The project, which involves seven European countries, including Italy, aims at removing the obstacles that hinder wind energy development, in conformity with the needs of local development and environmental protection.
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Pilot Project Seeks to Put More Wind Energy on the Grid
The project also holds promise for lowering costs while increasing the environmental benefits of wind power in the region.
Continue readingImproving knowledge on solar thermal markets and technologies
The European Solar Thermal Industry Federation and MarketScape A/S launch the Solar Thermal NewsCatalyst, a new market intelligence tool for the solar thermal industry
Continue readingAlternative Energy Partners Developing Advanced Trough Technology
Alternative Energy Partners (OTCBB: AEGY), a provider of comprehensive alternative energy solutions, announces that it is developing proprietary advanced solar thermal collector trough technology.
Continue readingBrightSource Energy gets OK for 370 MW Concentrating Solar Power in Mojave Desert
BrightSource’s Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System is one of four large solar thermal power plants approved by the Energy Commission this month; five others are pending.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Power comes to Chile
GDF Suez and Solar Power Group have agreed to jointly develop a 5-MW solar thermal electric power plant which will supply superheated steam to the Mejillones coal-fired plant (150 MW) in the North of Chile.
Continue readingSolar Power Torresol Energy Selects IFS Applications
Torresol Energy, a leader in the concentrating solar power (CSP) sector, has selected IFS Applications to manage the entire lifecycle of its engineering projects and to maintain its solar thermal energy plants.
Continue readingMasdar turns to sun’s heat to cool buildings
The pilot plant will be operated for approximately two years to test the technology?s suitability in Abu Dhabi?s climate and weather conditions, and assess the scope of cleaning and maintenance requirements.
Continue readingSenators proposing renewable energy standard (RES)
?The RES is the single most important thing we can do to grow jobs here in the United States and keep 85,000 American wind energy workers on the job.?
Continue readingSolar and wind energy in Lebanon
We noted that the wind machine?s efficiency is 2.2 times than that of a solar panel and its price is 3 times less expensive than that of the solar panels.
Continue readingVietnam turns at last to wind power
Favored by Mother Nature, Vietnam has great potential to develop solar power, wind power, geothermal energy and biofuels. We?ll have to take advantage of this potential to help meet our demand for power.
Continue readingHawaii – Third isle wind farm proposed
The newly formed Kawailoa LLC plans to build up to 43 wind turbines on the North Shore.
Continue readingREpower Systems AG establishes subsidiary for the German wind energy market
REpower Systems GmbH starts operations on October 1, 2010. Stronger focus on the German wind power market planned.
Continue readingRenault presents Kangoo Express Z.E. at euros 20,000 excluding VAT
Depending on country, this electric vehicle with lithium ion batteries will cost between euros15,000 excluding VAT (including a tax incentive subsidy of euros5,000) and euros 20,000 excluding VAT.
Continue readingTXU Energy offers free charges in Dallas to spark electric vehicles
TXU Energy will install at least a dozen electric car charging stations on city property in Fort Worth and Dallas.
Continue readingMexico also aims at developing wind power
Additional 3,000 MW are expected to be installed by 2014, six times the current wind farm capacity. Plants will be mainly built wind energy plants in the region of Oaxaca, which has particularly significant resources.
Continue readingUS offshore wind energy potential amounts to 4 million MW
Wind turbines can be installed in an offshore area of 830,064 square kilometres. In order to calculate the potential, the study assumed wind turbines for a capacity of 5 MW for each square kilometre of sea.
Continue readingInfiniti Releases Sketch of Future Luxury Electric Car
The future electric vehicles will play a major part of Infiniti’s ‘eco performance’ strategy that will see a greater focus on hybrid and EV technology.
Continue readingIn 2009, 87 wind turbines were installed in Greece
In 2009, 87 wind turbines were installed, increasing the total installed power from 993 MW in 2008 to 1,109.04 MW. The new Greek government, which was elected in October 2009, has acknowledged the importance of renewable energy sources
Continue readingDuring 2009, 261 new wind turbines were commissioned in México
As stated by the Mexican Wind Energy Association (AMDEE) and in accordance with permits granted by the Energy Regulatory Commission, about 2.5 GW of wind power capacity should be installed by the end of 2012.
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