SkyFuel will bring concentrating solar thermal power to the Brazilian solar energy market, in-cooperation with Braxenergy.
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BMW to power Leipzig factory by wind energy
BMW plans to build four wind turbines to wind power a factory with enough electricity to assemble hundreds of vehicles a day. The wind farm should be able to produce the necessary energy by late 2013.
Continue readingSolar energy plant inaugurated in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh Governor Rameshwar Thakur inaugurated the state’s first solar power photovoltaic plant, with 20kw installed capacity.
Continue readingWind energy in Malta: offshore wind farm
Scientists have requested a two-year extension to the L-A©¤rax Point wind mast permit to confirm results on the viability of an offshore wind farm at Mellie©¤a¡¯s Sikka l-Bajda.
Continue readingSuzlon receives 48 MW wind energy order from IOC
Suzlon Energy Limited has won a second wind turbines order from the Indian Oil Corporation to set up, operate and maintain wind energy projects of 48.3 MW in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Continue readingSri Lanka to build larger wind power plants
Sri Lanka’s renewable energy agency is setting up wind energy parks to allow investors to build larger wind turbines plants on a negotiated tariff moving beyond the current pre set tariff for 10 MW wind farm plants.
Continue readingFirst Large Concentrated Solar Thermal Application in China
It will also use steam preheated by solar parabolic concentrators to supply a six MW generating steam turbine¯the first such large-scale industrial concentrating solar power application in the PRC.
Continue readingConcentrating solar power: BrightSource Energy adds energy sector leaders to management team
BrightSource Energy, Inc., a concentrated solar thermal technology company, added three new energy sector veterans to its management team.
Continue readingU.S. Wind Power Shows Strong Recovery
According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the US wind turbines industry installed 1033 MW of new wind farm capacity in the second quarter of this year, a 46% increase over the same period last year.
Continue readingBethel looks to solar power
Preliminary research into creating a solar energy farm at the Bethel transfer station shows it would reduce the town’s electric bill without cost to taxpayers.
Continue readingPPA For 100 MW Shiloh IV Wind Energy Project
With Shiloh IV wind farm, enXco will have developed five wind power projects in the Montezuma Hills Wind Resource Area for a total of 505 MW which is over half of all wind turbines facilities developed in Solano County.
Continue readingU.S. Interior Secretary Calls For Offshore Wind Energy RI’s Coast
Deepwater Wind, which has proposed one wind farm, has three wind power sites totaling 117 acres in Quonset Business Park. Rhode Island stands ready to fuel tomorrow’s energy economy by building wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy could power electric cars
Wind power could be the perfect match to electric vehicles in Alberta, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Calgary?s School of Public Policy.
Continue readingThe Impact of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles on the Electric Industry
The 4th Edition of The Impact of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Cars on the Electric Industry report is a 50-page overview of plug-in hybrid electric car (PHEV) technology and the impacts that PHEVs will have.
Continue readingUrban electric mobility from smart electric vehicles
Recuperated energy is converted into electrical energy and stored in the ebike’s lithium-ion battery. A battery charge can last for about 62 miles on the lowest setting due to a 400Wh lithium ion battery.
Continue readingIndia’s National Solar Mission Promotes Rapid Solar Power Growth
By June 2011, 200 MW of grid connected solar energy photovoltaic (PV) and 500 MW of concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) plants had been allocated.
Continue readingADB to finance wind energy in Pakistan
Zorlu Enerji Electrik Uretim will use the $36.8 million loan from ADB to install wind turbines to increase the output of its wind farm located 100 kilometers northeast of Karachi
Continue readingVestas secures 190 MW wind power contract for Ontario
Vestas announced 190 MW service renewal wind turbines contract for Canada’s second largest wind farm. Vestas has supplied 1021 wind turbines to Canada totaling 1683 MW of installed wind energy capacity.
Continue readingWind power have positive effects on marine life
A new study has found that many species of marine life can benefit from the presence of an offshore wind farm once it has been constructed.
Continue readingVermont wind energy project gets environmental permits
Environmental officials in Vermont say they’ve signed off on five environmental permits for the Kingdom Community Wind farm project in Lowell.
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