NextEra Energy announced that it has entered into a contract to sell 250-megawatts of solar thermal power from the proposed Genesis Solar Energy
Project to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).
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Indian electric car maker Reva to manufacture in NY
Bannon has a licensing deal with Reva Electric Car Co. of Bangalore, India, to assemble the NXR. The car is sold across Asia and Europe. Bannon CEO Paul Wimer says the plant will produce 15,000 to 20,000 cars a year.
Continue readingWind Energy in Taiwan: SeaEnergy and TGC develop offshore windfarm projects
A leading British renewable energy development company is planning to enter a partnership with a Taiwanese firm to further develop wind power in Taiwan, according to a recent newsletter published by the British Trade.
Continue readingSiemens: Competence in All Phases of Wind Power
Experience from more than 7,793 installed wind turbines. Since 1980, the focus was on developing competitive wind turbines. From the first 22-kW wind turbine up to the MW range turbines of today.
Continue readingLas empresas eólicas danesas exportaron por 5.700 millones de euros en 2008 por José Santamarta
La facturación del sector eólico danés en 2008 ascendió a 11.400 millones de euros. Dinamarca tiene 3.180 MW instalados, y es un país pionero en el desarrollo de la eólica marina.
Continue readingLa falta de normativa frena el desarrollo de la eólica marina en España
Los proyectos de energía eólica marina promovidos por empresas españolas, que suman 6.000 megavatios (MW), están paralizados por el retraso del Gobierno español en responder a las peticiones planteadas.
Continue readingNuclear debate: A dangerous option that wont solve climate change By Jim Green
There are three main problems with the nuclear ?solution? to climate change ? it is a blunt instrument, a dangerous one, and it is unnecessary.
Continue readingWind Power in Japan by Hikaru Matsumiya
At the end of 2008, the total wind energy capacity in Japan was 1,880 MW (1,508 turbines) with 342 MW of annual net increase. The national target is to reach 3,000 MW by 2010.
Continue readingFrance wind power capacity reaches 4,000 MW
The wind market grew by 950 MW in 2008, and this new wind capacity represents about 60% of all new generation capacity installed in France last year. Wind power is now France?s fastest growing energy source.
Continue readingPlans for Up To 300 Wind Projects in Sweden
Swedish paper group Södra has decided to invest in the group’s first wind turbines, which are to be constructed at Södra Cell’s Mönsterås pulp mill. This phase comprises five to six wind turbines.
Continue readingSiemens receives first wind power order from Turkey
Siemens has received a turkey order for the supply of 13 of the new SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines from EnerjiSA Power Generating Company.
Continue readingNew Study Predicts Future Consequences of a Global Biofuels Program
Carbon emissions caused by the displacement of food crops and pastures may be twice as much as those from lands devoted to biofuels production.
Continue readingDSB and Better Place Denmark partner to deliver a sustainable transportation alternative in Denmark
Place Denmark and DSB signed a groundbreaking agreement to provide Danes with door-to-door, sustainable transportation by combining trains and electric cars.
Continue readingCanada falling behind in clean-tech race
2009 will be a record year for wind energy development in Canada with new installed capacity from wind energy projects totaling 790 MW. By year?s end, Canada will have 3,159 MW of installed capacity.
Continue readingU.N. Study Urges Caution on Biofuels
The study ? the U.N.E.P.?s International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management ? called for a reconsideration of current biofuel mandates in order to maintain sustainable levels of demand.
Continue readingBiofuels could increase greenhouse gases: US studies
Are biofuels really green? A pair of new studies in the Oct. 22 issue of Science damningly demonstrate that the answer is no.
Continue readingEstados Unidos conectó 5.549 megavatios de eólica en los primeros nueve meses de 2009
Estados Unidos, a pesar de la crisis y las restricciones financieras, instaló 2.700 MW en el primer trimestre de 2009, 1.210 MW en el segundo y 1.649 MW tercer trimestre, según la AWEA, alcanzando ya 31.000 MW eólicos.
Continue readingLa eólica en China alcanza los 15.850 megavatios
China ha instalado 93 parques eólicos en los primeros tres trimestres, con una capacidad instalada de 5.590 megavatios, cifra que eleva el total a 15.850 MW.
Continue readingWind energy or wind power: The Basics
Wind is a form of solar energy. Winds are caused by the uneven heating of the atmosphere by the sun, the irregularities of the earth’s surface, and rotation of the earth.
Continue readingLM Glasfiber announces expansion in China
LM Glasfiber announced plans to further expand its operations in China. In March 2009, the company announced the construction of its third Chinese facility in Qin Huang Dao in the province of Heibei.
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