wind energy plant secures financing
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United Arab Emirates works for renewable energy
A slew of renewable energy projects now in the works across the country from solar and wind power has put the UAE in the top levels of countries vying to diversify energy production to meet future demands while remaining sustainable. As one of the world’s largest oil producers, the UAE is doing everything but resting … Continue reading United Arab Emirates works for renewable energy
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Austal secures order for more wind farm support vessels
The 27 metre catamarans will be used by UK-based Turbine Transfers to support wind turbine installation and maintenance activities in European waters. Austal will build them at its shipyard in the Philippines over a period of approximately nine months, commencing in March 2013. Commenting on the new contract Austal’s Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Bellamy, said: … Continue reading Austal secures order for more wind farm support vessels
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Boost for Wirral’s offshore wind energy industry
The news came as permission for a new 19-turbine wind farm with the potential to generate enough power to supply the equivalent of 25,000 Cheshire homes was given consent by the department of energy and climate change. The 57-megawatt wind farm developed by Peel Energy near Frodsham will generate enough power to supply the annual … Continue reading Boost for Wirral’s offshore wind energy industry
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Chinese govt mulls policies to support solar power industry
China is working on policies, including subsidies and easier access to the grid, to help its ailing solar power producers expand in the domestic market, the China Daily reported on Saturday, citing industry officials and government sources. The Chinese government will support the connection of photovoltaic solar power producers to the national grid with favorable … Continue reading Chinese govt mulls policies to support solar power industry
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Stanford researchers use solar power to study elephants in Africa
The seasonal solar-powered research camp gives scientists a rare opportunity to quietly observe, videotape and photograph wild elephants at Mushara waterhole, an isolated oasis in Etosha National Park in Namibia. A team of elephant researchers from Stanford University has transformed a remote corner of southern Africa into a high-tech field camp run entirely on sunlight. … Continue reading Stanford researchers use solar power to study elephants in Africa
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FCC inaugurates its first solar thermal power plant, in Palma del Río, Córdoba
The concentrating solar power plant will produce 100,000 MWh of electricity per year, meeting the needs of 26,000 people. It has taken FCC just over two years to complete the construction of its first solar thermal power plant in Spain. The Guzmán plant, in Palma del Río (Córdoba), was inaugurated this morning by Antonio Ávila, … Continue reading FCC inaugurates its first solar thermal power plant, in Palma del Río, Córdoba
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US newspapers lobby Congress to support wind energy
Extending or ending the US’s Production Tax Credit is a topic high in the minds of wind industry professionals with interests in the US, but how is it reported in US media? Interestingly, an increasing number of US newspapers support an extended PTC. . Here, we round-up some of the latest articles… In San Angelo,Texas … Continue reading US newspapers lobby Congress to support wind energy
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Nebraska wind energy would boost economy
Nebraska could add thousands of new jobs, lower its electric bills and improve the health of its citizens if it built more wind energy projects by 2030, a coalition of local energy leaders said Thursday. Nebraska has arrived late on the wind energy scene compared with Iowa. But not too late, according to a new … Continue reading Nebraska wind energy would boost economy
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Sunways solar cells for the largest transparent photovoltaic roof in the USA
Sunways AG has received its largest individual order for building-integrated photovoltaics to date: the Konstanz-based photovoltaics specialist is supplying semitransparent design solar cells for the new US head office of pharmaceutical company Novartis. The new construction in East Hanover, New Jersey, will see the installation of the largest transparent photovoltaic roof in the USA. Renowned … Continue reading Sunways solar cells for the largest transparent photovoltaic roof in the USA
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Enel Green Power in Latin America
Latin America is one of the most promising energy markets for Enel Green Power, and its presence in this region is undoubtedly a central focus point for the interests of institutional stakeholders. With a capacity exceeding 830 MW and more than 36 plants, Enel Green Power plays a central role in the whole of Latin … Continue reading Enel Green Power in Latin America
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Duke joint venture completes wind farm
Duke Energy Renewables and Sumitomo Corp. of America have completed construction of the Ironwood Windpower Project, the second of their joint venture’s two Kansas wind farms. Duke Energy Renewables and Sumitomo Corp. of America, part of Tokyo-based Sumitomo Corp., announced today the completion of the second of the joint venture partners’ two Kansas wind farms … Continue reading Duke joint venture completes wind farm
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Certification for Siemens SWT 6.0-154 wind turbine prototype
GL Renewables Certification has awarded a prototype certification to Siemens Wind Power‘s SWT-6.0-154 6 MW offshore wind turbine. GL Renewables Certificationhas provided Siemens Wind Power prototype certification for its new 6-megawatt offshore wind turbine SWT-6.0-154. The prototype certification is a prerequisite for the testing of the turbine. Field testing of Siemens Wind Power’s new 154-meter … Continue reading Certification for Siemens SWT 6.0-154 wind turbine prototype
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Solar power is contagious
People are more likely to install a solar panel on their home if their neighbors have one, according to a Yale and New York University study in the journal Marketing Science. The researchers studied clusters of solar installations throughout California from January 2001 to December 2011 and found that residents of a particular zip code … Continue reading Solar power is contagious
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Endesa develops electric vehicles’ wireless fast charging
With a 2.3 million euro budget, this pioneering project in Europe will run for two-and-a-half years. Today, Endesa has launched the European Project ‘Unplugged’ in Barcelona through the project’s consortium. The initiative is aimed at developing wireless, or ‘inductive’, fast charge for electric vehicles as well as investigating how this innovative charging system can improve … Continue reading Endesa develops electric vehicles’ wireless fast charging
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Americans Still Behind Clean Energy
Capitalism, as the famous economist Joseph Schumpeter noted, is all about “creative destruction”. Firms come and go. Some survive. Some do not. So it’s unfortunate for America when critics of clean energy seek to politicize what the most ardent believers in free markets believe is a natural, ongoing part of a healthy economy. While it’s … Continue reading Americans Still Behind Clean Energy
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Watt’s Next in Rechargeable Batteries?
Reza Shahbazian-Yassar thinks sodium might be the next big thing in rechargeable batteries. Now, the gold standard in the industry is the lithium ion battery, which can be recharged hundreds of times and works really well. Its only problem is that it is made with lithium, which is not cheap. It could get even more … Continue reading Watt’s Next in Rechargeable Batteries?
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