Government intends to develop a Home Energy Self Sufficiency Programme (HESS) aimed at encouraging households to switch to wind power and solar energy as the government pursues its renewable energy agenda.
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Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) – Investment in Electric Vehicles Charging Infrastructure
The global vehicle-to-grid (V2G) market is projected to grow at a blistering growth rate during the forecast period 2012-2020.
Continue readingUruguay to develop 500 MW of wind energy by 2015
Ramón Méndez, UTE’s director for electrical energy, said that the fact that 21 valid offers for wind farm projects had been received. Uruguay hopes to install 500 MW of wind power capacity by 2015.
Continue readingIberdrola Renovables secures 50 percent of the Hungarian wind farm market
Iberdrola Renovables SA, the renewable energy subsidiary of Iberdrola SA, has completed three wind power plants in Hungary, expanding its wind power capacity.
Continue readingRomania ranks 7th in EU by growth of installed wind energy capacity for 2010
Only 1.6 percent of Romania?s electricity comes from wind farm plants, much lower compared with Denmark, whose wind turbines capacity provides 24 percent of the total energy production.
Continue readingMarket for Concentrating Solar Power Is Growing
Lux research revealed that despite competitive photovoltaic prices and lingering environmental and financing concerns, concentrated solar energy (CSP) technologies are poised for gigawatt-scale adoption in 2011.
Continue readingAmerican Wind Energy Association – Background on Texas Blackouts
Wind power played a major role in keeping the blackouts from becoming more severe. Between 5 and 7 A.M. this morning (the peak of the electricity shortage) wind turbines was providing between 3,500 and 4,000 MW,
Continue readingFossil power plant problems cause Texas blackouts
It appears that wind energy was not in any way a cause of this event. In fact, wind power actually played a major role in keeping the blackouts from becoming more severe.
Continue readingOPEL Solar Activity in United States
OPEL’s high performance photovoltaic concentrating panels generate up to 40% more kilowatt-hours than conventional flat plate silicon solar panel.
Continue readingZigbee Alliance and SAE International Accelerate Electric Vehicle Connection to the Smart Grid
Their efforts will make ZigBee Smart Energy the preferred technology supporting Plug-In Electric Vehicles (PEV) and enabling essential vehicle to grid (V2G) communication and power capabilities.
Continue readingValence Technology Announces Third Quarter and Year-to-Date Financial Results
Valence enables and powers some of the world’s most innovative and environmentally friendly applications, ranging from commercial electric vehicles to industrial and marine equipment.
Continue readingEnel Green Power EBITDA Rises 7.7%
Net electricity generated amounted to 21.8 TWh, of which 11.1 TWh (51%) from hydroelectric, 4.9 TWh (22%) from wind energy, 5.3 TWh (24%) from geothermal energy, and 0.5 TWh (3%) from other renewable energy technologies.
Continue readingEDP Renewables inaugurates the Terra Fria wind farm in Montalegre, Portugal
The wind farm has installed wind power capacity of 96 MW. The wind energy plant comprises 48 Enercon E82 wind turbines.
Continue readingSecond Wind Pledges to Support President Obama’s Clean Energy Goal
President Obama’s State of the Union address and focus on renewable energies validates Second Wind’s mission to make wind power the global energy source of choice.
Continue reading2011 Report Analyzing Offshore Wind Energy in the United States
Wind power has emerged as the most attractive solution to the world’s energy challenges. The possibility of locating wind turbines in the sea bed has opened up a new frontier for wind farm plants.
Continue readingPHOTON?s 5th Solar Electric Utility Conference in San Francisco
Every day brings news about further utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP).
Continue readingObama’s goal for electric vehicles requires bold action
Blue-ribbon panel says auto industry, government must do far more to ensure electric cars with lithium ion batteries have a fair shot at commercial acceptance in the U.S.
Continue readingCompanies Call for EU Single Energy Market
In order to achieve a single market in electricity, Europe needs both the infrastructure to transport electricity from one part of Europe to another, and a common set of market rules.
Continue readingGE Supplying Concentrating Solar Power Steam Turbines For Spanish Plants
GE Oil & Gas installs first 50-megawatt steam turbines for Acciona Energy concentrated solar energy projects in Spain.
Continue readingVattenfall to cooperate in UK-Norway interconnection
Vattenfall inaugurated the largest offshore wind farm and the company is building up several onshore and offshore wind energy projects and has been awarded rights to develop up to 7,200 MW of wind power capacity.
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