Suzlon Energy announced the appointment of He Yaozu as CEO and Country Manager of its China operations, Suzlon Energy Tianjin Limited.
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Energia Completes Donegal wind farm in Ireland
The green electricity generated by these wind power plants will be supplied to businesses across Ireland by Energia which has 17%, rising to 25% by 2012, of the all-island renewable electricity connected supply.
Continue readingChina invests $30b in emission cutting in 5 years
The Chinese government has allocated a total of $30.12 billion from its central budget for energy conservation and emission cutting from 2006 to 2010, said an official with China’s top economic planning body.
Continue readingIceland plans to harness wind energy
Iceland is a country rich in clean energy such as geothermal energy and hydropower. Now the country is to harness wind power.
Continue readingEDF Energies Nouvelles commissions a new 26 MW wind farm in Scotland
EDF Energies Nouvelles announces the commissioning of the Burnfoot Hill wind energy plant in Scotland, with an installed capacity of 26MW.
Continue readingCuritiba is Latin America?s greenest metropolis
Latin American Green City Index measures sustainability of 17 major cities in eight countries.
Continue readingWind power Vestas opens office in Berlin
New office puts global wind energy leader closer to customers and German government.
Continue readingVestas signs wind energy order for 77 MW in Argentina
The wind power order comprises 43 V90-1.8 MW wind turbines for the Rawson I wind farm and Rawson II wind farm both located in the outskirts of Rawson, Chubut province, Argentina.
Continue readingIndia – 7 bidders selected for solar mission Concentrating Solar Power projects
Reliance Power, Lanco and KVK Energy will develop 100 MW capacity each. Megha Engineering, Godavari Power and Corporate Ispat will build Concentrating Solar Power plants of 50 MW each.
Continue readingChina’s Huaneng gets nod for Dalian wind energy plant
China’s largest electricity provider, Huaneng Power International said on Thursday it had won approval for the first phase of a wind power plant in the north of the country.
Continue readingChinese college students invent solar power car
A solar-powered electric car is invented by more than 10 students at the university’s College of Engineering and Technology in Chongqing.
Continue readingSouth Africa: Harnessing the Power of the Sun
A lot has been said about the comparatively high initial capital cost associated with concentrated solar energy systems. This has scared investors in that section of the energy sector.
Continue readingWho’s wining the clean technology race?
Annualised capital investment in a low carbon market would grow from $460 billion in 2010 to $1.5 trillion in 2020, with the biggest market expansion expected in Asia.
Continue readingGlobal CO2 emissions back on the rise in 2010
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions ? the main contributor to global warming ? show no sign of abating and may reach record levels in 2010, according to a study led by the University of Exeter (UK).
Continue readingIsrael – Solar power is the power of peace
First power purchase agreement for solar energy in Israel signed; Arava Power Company president: “Solar power is the power of peace.”
Continue readingChevrolet Volt Named 2011 Green Car of the Year
The 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric car with extended-range capability and lithium ion batteries was named Green Car Journal’s Green Car of the Year®. The Volt is the first electric vehicle to win the award.
Continue readingTata Power to invest $1 Billion in wind energy by 2017
Ratan Tata-led Tata Power aims to have at least a 25 per cent of its power generation or around 8,000 MW from clean sources by 2017 and will invest around Rs 5,000 crore in wind power alone.
Continue readingEthiopia?s first wind energy project at starting line
The 120 MW wind power plant will be built in Tigray with a 210 million euro investment. The first 30 MW wind farm are scheduled to be online by next June and will be completed within the first months of 2013.
Continue readingBureau Veritas to Serve as Chief Building for Abengoa Mojave Concentrating Solar Power Project
Bureau Veritas has been selected by the California Energy Commission to serve as Delegate Chief Building Official (DCBO) for the Abengoa Mohave concentrated solar energy project in San Bernardino, California.
Continue readingChinese climate envoy wants ‘progress’ at talks
China will play an active and constructive role at the upcoming Cancun climate conference and work toward a new global deal to reduce carbon emissions next year in South Africa, said Huang Huikang.
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