Kyiv-based New Energy of Ukraine Alliance plans to build a 250 MW wind power plant in the Sovetsky district of Crimea.
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Siemens Demonstrates its Confidence in the U.S. Wind Energy Market
Earlier this week, Siemens provided further evidence of its positive outlook for the global wind energy market by announcing that it will open a wind turbine blade facility in Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada.
Continue readingEU Countries agree to build common offshore electricity grid
The EC has highlighted that 140 Gigawatt of offshore wind power capacity is currently being planned. For Europe’s wind energy industry, the Memorandum is an indispensable step to create an offshore electricity grid.
Continue readingPolish wind energy market – wind power in Poland exceeded the level of 1GW
At the end of 2009 the wind power station capacities amounted to 725 MW. At the end of September 2010 the wind farm capacity already reached 1,096 MW.
Continue readingSiemens well on track to become one of the world?s top three providers of wind turbines
Siemens continues to expand its international manufacturing network in the rapidly growing wind power business. New factories in China and the U.S. secure strong footprint in the most important wind energy markets
Continue readingWind energy in China – Hebei and China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Signs a MoU
The Hebei government is expected to designate a minimum of 1GW of wind energy and solar power capacity in Chengde as well as at least 2 GW of offshore wind farm capacity on Hebei?s coast for Ming Yang
Continue readingWind energy in New Zealand – Otago?s first wind farm
Stage One of the Mahinerangi (Puke Kapo Hau) Wind Farm includes the installation of twelve 3 MW Vestas V90 wind turbines. The wind farm?s official Maori name means ?the hill that catches the wind?.
Continue readingDeveloping a wind energy plant in heavily forested areas is a difficult process
All the efforts enable the professional dialogues between Vestas Technology R&D and the customers for siting of wind turbines in forestry sites.
Continue readingWind energy plant brings 900 jobs to Ontario
Siemens Canada has an agreement with the province to supply 600 megawatts of wind turbines to Samsung and development partner Pattern Energy.
Continue readingYingli Green Energy Awarded Significant Orders from the Golden Sun Program
The Chinese government declared its expectations to further expand its PV project portfolio in the next two years to reach a scale of at least 1,000 MW per year after 2012.
Continue readingSunPower Signs Loan Agreements to Finance 44-MW Solar Power Plants in Italy
The Montalto di Castro solar energy park, developed by SunPower, is located in the Lazio region of Italy near Rome.
Continue readingSolar Energy May Reach 980 Gigawatts by 2020
Global solar energy capacity (photovoltaic and concentrated solar energy) may reach 980 gigawatts by 2020 as governments worldwide seek to reduce fossil fuel consumption and cut emissions of greenhouse gases.
Continue readingGE Demonstrates Electric Bus of the Future
Dual battery system provides cost-effective solution for electrification of buses, delivery trucks, off-highway vehicles and other heavy-duty vehicles. Has potential to reduce battery cost by up to 20%.
Continue readingEaton Hybrid Growth Continues as First Units Go into Service in Latin America
The hybrid system combines a Cummins diesel engine with an electric motor that has a peak power output of 44 kilowatt.
Continue readingSiemens selects Tillsonburg, Ontario, as new home for Canadian wind energy manufacturing facility
Wind power capacity in Canada is expected to increase to more than 15,000 MW in 2020 and thus is projected to provide approximately 11 per cent of the country’s total power generation.
Continue readingBimbo begins construction on world’s largest wind energy plant farm for food industry in Mexico
The operation of the wind farm will be possible through the partnership of Grupo Bimbo with DEMEX (Mexican Wind Farm Developments), an affiliate of the Spanish company Renovalia Energy.
Continue readingThe Next Frontier in Wind Energy’ in New York City December 8th
Goodwin Procter Conference to Explore ‘Offshore: The Next Frontier in Wind Power’ in New York City December 8th.
Continue readingSempra Generation completes largest U.S. photovoltaic solar power plant
Sempra Generation, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), announced that it has completed construction on the largest photovoltaic solar power plant in the U.S.
Continue readingWill change come to Cancun?
Cancun is in the news again. Seven years ago, this coastal city in eastern Mexico was the venue for the 5th ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Continue readingCancun delegates praise China’s wind energy push
Laws (in China) have been changed so that wind power can be part of the national grid. And solar energy is trying to find its way into that equation.
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