First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced financial results for the quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2012. Net sales were a record $1.1 billion in the quarter, an increase of $236 million from the third quarter of 2012 and $415 million from the fourth quarter of 2011. The increase in net sales from the … Continue reading First Solar announces fourth quarter and full-year 2012 financial results
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RUD Hoist Chains used across Offshore, Construction & Entertainment Industry
RUD Chains Ltd are one of the world’s largest manufacturers of round steel chain components and systems, producing top quality chains and applications to suit a vast array of working environments. RUD have held key positions in the machine construction industry for over 140 years, specifically in the areas of forming, welding, heat treatment and … Continue reading RUD Hoist Chains used across Offshore, Construction & Entertainment Industry
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EDP Renewables FY 2012: Ebitda up by 17% to 938 million Euros
EDP Renewables (EDP Renováveis, Euronext: EDPR), the world’s third-largest wind energy producer, today announced that in 2012 electricity output increased by 10% to 18.4TWh. Over the last 12 months, the company increased its installed capacity by 504 MWto a total of 8.0 GW. For 2012,EDPR was able to maintain system-wide load factors of 29%, one … Continue reading EDP Renewables FY 2012: Ebitda up by 17% to 938 million Euros
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Clever Battery Completes Stretchable Electronics Package
Northwestern University’s Yonggang Huang and the University of Illinois’ John A. Rogers are the first to demonstrate a stretchable lithium-ion battery — a flexible device capable of powering their innovative stretchable electronics. No longer needing to be connected by a cord to an electrical outlet, the stretchable electronic devices now could be used anywhere, including … Continue reading Clever Battery Completes Stretchable Electronics Package
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Hyundai to make world’s first mass production of fuel cell cars
Hyundai Motor will mass produce fuel cell cars powered by hydrogen for the first time across the globe. The ix35 Fuel Cell vehicle, the hydrogen-powered version of Hyundai’s Tucson sport utility vehicle (SUV), will be mass produced starting Friday, according to an e-mailed statement. By rolling off the assembly line at its plant in the … Continue reading Hyundai to make world’s first mass production of fuel cell cars
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Pakistan: Early completion of 1,000MW wind energy projects urged
Federal Minister for Water and Power Ahmed Mukhtar has directed to expedite completion of 1,000 megawatts (MW) wind power generation projects so that cheaper electricity could be added in the national grid at the earliest. Presiding over 26th Board meeting of Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) he said electricity generation from indigenous resources was priority … Continue reading Pakistan: Early completion of 1,000MW wind energy projects urged
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Hyundai Heavy Industries Wins South Korea’s Wind Energy Order
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (HHI) swill supply 20 of its 2 MW wind turbines for the Yeongam Wind Farm in Jeollanam-do Province, South Korea. HHI will also provide the installation and commissioning, as well as a long-term maintenance agreement. The wind turbines are scheduled for delivery this July. When the wind power project is … Continue reading Hyundai Heavy Industries Wins South Korea’s Wind Energy Order
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Saudi Arabia spearheading sustainable energy initiatives with long-term solar energy investments
Saudi Arabia is fast becoming a leading investor in alternative energy with the KSA Government announcing various solar power projects that are aimed to ensure sustainable long-term supply of energy across the Kingdom. The Saudi Government has already announced plans to invest SR408.75bn to produce an additional 41 GW of solar energy by 2032, which … Continue reading Saudi Arabia spearheading sustainable energy initiatives with long-term solar energy investments
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Stand up for Kansas wind power
Legislation has recently been introduced in the Kansas state legislature that threatens the future of the state’s renewable energy development. I urge you to write to your state officials today and encourage them to oppose all legislation that delays, reduces, or repeals efforts to expand Kansas’s renewable energy development. Kansas currently has a renewable portfolio … Continue reading Stand up for Kansas wind power
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Technological advances are improving wind power
Anti-wind power lobbyists have long contested claims by the wind industry that wind power is competitive with fossil fuels. But technological advances, making wind turbines bigger, smarter, and more competitive in all situations, mean the wind is fast being taken out of the naysayers
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Nestle hosts its first two on-site wind turbines in the world
Wind energy will power 30 percent of facility, as part of Nestle Waters North America’s long-term renewable energy plan. Nestle is celebrating its first wind energy project in the world today with the hosting of two wind turbines at its Nestle Waters North America (NWNA) bottling plant in Cabazon, Calif. The wind turbines will provide … Continue reading Nestle hosts its first two on-site wind turbines in the world
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Wind energy projects of 1,300 MW capacity to be set up in Madhya Pradesh
Wind energy projects of 1,300 MW capacity will be set up in the state by December 2014, according to a press release here on Tuesday. One hundred MW power will be generated by biomass projects as well, according to State department New and Renewable Energy. It said that apart from solar cookers, the Energy … Continue reading Wind energy projects of 1,300 MW capacity to be set up in Madhya Pradesh
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Chevron to build CSP (Concentrated Solar Power) system for Hawaii’s Kapolei Refinery
Chevron Corp.’s Hawaii operation is planning to develop a solar thermal demonstration project at its Kapolei refinery, which will be used to offset burning fossil fuels utilized to generate heat and steam for internal use. The 15.5-acre project, dubbed the “Chevron Hawaii Concentrated Solar Process,” is expected to break ground in the second half of … Continue reading Chevron to build CSP (Concentrated Solar Power) system for Hawaii’s Kapolei Refinery
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Indonesia to develop wind energy with UNDP
Indonesia will cooperate with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to develop wind power generation projects, aiming to increase the use of renewable source in power generation and reduce carbon emission in the country, local media reported on Tuesday. The joint program between Indonesian science and technology research agency of BPPTand UNDP, called Wind Hybrid … Continue reading Indonesia to develop wind energy with UNDP
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Poland’s PGE, Energa to Buy Iberdrola’s Polish Wind Farms
Polish state-owned utilities PGE and Energa agreed to buy Iberdrola’s 75 percent stake in Renewables Polska for 840 million zlotys ($268 million). Poland’s No.1 utility added that the two companies want to buy the remaining 25 percent of the wind energy unit from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) . Under the deal … Continue reading Poland’s PGE, Energa to Buy Iberdrola’s Polish Wind Farms
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Offshore wind energy: TenneT awards DolWin3 wind power project to Alstom
TenneT awards offshore grid connection project DolWin3 to Alstom. Third grid connection in the DolWin cluster with a capacity of 900 MW. Connection with new DC technology over a distance of 162 km. TenneT connects 6.2 GW of Offshore wind energy, already meeting more than half of the German government’s goals (11 GW until 2022). … Continue reading Offshore wind energy: TenneT awards DolWin3 wind power project to Alstom
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Suzlon bags 103 MW wind energy order from ONGC
Wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Group has received an order for a 102.9 MW wind power project from ONGC. The wind farm comprises 49 units of Suzlon’s S88 2.1 MW wind turbines and will be commissioned in 2013-14, the company said in a statement. The wind power project will be commissioned in Rajasthan. ONGC currently has … Continue reading Suzlon bags 103 MW wind energy order from ONGC
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First joint onshore wind energy project completed by Siemens and Shanghai Electric
The onshore wind power plant Guangrao with a capacity of 50 megawatts (MW) was completed at the end of 2012. It is the first wind energy project jointly delivered and implemented by the two wind power joint ventures of Siemens and Shanghai Electric. The joint ventures delivered 20 SWT-2.5.-108 wind turbines with an output of … Continue reading First joint onshore wind energy project completed by Siemens and Shanghai Electric
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A Climb Up the SolarReserve Concentrated Solar Power Tower
Concentrating solar power with storage is coming soon. A total of 70 million pounds of molten salts at 550 degrees Fahrenheit, he explained, will flow over a daytime run from the cold tank to the top of the tower where it will achieve a temperature of 1050 degrees F and either flow through the heat … Continue reading A Climb Up the SolarReserve Concentrated Solar Power Tower
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Beijing adds 5,000 electric vehicles in 2013
Beijing will add 5,000 electric cars and will encourage private citizens to purchase electric vehicles, according to Yan Aoshuang, director of the Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission on February 21. At present, the number of electric cars in Beijing stands at 3,700 and comprise of different vehicles, ranging from buses, road sanitation cars and … Continue reading Beijing adds 5,000 electric vehicles in 2013
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