Although the European solar thermal market has again experienced an overall decrease in 2010, it still remains above its 2007 level with a total of 2 586 MWth (3 694 940 m²) of newly installed capacity.
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Masdar City’s solar power plant is net exporter of energy to UAE
Masdar Power is currently constructing the 100 MW Shams One solar thermal, one of the largest concentrated solar energy plants of its kind in the world.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas receives 31 MW wind turbines order for India
Vestas has received a wind power order for 17 units of the V100-1.8 MW wind turbine for the Eppodum Venran Wind Farm project in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
Continue readingFinland is excited about Global Wind Energy Day!
2011 has already been a big year for wind power in Finland since the Finnish government finally adopted a feed-in-tariff. This tariff has already inspired Finnish facilities and wind farm project developers.
Continue readingWind energy in Kenya: Lake Turkana Wind Farm
Isolux Corsán will construct the largest electrical transmission line in Kenya. The wind power projectwill make it possible to upload the output from the highest-capacity wind turbines plant in Africa (300 MW).
Continue readingBoston-Power Unveils Latest Electric Car Battery Offering
The question is no longer if the world will adopt electric vehicles ? it¡¯s now how can vehicle manufacturers safely and cost-effectively provide electric cars that meet key customer requirements.
Continue readingGE Harnesses Solar Energy To Power Electric Vehicles
Electric car with lithium ion batteries naysayers have pointed out that all electric cars do is move the pollution from the tailpipe to the smokestack of power plants.
Continue reading530 MW Turkish plant to use GE gas turbines, concentrated solar power and wind energy
The 530 MW project will feature a 22-megawatt GE wind farm, a 50 MW eSolar solar thermal system and GE’s new FlexEfficiency turbine technology.
Continue readingChina to halt wind energy subsidies
China established a subsidy of 600 yuan ($92.55) a kilowatt (kW) for domestic wind turbines manufacturers to foster the industry during its infancy.
Continue readingHere Enterprises to contribute to growth in Wind Energy with Cycle Ranch Wind Farm
Here Enterprises Inc. (Pink Sheets: HRTE), a growing developer of clean wind energy, is pleased to announce the Company is advancing toward production at its Cycle Ranch wind farm project in Floresville, Texas.
Continue readingWhen the Nile Runs Dry
As global food prices rise and exporters reduce shipments of commodities, countries that rely on imported grain are panicking.
Continue readingWind power in Ontario on pace to create thousands of jobs
Over $16 billion in new investment to flow to province from 2011 to 2018 thanks to growing wind energy sector.
Continue readingObama Administration Success Ending China Subsidies in Wind Energy Sector
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced that China has ended certain wind power equipment subsidies.
Continue readingVestas enters the Finnish wind energy market
Vestas has received an 18 MW wind power order for delivery and installation of six V112-3.0 MW wind turbines in a wind farm in Finland.
Continue readingClarity on the true cost of electricity
While more and more people are saying onshore wind energy is at ?competitive? price levels, others still insist that renewables are expensive and impractical.
Continue readingGE and eSolar cooperate on solar thermal combined cycle technology
GE Energy and eSolar will cooperate on deploying integrated solar combined cycle (ISCC) technology under an investment and licensing agreement. eSolar provides tower-based concentrating solar power (CSP) technology.
Continue readingJohnson Controls Developing CF Materials for Electric Vehicles
The company also is active in efforts to develop battery-powered electric cars, though it recently moved to dissolve a JV partnership with Saft Groupe S.A., formed in 2006 to develop lithium-ion batteries.
Continue readingGE Energy Invests in concentrated solar energy eSolar
eSolar is a provider of next-generation, tower-based concentrating solar thermal power technology. MetCap Energy Investments, a Turkish investor and developer of solar power projects, plans to collaborate with GE.
Continue readingGMP Selects Vestas Wind Turbines for Kingdom Community Wind Farm
As a result of the increased efficiency of the V112 3.0 wind turbines, the wind power project’s levelized energy costs will decrease to a projected 9.2 cents per kWh.
Continue readingRepsol moves into offshore wind power
Spain’s Repsol has agreed to make a major investment in the Scottish offshore wind energy sector by agreeing to buy a substantial stake in wind farm owner Sea Energy Renewables for £50 million.
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