Abengoa Solar and ITOCHU Corporation form a partnership to jointly own two 50 megawatt Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants in Spain.
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Vestas receives 50 MW wind energy order in New Mexico, USA
Vestas has received an order for 28 V100-1.8 MW wind turbines for New Mexico, USA.
Continue readingMainstream and Goldwind to spend ?180m on US wind energy plant
As part of the successful bid, Goldwind will now acquire the wind power project from Mainstream Renewable Power, the well-known global wind farm developer with whom they partnered to participate in the IPA?s competitive process.
Continue readingÈEZ signs loan worth EUR 200m with EIB for energy plant in Romania
CEZ expects wind power Fantanele, together with large hydroelectric power plants, to produce 10 percent of electricity from renewable sources in Romania.
Continue readingSamsung Heavy to build wind energy plant in Macedonia
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., South Korea’s No. 3 shipbuilder, said Monday that along with a local utility firm it will also build a wind farm in Macedonia.
Continue readingGreengate Power to Build Alberta’s Largest Wind Energy Project
Upon completion, the Halkirk I Wind farm is expected to be Alberta’s largest operating wind power project with a total generating capacity of 150 MW.
Continue readingNissan and Mitsubishi Motors to Expand Scope of Cooperation by Carlos Ghosn
The two companies that have done most to the development of electric vehicles and lithium batteries, shake their cooperation. Great news for electric car development.
Continue readingDenmark – Wind Energy Hub
Denmark is the first country in the world to pursue a climate plan for how to build an energy system that is independent of fossil fuels and wind power already accounts for more than 20% of the total power consumption.
Continue readingUK – Wind energy industry cautions against ‘leap in the dark’
Reform necessary, but wind power industry cautions against ‘leap in the dark’. Bold proposals aimed at developing UK’s low carbon energy sources.
Continue readingNissan Delivers Seattle’s First Electric Vehicles Nissan LEAF
Nissan brings sustainable mobility to Seattle with arrival of the state’s first all-electric car Nissan LEAF, following deliveries earlier in the week in Northern and Southern California, Arizona and Oregon.
Continue readingParis to introduce self-service electric vehicles
The Autolib program will place 3,000 four-seater electric cars at the disposal of Parisians who sign up for the program.
Continue readingWind farm near Williams OK’d
Coconino County planners have approved the installation of 62 large wind turbines on a ranch north of Williams. The county planning and zoning commission debated the impacts and benefits of the wind energy farm.
Continue readingNew Solar Program for BLM
The Obama administration has issued proposed guidelines for solar development on public land in the West, a move that could speed renewable-energy projects that have been mired in environmental controversy.
Continue readingAfDB, BEI to construct 4 wind power plants in Cape Verde
Vestas has received an order for 25.5 MW consisting of 30 V52-850 kW wind turbines for the Cabeólica project to be located on the islands of Santiago, Sal, São Vicente and Boavista in Cape Verde.
Continue readingThere are 1.5 billion people in the world without access to electricity
Unfortunately, in today’s world it is almost impossible to find viable income-generating activities without access to electricity. Renewable energy technologies (RETs) are invaluable to those who live outside.
Continue readingKey Players in the Wind Energy
The wind industry has been a renewable energy star pupil since its widespread adoption but its teenage years are throwing up new and unfamiliar issues.
Continue readingUrodynamix Announces Change in Directors and Officers
Dave Rankin is co-founder and VP Business Development of Endurance Wind Power. Endurance is a rapidly growing local manufacturer of advanced wind turbines designed specifically for distributed wind power applications.
Continue readingSopogy, Yu Hao Long Corp. join for China Concentrating Solar Power
Sopogy?s proprietary concentrating solar thermal power platform produces high-temperature heat which is a robust energy source for clean power generation.
Continue readingMichigan Adds Wind Energy
If you?re going to go for renewable wind power, why not maximize the investment and build out the wind turbines in state?
Continue readingEnercon World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine at Present
Wind energy company Enercon to Participate for first time in the SE European Exhibition on EE & RES in April 2011.
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