The 663.5 MW Calico Concentrating Solar Power Project is located on 4,613 acres in San Bernardino County, 37 miles east of Barstow, California.
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SolarBeam: 262% more efficient than flat panels
Solartron Energy Systems has developed the SolarBeamConcentrator which can provide more solar heat (about 44,340 BTU per hour) than conventional hot water.
Continue readingLake Turkana Wind Power Plant is linked to growing economic activity
Lake Turkana Wind Power Plant which on completion will be the largest wind farm in sub-Saharan Africa with the capacity to produce 300 MW of electricity.
Continue readingProgress possible in Cancun
China will do all it can to play a constructive role in reaching an outcome ‘which is acceptable for all’ in Mexico.
Continue readingSmart Grid Deployment Tracker
Bharatbook added a new report on “Smart Grid Deployment Tracker” which provides detailed analysis of worldwide utility smart grid and smart meter programs including tracking of customer endpoints.
Continue readingCleantech Investments by U.S. and China
The Cleantech revolution has gained momentum at a staggering pace during the past year. The potential scale and political urgency of emerging cleantech industries is beginning to bear a semblance to the Space Race.
Continue readingWinwind’s new generation wind turbines delivery to Raahe
WinWinD is the wind power market leader of 3 megawatt wind turbines in Finland and Estonia, and one of the most remarkable supplier of large, over 2,5 MW wind turbines in the world.
Continue readingThink starts production of electric vehicles in Elkhart
Manufacturing director Karl Turner says the company hopes to make 2,000 to 3,000 electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries next year.
Continue readingThe Renault-Nissan Alliance and Vinci Park join forces to promote electric vehicles
Renault is signing an agreement with VINCI Park, European leader in parking management, to provide charging infrastructure and associated services for electric vehicles in car parks.
Continue readingChanging climate of climate change meet
It is that time of the year when most of the world leaders appear worried about the fate of planet Earth, while during the rest of the 50 weeks it is mostly business as usual.
Continue readingThe risks associated with a low carbon price
Those who spruik the benefits of emissions trading should be transparent about questions of how anticipated carbon prices over the next decade will transform our energy sector.
Continue readingEconomies boost outlook for electric vehicles profitability
Cost has always been one of the major stumbling blocks to bringing electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries to market.
Continue readingPensionDanmark becoming equity partner in Nysted offshore wind farm
All conditions in relation to the transaction have now been fulfilled and it is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Continue readingConcentrated solar power
Electrical power is produced when the concentrated light is converted to heat which drives a heat engine (usually a steam turbine) connected to an electrical power generator.
Continue readingEnel Green Power – new geothermal power plant at Chiusdino (Italy)
The new initiative continues the growth of the Tuscan geothermal centre of Enel’s renewables company, one of the largest in the world, with 35 plants and a total capacity of 728 MW.
Continue readingEnel Green Power at the COP16 in Cancun
The first thin film photovoltaic plant was developed in Mexico. 2,500m2 of photovoltaic cells installed on the roof of the Moon Palace Hotel in Cancun, will generate 220 MWh per year, contributing to reducing CO2.
Continue readingCroatia has a current total of 27.75 MW of wind energy
Although the country leads the Balkans when it comes to wind power, it is a relative newcomer to the sector. Its first wind farm with a total capacity of 5.95 MW was installed in 2004 on Pag.
Continue readingTHINK further strengthen’s leadership team
THINK announces two new appointments to its top management team, following the leadership transition this Summer with Barry Engle joining the company as CEO and Michael Lock as Chief Marketing Officer.
Continue readingBridgepoint Secures Ontario-based Development Equity for Large Ontario Wind Power Plant
Bridgepoint Group is pleased to announce that it has reached financial close for development capital for a 200+ MW Ontario wind farm.
Continue readingWind energy moving forward in Minnesota
Yusef Orest spent Tuesday morning watching crews prepare the way for 12 wind turbines to be erected on the open landscape south of Cosmos as part of the Adams Wind project.
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