Plans are being made to construct up to 1000 new wind turbines in the north of the Gulf of Bothnia in an area between the Pyhäjoki and Tornio rivers.
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China No 1 in wind power
China was the world’s largest wind energy market in 2009, more than doubling its wind farm capacity from 12.2 GW in 2008 to 25.8 GW.
Continue readingMitsubishi Electric to Invest 7 Billion JPY in Smart Grid Technology
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced that it will invest a total of 7 billion yen by March 2012 in a project to establish advanced smart grid technologies.
Continue readingPolicies for wind power development in Morocco
With 3,500 km of coastline and average wind speeds between 6 and 11 m/s, wind energy is one of the most promising sectors for renewable energy generation in Morocco.
Continue readingABB wins contracts for offshore wind power
ABB has won contracts worth around $5 million for the supply of propulsion systems for Wind Turbines Installation Vessels.
Continue readingSouth African Wind Energy Association Wants 25 Percent of Energy to Be Renewable
The South African Wind Energy Association (Sawea) last week unveiled its submission to the IRP2 process in which it called for the 25% target for renewable energy contribution by 2025.
Continue readingNew Mexico uranium capital turns to wind power
A part of New Mexico that was once one of the world’s major sources of uranium is about to become a major supplier of wind energy. All the uranium mines, however, have been shuttered for years.
Continue readingScientists have developed a simple way of ?seeing? chemistry in action inside a lithium-ion battery
Lithium battery technology will also be crucial for the development of the next generation of electric cars such as the Nissan Leaf, due to be built in the UK from 2013.
Continue readingMarine platform will jointly harness energy from wind power and waves
This technology, developed by Danish-based FPP, involves a floating platform supporting up to three wind turbines and equipped with piston pumps that generate electricity from waves.
Continue readingThe evolution of the European photovoltaic market
Two development scenarios were foreseen by EPIA in terms of political support to this industry. A “moderate” one foresees additional 33,560 MW installed by 2014, the ?policy-driven? up to 52,000 MW.
Continue readingWind power: France is also aiming at developing offshore technology
6,000 MW of offshore wind energy are expected to be installed by 2020. The tender for the first 3,000 MW wind turbines should take place in October, and licences for the winning wind farm projects in March 2011.
Continue reading3M Joins Desertec
3M announced that it will be an associate partner of the Desertec Industrial Initiative, based in Germany. 3M has contributed to mirror films and lenses for the concentration of solar light.
Continue readingSunLink systems for 50 MW California solar rooftops
SunLink to Provide Mounting Systems for up to 50 MW of Projects in Massive Southern California Edison Solar Power Project.
Continue readingThe drive toward renewable energy is “unstoppable”
Earth Day Founder Denis Hayes had a roller coaster ride as head of the Solar Energy Research Institute 30 years ago, but today he says the drive toward renewable energy is “unstoppable.”
Continue readingBalochistan (Pakistan) can generate at least 5,000 MW of wind power
From Dalbandin to Taftan, a town on the border of Iran, the 300-kilometre-long area with wide open spaces was ready for installing wind farms.
Continue readingLithium’s increasing importance is good news for Charlotte region’s
The lab seems modest from the street, but inside, the work is revolutionary: finding ways to make electric vehicles batteries cheaper, safer and longer-lasting.
Continue readingIEA Say Solar Could Represent 25% of Global Electricity by 2050
IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka underscored that solar energy could represent 20 to 25% of global electricity production by 2050.
Continue readingSyrian-Spanish Cooperation in Wind Energy
The two sides agreed that the Spanish side finance a wind farm project to generate electric energy with a capacity of 50 megawatt. The wind power project will be the first in Syria.
Continue readingWe Energies to begin Glacier Hills wind power plant in Wisconsin
We Energies of Milwaukee said it will erect 90 wind turbines at the wind farm, two more than it installed on its first large wind farm, near Fond du Lac, in 2008.
Continue readingNew Zealand: Mahinerangi wind farm construction will begin in September
TrustPower’s board of directors approved the first stage of the wind farm – a 36 MW development, including the installation of 12, 3MW Vestas V90 wind turbines from Denmark.
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