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E.ON welcomes Highland Council?s consent for wind farm development
E.ON welcomed the news that it has been granted planning permission to build a new wind power farm up to 47.5MW near Garve in the Highlands. The 19 wind turbines site was granted planning.
Continue readingGeorgia Wind Energy Project
Georgia is seeking foreign investors for a 50 MW wind farm, Deputy Energy Minister Mariam Valishvili said.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas recognized as one of the world?s most ethical companies
Vestas wind turbines deliver clean energy that supports the global fight against climate change. Wind power from Vestas? more than 43,433 wind turbines currently reduces carbon emissions.
Continue readingCan the United States Feed China?
China?s decision to import vast quantities of soybeans led to a restructuring of agriculture in the western hemisphere, the only region that could respond to such a massive demand.
Continue readingIberdrola starts Romania wind farm construction
Iberdrola Renovables has started construction of its 80MW Mihail Viteazu wind farm in the Dobrogea region of Romania. The wind farm will be the first in Iberdrola’s massive Dobrogea Wind Energy Project.
Continue readingHorizon’s wind farm in Ohio
EDP Renewables has started to make a great process through its subsidiary Horizon Wind Energy on building first commercial wind farm in Ohio.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa to install five Gamesa G87-2.0 MW wind turbines at the Valley View wind farm
Gamesa, one of the world’s leading corporations in the wind power industry and a top wind farm developer, has agreed to supply and commission wind turbines totalling 10 MW.
Continue readingOldest offshore wind turbines still in flawless condition
Ten wind turbines at Tunoe Knob wind farm in Denmark mark the very beginning of the offshore wind energy era in Vestas. Built in 1995, they are the oldest Vestas wind turbines located in wind energy offshore plant.
Continue readingSino-Danish cooperation on wind turbines
The wind energy project includes the collaboration with the China University. The future of wind power is related with the design of very large wind turbines (8-10MW) standing in wind farm plants.
Continue readingDatang Power 2010 Net Profit Rises by 67%
Wind energy projects included Zuoyun Wind Power Company, Inner Mongolia Wind Power Company and Wulong Wind Power Company with new wind farm capacities totaling 144.25MW.
Continue readingFirst Solar Breaks Ground on Vietnam Solar Power Factory
New Factory to Add More Than 250 MW in Solar Energy Photovoltaic Manufacturing Capacity.
Continue readingBroadwind Energy to Supply Towers for Shady Oaks Wind Energy Project of Goldwind
The blades, which will be installed on Goldwind 1.5 MW permanent magnet direct-drive wind turbines (PMDD) as part of the Shady Oaks wind farm.
Continue readingJapan finds 11 types of vegetables in Fukushima over radioactive safety standards
Prior to the March 11 quake and ensuing tsunami, no radioactive substances were detected in the seawater near the nuclear plant, the utility said.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa lays the cornerstone of its new building in Sarriguren, Navarre
Gamesa’s wind power business originated in Navarre in 1994, with a turbine assembly plant and a contract with EHN to put six wind turbines into operation at the El Perdón wind farm, the region’s first.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles Lithium-ion Battery Second Life
The electric car Li-ion battery recycling market is expected to be worth more than $2 billion by 2022, with more than half a million end-of-life electric cars’ battery packs.
Continue readingConcentrated solar power photovoltaic plant to be built in Durango, Mexico
Skyline Solar manufactures integrated concentrated solar energy photovoltaic (CPV) systems, incorporating industry-proven silicon cells, durable mirrors and single-axis tracking into easy-to-deploy energy solution.
Continue readingSolar Power in Hawaii
Hawaiian Electric Company and SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) announced an agreement for SunPower to sell solar energy photovoltaic (PV) to the utility under a fixed price contract for 20 years.
Continue readingGL Garrad Hassan’s services help to realize largest US wind farm
The 845 MW Shepherds Flat Wind Power will consist of 338 GE 2.5 MW wind turbines. The Shepherds Flat project represents a significant milestone in the history of wind energy in North America.
Continue readingNorwegian Post to purchase 20 Transit Connect Electric vehicles
Norwegian Post signed a contract to purchase 20 Transit Connect Electric vehicles, with lithium ion batteries.
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